It was a little cooler when we got up this morning which made for a pleasant walk. Steve said it is sort of like a desert here in Northern Ghana; it is cool at night and blistering hot during the day. Cool is subjective; it was around 80 this morning. Papa, the night watchman was wearing the new winter coat we bought him and a toboggan. I am sure that he thought it was “bitterly cold!”
The brothers from Tumbu and Bungbali came to the mission house this morning. We have not been able to go visit these congregations in a long time because last year there was a conflict in their area and a mini war. It was a land dispute. Then the Coronavirus hit. Steve told them to greet the churches and let them know that we had not forgotten them. Noah Wassum ,one of the men who is a regular attendee was not able to attend the monthly class this month because his mother was sick. He said he had heard that Steve had given out tires and tubes. He was hinting heavily that he needed some too. Of course Steve was more than happy to give them to him.
The outdoor toilet maker has gotten both Tichak and Timothy’s toilet houses built and he got Timothy’s toilet pit dug. He was going to start on Tichak’s pit later today. The buildings have not been plastered and they still needed to be roofed and have the doors attached but at least they are coming up. The men are so proud of their toilets.
Dawda, the mason finished plastering the outside of the building and got 3 floors put down. Timothy Niligrini, the evangelist came to the mission house yesterday and Steve told him to go down and check out the building. He was surprised! He said that he thought we were just putting up a small single room structure; not a full house.
Today is Mr. Iddrisu’s day off so Steve had to drive the motor king and load the cement. Nazo helped him but it is still lots of heavy lifting. The mason’s worked late again today. Today there were 5 women on the work crew. I like the idea of the women having a job but really that seems like too hard of work for a woman.
Zorash made soy bean kabobs today. When she gets ready to make them we provide the Epsom’s salt that causes the soy bean milk to congeal and I give her my soybeans. In return she gives us back a portion of the soy bean curd. We cut the curd into cubes and fry it. Then we make a sauce of tomatoes, onions, garlic, ginger, hot pepper and oil to cook the cubes in. Then we put them over an open fire to get a char on them. They are delicious; you feel like you are eating meat. I bet you can’t guess what we are having for supper!
Take care and please say a special prayer for our dear friend and elder Ray Hill. He has the Covid virus and is in the hospital. We know he would appreciate the prayers.
In His Service,
Steve and Kandie
