Timothy stopped by first thing this morning so we could finalize the schedule for the time that Jim and Pam Clark will be here. We want to visit as many churches as possible while they are here. The schedule is full to overflowing! We will be doing VBS in 2 villages and night preaching in 5 villages and a class for the evangelists and church leaders as well as a class for their wives. They will get no rest while they are here; they will just have to rest when they get to heaven! Ha! We do plan on doing a little sightseeing while they are here.
Just before Timothy left, I gifted him some fabric that I bought several years ago that I cannot use in my quilt projects. The vendor told me that the fabric was 100% cotton; well, it is 100% something but it is not cotton. The fabric was fairly expensive as far as fabric goes here in Ghana and I tried and tried to figure out a way to use it but it is a polyester blend of some sort. It is actually material that they use to make trousers and leisure type suits from. They call the leisure suits “Up and Down” because the top and the trousers are made from the same fabric. They are also called political suits because many of the politicians wear them when they are campaigning. I had 3 pieces; turquoise, black, and cream; there were yards of fabric. Timothy was so happy to get the fabric! He said he would still be thanking me as he rode his motorcycle back to his house! He said that we would see him wearing the new clothes very soon! So sweet!
Meri and Zorash were telling us how the meat is traditionally distributed in the homes of their tribe. When an animal is slaughtered, such as a guinea fowl or a chicken, the man himself kills the animal because it is taboo for a Muslim man to eat an animal that has not been slaughtered by himself or another Muslim man. If Steve killed a chicken, the Muslims would not be allowed to eat it. The wife then cleans and cuts up the meat. When the meat is cooked, it is taken to the man for inspection; he looks through the meat and counts all the pieces to make sure that the women have not taken any of the meat for themselves. Then the husband selects the pieces of meat he wants to eat. The pan of meat is then given to the husband’s mother and then his brothers and his sisters-in-law. The wives are given the back; the children are given the feet and the head. No matter how many wives the man has, if he has 2 or 3, they all share the one piece of the back. One fowl will feed the whole family. And then they wonder why the women are anemic and dying in childbirth and why the children are malnourished. There are so many people living in one house that it is impossible for all of them to be fed well. The same thing happens when a larger animal is slaughtered; if a goat is slaughtered, the wives still get the back bone which the meat has been well trimmed from; the children get the head and the hooves.
Once again, I have to say that I am proud that I was not born a Ghanaian woman!
Have a great day!
In HIS Service,
Steve, Kandie and Skeeter
The Monkeyshines
I had a nice grasshopper for breakfast! Mom found one for me and I was more than happy to take it off her hands! Grasshoppers have become one of my favorite treats! Do you remember how disgusted I was when Mom first started trying to get me to eat them? Gag me! I guess given enough time you can get used to anything!
One of my favorite toys has been lost for a long time; it was Frogger! I have had him since I was a baby; it is a green stuffed frog with huge eyes. Well, it mysteriously showed up! I was so happy to be reunited with Frogger! I have carried him around most of the day; Mom tied a blue ribbon around his neck so it would not be so easy for me to lose him. Sometimes Mom ties the end of the ribbon to my belt and then I can drag the stuffed animal around with me! It is a very exciting game because it is just like the stuffed animal is chasing me! It is scary and exciting all at the same time!
It is good exercise too; I run faster when I think something is chasing me!
Love, Skeeter
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