= Sunday, we met with the Mfuom Branch. One speaker focused on praying in secret. Another discussed articles of faith; I emphasized in my notes that through Jesus' Atonement, all mankind can be saved through the change that obedience to God's laws and ordinances works in us and that authority is needed to administer those ordinances. The Branch President exhorted us to work on the hardness of our hearts and to sustain our leaders, recognizing that they have been called of God.
= Steph had prepared to lead a lesson in Relief Society, but the only lady who could have translated for her decided to work in Primary at the last minute. So, Steph and one other lady joined us in Elders Quorum and someone led scripture study there. That worked well; because, we had learned this morning that we needed to leave this meeting early to support a baptismal service in Hemang Chapel Praso, thirty minutes away.
= We brought the Elders to that chapel. A youth about 12 years old accompanied hymns with an electric piano in organ mode. I was asked to be a witness to the baptism; they performed the ordinance in English. There was plenty of water in the font; the only stress was getting the names of the children right.
= Monday was a busy office day even though meetings had been bumped to Tuesday this week. We ate food I had fixed. We took a short walk as a break. When an Elder's medical situation deteriorated, the Branch President of the branch he serves got him to the hospital; he was released the next day after being on an IV.
= Tuesday, we had the normal Monday meetings. The Barilleaus were back from a short vacation in Accra. They had done temple work and had visited with the Binghams while there. I straightened up the empty boxes I had left in the cargo container behind the office when I worked there sorting items last week.
= Wednesday, we drove to inspect missionary housing in Abakrampa, beyond Yamoransa, effectively 45 minutes away. The Elders looked very professional: they carried themselves well. The building had some issues; we made notes. We skipped the office today, napping and working from home on medical items (Steph) and clothing and other requests (me).
= Thursday, Steph did not sleep at all last night, but we had a full day at the office, nevertheless. Elder Barilleau was happy with what I had done to replicate in Excel what he does in Linux for a funding task; our successors can likely use in the future what we've collaborated on. Home, I found Twi lessons on YouTube; I should have looked there long ago. I took the driving class on line so I could tell other drivers about any glitches.
= Friday, I learned that the Elders next door didn’t have water. Since the pump for that is behind our house and our compound gate is locked when we're not going through it, we elected to wait at home for the Facilities Manager so I could let him in and know what to do in the future. It turns out that the power switch for the pump behind our house is in the kitchen, not labeled, of the Elders' house. I took and labeled a photo for them to put in their apartment binder.
= Monday was a busy office day even though meetings had been bumped to Tuesday this week. We ate food I had fixed. We took a short walk as a break. When an Elder's medical situation deteriorated, the Branch President of the branch he serves got him to the hospital; he was released the next day after being on an IV.
= Tuesday, we had the normal Monday meetings. The Barilleaus were back from a short vacation in Accra. They had done temple work and had visited with the Binghams while there. I straightened up the empty boxes I had left in the cargo container behind the office when I worked there sorting items last week.
= Wednesday, we drove to inspect missionary housing in Abakrampa, beyond Yamoransa, effectively 45 minutes away. The Elders looked very professional: they carried themselves well. The building had some issues; we made notes. We skipped the office today, napping and working from home on medical items (Steph) and clothing and other requests (me).
= Thursday, Steph did not sleep at all last night, but we had a full day at the office, nevertheless. Elder Barilleau was happy with what I had done to replicate in Excel what he does in Linux for a funding task; our successors can likely use in the future what we've collaborated on. Home, I found Twi lessons on YouTube; I should have looked there long ago. I took the driving class on line so I could tell other drivers about any glitches.
= Friday, I learned that the Elders next door didn’t have water. Since the pump for that is behind our house and our compound gate is locked when we're not going through it, we elected to wait at home for the Facilities Manager so I could let him in and know what to do in the future. It turns out that the power switch for the pump behind our house is in the kitchen, not labeled, of the Elders' house. I took and labeled a photo for them to put in their apartment binder.
= Driving and medical issues continued. An Elder was treated for Typhoid. Another one was placed on an IV and recovered; he had not been eating. We watched a 3 PM medical conference online. After an early dinner, we practiced Twi with Steph's Udemy subscription, then watched Netflix until past midnight.
= Saturday, we tagged along with the Barilleaus to Takoradi for a day-long shopping trip. Takoradi is a distance from us but has items we can’t readily find in Cape Coast; we satisfied most of our list. Steph found two sets of slacks and a dress! The Sunday on Monday podcast related paintings at https://bookofmormonartcatalog.org/ to this week’s scriptures. We worked on missionary support issues and Steph polished her Sunday School lesson for tomorrow. She was still at her desk when I went to bed past 10.
= Saturday, we tagged along with the Barilleaus to Takoradi for a day-long shopping trip. Takoradi is a distance from us but has items we can’t readily find in Cape Coast; we satisfied most of our list. Steph found two sets of slacks and a dress! The Sunday on Monday podcast related paintings at https://bookofmormonartcatalog.org/ to this week’s scriptures. We worked on missionary support issues and Steph polished her Sunday School lesson for tomorrow. She was still at her desk when I went to bed past 10.
The clay structures at left are for cooking. You shove a burning log into the opening at left and set your pan on the clay.
God first
Why we serve...
Lion Pride [fuel] for the lion in you.
Chapel Hill Chapel, Takoradi, on a Saturday
Let the taxi in?
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