Our destination this morning was the village of Sakpei, located east of Yendi. It takes about an hour and fifteen minutes to get there. The roads are not in good shape especially when we turn off the main Gnani Road onto the bush road to Sakpei. It has been nearly 2 years since we have been able to visit these brethren due to the Covid and water over the roads. We arrived soon enough to be able to walk over to the chief’s house to greet him. Unfortunately, he had gone to his farm so we left the monetary gift (kola) with one of his sons.
On our way to the chief’s house we met two men walking towards the church building. One was upright while the other was walking and swatted near the ground using his left hand to balance himself; he was crippled. When we got back to the building we asked the brother if he could use a handicapped bicycle. His eyes lit up and he said “yes!” We will prepare a tricycle and pay the transport so Brother Joseph, one of the church leaders at Sakpei, can take it to the brother when he comes for the classes this week. The gift of mobility is wonderful.
We delivered one of the metal communion tables to the congregation along with a table cloth and some lace for covering the Lord Supper. They were happy to get it. When given the opportunity to choose the lesson topic they asked me to teach how the old man is buried and a new man is raised up after baptism. As a springboard I used 2 Corinthians 5:17 where the Apostle Paul said we are new creatures in Christ. The audience was quite attentive even though the room was pretty hot. I noticed Timothy had beads of sweat rolling off his forehead.
As usual we had the question and answer period after services. There were many questions asked and we love answering them. The church building had metal doors but the three windows were made of wood. I asked the church if they would like some metal windows. That’s like asking a chicken hawk if he would like to have a chicken! We promised to have three built so the church can pick them up in the next few weeks.
Kandie tries to always remember to carry the cameras. The brethren asked her to take a photo of the children so she did. Taking photos are a little bit like practicing a crazy fire drill. They stood still long enough for her to get a shot.
Before we left we were gifted with some nice big yams and a guinea fowl. These people are sweet!
On our way back to Yendi I noticed a broken down yellow- yellow (three wheeled taxi) on the side of the road. A man and four ladies hitched a ride with us to Yendi.
This afternoon we spent another 1.5 hours working on editing the lessons that we have prepared for the monthly classes. We finally got it finished just before going out to Kulkpeni tonight.
That’s it for today. Hope you had a fine Lord’s Day. May God bless!
In His service,
Stephen and Kandie Taylor
