Ghana Field Journal — Missions With the Consfords
Saturday, May 26, 2012
W'apow mu e, When Joe went out to head to the church this morning, the car would not start. He thought that the alternator had gone out. He…
W'apow mu e,
When Joe went out to head to the church this morning, the car would not start. He thought that the alternator had gone out. He got it started and went on to the church. It started raining; so, they couldn't do Bible Clubs today. They went to visit Brother Blay; his health continues to decline. Then, Joe went to the mechanic. It must have been just a loose plug because they fixed the problem and did not charge him anything.
Our big cleaning project today was deep cleaning the kids' rooms. We had a huddle and went over our plan of action. (My mom used to have huddles with us on Saturday mornings.) The kids enjoyed the huddle and were really into sorting and cleaning for about ten minutes. I told Danny to get everything out from under the beds. He kept pulling wet rags out. I asked him why there were wet rags under the beds. They informed me that they were cleaning their tools during nap time yesterday. I asked if the tools were dry, and they said that they were. A few minutes later, I reached for something under the bed and put my hand in a puddle of water. Their "tool box" still had about two inches of water in it. I carried the box to the bathroom, dumped out the tools, and made the boys dry every tool before they put them back away.
The kids went out on the pavement in the rain for a few minutes. They had their umbrellas. The wind was lifting up their umbrellas. The kids were hoping that they would be able to fly. No such luck! : ) They had their rain coats on but still managed to get wet somehow. They came in and changed their clothes.
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After we finished cleaning, it had stopped raining. They went back outside for a few minutes before lunch. When they came back in, they had mud everywhere. Joe said that we had the three little pigs. Gilbert piped up and said, "And we have two big bad wolves!"
After naps, the kids swam for a little while. I worked on supper, and Joe watched them swim.
Bonnie was telling us what she had learned in school this week. She said, "Do you know what my new number was? It was the letter T."
Nantsew yie!
Joe, Laura, Gilbert, Danny, and Bonnie