Ghana Field Journal — Missions With the Consfords
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Bonjour, Joe went to the Anyama church this morning. The Lebanese businessman was going to send supplies today, and Joe wanted to be there when they arrived. He…
Bonjour,
Joe went to the Anyama church this morning. The Lebanese businessman
was going to send supplies today, and Joe wanted to be there when they
arrived. He waited all morning, and they didn't come. He talked to the
man on the phone. He said that he would call Joe when they left to head
this way. So, Joe came home for lunch. He got the call a little before
16:00 and went back up there. The man sent $900 worth of stuff – a ton
and a half of cement, two tons of sand, and fifteen gallons of top
quality paint. He wants them to finish the school room for the deaf.
He said that if he is pleased with the way the construction is done, he
would like to help more with the orphanage in the future.
Right now, the deaf school meets in a house that is falling apart. Once
the three schoolrooms are finished, the house can be torn down, and the
orphanage can be built in its place.
The Anyama church just finished their missions conference a couple weeks
ago. The people had pledged to give 141,000 CFA per month for
missions. They had also taken up a special offering to help another
Ivorian church buy land. They are so excited about what the Lord is
doing there for them.
Danny got in trouble this morning. Joe told him that he couldn't have
any chocolate until after naps because that was what he had been trying
to get when he got in trouble. As soon as Danny got up from his nap, he
came to me. He had a sweet smile on his face, and said, "Please Mommy,
please could I have some chocolate?" He remembered!!
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Bonnie was watching Danny do a puzzle today. He kept saying, "No,
Bonnie, you can't help me." I told him that she just wanted to watch
him; but about that time, she crawled right on top of his puzzle.
Bonnie was crawling down the hallway trying to catch up with the boys.
Gilbert said to Danny, "Run for your life, Danny!" When Danny tried to
repeat Gilbert, he said, "Run for life!"
Joe worked in the office this evening. I read books to Gilbert and
Danny while Bonnie kept trying to stand up while holding on to my legs.
A demain,
Joe, Laura, Gilbert, Danny, and Bonnie