Timothy didn’t have to drive in to the compound this morning because we were going right by his house to visit the congregation at Sobobito. When he came to the truck his arms were filled with four 1 liter containers of chemicals for his farm that he planned to drop off at his father’s family house as we drove through the village of Jagrido.
It was a nice bright morning as we drove southwest of Kulkpeni towards our destination. We dropped off the chemicals in Jagrido as planned and traveled on to Sobibito. The church was assembled when we arrived. It wasn’t long before Timothy and I were standing to preach. Traditionally before I start preaching Timothy and I tell the congregation what gifts we have brought to them. Today we gave them a bible, juice, unleavened bread, cups, pad & pen, erasable markers, and a metal strong box to keep their books and important papers in. I used my “padlock and file” lesson (The Unchanging God).
The room was hot. I could feel the sweat dripping down my back as I taught but the audience stayed captivated. Somehow Kandie got stuck in the corner of the building so I know she was sweating bullets as I was; we made it through the service. There were 76 people present today.
During the question and answer period after services the questions were mainly dealing with marriage and divorce. A man asked “what if a Christian woman wanted to marry a Moslem man?” Of course we couldn’t say it is wrong to marry a Moslem but here the man has total control of the children so if the man wants the children to be Moslem that is what they will be without question. This question doesn’t indicate that a young lady in the audience wants to marry a Moslem man. They want to know what kind of answer we will give from the scriptures. We really enjoy the questions.
On the way back to Kulkpeni we have to pass through the village of Nalongni, where Joseph Kumasi lives. Joseph is the man that had a stroke right after we arrived in February. We wanted to see how he was faring. His speech is improving and we watched a video of Joseph walking with a stick. He and the family were happy to see us. We left a small monetary for the family before we left for Kulkpeni.
This afternoon I helped Kandie enter the receipts for the end of the month. It is hard to believe there are just two days left in this month. As I am writing there is a major wind storm blowing dust everywhere. Most of the mangoes will come falling down with this storm.
Hope you are having a good Lord’s Day. May God bless!
In His service,
Stephen and Kandie Taylor
