Ghana Field Journal — Missions With the Consfords
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Bonjour, Joe left the house at 5:30 this morning to go get fuel for the generator. He came back and got the generator filled up. Then, he went…
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Bonjour,
Joe left the house at 5:30 this morning to go get fuel for the generator. He came back and got the generator filled up. Then, he went up to the church to head to a funeral. A couple of the men in the church rode with him.
Joe said that there was a man with Down's Syndrome in the village where they went. He was upset because his little radio had quit working. Joe and Dan went in search of a radio. They couldn't find anything in that village and had to come back toward town. They found one and went back to give it to the man, but they couldn't find the man. They sent some boys in the village to find the man and to tell him to come see them. The boys came back and said that they had found the man, but he was throwing rocks at them. So, the boys took Joe and Dan to the man. He didn't want the radio that they got for him because it was not exactly like the one that he had. Oh well, at least they tried to do a good deed.
The kids and I went down for Bible Club. There is a big pile of keys, but I couldn't find the key to lock the door. The guardian was working in the yard; so, we just shut the door and went down the hill for Bible Club. The dog followed the boys down the trail. So, I had to take the dog back home before we did Bible Club. He would not follow me. He was lying on his back and nipped at me each time I tried to pick him up. I picked him up, set him down on the trail, and followed him up the trail to the house. I put him on the back porch and then went back down the hill for Bible Club. I got my exercise in! We had twelve for Bible Club today.
Joe got home just as we were coming back home from Bible Club. The power had just come back on. They got the low voltage problem fixed.
After naps, I went swimming with the kids. Gilbert and Danny kept making up new games to play. Bonnie swam the length of the pool today (with her flotation suit); she thought she was big stuff.
Bonnie helped me make pizza for supper while the boys played outside.
Joe is not feeling well. I think he might have an infection from the broken tooth. He took it easy this evening. Hopefully he will feel better in the morning.
A demain,
Joe, Laura, Gilbert, Danny, and Bonnie