Danny’s Friend and Birthday Fun

Ghana Field Journal — Missions With the Consfords

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Danny loves the little African children.  He is so tickled when he can get one of them to sit by him or in his lap.  Gilbert came inside…

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.

Danny loves the little African children.  He is so tickled when he can get one of them to sit by him or in his lap.  Gilbert came inside after Bible Club and said, “Mom, Danny has a little friend.”  A lot of the small children are afraid of the “brony” (the Fante word for white man).
Gilbert turns seven tomorrow.  We had his party tonight.
The kids had fun with the contents of their “goody bags.”
Gilbert’s squirt gun
Playing “Pin the Pterodactyl on the Spot” – One of our supporting churches sent a box full of birthday party supplies; this was one of the things that they sent.

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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