Steve and I spent the morning hunting and gathering! We are almost out of formula for the orphans and our supplier said that the formula is in short supply. Steve checked with him again this morning and he said that he would listen to see if he heard of anyone that had it. We decided that we would go through Yendi and stop at every little shop to see how many single cans we could find. Most of the shops did not have any but a couple had 1,2 or 3. At the store near the hospital we found 19 cans! We were flying high because with that amount we would have enough to carry us through next week! One of the ladies that did not have any told us about a lady inside Yendi market that usually had some. After asking around we found her shop. Everything that she sold was in full boxes; she is sort of like a wholesaler. She had one full case which was 12 cans. She told us that she could get us as many as we need tomorrow. We told her to get us 30 cases. She felt confident she could get it. Steve asked her if she was getting it from Paul, the same vendor we are using; she said no she had a different vendor. We are hopefully optimistic. If she does not come through for us we will have to look for it when we go to Tamale on Wednesday.
We keep the formula, cereal, meds and other things for the Child Center in an outbuilding that we call the “store room”. This morning when Steve tried to open the door the padlock would not budge. He tried to get it open with WD-40, grease and graphite; he did not want to ruin the lock but after wasting too much time he finally had to resort to cutting it off!
We finally got a place cleaned out in the apartment for the Bibles and got the van unloaded. When Dad built the mission house he knew that we were planning on coming to help them with the work so he built an apartment on the end of the house. It seems like a good place to store the Bibles.
The neighbors said that while we were gone someone broke into the clinic house next to the mission house. They said that they opened the door and opened the safe. It seems like someone knew where the keys to the door and the safe were.
Steve got the new clothesline hung this afternoon. We wanted to make sure and give the cement enough time to set up before we started tugging and pulling on it. I have not washed clothes since we have been back so they are piling up. Of course since we are still in the dry season we conserve as much water as we can.
Thank you for the love, prayers and support!
In HIS Service,
Steve, Kandie and Skeeter
The Monkeyshines
I had the best time this afternoon! I helped Dad hang the new clothes line! Oh! What great fun we had! I hung and swung on the new line and Dad fussed! The clothes line is a metal line with a green plastic coating. I tried my best to pick off that green coating! The best part was that both Mom and Dad were outside with me and that the clothes line is hanging near my jail cell. I could jump from the top of my roof onto the top of the green truck! I just love the noise that it makes when I hit the metal roof! I love that new tarp that the parents hung to keep prying eyes from seeing me. The tarp acts just like a slide. I can climb up the tree to the top of the tarp, let go and slide right down the tarp!
The cashew fruits are ripe. Last year I did not enjoy the fruit because it feels funny in my mouth; it makes my teeth sharp! But this year I revisited the fruit and I have decided that I like them! It is difficult for me to eat a whole fruit but Mom cuts the fruit into pieces for me. Dad says I am spoiled!
If you need assistance putting up a new clothes line just call me, I know all the ropes!
Love, Skeeter
