Ghana Field Journal — Missions With the Consfords
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
W'apow mu e, We did not get an e-mail sent yesterday. I will bring you up to date on both days. On Tuesday morning, Joe took the…
W'apow mu e,
We did not get an e-mail sent yesterday. I will bring you up to date on both days.
On Tuesday morning, Joe took the kids to school. Then, he and Dan met with Brother Blay's family concerning funeral arrangements. They had to wait until the spokesman for the family arrived. He said that they would like for the church to handle the entire funeral. That is very unusual here. Usually the family is in charge of everything. It will be a great opportunity to witness to the unsaved family members. The funeral will be October 27.
Joe and I went into town to run a few errands. We ate lunch before we headed to pick the kids up from school. The place where we ate brings out bread and butter before the meal. My butter was rancid, and I didn't discover it until after I had taken a big bite. They brought me some more, and it was fine.
The hot, dry season has arrived. We did some walking in town, and it was toasty warm.
The kids had a good day at school. They were excited to see that I had come with Daddy to pick them up from school. There are about ten other children and two adults who ride home with them every day; so, I usually don't go.
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I started to get a migraine in the evening and went to bed early. It was a load shedding night. Joe stayed up until the power came back on so that he could turn the generator off.
This morning, Joe took the kids to school. Then, he did some office work. I still had a headache; it started letting up this afternoon.
Joe waited around all day for the generator repairman to come today. The generator has an oil leak. The guy never showed up. Maybe he will come tomorrow.
As we were getting ready for church this evening, the power went off. It was not a "scheduled" night, but we thought maybe they had changed the schedule. It was off at the church too. We got the candles all lit and were sitting there waiting until it was time for church to start. One of the guys came in from outside and noticed that the power had come back on. He turned the lights on to let us know that we had power. It is so much nicer to have those fans moving! The kids had fun blowing all of the candles out. We had a good service with twelve in attendance.
Nantsew yie!
Joe, Laura, Gilbert, Danny, and Bonnie