We were invited to visit the congregation located in the village of Borido this morning. The village is east of Yendi about 15 miles. I would give you an exact distance but the odometer on the green pickup hasn’t worked for years. Ha! One of the main church leaders at this congregation is Brother Foster. Foster led us to the chief’s house. We always enjoy going to see the chief because he is usually making some kind of tool or small implement to use. Kandie asked the chief what he was working on and he had a man bring some newly made wooden pestles measuring approximately 3 feet long. These pestles are used to pound grain or yams in a wooden mortar. We bought a couple for Timothy’s wife Rita. Then Kandie asked about grinding stones then Katie-bar-the-door everybody was bringing their stones for Kandie to buy. Sometimes we buy the stones when we don’t need them just to help out the women. They love getting some cash for themselves. I forgot to mention that one of the boys was cleaning a medium sized (about 2 feet long from tip of the nose to the tip of the tail) Savannah Monitor Lizard. The people like to singe the skin and then scrape it. They will not allow a bit of the skin or meat to go to waste.
Services commenced when we arrived back at the church building. This congregation is smaller in size. There were 44 people including children in attendance. The church was very pleased with the usual gifts that we brought to them . They really like getting the benches that we give regularly. The price of wood makes a bench very costly. Brother Foster told us today that on one Sunday the contribution amounted to 7 Ghana Cedis (0 .50 cents) so now you can see their appreciation for the gifts. I made sure to remind the Church of the seminar that is taking place this week. Some said they will be attending. (Last year we had 550 people in attendance.)
On our way back to Yendi three women accompanied us. Today is Yendi’s Market Day so getting a free ride means more money to purchase essential items for the family. I stopped and picked up one man who is a church member; he was on his way to Yendi also. A woman carrying two loaded head pans and a bag on top of her head flagged us down for a ride. You know I stopped. I just felt sorry for her carrying such a heavy load. Everyone expressed their appreciation when they unloaded in Yendi.
As soon as we arrived back at the compound Iddrisu made us aware that one of the outdoor water faucets was leaking. I had a spare but when I tried it there was still leakage so after two attempts of going to town I finally found a replacement and stopped the leak. Water leakage in the dry season can never be tolerated. Water is too precious!
Tonight at Kulkpeni the subject that we discussed was dealing with the government as per Paul’s letter to the Romans. When we read about the requirement to pay taxes Timothy laughingly said something like nobody wants to pay taxes in Ghana!
Please pray for us this week. The seminar starts on Thursday and runs till Saturday morning. May God bless!
In His service,
Stephen, Kandie, & Skeeter
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