This afternoon we looked out in the yard and saw Abochi, he is the carpenter /roofer. He is also friends with Red. Evidently, he had heard that we were building something and he wanted to come and see exactly what we were building. You know the Ghanaians already think we have lost our minds when it comes to this monkey, feeding him, putting clothes on him and taking him to the vet; if anyone had any doubt that we were crazy this new enclosure proved it without a shadow of a doubt! Ha!
Today was Yendi’s big market day. We knew it was going to be very hot this afternoon so shortly after Red came to work, we headed to the market. Our usual parking spot was taken so we had to part on the back side of the market and walk in. Walking in is not a problem but walking back out maneuvering through the crowds of people with a load of vegetables can be a challenge! We got almost everything we were looking for except garden eggs (small white eggplant) and cabbage; the cabbage looked terrible; we finally found a couple small heads that will take care of us until we go to Tamale next week. We are hopeful that we will find better produce there. We needed to buy cooking oil for the Child Center and for a gift for the workers but I did not want Steve to have to carry a 5-gallon container of oil across the market. Oil is always available in the market so we will go back tomorrow or day after tomorrow to get it. (The Ghanaians say tomorrow next when they are referring to the day after tomorrow.)
Steve spent part of the day working on his lesson for tomorrow; we finished washing the fabric and got it dried and folded. I have a lesson that I thought I would work on today but my heart just was not in it. Sometimes there is just too much going on to sit down and focus.
Steve also got the payroll packets ready for payday and he revised the template for the church leaders/ evangelist monthly reports and pay. As the price of fuel goes up so does the transport that the men need to come to the monthly classes.
Divine called and said that the school appreciated the soccer ball that we gave them when Pam and Jim were here last week. He presented it to the head master today. Ghana was a British colony so they still hold on to some of the British language; instead of saying principal they call them the headmaster.
Take care, keep us in your prayers.
In HIS Service,
Steve, Kandie and Skeeter
The Monkeyshines
My condo is almost finished. All of the wire is up all around the enclosure. There is still no door but Mom took me into the enclosure today so I could get a feel for it. It is so big! I did not know which way to go first! Mom had me on a leash because there is no door and if I climbed to the top there would be no way that she could catch me and I can tell you right now there would be no way I would have come down of my own free will! This enclosure is made of chain link fencing and burglar mesh. My jail cell was also made of burglar mesh but when it was made, I was so small that I could go through the burglar mesh and escape. To fix the problem they put chicken wire over the burglar mesh; I could not even put my hand through the chicken wire. I love being able to stick my hand through the openings in my new condo; this afternoon I was sticking my hand through and pulling leaves and bark off the branches outside of the enclosure. It is so tall that I can see into the neighbors’ yard and I can see the vehicles that are coming down the road! Red said that he was going to take the day off tomorrow and stay home so he can finish the door; I can’t wait!
When Abochi came to look at my condo this afternoon he was very noisy! Red and Abochi talked and laughed and made more noise than necessary! It was a bit disconcerting to me! He stayed far too long and I was happy to see his license plate when he left the mission property!
If anyone knows a good realtor, I have a jail cell that I would be willing to let go of for the right price!
Love, Skeeter
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