Steve is outside hacking away at the trees that are hanging over and rubbing the poly tanks (plastic water storage containers). He is afraid that if they continually rub the tanks they might cause them to leak. Personally I doubt that will happen in our lifetime but I guess it is better to be safe than sorry.
This afternoon we got the last 4 rolls of razor wire hung. Now there is a cement wall surrounding the whole mission property and all of the walls are topped with razor wire. We made it more difficult for an intruder to get onto the property but if someone really wants in they will find a way!
Mr. Iddrisu owed us an extra day so today he is in the back field cutting down the tall grass. We need to clear the area where the new building will be erected next month when the rains slack off.
This morning Steve and I made 4 quarts of sauerkraut, cabbage Kimchi and Daikon radish
Kimchi. Daikon radishes are those long fat white Chinese radishes. Kimchi is raw fermented vegetables. We found some at the vegetable seller in Tamale. We like to make sauerkraut but this is our first attempt to make Kimchi; hopefully it will be good. Our daughter Charity makes it; she gave us a few pointers. I understand that Kim chi can be made from a variety of vegetables. It is supposed to be full of probiotics and good for your immune system.
Steve spent a good portion of the day working on his lesson for the monthly class. The topic continues to be about the family; these lessons are about the father’s and mother’s responsibility to the children and the children’s responsibility to the home. It will take several months to teach all the material.
It rained a little last night so the weather was a bit cooler today. When we went for our walk this morning we saw several motorcycle riders wearing big winter coats! I guess that cool early morning air hitting you while riding a motorcycle feels very cold to them. It felt great to us!
Thank you for the love, prayers and support. Please continue to pray for us and for the work here in Ghana.
In His Service,
Steve and Kandie
