The family of the guy that needs the back surgery came back to the mission house this afternoon. This guy is Mr. Iddrisu’s second or third cousin. Anyway they had good news; they had been able to find the rest of the money they needed for the surgery. They are going to deposit the money into the hospital account tomorrow morning as soon as the bank opens. We did not want the money that we are giving to be left at their house overnight because you never know when a robbery might occur. They are going to come in the morning and get the money on their way to the bank. I think the money they have gathered is already in the bank. They are so happy with the prospect that the guy will soon be out of pain. Please pray that the surgery goes well.
We have been working with a 2 year old girl who has the largest umbilical hernia we have ever seen. The child has had 2 surgeries to correct the hernia and she has spent lots of time in the hospital. The child will have to have at least one more surgery before she is dismissed. She went for a recheck last week and the doctor prescribed more medication for her. The mother has no idea what type of medicine they want to give her. All she knows is that the family did not have enough money to cover the cost of all the meds. Zorash is our go between; she stopped by this afternoon and picked up the money for the meds. She will send the money by mobile money. They are presently staying in Tamale so they can be near the hospital.
John Nchola, the old evangelist that is trying to collect his retirement money, came back to the mission house this morning. He had filled out his portion of the documents so Steve signed his portion. The documents have to be taken to Tamale. John was hopeful that we would take the documents for him but John needs to turn them in himself. Steve gave him the transport money he needed for the trip to Tamale and back. I imagine we will be seeing him again because nothing is easy in Ghana.
Our toaster died yesterday! This is the 220 volt toaster that the Keimig’s bought for us a few years ago. At that time we desperately needed a new toaster. The timer mechanism had been burned out for years but it still toasted bread; you just had to know that the first 2 slices would be sacrificial burnt offerings! Each morning Matthew Keimig would come to the kitchen and ask if he could help and I always said, “Will you “man” the toaster?” It did not take him long to learn that if you blinked it would burn the toast. Shortly after we came home for leave Kristy said they had a present for us! You can imagine our surprise when we unwrapped a new toaster; not just any toaster, a 220 volt toaster that would plug straight into the Ghanaian outlet without the assistance of a transformer. The toaster was Matthew’s idea. We were distraught when the toaster stopped working. We took it to Mr. Adams, the man that can fix almost anything. It did not take him long to figure out what was wrong with it; we are proud that it is up and running again!
Take care and have a great day!
In His Service,
Steve and Kandie
