We were up early this morning gathering items that will be needed for the seminar that starts this Thursday. The week of the seminar is very hectic and having to have all the paperwork done by tomorrow for the Child Center audit makes even more pressure to get things done.
When Timothy arrived at 9am we headed for the village of Kpamang where Brother Divine lives and worships. Kandie taught the children class: Sister Rebecca interpreted for her. Rebecca speaks better English than most. We had anticipated Kandie teaching so we took a tarp along for the children to sit on. I took several photos of Kandie using some teaching material that Camilla Jorgensen had donated to the cause. There was just one problem. We had forgotten to put the SD memory card back into the camera and I had not noticed it until Kandie tried to take a photo later. Oops!
I was asked to speak about the suffering that is presently going on in the world and how to deal with it as a Christian. The general population, in our area, is worried about food shortages that could take place at the end of the dry season (April-June) this next year. This time period is what the locals call the “lean season”. The local sellers are stockpiling their food stuffs in anticipation of the prices going high so they can make a killing off the people.
After services we were introduced to a young widow whose husband had been murdered 3-4 months ago. Of course, this was an opportunity for Kandie and me to give a donation to her cause so we did. The congregation also thanked us for helping with bags of cement that we donated.
As we headed towards Brother Divine’s house we stopped by the chief’s house and greeted him. He was wearing sunglasses. We found out he had just had cataract surgery on his right eye. The chief was surprised how well he could see out of the right eye now.
From the chief’s house we went to divine’s compound where we were provided with cowpeas and gari for lunch. Gari is dry, ground cassava root. It is the same root used to make tapioca for pudding and thickening sauces. After eating he showed us the 4 pigs that we bought for the seminar. They are market hog size so they will make a lot of meat.
This afternoon was spent where we left off this morning trying to get everything squared away for the seminar. About 5pm we went out to Kulkpeni to do some cement patching on a bathhouse. We stayed out there until it was time for bible study.
That rounds out the day. Sure hope you have had a good day today! May God bless! Please keep the seminar in your prayers this week!
In His service,
Stephen and Kandie Taylor
