Amama fulfilled her promise to come today. After she arrived I put her to washing the dishes. After doing the dishes she hopped on the ironing of the clothes that I had washed the other day. While she was doing the dishes I went down to the Child Center and dug around and found the returned PPP (protein peanut paste) containers. Amama put them to soaking in water so she can wash and disinfect them tomorrow when she comes.
Most of my day consisted of working on the Child Center door latch/lock mechanism. For those DIY’ers (Do It Yourself) the door latches are a European type that doesn’t have door knobs. They have lever handles and they have a large flat 3 inch X 6 inch insert that is put in the door that has a latch for holding the door closed and another bigger latch for locking the mechanism. Most brands are not made the same so you have to redo and re-chisel the door holes and door frame casing where the long strike plate is screwed in. I was hoping to find a lock set just like the one that is in the door but I couldn’t find one so I bit the bullet and bought this different lock mechanism. They look nice but looks are deceiving in this case because they are cheaply made and they don’t last long if they have a lot of use. I still have some work to do on it so tomorrow I will finish it, Lord willing. What a long and drawn out process!
The day felt hotter but it was actually 109oF for the high. The wind has picked up some which always makes things hotter around here.
I took a few minutes to climb into a smaller cashew tree down by the Center. Somehow a limb was partially broken off and needed to be cut the rest of the way. It may have been a wind storm or someone wanting a cashew fruit and accidentally breaking it off to get it.
The brethren didn’t come out early tonight at Kulkpeni so it was 9:15 before I got back to the compound. That is fairly early comparing it to the time I usually get to sleep; around midnight.
I hope you all are having a good day. I hear our countryman on the upper east coast is getting a good taste of old man winter. These villagers would go wild if they saw snow like that.
Take care.
In His service,
Stephen Taylor
