The Yendi notes today are coming courtesy of Perry Martin.
This morning started with a breakfast of boiled eggs and hash browns. Kandie always has food appearing at the right time for meals.
After breakfast we all separated to “divide and conquer” the days tasks. Steve called the mechanic to come to house to repair the motor king that broke down last night and we had to tow home. Jack and I stayed with the mechanic to assist which usually meant we had to get a tool or something else needed to support the repair.
Rusty stayed in the house and folded the programs for the seminar. Kandie had Meri and Amama cleaning the guinea corn while she was making some soap paste to put on the bottom of the pots to be used over open fires. Putting the soap on the bottoms helps with cleaning the soot off the bottom after. Steve was busy with the CDC and a bunch of other tasks that I couldn’t keep up with.
After the motor king got repaired – Rusty, Jack and I took the truck and the motor king to pick up 5 finished podiums and take them to Kulkpeni. Three of the podiums will be used for the seminar and then given to a congregation. When we arrived at the Kulkpeni church it was a bee hive of activity. There were many of the brothers and sisters cleaning, painting, clearing bush and other work needed in preparation for the seminar. It was encouraging to see them working so hard and it was obvious that they were getting excited about the upcoming seminar.
Upon our return from Kulkpeni it was time for lunch and “guess what”; Kandie had it ready. We had “melted cheese” sandwiches with pepperoni in them along with some deep fried yams.
After lunch, we went to pay our respects to the Regent of Dagbon. We met at his palace. When we arrived we waited in a room in which the King’s horse was tied up, eating some grass. We were brought in to see the Regent where Steve introduced Rusty, Jack and I. The Regent was quite engaging and told us about all the plans for Yendi’s growth in the future. As we were leaving, the Regent presented us with 6 guinea fowls (live of course) and a large basket of yams. For Ghana this is a very generous gift that equates to a couple of weeks of wages for the average person. Steve and Kandie distributed this bounty amongst the CDC labor.
We picked up Kandie and headed back out to Kulkpeni to take some supplies and to do some more preparation. Timothy and the other brethren were still there working!
We returned to the house and before you know it Kandie had supper ready, a delicious meal of beef with gravy and rice.
Well tomorrow is another early start. We have to go get the pigs for the seminar and take them to Kulkpeni.
Thanks to every one of you that support this work and keep the Ghana churches in your prayers.
In Christian Love
Steve, Kandie, Jack, Rusty & Perry
