The masons did not start work very early this morning. They were just getting started around 10:00. They said that they did not start early because it was threatening to rain and the rain would ruin the mortar. Timothy called and said the mason wanted to know the measurements of the doors and the windows. Instead of trying to give them the measurements we went to Red’s house and picked up a door and a window and took them out to Kulkpeni. This way if the opening does not fit the doors, it will not be our fault. When we got to Red’s house he was in the process of spray painting the doors. He made the doors months ago, why he did not paint them is anyone’s guess. It was very humid today so it will take a while for the paint to dry. There is only a 45% chance of rain tomorrow so maybe the sun will peak out.
Amama decided to wash the corn and soybeans this morning even though it would be difficult for the corn to dry, especially since they normally put tarps on the ground and spread the corn on the tarps so it can dry in the sun. Today they decided to let the grain dry on the veranda at the Child Center. We left the fans on so that there would be some air movement. Steve tried to explain to the ladies that if we put wet corn in the roaster it would dry the corn before it roasted it. There was no way they were going to deviate from the way they have always dried and roasted the grain; they are very stuck in tradition. We ran out of weaning mix this morning and had to buy some from our neighbor again.
Joseph, one of the church leaders from Sakpei, called Timothy this morning to let him know that one of the church members died. It was a lady; the church said that they would buy the casket for the lady and he wanted to know if we would contribute toward the purchase of the casket. Steve sent Joseph a gift to help buy the casket. Later in the morning Joseph called back to say that the casket the family bought cost twice as much as the church thought it would. That is the problem of agreeing to do something before you know the cost. We are not sure what they will do now. They will need to bury the body as soon as possible. The Konkomba people usually try to bury the body the day the person dies or the very next day.
Please keep us and the work in your prayers.
In HIS Service,
Steve, Kandie and Skeeter
P.S. Our niece Lyndie made it through her surgery with flying colors and everything went as planned and she is at home. Thank you for the prayers.
The Monkeyshines
Mom fed me something that I really enjoyed today! Some of the new foods she gives me make me gag! Mom made tuna salad for supper so she fed me tidbits of tuna as she was making it. It was delicious! It tastes just like grasshoppers! Seriously, it was good! You should try it sometime. Now, I did not try it after she put all that goop on it. You know the mayonnaise and mustard. Just between you and me I think that she ruined it with that stuff!
We got a terrible thunderstorm with lots of wind, rain, thunder and lightning! I thought for sure that Mom would rescue me from the storm. I was locked up in my jail cell; it happened in the middle of the night! It was awful but Mom never came! The next morning she apologized for not rescuing me but she said that she can not come and get me every time that it storms because there will be plenty of storms when she is not around as a security blanket! I think that idea stinks!!!! I need a security blanket; I am just a baby!
Keep tuna on the menu!
Love, Skeeter
