Saturday, January 29, 2011

Ghana Field Journal — Missions With the Consfords

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Bonjour,   This morning, the car wouldn’t start.  Brother Luther came down to try to jump start it.  It wasn’t the battery though; it was the starter.  Joe…

Missions With the Consfords

Ghana Field Journal — Serving the Lord for Over 25 Years

These daily journal entries document the Consfords’ missionary life across Ivory Coast and Ghana. Over 1,630 entries capture the church planting, the hard days, the answered prayers, and the everyday reality of following God wherever He leads. Browse the full archive or join the Consfords as a prayer partner.

Bonjour,
 
This morning, the car wouldn’t start.  Brother Luther came down to try to jump start it.  It wasn’t the battery though; it was the starter.  Joe took the starter off and took it into town to have it rebuilt.  He came back and put the starter back on, and it fired right up.  There are still a few other things that need to be done, but at least it is running for the moment.
 
During breakfast, the boys were talking about things that would be in Heaven and things that wouldn’t be in Heaven.  Gilbert said, “There won’t be any dirt in Heaven, just gold.”  Danny said, “There won’t be any sickness in Heaven.”  Then, Danny said, “There won’t be any worms in Heaven.”  Joe said, “How will we catch fish without any worms?”  Without hesitation Danny replied, “With ham!”
 
April has a Bible club for the kids in the neighborhood.  The kids went to that this morning.  Then, they played with the Luther kids until lunch time.  I worked on laundry most of the morning.
 
We invited the Luthers for supper tonight.  I made pizza this afternoon.  We had a good time of fellowship with the Luthers and April.
 
Bonnie is reading me a story.  I keep getting in trouble for not listening.  Each page so far has said, “Help! Help, Mommy! I am stuck.”
 
A demain,
 
Joe, Laura, Gilbert, Danny, and Bonnie

Joe Consford

Baptist Missionary — Ghana, West Africa

Joe and Laura Consford are independent Baptist missionaries sent from Central Baptist Church in Center, Texas. They plant churches, train national pastors, and run a Bible institute in West Africa. Joe is also the author of That's My Goat and Missionary on Fire, and the host of two podcasts.

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