Wow! Where did the month of September go?
We didn’t have to travel far this morning to visit the small congregation at the village of Kulkpanga on the road to Kpamang. It is a about a 20 minute drive northeast of the mission house.
When I say this is a small congregation the number of adults that attend are seven in number with seven children. These people formed the congregation late last year. It is a struggle to increase their numbers because they are of the Dagomba Tribe which is predominately Muslims.
Brother Alhassan was waiting for us under the tree in the school block yard when we arrived. No one else was around so we walked over to the house of one of the elders and gave our kola.
We sat down under the tree to have service. For several years we have been distributing the Bek-a- Book illustrations to the leaders of the church that attend the monthly classes. The brothers at Kulkpanga asked if I would show them how to use the material. I was glad to use the pictures because it captured the attention of the twelve children that were present. My lesson today covered the life of Abram and Sarai up to where Sarai despised Hagar.
After services one of the men asked if they could visit other congregations of the Church and have fellowship with them. Autonomy is a foreign concept to people coming out of a denominational background. We explained that we are not in a position to make any decisions for them because they are an autonomous congregation.
Today was Market Day in Yendi. Several of the ladies asked if they could catch a ride into Yendi with us. They were tickled to death to get a free ride. On the way back we were near the house when a herd of cattle filled the road. The young Falani boy was trying his best to get the cattle off of the road but the cows had other ideas. Kandie had time to get out of the pickup and take a picture of the cattle crossing the road. She also took a photo of a lady standing on the road using a small bucket and rope to fetch water out of a mud hole along the road. The lady got such a kick out of Kandie wanting to take a photo of her fetching the water.
This afternoon we worked on the payroll for the month. We also took the painted wooden bookcase into town with the help of Iddrisu and Nazo to Abdulai Fusheni’s house. He’s the double amputee that we have helped down through the years. The bookcase will help him have more room for his little store where he sell things to make a living.
The electricity was off for the majority of last night. It was on this morning but was off when we got back to the house. It is 5:30 pm and it still is off. I’m glad I bought two five gallon cans of diesel the other day for the generator.
It is time to close so we wish you a good Lord’s Day and may God bless!
In His service,
Stephen and Kandie Taylor
