Divine did not get back from Tamale yesterday until after I had gone to bed. He was delayed because the Registrar General said that there were new forms that had to be paid for before they could complete the audits for the churches. We sent him the money through the mobile money service so he did not have to make another trip to Tamale. Mobile money is a wonderful way to send money. Of course there is a service charge for sending the money and also one for picking up the money but still it is cheaper than making another trip to Tamale or wherever the money is going not to mention the wear and tear on your body.
We spent the day in Tamale. We had to get payroll from the bank. While we were there we decided to try to find a baby stroller, our favorite toilet paper, black paint, a drill and canned mushrooms. We were successful on all fronts. We would have liked to find 2 baby strollers so we would have one in reserve but we will take what we can get. We lucked up on fresh vegetables today and even found a bunch of parsley which we have never found in Tamale before today. The black paint is for the bottom layer of paint on the buildings at Kulkpeni. A couple years ago we decided to paint a black strip around the bottom of the buildings to help keep them looking fresh longer. A black mildew grows on the bottoms of all the buildings. The black paint did a good job of camouflaging the mildew. The store that sold the paint also had the cream and terracotta colors that we needed so he was able to buy it all at one shop.
We are having a hard time getting the ladies at Kulkpeni to fetch the water for the floor project. On our way back to Yendi we stopped to see if the water container we rented had been filled but it had not. We hate to keep putting the mason off; he could be working on something else. After talking to Timothy and Dawda, the mason, Steve decided to pay someone to haul the water for the project. The water hauler is supposed to bring it first thing in the morning. Kulkpeni is right beside the river so he won’t have to haul it very far.
We were happy when we got to the bank and it was not very busy. There were only 4 people in line in front of us. We had to wait for a little while so they could gather the denomination that we needed. If we had wanted all 200 and 100 Cedi notes the process would have been quicker. We found out that the 1 and 2 Cedi notes are no longer going to be in circulation. I guess with the inflation the way it is it costs more to print the notes than they are worth. They have 1 and 2 Cedi coins so I guess that is what they will be making more of. The coins will be more durable than the notes.
We are tired so we will say good-night.
In His Service,
Steve and Kandie
