Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Ghana Field Journal — Missions With the Consfords

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Bonjour, Thank you to those of you who prayed about our water situation. It came back on this afternoon and has been on and off throughout the evening….

Bonjour,

Thank you to those of you who prayed about our water situation. It came

back on this afternoon and has been on and off throughout the evening.

We were able to get our drinking water receptacles filled up.

Joe went into Abidjan this morning to get a pump for our water tank. He

was able to get a good deal on the pump. Lenell wanted one too; so, he

got one for her as well. He had to wait around until noon to purchase

the pump; so, he ran errands with Dan. Dan had met him in town to show

him where the pump place was. They went to lunch and then went back to

the pump place.

I have been working on things for our Thanksgiving meal tomorrow. We

are getting together with the other missionaries. I made some pies and

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a layer salad. I also mixed up some root beer. It tastes pretty close

to the real thing; it will be a special treat. I will finish up the

other things in the morning.

Bonnie is growing. She is 5 1/2 months old and is starting to wear some

12 months clothes. She is starting to sit up, attempting to crawl, and

is now eating cereal.

Danny is almost the same size as Gilbert. Everyone always asks if they

are twins.

I let the boys stay up until Daddy got home. We all took naps while Joe

worked in the office.

Joe preached this evening. The service went well.

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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