We knew as soon as we started to make our early morning stroll around the neighborhood today was going to be another hot one in Yendi. There were no clouds in the sky which meant hot stinging sunlight when it hits the skin. The high temperature was 116 oF.
I advised Nazo, our day man that it might be a good idea to come early this morning since we figured it was going to be another scorcher today and we needed him to clean out the main house gutters. We hope that a day will come when the Lord brings some rain and we want the water to be as clean as possible for the event.
For the majority of the day Kandie and I worked on the financial books in preparation for the yearly audit the government requires of NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations). We have already completed our taxes back home for this year but this audit is more fun than doing them for the IRS. If you believe that I have a bridge I want to sell you real cheap!
Timothy Niligrini came by later this morning. His wife Rita is in the village of Jegrido, Timothy’s home town, to cook for all his relatives. I don’t know all of this custom but from what I can gather this has been in the waiting stage since their marriage. The wife is to receive her special pots and pans after they are married and brought into their house. The pots and pans are similar to our good china given to the bride in the U.S. Timothy is having a cupboard made for Rita to showcase her pans at their house at Kulkpeni. In turn Timothy has to provide the food and Rita has to cook for all the relatives there in the village. That is a hard way to get a set of pots and pans at your house if you ask me!
Later in the afternoon we went up town to pick up the green pickup that was having some minor repairs. After we dropped the old blue van off at the house we drove the pickup out of town to make sure it was running well for our travels tomorrow. We took a short cut on a new road that had been made a year or so ago. As we made our way back toward Yendi we came up upon two ladies that were carrying major loads of wood on their heads. One lady had a small baby on her back. It was nearly dusk so I stopped and picked them up. Their loads were so long we sat them on top of the truck bed and there was still 1 ½ ft of wood sticking out on both sides of the truck. The ladies didn’t speak English but you can tell the face of gratitude anywhere in the world and these women were wearing it.
We hope you are enjoying your week end. Thanks for being a part of our day. May God bless!
In His service,
Stephen and Kandie Taylor
Email us at taylorsinghana@gmail.com or view the website at www.ghanamissionfund.org
