A Smooth Sunday

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January 29, 2024

This morning, I woke up at 5:30 A.M. Prince was staying at the house and needed help trying to find an iron. Unfortunately, the only thing I could find was…

This morning, I woke up at 5:30 A.M. Prince was staying at the house and needed help trying to find an iron. Unfortunately, the only thing I could find was am ironing board. Once I realized I would not be able to find one, I tried going back to sleep. I had some weird cramps that kept me from sleeping well, but I was able to get a little bit more shut eye before waking up at 6:30 A.M. I locked the house up last night; so, Prince needed me to let him out so he could go to the village and round up the kids who were coming to church. I also had to put the dog away.

After putting the dog away and cleaning up after the dog, I let Prince out. Once he left, I went up to my room and got ready for the day. I got dressed, ate breakfast, got my water ready, etc. I left the house at 8:15 A.M. to walk to the village to meet up with Prince. We had eleven kids come from the village this week. The last two weeks we have had around seven; so, it is a blessing to see the route growing.

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Once we got to church, we got things going. Bro. Arhin taught the Sunday school hour. Bro. Sammy preached the main service, and I got to teach one of the Sunday school classes with Bro. Arhin as my translator. We had 21 in our class, and a total of 110 at the service this morning. After the service, Prince and I rode with the kids back to their village. Once we had dropped them off, we took the ten minute walk back to the house. Once I got to my turn off, Prince and I parted ways. After getting inside, I heated up some KFC for lunch. Once I had finished eating, I went up to my room for the afternoon.

I had hoped to catch a taxi to go back to the church this evening, but I did not catch one until I had walked a mile and a half. I was finally able to get one to stop. I only had a half mile left to go; so, I probably should have walked the rest of the way because the driver overcharged me.

Once I got to the church, we had a good choir practice. After practice, we started the service, and everything went smoothly. Bro. Arhin preached a good message tonight. After the service, I had one of the guys help me catch a taxi. I had the taxi take me to a junction, and I walked the rest of the way from there, which was about half a mile or so. On my way home, I was able to FaceTime and talk to dad for a little while. We were also able to talk for a good while once I got home. After hanging up, I heated up some more KFC and enjoyed a good supper. After supper, I washed up the dishes and headed upstairs for the night.

I am currently finishing the blog. Then, I will be off to get cleaned up and head to bed. Tomorrow, I am planning on doing a bit of sweeping and mopping around the house. We are in the dry season; so, everything gets dusty very quickly. You know it is time to start cleaning when you can see where you have walked.

JC

Joe Consford

Baptist Missionary — Author — Podcaster

Joe and Laura Consford are independent Baptist missionaries to Ghana, West Africa, sent from Central Baptist Church in Center, Texas. Joe is the author of That's My Goat and Missionary on Fire, and the host of the Morning Meditation and Missionary on Fire podcasts. The Consfords are currently on deputation and available to visit your church.

2 thoughts on “A Smooth Sunday”

  1. Ginger Consford

    what a great Sunday. Hope you are feeling better. Our day was good here too. One girl was saved this morning in Jr church. That is always exciting. Have a good week! We love you and are praying for you.

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