We washed a couple loads of clothes before we went to town to watch the butcher make his special packets of entrails. He had slaughtered 2 goats already this morning. He had one of them skinned, gutted and hanging when we arrived. He was in the process of skinning the other one. He had a live sheep tied to one of the posts of the small structure he was using as a shop. We could tell that he had processed many goats and sheep in his time. He removed all the intestines and organs; he washed and cleaned them before he began to cut them and make the intestine roll. He used the caul fat (the see- through layer of fat that covers the intestines) as the wrapper for the packet. He cleaned the small intestines as the string to tie the bundle together. It was all very interesting even though the unsanitariness of it was a little overwhelming. I video the process while Steve took still pictures; I am not sure who will want to actually watch the video but maybe I can edit it and add a small portion to our next video.
Zorash met us at the butcher’s shop but we really did not need her because the man’s English was excellent! Zorash enjoyed watching the process too. Yesterday we bought one of the packets and shared it with her. She said that her portion was delicious. We had to cook the packet when we got it back to the mission house because it was slightly underdone.
The goat that we painted and took out of town and let go came back this morning. Yes, the first thing that we saw when we left the house this morning was the goat! Nazo and Mr. Iddrisu both said that it was not really a goat; it had to be a witch! Steve told them that some animals have an instinct for finding their way back home. They caught the goat and we made a rope necklace for her and tied a small piece of firewood to the rope. When we let her go it was hard for her to get around with the firewood so Mr. Iddrisu cut the firewood in half. Last time we saw her she was walking down the lane. She will find it difficult to jump. We hope that we will be able to see how she is getting into the compound.
We spent the afternoon making table cloths for the metal communion tables we will give to the churches. They get 2 table clothes; one to cover the table and one made of lace to cover the tray and keep the flies off the communion cups. We are re-cutting curtains to make the table cloths. I cut and sewed them up while Steve ironed and packaged them. We got 9 sets made. Only 29 more sets to go!
While we were at the butchers we bought a couple goat legs; I roasted them for supper; they were delicious!
Have a great day!
In His Service,
Steve and Kandie
