Timothy Niligrini arrived at the compound earlier than I had expected this morning. We were sluggish in getting ourselves around but we still managed to get away from the compound at 8:15. I wish we (Kandie and I) had been faster getting around. I mistakenly thought the village of Attado, where we were visiting, was on a different road than on the road we took to Mpeasam last week! This road is terrible!!!!! Instead of arriving at 9:30 at the building, it was 9:45. We had carried a sign board for the church but I told Timothy we would leave it strapped down until after services. They had already started bible class, so we quickly went in and sat down.
When it was time for preaching, I continued to use my lesson about dreams/visions. Timothy and Kandie know this lesson by heart but since we are at a different congregation each week, I want to make sure everyone hears the lesson because it comes up in the question-and-answer period quite often.
After the close of the services, we had a naming ceremony for a little girl. The mother is a church member, the husband is not and wasn’t present today. Kandie said she wished they had informed us beforehand so she could have brought some baby clothes. The parents already had a name for the child in the Konkomba language. I was asked to give an English name. I chose the name Hannah and told the biblical story about Samuel’s mother by that name.
The congregation requested some help to put in a new door and two windows. We had helped with matching funds a year ago which the Church had used to concrete the floor and to plaster the walls. The inside walls looked very nice but we told the Church that putting the door and windows into the existing finished walls would cause a mess, not to mention the damage it would do to the plastered walls. We gave the money for the door and windows but the Church will have to match using their funds to pay the mason and buy the cement for replastering. I told Timothy it was a case of getting the cart before the horse!
We thank the supporters of the work so we can help match funds.
One of the men asked if we would pray for an older woman who is having problems with her eyes. “Of course,” I said, “we can do that”. When I walked over to see the lady, I noticed she didn’t look directly at me. I knew the problem was more serious than just eye pain. After another conversation with her I suspected she is blind. We advised her to go to Yendi Hospital Eye Clinic to be evaluated. Maybe she has cataracts. I gave the lady transport money for her and a family member to go to Yendi. We then prayed for her.
After discussing the building, we drove over to the chief’s house and greeted him. We didn’t linger long and then drove back to the building where a meal had been prepared for us. We were also presented with a massive number of yams and a hen. Then we were told there was someone who wanted to be baptized. The number was actually 7 that wanted to be baptized. The water where the people were to be baptized was ¼ mile away. Timothy instructed Brother Joseph, a church leader, how to baptize the people. He did just fine! Everyone was happy!
That rounds out another day for us. Hope you had a good Lord’s Day. May God bless!
In His service,
Stephen and Kandie Taylor
With Skeeter
