Steve spent almost the whole day working on the paperwork for the bank! Please, the amount of paperwork that Ghana requires is ridiculous! It wouldn’t be so bad if they asked for different things but year by year, they ask for the same documents. All their stuff is supposed to be biometric and kept on the computer so why they need more of the same stuff is beyond our comprehension! Not only do they need documentation on us but they need it on all the board members and the signers on the account. One of the board members cannot even access the account. Scanning and sending the documents takes forever! After Steve sent the first batch of information, he got a message that the documents were too big and they could not be sent. He then had to break them down into smaller bits. He finally got all of the documents to send; now if they can open and read them that is yet to be seen. We noticed that they did not ask for copies of our passports and resident visas. I tried to get Steve to just go ahead and send them too but he said he was going to wait and see if they ask for them before sending them. Theoretically our non-Citizen Card is supposed to capture that information but it never has in the past.
It rained heavily all morning! Donkey and Mr. Iddrisu got here before the rain started and Meri arrived just as it started sprinkling; Amama was on her way when the rain started. She rides a motorcycle so she was pretty wet by the time she got through the gate! Zorash never showed up! Mr. Iddrisu was late coming to work but he called to let us know that he would be late. One of his friends had a new baby and today was the naming ceremony.
We felt sorry for the workers having to be here during heavy rain because that means they cannot go to town or to the nearby vendors to get anything to eat for lunch. We took pity on them and I had Mery and Amama fix lunch for them. We made okra stew and Banku (the fermented corn dough balls). I shared the ones the ladies made for me a few days ago. The Banku lasts a long time because it is already fermented. The workers were grateful for the meal.
Timothy Niligrini came to the mission house this afternoon after the rain stopped. His daughter, Abigail ,is going back to high school; she is boarding. Timothy needed to buy the supplies the teachers asked for and additional food and soap. High school is supposed to be “Free” but it is really not free because the school systems are too poor to provide supplies for the kids.
Thank you for all you do for us and for the folks in Ghana!
In HIS Service,
Steve, Kandie and Skeeter
The Monkeyshines
I am so confused! I found out that I have 2 mothers and 2 fathers! How is that even possible? My mothers look exactly alike and my fathers look just like each other. I have not figured out what to do with 2 mothers and 2 fathers!
The way that I found out that I had 2 of each was there is a big round mirror that is attached to the headboard of the parents’ waterbed. When I stand up and look in the mirror, I can see Mom but when I turn around and look behind me, she is there too. The same strange thing happens when Dad is in the room and I look in the mirror.
When I see both my Moms I rush to the mirror and then I come back and reach up and feel Mom’s face! It is the strangest thing ever! One day I am going to find out where that other set of parents live. Having 2 Dads is not a bad thing but some of you know my mom and having 2 of her would be a real challenge! Can you imagine 2 Moms trying to get me to eat bugs and messing in my food? Although, I have to give Mom #1 credit; she caught me a nice fat spider this morning! I love a good spider; as soon as I saw it I snatched it out of her hand!
2 Moms is 1 Mom too many!
Love, Skeeter
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