I was reading about the possible blizzard conditions threatening the U.S. northeastern seaboard and I thought to myself it sure would be nice to have some of the snow and cooler temperatures to cool down the 106-degree F weather we are having here in Yendi. Dream on!
We visited the congregation at Yowando this morning. It is southwest of Yendi and we have to drive right by Timothy Niligrini’s house to get there. After picking up Timothy, Kandie and Timothy were trying to find current phone numbers of the church leaders so they could be contacted about getting their congregation’s information to Brother Divine. This is a real headache because the brethren don’t realize the importance of getting the info to us!
The Yowando congregation didn’t meet in their small building this morning. We were very grateful to be sitting outside under some trees with a very slight breeze blowing. We didn’t get to see the chief before services because he was settling a case for some villagers at his house so we had to wait until later. There were more people in attendance today than normal. The schools are on break so some in attendance may have been students. I taught another lesson from the book of Ecclesiastes while Timothy interpreted for me.
After services before the audience dispersed, one of the church leaders brought up a problem that had arisen and they wanted to see if we could solve it for them. There was a grandmother in the audience who was saddled with her 2-month-old grandchild due to the death of her son. We understand the mother of the baby ran away leaving the child due to the circumstances surrounding the death of the husband. The grandmother says she is feeding formula to the baby. At two cans of formula (Lactogen) per week at 100.00- 120.00 Ghana Cedis per can it is extremely costly for a family to pay this amount. We were quick to tell everyone that if the grandmother came to the child center tomorrow, we would be able to provide the formula for the child. You could see a sigh of relief on the grandmother’s face. This problem can be solved without much effort on our part. We appreciate all of our supporters that supply us with funds to provide for these babies and children.
We stopped by the chief’s house and greeted him. During our visit he expressed a need for four bags of cement to fix the outside of his throne room. We gave him enough money for two bags of cement which made him very happy.
We left the village and headed farther south on the bush roads to Nalongni and on to Sobobito to pick up their paperwork so Brother Divine can work them up to take to Tamale.
After accomplishing our mission, we dropped off Timothy at his house and drove to Yendi to look for some Maize (Corn) Cerelac for the child center. Our supply is running low. We were able to get 20 cans so that should keep us supplied this week.
This afternoon Skeeter was enjoying his stay in the bedroom. He can get into more stuff than you can shake a stick at. For some reason he loves to eat my whole wheat bread even when he is offered fresh fruit at the same time. I thought it might be a good idea to give him a little sliver of bread with some peanut butter on it. When he took it from me, he got his fingers into the peanut butter. He took a bite of it, dropped it, and promptly wiped his hand on the bed cover like a toddler as to say I didn’t like that sticky stuff on his hand if you please.
We just found out that our little great-niece whose name is Lucy has come down with the flu. I know there are others who have a bug as well. We ask the Lord to help all of you get through your sickness and get back to normal.
We hope you are having a good Lord’s Day. We covet your prayers and wish you all a wonderful day!
In His service,
Stephen & Kandie Taylor
With Skeeter
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