Today’s Yendi Notes are being produced by Steve Carr.
They washed the corn and sorghum seeds this morning to get them ready for the seminar. The corn was poured from tub to tub so that the wind could blow the husks and silks out of the seeds. Then the corn was sifted in bowls of water to remove remaining dirt and rocks.
After breakfast we departed for church services at two congregations in villages out in the bush. John and Kandi took the van and went to the Kpamang Church of Christ and Steve Carr went with Steve in the truck to Nyangbang Church of Christ. It was a good thing that we had a truck to go to Nyangbang because the roads had deep ruts, holes, loose sand, and a dry creek bed that had to be navigated.
The village congregations were excited to have us visit and to hear John and Steve preach. There were 73 members at one of the services and 47 at the other. In both villages we were welcomed by the village chief. We left communion cups, bibles, and a bench for the church at Nyangbang. After church we were given a rooster as payment (actually it was a present).
After lunch we rested a while to let it cool off before starting to thaw the pigs and loading items to take to Kulkpeni to prepare for the seminar. It was only 111 degrees F outside. We unplugged the freezer to start thawing the pigs. We had to remove frozen bags of water that had been placed between the pigs to help freeze them. Also there were plastic bottles filled with juice and small plastic bags filled with frozen flavored water treats that were made by Timothy’s wife for the seminar.
We loaded the ice and frozen treats into the truck to take to Timothy. Also we loaded curtains, signs for the men and womens cabins, bug spray and other items into the truck to take to Kulkpeni.
When we arrived at the church building in Kulkpeni the women had been cleaning to get ready for the seminar. The grounds had been swept, leaves and trash had been burned, and the floor in the church building had been washed. We hung signs for the men and womens cabins and hung curtains in the church building which is supposed to be used as the women’s cabin during the seminar. Steve Taylor sprayed the cabins with insecticide to kill the small bats, termites, and other insects. John installed a light socket for one of the cabins. We were going to worship with the church at Kulkpeni, but they did not have an evening service since the women still had to go home and fix supper for their families.
Tomorrow John and Steve plan to get up early and go replace missing razor wire on some of the fences before breakfast and before it gets too hot. The Good News Child Development Center opens at 9:00 in the morning. Also we plan to visit some lepers tomorrow and take them some food and other items.
Please keep us and the work in your prayers.
In His Service,
Steve and Kandie
John Colgan and Steve Carr
