A new set of triplets came to the Child Center this morning. They were 2 months old and still very small but all of them had gained weight since they were born. The largest one weighed 2.64 pounds when he was born and the smallest one weighed 2.32 pounds. They are all boys. We are happy that they gained. They were born in a village hospital and sent home for a couple days then they got sick and were sent to Tamale hospital where they were in the incubator for about a week. They were sick again today. They all had a low grade fever and the doctor treated them before they came to see us. The mother would have loved for us to put them on formula but that is not the best thing for the babies. We gave them matching outfits of preemie clothes, hats and socks. We really appreciate the tiny baby clothes when little ones like these come in and everything falls off of them.
This afternoon we went to town to buy a car battery; not for a vehicle but for Steve and Marcus’ C-pap machines. The voltage is so awful that it burned up the first c-pap machine that Steve brought over here. He bought a converter that hooks up to a car battery and uses it to run his C-pap. It works well; he has to recharge the battery every few days. He likes to have one in reserve in case the battery dies in the night. Last time Marcus came to visit he brought a converter in for his C-pap. I made Steve drill a hole in the wall of the guest room as well as our bedroom because I think that those batteries might put off toxic fumes and I didn’t want to breathe their air. Of course I have no proof that they are dangerous but why take the chance?
This afternoon Steve ordered bicycle tires and tubes to give to the evangelists and church leaders at this month’s class. Most of the men get from point A to point B on a bicycle. Some of them even ride them to the monthly class so they can have the transport money that we give to use for spending money. We send our thanks to those of you that give us money for bicycles and evangelism.
I forgot to tell you that when we went to visit the chief at Duuni Sunday he looked at me, laughed and started talking to Timothy; then Timothy laughed too. The chief told Timothy that I never “grow old”. We have been visiting him for over 15 years. I think it was a compliment but then who really knows? The Ghanaians say that we all look alike.
Thank you for the love, prayers and support.
In His service,
Steve and Kandie
