I was happy to hear the sound of rain on the roof of the house just before dawn this morning. That meant that our trip to Mulpido, north of Yendi , would be a cooler 2 hour drive. The rain we received last night brought the cistern level to half full.
The pickup was loaded and ready when Timothy arrived. Thanks to the rainfall the road going to the village wasn’t as dusty between Yendi and the village of Wapuli (1 hour driving distance) . When we branched off the main road and onto the bush road to the village we were again amazed at all the rocks in the surrounding fields and hillsides. The only garden this land would provide is a rock garden! The trees are sparse which makes finding firewood a difficult task. Water is very hard to find and growing crops are almost impossible.
The congregation was meeting under a tree that didn’t have many leaves but it was still cooler than if we met in a building. Ninety three people were present for the service. A majority of the 93 were children that acted very well. My lesson about seeing what needs to be done in the Church and community has the parable of the Samaritan as an illustration. The Children enjoyed me acting out the parts where the priest and Levite dodged the beaten man without providing him any assistance.
We transported the long bag of cassava to the village for Brother Daniel as promised. We also took the Church a bench and broom as well as a NT Bible, pad, pen, cups, bread and juice.
During the question period after services a lady expressed a need for prayer for her health. Later she confided in Kandie saying she was visiting the village but she had forgotten her antiretroviral meds for HIV. She lives in the central part of Ghana so we gave her money to travel back home and get her meds. She was very happy to get the travel money.
Daniel’s wife cooked us Fufu (pounded yams) and light soup for lunch. The soup was very good. It had a lot of hot pepper in it! On our way out of the village we stopped by the chief’s house. We had been told the chief wasn’t in good health. When we greeted the chief we could see the right side of his lower jaw was really swollen. He told us he was having a problem with his tooth. We gave the chief money to get some antibiotics. I was concerned about the infection spreading.
This evening after bible study on our way back to Yendi we saw a large snake cross the road. I think the cargo truck ahead of us slowed the snake down enough for me to run over it several times. The snake was at least 5 feet long and had a yellow and black underside. It tried to open its hood which alerted me and another man that it was a spitting cobra! I’m just glad no one was walking along when the snake crossed the road.
Another Lord’s Day has come to a close. Thanks for your prayers. May God bless!
In His service,
Stephen and Kandie Taylor
