We got up early this morning so we could start working on re-attaching the razor wire. We were able to get about 2 hours of work in before it got too hot. We fully intended to go back out this evening but other things got in our way. Yesterday we told Nazo and Mr. Iddrisu to go to the back of the property and to cut down all the trees and brush that were growing near the wall. Well, they cut down most of the small trees but did nothing about the brush. It must have been a language barrier problem because when we got back from worship yesterday they said they had finished the job. There were places along the fence row that we could not get to because the brush was so dense. I was afraid that I was going to step on a snake! When we finished what we could this morning we sent the men back to the field again with clearer instructions. They said they had finished it all and that it looked good. We will see when we go back tomorrow.
Divine came for a visit this afternoon and brought the PTA chairman from the school he is working with in Kpamang. We told them that donations had come in from the family of Robert Johnson, Rusty’s father. Rusty and his family have been long time supporters of the work. When Rusty’s father died they asked that donations be made to the work. Divine is trying to get a school feeding program started at Kpamang and they are in need of an outdoor kitchen for the ladies to do the cooking in. They are going to start with a small pole barn structure which they will later enclose with mud balls. We went to town and bought the tin roofing sheets, lumber, cement and nails that they will need for the project. Divine is very excited about the project. He was going to carry the building material to the school in his motor king but it was in the work shop so we brought the stuff to the mission house. He will pick it up tomorrow.
While we were at the lumber yard we noticed a turtle in a plastic container. It was a water turtle. It was about the size of my hand. We asked them where they got it from and the man that found it said, “I met it this morning on my way.” We asked him what he was going to do with it and were expecting him to say, “Eat it”, but he said he did not know and wanted to know if we wanted it. Yes! I wanted it! I wanted to save its life! We gave the man 5 Cedis for the turtle (about 1 dollar). When we finished unloading the building supplies we went in search of some water so we could set the turtle free. There is a very nice dam / pond several miles from Yendi. We can see the pond from the road but we have never actually been to the pond. We meandered around and finally got to the pond. It was actually a very beautiful. We put the turtle near the edge of the water and he only took a few steps into the water before he started burying himself in the mud. He was happy and so were we! That was our good deed for the day.
Take care and keep praying for the work.
In His Service,
Steve and Kandie
