Due to Timothy Niligrini illness we were not able to visit the congregation we had planned so Kandie and I visited the congregation at Kpamang this morning. Before we left we set Iddrisu to removing some tree roots that were greatly distorting the sidewalk between the main house and the child center so Dawda, the mason, can come tomorrow to repair the sidewalk. Rita, Timothy’s wife, makes the communion bread for many of the churches. Timothy usually brings the bread each Sunday for us to give as a gift to the congregations that we visit. Since he wasn’t coming with us I baked up a batch of unleavened bread and cut it up so we would have some for today.
We met Brother Divine at the school where the Church meets each Sunday. He was surprised to see us but he understood why we came unannounced when we told him about Timothy’s illness. There was plenty of time to go say “Hi” to the Chief who knows us very well. We also conversed with a man who was husking his field corn for drying in his compound. Half of his compound floor was covered with cobs of corn drying. Kandie asked him if he leaves the corn overnight or cover it when it rains? His reply was they move it into a room each night and bring it out in the morning. That is a lot of work!!!
Divine interpreted for me as I taught the bible class about witches, soothsayers, and dreams. There were just a handful of adults in the class so the smaller children stayed in the room with us. I was glad to have the children in the class because from an early age they hear stories about all of these things making them sound real. These people have such a fear of those practicing sorcery and Juju. I emphasized how all of these practices are tied to money and power. If their tricks don’t work they blame it on the actions or the lack of actions of the people paying them.
The congregation was happy to receive the gifts we brought them; bench, bread, juice , bible, pad & pen, and chalk. We also distributed some of the knitted hats to the children. They love getting the hats.
After services a young lady with a 3 month old baby girl asked me to give the child a name. The baby already has a traditional name. Kandie and I quickly decided to give the baby the name of “Faith”. Our eldest granddaughter’s name is Faith. Everyone seemed to really like the name.
Before leaving the village Divine had us drive him to his farm so he could give us some newly pull groundnut vines loaded with groundnuts and some field corn for a gift. Divine is a good farmer.
Hope you had a good day. I feel like I am going to have catarrh (a cold).
In His service,
Stephen and Kandie Taylor
