Our destination this morning for worship was the village of Silnbona in the North Nanumba District south of Yendi. We were in the pickup at 7am. Before we arrive at our destination we had to stop at Duuni to pick up Francis, one of the church leaders who helped start the Silnbona congregation. We met with a snafu in our plans when Francis wasn’t at the roadside. After a few minutes we decide to drive off the main road onto the bush road leading to Duuni to pick up Francis.
I’m still not sure if he forgot we were coming or he was just running late. Not far from Silnbona we picked up another church brother whose name is Samuel. He is an evangelist and a friend of Francis.
The church building is a pole barn. We were early so we walked a short distant to the house of the chief who died several months ago. The sister of the chief met with us under a shade tree. Greetings were exchanged and we inform the old woman of our visit to the Church. We gave kola money to her and also some sympathy money for her dead brother. She said the man died four months ago and the family plans to keep the body in a morgue until early next year when they will bury the body.
Before I started preaching Timothy and I presented the congregation with a bench, strong box, cups, juice, bread, pad & pen, and a Konkomba Bible. The Church was very grateful for the gifts. They made sure to tell us at the close of the service. During the question and answer period there were several questions directed toward polygamy. Every place in the world has its problems and polygamy does its share of damage to the Church here in the North. We also told the small congregation that we would help with matching funds to buy cement when they were ready to build the walls around the pavilion.
Kandie had her hands full trying to pass out the crocheted caps to the small children. The people didn’t seem to pay any attention to the fact the small children were to receive the hats. Some of the adults were forcing the hats on their heads!
On our way back to Yendi we dropped off five middle school age children at Makayili where they attend school. Can you imagine sending a middle school student 10-15 miles away to school every Sunday? We picked up a young man and an old woman that Brother Samuel Mboom requested we take to Yendi Hospital. Kakpande is where we visited last Sunday. We also picked up five other people that were from Kulkpeni who had been to a funeral and needed a ride back to Yendi. The Lord gave us a safe trip back to Yendi after we dropped off Brother Francis.
After Timothy had left for his house Kandie and I had a nice Mother’s Day lunch of leftovers. The rest of the day was spent packing for our return home and then off to the market to buy a few things before heading out to Kulkpeni for bible study.
After bible study Bro. Kwebena (pronounced “kwa’-be-naa”) announced that Brother Joshua Pilla requested prayers for his wife this morning. We walked over to his house and visited with Joshua, his wife, and family. The way Joshua explained it to us it appears his wife is having convulsions. We had prayer and encouraged Joshua to take wife to the hospital tomorrow morning. We also gave him a little money to help. It is hard to find a doctor at the hospital on the weekends.
It has been a busy day so I will close. I hope everyone remembered to wish their mothers a “Happy Mother’s Day” today! May God bless!
In His service,
Stephen and Kandie Taylor
