Before leaving Yendi this morning I stopped to get diesel. The price I had to pay was 11.00 Cedis per liter. Ouch!! That figures out roughly to $6.62 per US gallon. There is going to be more poverty this year due to the cost of fuel!
We visited the village of Fremado this morning. Its location is north of the compound about 4 miles and then we turn left and go into the bush 3 miles. It has been years since we have visited this congregation. They just started working with us again this past year. The village is cut off from 4 wheeled vehicles during the rainy season because of a small river.
When we arrived we noticed the church building was filling up with people. It was suggested to go out under the trees which had my approval. I was asked to preach about the difference between being in the Church and those outside the church. I have a lesson entitled “Christians are a peculiar people” which I used. There were a large number of younger children present but they were very attentive for their age. At the close of the service there were 4 people who requested prayer that wanted to return to the church. There were 6 young people that said they wanted to be baptized. Great news!!
We discussed the plans the Church has for a new building. We agreed to help financially after finding out what the church’s plan was. We will discuss the roofing needs when they are ready.
Before going to the river we stopped by the chief’s house to say hi and give him his kola money. As we walked to his house Kandie noticed a large tree that had two hives of bees on the outside about midway up the trunk. The combs were neatly spaced apart with the bees clinging to the honeycombs. Children sat under the tree; the people and bees live in harmony. We were given a large number of yams which we were proud to have. Timothy was the recipient of the yams after arriving back at the compound.
The river was on the way out of the village so we loaded up the six people in the truck and drove to a section of the river that still has enough water for baptizing. After praying for the group we congratulated them and headed back to Yendi.
At Kulkpeni tonight there were a lot of children attending. A lot equals about 12 kids. They love to have a short bible class and then they get a toffee (a sucker or bubble gum). We remember David Pepper, a member and deacon at Bethel years ago. He was known to all the kids as the “Gum Man.” People, especially children, remember others who are kind to them.
Have a good day. May God bless!
In His service,
Stephen and Kandie Taylor
