We visited the congregation at Bungbali today. Timothy met us at the house at 7:30. He said that Brother Simon from Bungbali requested a ride. We picked him up in Yendi. Bungbali is about 10-15 miles west of the Konkomba tribe capital of Saboba that located near the Ghana/Togo border. The roads were in much better shape than I had remembered them.
When we arrived there was plenty of time for us to greet the elder of the village. His house is close to the church building. After giving him the kola he got out of his seat and shook our hands and thanked us for the gift. He said a few minutes earlier that he was not as young as he used to be so he stayed in his chair but for this occasion he would get out of his chair. Then he laughed.
The neighboring congregation at Tumbu was also present for the worship service. We assumed Tumbu would be present so we had two of everything to give the churches. Brother Simon, that traveled with us, taught the bible class. I preached with Timothy’s help interpreting.
After services there were two young women that requested to be baptized. We went to John Nchola’s house, and then drove a couple of miles to the river to baptize the ladies. Simon did the baptizing in the back water of a nearby river. The water was a little stagnated. The church gave us a gift of 20 guinea fowl eggs and a guinea fowl. John Nchola was lamenting they didn’t have any yams to give us but I was quick to tell John and the other brothers the gift was very good. I explained each of the guinea eggs would bring a price of 1 Cedi each in Yendi and the fowl would be 25 Cedis.
On the way back to Yendi the clutch in the pickup decided to start acting up. I drove back to Yendi most of the way in 4th gear. Just outside Yendi the clutch started working again. Timothy was very happy to get the eggs. He has two sitting hens that he will be able to put the eggs under. That is how most guineas are hatched here. The female guinea fowl has a habit of hiding their chicks in the bush which causes them to be wild and hard to find. It is amazing to see an old hen leading a group of guineas chicks around free range feeding.
During the question and answer period tonight at Kulkpeni there was a discussion about the women respecting the men. It is their custom for the women to squat down in front of the men when they give them something to eat or drink. You should have heard them when Kandie spoke up and told them how men show respect to their wives by opening a door or allowing the woman to walk through the door first. Oh, how they did howl when we told them our customs. They really howled when Kandie told them she wasn’t going to bow to me period. She said Steve could get his water by himself. Steve reminded the brethren that these are customs and cannot be forced on the church members.
That’s it for today. Hope you have a good Lord’s Day and may God bless!
In His service,
Stephen and Kandie Taylor
Email : taylorsinghana@gmail.com
Website: www.ghanamissionfund.org
