Red, the part time driver / welder / mechanic, is here. He is attaching the spikes to the cement picket wall at the front of the mission house. It looks like it will help keep the property secure. He welded spikes every 3 inches to a long piece of metal pipe. He sharpened the ends of the spikes and spray painted it white to match the wall. He made metal brackets to attach to the cement pickets. Someone could still scale the wall and climb over if they really wanted to get into the property but with the spikes on the front side and razor wire on the back it will deter most vandals and thieves.
Amina, Nazo’s wife came this morning and started washing corn and soybeans. She was about half finished when Zorash showed up. We told her that we really did not need her until tomorrow when it was time to roast the grain. She said that they had taken a break from giving the polio drops because it was too hot. She said that the drops have to be kept cool and after a couple hours they have to take them back to the hospital and put them back in the refrigerator and put the cold packs back in the freezer. She worked for a couple hours and then went back to her volunteer work.
Zorash is always showing me how to cook something or the other. I asked her if she had ever had the green Shito that they make in the southern part of Ghana. She could not imagine green Shito. It is delicious. One of the restaurants in Accra only serves the green Shito and they shared the recipe with us. It has sweet green peppers as well as hot green peppers. I made some and boiled some yams for her to try. She loved it and wanted to know exactly how it was made. We shared some with Nazo and Amina. They thought it was great. Zorash said that she is going to try and make some for her family. I am supposed to make another batch to share with Meri and Amama on Monday.
This morning someone brought a child that had a serious rash. The Child Center is not open on Fridays but even if it had been open we would have sent the child on to the hospital. The father of the little girl said she could not sleep last night because of the scratching. Hopefully the doctor will give her some Teedar (like Benadryl) so she can sleep tonight.
A few months ago we bought an orphan boy a couple of school uniforms, used shoes, and underwear; he is being raised by his very poor grandparents and they had no money to buy uniforms for him. The school agreed to let the child attend school without a uniform and they reduced the school fees for the grandparents. I said all that to say that this morning the grandmother brought the little boy to the mission house to thank us for helping him with the school clothes. She was very grateful for the help. The boy is about 6 years old.
Thank you for helping us so we can in turn help other people.
In His Service,
Steve and Kandie
