Red made the cutest “yard art” birds.  We had seen some in Accra a few years ago; he said that he could make them.  They are almost 4 feet tall.  They are made from scrap metal.  Their bodies are made from a rim of a bicycle rim with the spokes intact.  The neck is a bicycle chain, their bills are made out of the handle of a fire extinguisher, their tail feathers are the mud flap off a bicycle, their legs and feet are rebar and they are sitting on a refrigerator condenser.  He wanted to know if I wanted them to be painted but I think that would take away from their cuteness!  We also saw the cutest pig made out of a Freon tank.  I would like to have a couple pigs but I doubt that he will want to make pigs because he is a Muslim and pigs are one of the animals that are “taboo” for Muslims.  When he brought the birds he also brought more communion tables.

That little red painted goat continues to find his way into the compound.   Steve shored up 2 more places that we thought he could get in but it is like magic he just appears.  We have decided that he is not a normal goat; he is not afraid of us even though we have thrown rocks at him, caught him, painted him, and chased him from the compound.  When he is ready to go out he will go to the gate and wait for someone to open it and shoo him out!  The more we think about it the more we like the idea of giving him a necklace with a piece of fire wood attached to it.  Maybe then we could figure out how he is getting in the compound.

The sun was shining today so we washed the bedding; we have to take advantage of the abundance of water and the sunshine to get everything washed up before the rain stops.

Mr. Iddrisu spent the morning paying the taxes.  First he has to fill out the forms, then go to the social security office and then to the IRS office to get the voucher forms that are filled out, then to the bank to pay and then back to the offices to collect the receipts.  It took him almost all morning to get them paid.  Thankfully the electricity was on this morning and the network was up and functioning properly.

Nana Bekum, one of the evangelists, was not able to come for the monthly class because he was sick.  He sent word that he really needed his monthly pay so Steve sent it through the cell phone system.  It is amazing that we can send money that way.  It is actually a blessing; in times past he would have just been without his pay until his next trip to Yendi.  When Steve called him he said that he was feeling better.

Thank you for the love, prayers and support.

In His Service,

Steve and Kandie  

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