Our friend Timothy Niligrini was at the compound at 9am this morning. Our destination today was to Duni, south of Yendi.  After finding some breakfast in Yendi for Timothy we drove on through the town 30 minutes to the village of Duni. 

This congregation has been in the process of building a new building for some years now. As they save up money they will take on different building projects. The latest project was to run the wiring for the building. They have not turned the electricity on because there are still projects of the building process to be finished like putting in the ceiling and then hanging fans from the ceiling. After services I explained to the congregation a problem we have been made aware of through past experience. When the power is finally turned on it will take the electrical company 3-4 months before a bill will be given to the new customer. Some people have taken this to mean they get to use the power freely during this time. I explained that was not the case and they should be prepared to pay upwards to 500.00 GH Cedis for their power consumption. This is one of the bigger congregations and they have run lots of outlets along with ceiling lights around the building which will consume a lot of power. Everyone and his dog will bring their cell phones to be charged at the building when it is open and all of this adds up quickly.  

 I taught the bible class and Timothy did the preaching. I am still trying to get rid of the remnants of my cold.  After I talked a few minutes and got hot I started to bark (cough). I apologized to my audience and went on.

After services I was bombarded with requests for the Konkomba Bibles.  I had taken 7 with us thinking it would be enough. I gave out the seven and still needed 10 more to fill the bill. This week is the monthly class so Brother Francis will come to the house after the class to pick up the other bibles. Before we went to visit the chief, a brother requested me to pray for him. He said he had 2 cows that had been stolen.  He needed the Lord to help him so he didn’t lose more cattle. For these people this is a major loss of money; the price varies anywhere from 8,000-15,000 Ghana Cedis depending on the size of the cow. Instead of putting money in the bank a cow is purchased and can be liquidated if a cash problem arises. We felt sorry for his loss! After the prayer we went to the chief’s house and greeted him. 

Zorash informed us that Amama’s father, the lady who helps in the house, passed away today. The village where he lived is about as far south of Yendi as the distance is to Tamale.  We sent our gift via mobile money to her. She will be away from work this whole week. 

We hope you had a pleasant holiday and was able to enjoy it with family and friends. May God bless!

In His service,

Stephen, Kandie & Skeeter

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