Steve finally got the last duffle bag unpacked this afternoon. This is from the luggage that we brought in when we came back to Ghana last Saturday. After he unpacked the last piece I started repacking the suitcases for our trip back to the states. We always seem to be in a state of either packing or unpacking.
After we bought the huge bag of onions we decided to just let it sit in the back of the pickup until we were ready to divide them. The truck was parked in the garage so the onions did not get too hot. Wouldn’t it have been awful if they got too hot and started to rot? What in the world would we do with 300 pounds of rotten onions? Enough of the nonsense! We got the onions divided and most of them distributed today. Timothy will get his on Sunday and the watchmen will get theirs when they come to work. The workers were very happy with their gift.
We started counting money and working on the payroll this afternoon. We will make up all the employee’s pay packets for months that we will be gone. Jordan and Lindsay, our son and daughter-in-law did the payroll packets for us while they were here last month; I sure wish they were here to do it again for us!
When we took the onions to Mr. Iddrisu’s house we took a gift for his new baby girl. We missed the naming ceremony but we still wanted to give them a gift. We gave them several sets of newborn baby clothes, baby powder and soap, tiny socks, light weight blankets, baby shoes and a crochet baby hat. Of course we added a little bit of money for Mr. Iddrisu’s wife in case she needed anything special for the baby.
We went to town this afternoon and bought 5 benches for the churches. Steve had used all he had in reserve so he bought a few extras this time. The churches can always use additional benches. We don’t like to visit the churches empty handed and the benches make a nice gift. The benches come unassembled; Steve is outside right now putting one together so it will be ready on Sunday.
This morning we had to wash the comforter on the bed in the master bedroom. Last time we were in Ghana the East Indian lady that manages the hotel that we stay at in Tamale gave us a bottle of fresh squeezed mango juice. We left it in the refrigerator while we were gone; I pulled it out of the refrigerator and tried to get Steve to drink it but he said that it had fermented. At the time we were in our bedroom we set the juice on the floor and forgot about it. When we went to Tamale we turned off the air conditioner and the room got hot! I think you can figure out where I am going with this story. While we were gone the plastic bottle exploded; the top blew off and fermented mango juice was sprayed all over the bedroom. It blew up on the bed, the comforter and the pillows. What a mess; it discolored the floor! I wish we had been here because I am sure that it made a huge noise!
Thank you for all you do for us and for the work in Ghana. We really appreciate the help. May God richly bless you for everything you do to help spread the borders of His kingdom.
In HIS Service,
Steve and Kandie
