Ghana Field Journal — Missions With the Consfords
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Bonjour, Joe preached at the fire station this morning. Joe told them that his dad is a volunteer fire fighter; they were excited that he is a fire…
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Bonjour,
Joe preached at the fire station this morning. Joe told them that his dad is a volunteer fire fighter; they were excited that he is a fire fighter but shocked to hear that he doesn’t get paid to do it. Joe was able to get the part for the pool pump today. He checked on the chemicals, but they weren’t in yet. He stopped at the church to check on their progress. He said that the wall is looking much better, and they are almost finished. Joe took the kids up to the pool to have a picnic. He got the pump working again and let the kids play on the steps of the pool for a little while.
I read this morning while the kids played outside. Then, they came to “read” with me. I didn’t get much reading done after they joined me.
Around 11:30, Kristine and I took a taxi into town. We ate a hamburger. Then, we did some grocery shopping. We saw Jackie and Naomi Siekbert at the grocery store. It was their first trip to Garden Mart after returning from the States. Kristine and I caught another taxi and headed home. The taxi driver tried to raise the price on us, but we stood our ground. He didn’t get a pesewa more than we had agreed upon. (The change is called pesewas, and 100 pesewas make one cedis. One cedis is about 75 cents.)
Danny and Bonnie were asleep when I got home. I think Gilbert has officially outgrown naps although he still takes one occasionally.
I got the kids’ school stuff ordered for the next school year. I called only to find out that I had to order some of it online. I wrote everything down to hopefully make it easier next year.
After supper, Kristine and I played a couple games with the kids. We tried Twister, but the kids aren’t quite big enough to reach all of the spots yet. Then, we played a fishing game. Whoever catches the most fish wins. Danny was catching them with his hands instead of using his pole; we had to nip that in the bud. We played a game of Cadoo. Danny won the first game. Joe joined us for the second game, and we played in teams. The teams were Danny and Kristine, Gilbert and Joe, and Bonnie and I. Gilbert’s team and Bonnie’s team tied; Danny was heartbroken once again because he lost. He had to go to bed early. He has to learn that we don’t cry if we lose.
A demain,
Joe, Laura, Gilbert, Danny, and Bonnie