We got a little rain last night. I thought that we would not be able to burn mango leaves today but there were still coals in the burn pile. It is amazing how many leaves were cut off the trees. We still have 2 more days of burning before we finish.
A new orphan came to the Child Center this morning. We did not have an interpreter so we had to muddle through only after calling our neighbor Mr. Oldman and having him talk to her on the cell phone. Aren’t cell phones wonderful? We did not get a full history or phone number but the caregiver had brought the child’s health insurance card so we were able to get a birth date and the proper spelling of the child’s name. We will get the rest of the information when she comes back in 2 weeks. The orphan was 1 year old so she is able to eat real food. We will just give supplement feeding. A child in Ghana is considered an “orphan” if either their mother or father are dead.
Steve went in the back field and demarcated the land around the new building, the building site and the light poles. In a few days Nazo will hire a tractor to plow the field and we do not want the tractor to get too close to the foundation and we do not want them to plow too close to where the new building will be. In years past the tractor driver even plowed up the road which made for a very rough ride to the back of the property.
Mr. Iddrisu came to the mission house this morning and asked if he could get some extra work to make a little extra money to buy peanuts to plant on his farm. We told him we could not let him work when he was supposed to be taking his mandatory time off. We advanced him the money against some extra work after his holiday is over.
Tichak, the night watchman came this afternoon; he said that he had contacted a carpenter to repair the classroom / sleeping quarters at Kulkpeni. We hope to get an estimate in the next few days. The storm caused a lot of damage and the sleeping quarters are not really a pressing matter compared to those that lost roofs on their homes.
Please keep us and the work in your prayers.
In His service, Steve and Kandie
