The second day of the monthly evangelists’ class went well. We got up early this morning and rushed around and got all the used clothing bagged up and loaded on the truck. Steve went to class and in the afternoon when the class was finished I drove the truck out to Kulkpeni. We divided the clothes among the men that came to class. Nineteen men from 15 different congregations attended class today. They were surprised and pleased to get the used clothing. The men that rode bicycles and motorcycles to the class loaded their bags of clothes onto the backs of their bicycles and motorcycles and hauled them back to their villages. We carried the bags of clothes back to Yendi for those that that came in on market cars and buses. Steve gave them a little extra money to pay for the transport of the clothes to their villages. He did not want the men to have to be out anything from their own pockets to transport the clothes.
Steve said that Moses, one of the men that attended the class told him that his friend had bought a pair of used pants and had found some money in the pocket. He wanted to know if the money was any good. He pulled out two $20 bills. Steve told him the money was good and wanted to know if he wanted to sell it or keep it. He wanted the Cedis; Steve said the man lit up when he found out that the money was worth 200 Cedis. That is a lot of money considering the minimum wage is just a little over 10 Cedis a day! I imagine that Moses’ friend will share part of the money with him.
We had hoped to go back to Tamale tomorrow and pick up the audit but the Registrar General did not get around to signing it today so we are going to have to wait until Monday to go. Such is life in Ghana, “hurry up and wait!”
Daniel, the evangelist that lives in the area where the fighting has been going on said that there is still unrest in the area. He said that several villages of Konkombas were performing the final rites of a funeral and the herdsmen saw the Chokosi coming through the bush with their guns. They quickly warned the Konkombas and the military came to the area but they did not find any of the warriors. At least there was no fighting. They are still under curfew.
Red’s wife brought their 2 little girls to see us today. The girls are about 3 and 5 years old. Cute as cute can be. They like to come here because we always give them candy and chewing gum. This time we gave them each a baby doll. They thought it was the best gift in the world. I then came in the house and got 2 silky scarves and we tied the babies on their backs. They thought that it was wonderful; they looked just like real moms with their babies tied to their backs. I got some of the cutest pictures! Of course Steve gave them candy too.
Thank you so much for everything you do for us and for the work in Ghana. We appreciate the help. Please keep us in your prayers.
In His Service,
Steve and Kandie
