At Coconut Grove – Part 2

Ghana Field Journal — Missions With the Consfords

Friday, August 24, 2012

Bonnie enjoyed the catfish pond much more than the crocodile pond! Gilbert and Mom at the catfish pond Bonnie was the keeper of the water bottle. Bonnie was…

Missions With the Consfords

Ghana Field Journal — Serving the Lord for Over 25 Years

These daily journal entries document the Consfords’ missionary life across Ivory Coast and Ghana. Over 1,630 entries capture the church planting, the hard days, the answered prayers, and the everyday reality of following God wherever He leads. Browse the full archive or join the Consfords as a prayer partner.

Bonnie enjoyed the catfish pond much more than the crocodile pond!
Gilbert and Mom at the catfish pond
Bonnie was the keeper of the water bottle.
Bonnie was prepared for battle.
Beautiful view
Bonnie sneaked into the picture.
This was as far as we ventured out because the undertow was too strong.  They said that three people had died due to the undertow in the past couple of weeks.
Danny doing the backwards fall – Danny swam five laps around this pool.
Bonnie said, “Mom, I made up a new friend – Jonathan.”
After the kids swam, they were walking the wall that you can see pictured behind the chairs.  On Bonnie’s last lap, she missed a step and fell off of the wall.  
A day later, we found out that she has a broken left arm – a buckle fracture near the elbow.

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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