Our morning started at 6am. Kandie and I had to get paperwork and other household chores done before Timothy Niligrini came at 8:30 for our visit to the bush. We traveled south 16 miles to the village of Bakpaba.
Upon our arrival at the village we were escorted over to the chief’s house where we greeted him and let him know our business. We didn’t stay long. I forgot to mention when we arrived there were two of the smallest kid goats I have seen hanging around the church building. They were so cute. Kandie caught one so Marcus, our son-in-law could take a picture. These kid goats are cute but they grow up into troublesome adults!
Bakpaba is in the process of building a bigger building. The tin roof is on but nothing is finished inside. It has a high ceiling so the big open room was much cooler than the old building. Kandie asked if we could meet in the cooler room and the church agreed.
Marcus taught a lesson during worship and did a good job. I taught the bible class. I used the subject of the birth of Christ from Matthew and Luke’s account since it is now in the month of December. I used the scriptures to point out the differences the world teaches about this holiday compared to what the scriptures actually teaches. The adults really enjoyed both lessons. There were 130 present for the service. The Church presented us with a nice stack of yams before we left for Yendi.
When we arrived back in Yendi we notified Gomda the mechanic we needed him to bring the pickup that he was working on to the house before we left for Tamale. He wasn’t aware we were leaving today. From the time we arrived back at the house until 2:30 our time was spent finishing tying up all the loose ends before we left for Tamale. After leaving the compound we drove out to Kulkpeni. Matthew Unidon and his wife Ruth were having a naming ceremony for their newborn girl. The ceremony was delayed for 15 minutes while the hasp on the door was removed because no one was around that had the key to open the padlock. Everything went well. Marcus and I were participants in the ceremony which is similar to a baby shower. The girl was given the Konkomba name of “Timamunk” and the English name chosen for her was “Jennifer”.
After bidding everyone goodbye we left for Tamale where we are spending the night before we fly out at 8am for Accra. Kandie even had a little time to do some shopping for gifts before it got dark.
Please keep us in your prayers as we travel to Accra and then on to home. May God bless!
In His service,
Stephen, Kandie, & Marcus
