We got the tiniest sprinkle of rain; not even enough to settle the dust but it was exciting to see none the less. Steve pulled the green truck out into the yard just in case we get more rain later this evening.
This morning I got all the employees’ names written on the new metal cabinet that we are going to use to keep their pay safe. I used enamel appliance paint. The cabinet was painted dark green so the white paint showed up nicely on the doors. We got the cabinet moved into the store room where it is going to live.
Anthony, one of the men that went to preachers’ school with Timothy called a couple days ago to tell us that his brother was in Yendi hospital with a very bad cough and was not able to breathe very well; of course we suspect Covid but no testing is being done. This morning he called again and said that they were going to discharge his brother but they wanted to give him some very costly IV medicine; Ig (Immunoglobulin). Anthony came to the mission house and brought the ex-ray. It was obvious that he had consolidation in one of his lungs. The medicine was almost 100 dollars a dose and they wanted 5 doses. No one in Yendi has that kind of money! Anthony said that they had already given some of the medicine and they needed the money to buy one more dose. Steve agreed to give the money for the last dose. When he got to the drug store he was told that they wanted 2 more doses. Something is very strange about this situation! Sometimes they ask for more than they really need so they can make a little on the side. Steve bought one dose of the medicine. He knows that if the other dose is really needed Anthony will come back.
This afternoon Zorash went with us to deliver Abdulai Fusheni’s new wheelchair. He was so pleased with the new chair. He is a double amputee so he lives in his wheelchair. Years ago we helped him get prosthetic legs but he only wears them when he wants to go out somewhere and not let people know he has no legs. Every few years we have to buy him a new chair.
While we were out we stopped to check on the lap quilt the man is adding decorative stitches to. It looks very nice; he had about 2/3’s of it finished. I have another one that I would like for him to stitch but it all depends upon how much he charges me for this one. He would not give me a price until after he finished the project which is always scary. I have no qualms about paying him and finding another man to do the stitching on the next one if his price seems unfair.
Take care and have a great day!
In His service,
Steve and Kandie
