Ghana Field Journal — Missions With the Consfords
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Bonjour, Joe went to the chicken farm this morning to get eggs. He got to witness to the chicken farmer for about an hour. His name is Joseph…
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Bonjour,
Joe went to the chicken farm this morning to get eggs. He got to witness to the chicken farmer for about an hour. His name is Joseph too.
After breakfast, Joe went into town to run some errands. Then, he headed up to the church to check on the progress there. They should finish up with that wall tomorrow. It still needs to be plastered and painted, but that will have to be done at a later date. Getting that wall up has depleted the church funds for now.
The kids and I went through some Bible memory cards this morning. I would show them the picture, and they would tell me that story. If they didn't know the story or didn't have it quite right, I helped them out.
Then, they went outside to play. They came running through the door a little later. I was in the kitchen working on getting a roast in the crock pot and making a cake. Some men and their dogs were passing through the yard. The kids were scared of the dogs because one of those dogs bit Danny in the bottom a different day. They had been playing with some little cars down by the well house. When they got frightened, they left their cars and ran. A couple of the men stopped by the well house to sharpen their machetes. I went out on the porch to make sure that they were moving on. They did move on, but one of the boys' little dump trucks was missing after those guys left. I didn't think grown men would take a toy. I told the kids that next time they got scared to grab their toys before running inside. Lots of people pass through our yard when going from their houses to their farms.
The repairman came to look at the dryer this afternoon. He came to the conclusion that it was the regulator on the gas bottle that was causing the problems. We changed regulators. But after he left, the dryer was doing the same thing it had been doing before. I guess we'll have to try somebody else. Joe can probably figure it out when he has time to look at it.
After naps, we ate supper and got ready for church. Joe asked Bonnie if she was a cotton picker. She said, "I amn't! I'm a princess!" We had a good service tonight with sixteen in attendance.
A demain,
Joe, Laura, Gilbert, Danny, and Bonnie