= Sunday, we were tapped to prepare members for their first trip to the temple. Then because I was tapped to meet with the President and clerk, Steph started the class without me. When I was done in the branch office, it seemed wise to let her continue. She spoke about things we needed to do to be worthy to attend the temple and described the importance of covenants and of learning through symbols.
= For those who make sacred covenants with God in the temple, much is expected of them. Questions involving worthiness came up again occasionally during the lesson. She spent some time on the garments worn under their clothes by members who have made these covenants and practical aspects of how and when to wear them. They're a physical reminder of inner commitments we have made.
= Bishop Kobi brought a cute dress he's working on for Steph; he retained it to raise the back (cut too wide and low). This week a year ago, we left Alabama and flew to Utah to look around before our training began
= Monday, we had our usual weekly meeting. I asked for a few minutes with him; he said I had handled the bicycle situation just fine. I drove Steph to Salgyn Medical Clinic, where she paid for work. Then because those missionaries live next door, we let them ride with us while we went to Cape Coast Stadium Clinic to drop off a check. The stadium overlook areas were packed with young adults; the bleachers themselves were empty.
= Steph created a salad, which we ate while watching Don't Miss This (scripture discussion).
= Tuesday, we stayed home, handling medical and apartment issues remotely. A friend had just finished a medical procedure but was still there in the facility. We had hoped to visit her, but to our discredit we didn’t make it there before she was discharged. [sigh]
= Bishop Kobi came back with the dress, altered. It works and matches a tie that I have from the same fabric.
= Community water trickling in, I closed the input to our overhead polytank - we have full jugs - and diverted the little water to the Elders' overhead polytank.
=Steph cut out and applied tip-ins [summaries] she had printed for sections of her scriptures. She cooked chicken in the replacement electric pressure cooker.
= I was baptized today in 1975 in Spain, not long after Vincent’s miracle birth. He slid out; the doctor had to catch him. Mary-Lorraine was saved in the womb two years earlier by a tired but very alert doctor: another miracle.
= Steph created a salad, which we ate while watching Don't Miss This (scripture discussion).
= Tuesday, we stayed home, handling medical and apartment issues remotely. A friend had just finished a medical procedure but was still there in the facility. We had hoped to visit her, but to our discredit we didn’t make it there before she was discharged. [sigh]
= Bishop Kobi came back with the dress, altered. It works and matches a tie that I have from the same fabric.
= Community water trickling in, I closed the input to our overhead polytank - we have full jugs - and diverted the little water to the Elders' overhead polytank.
=Steph cut out and applied tip-ins [summaries] she had printed for sections of her scriptures. She cooked chicken in the replacement electric pressure cooker.
= I was baptized today in 1975 in Spain, not long after Vincent’s miracle birth. He slid out; the doctor had to catch him. Mary-Lorraine was saved in the womb two years earlier by a tired but very alert doctor: another miracle.
= Wednesday, we stopped by the office and the pharmacy at Goil, inspected an apartment in Asebu, and dropped off packages to missionaries in Yamoransa. We had light suppers (ramen for me, gari for Steph). Steph tried to rest. I sent the journal episode and posted the blog for last week.
= Thursday, office, then Ajumako, but when we were in an undeveloped area, my phone stopped connecting to GPS and Internet. We used Steph’s phone to reach out to the occupants, who sent good coordinates. The temporary problem with my phone - it worked later - saved us some time!
= We inspected the apartment; drove to the post office to send our new address to the probate office; and built a get-well basket for our friend who was recuperating: fruit, medicine, snacks, bread, and the basket itself.
= Home, I finished redoing the workbook that I use for apartment issues, simplifying it while allowing it to handle more information.
= Friday while paying tithing, I noticed that we've been without rent for two months. On the plus side, USAA sent a bonus for length of service by the company; the bonus was almost what we receive for a month’s rent.
= And, it was this week a year ago that we toured church facilities in Utah before starting missionary training. That’s hard to believe.
= We inspected an apartment in Abakrampa, then drove to Mankessim to La Femme restaurant for Date Night [lunch]. Very nice. Home, Steph dealt with medical issues and had a three-way call with the doctor and a missionary at 7:30. Then we ate the leftovers from lunch and watched Star Trek - Enterprise until midnight.
= Saturday, I learned indirectly that we probably do have a renter. The Campbells picked up a piano from the Elders next door and will see that it's used at the branch where the Campbells worship. President Morgan asked me how to purchase bicycle helmets I had sent him information about; I picked one source and responded that Elder Dimmick can buy them via MoMo.
= Scary but OK. Three missionaries and a lady translator were hit by an aboboyaa from behind; the driver had come around a curve too fast. It knocked them down but only gave them cuts and bruises. They went to Elmina polyclinic, only a half hour from us, but they insisted they were fine, had enough money to pay for treatment, and didn’t need us to come. Steph did follow-up paperwork.
= I went to bed after midnight; Steph stayed up to finish working on her hair until past 2 AM. She says the power went off for a while; I never noticed. And, it rained hard.
To church
Our uphill neighbors hired workers to create this groove to try to keep the road from being washed out.
If not Jesus
Aboa onni dua {An animal has no tree}
The large truck nearby is loaded with..
Onions
Minion
Doctors In Service replaced its sign with a bigger one. "Theater Services" refers to a sterile operating room.
Not much room for oncoming traffic
Then again, lanes can be fluid.
Football
The sign details are like those for a gated community in the States.
All shall pass
No lights.
Washing day?
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Moms
Welcome to Jukwa Hemang Lovers Special Chop Bar. Not much ventilation compared to a usual chop bar.
Palm oil fruit
Sunday
Sheep. (Usually, we see goats, but there had to be sheep somewhere.)
Carrying rugs
The shoulder is easier right now.
When asked to reach temple prep, Steph dove right in, using her iPad to pick out things she had highlighted in what would normally be seven 50-minute lessons.
Word Of Wisdom [no coffee, tea, tobacco, booze]
Teaching, waiting for translation and comments, then moving on to the next point
There's a taxi under there somewhere.
He's finishing a passing maneuver. I'm glad we weren't closer to the top of the hill.
Travel heavy, or travel light. Or maybe one person is helping the other.
Firewood
Notice the plants in the road: a signal.
That car's not going anywhere.
Steph's Sunday Snippets (each with three points)
Gye Nyame {Receive God}
Celebration
Everyday life
One animal is *in* the unfinished house.
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Jack Mackerel in tomato sauce. The fish crushes easily for use in a sauce.
As seen here with vermicelli
On February 7th, the Campbells stayed with us overnight and Sister Campbell took this photo. Where we live really does look this nice. I look like my brother (except for his beard).
Some parents send their missionaries items though "LDS Xpress". Couriers fly the items to the missionary's country from Utah. In our case, that means Accra, after which they're shipped by bus. This time, the bags were securely wrapped in an over-taped garbage bag. Then missionaries pick them up at their zone conference (every six weeks).
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Sister Brock, Area Health Advisor, sent us a ukulele with the provision that someone play it. This individual will be the first as it travels around our mission. (Nice uke; nice case.)
Alternate point of view:
Still Forget Obiaa {Everyone}
Sneakers, anyone?
Approaching Salgyn Medical Centre
It's rare to see a passenger wearing a helmet.
Mango chunks
"It's alive! It's alive!"
Scallions
Salad construction
Big salads :)
Don't Miss This [scripture discussion]
Tangled laundry
Meal prepped
Disconnected guest sink drain
Duct tape, while we wait for a better solution
Barely there
Electric pressure cooker
How the chicken came out
Carrying without fuss
Letter candle Scrabble
<music>It's his birthday.</music>
Jesus Jesus Jesus
Nyame Nti {For God's Sake}
Full jug
God First Washing Bay - Yamoransa
God is Great
King of Kings [caskets in various shapes]
Balanced selection
Lift to live
Where is there room for passengers?
Think & Grow Rich Ventures - Dealing in - All kinds of home used gadget {gadgets used in the home, we think}
Ewuradze Kasa {Lord Speak}
= Thursday, office, then Ajumako, but when we were in an undeveloped area, my phone stopped connecting to GPS and Internet. We used Steph’s phone to reach out to the occupants, who sent good coordinates. The temporary problem with my phone - it worked later - saved us some time!
= We inspected the apartment; drove to the post office to send our new address to the probate office; and built a get-well basket for our friend who was recuperating: fruit, medicine, snacks, bread, and the basket itself.
= Home, I finished redoing the workbook that I use for apartment issues, simplifying it while allowing it to handle more information.
= Friday while paying tithing, I noticed that we've been without rent for two months. On the plus side, USAA sent a bonus for length of service by the company; the bonus was almost what we receive for a month’s rent.
= And, it was this week a year ago that we toured church facilities in Utah before starting missionary training. That’s hard to believe.
= We inspected an apartment in Abakrampa, then drove to Mankessim to La Femme restaurant for Date Night [lunch]. Very nice. Home, Steph dealt with medical issues and had a three-way call with the doctor and a missionary at 7:30. Then we ate the leftovers from lunch and watched Star Trek - Enterprise until midnight.
= Saturday, I learned indirectly that we probably do have a renter. The Campbells picked up a piano from the Elders next door and will see that it's used at the branch where the Campbells worship. President Morgan asked me how to purchase bicycle helmets I had sent him information about; I picked one source and responded that Elder Dimmick can buy them via MoMo.
= Scary but OK. Three missionaries and a lady translator were hit by an aboboyaa from behind; the driver had come around a curve too fast. It knocked them down but only gave them cuts and bruises. They went to Elmina polyclinic, only a half hour from us, but they insisted they were fine, had enough money to pay for treatment, and didn’t need us to come. Steph did follow-up paperwork.
= I went to bed after midnight; Steph stayed up to finish working on her hair until past 2 AM. She says the power went off for a while; I never noticed. And, it rained hard.
[No, I don't get it, and the reference to Obadiah 1 doesn't help.
Still Forget Obiaa {Everyone}
(The water meter "gear" moved.)
1 Samuel 3:9 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
Missionaries
The house with the blue windows looks nice, but the stairs to each it are long, it's not at the top of the hill so breeze can't be counted on, and it's near a restaurant.
Affordable Caskets
The gear was spinning quickly, if briefly.
Unidentified meal [grin]
Yes, this is how to carry a sewing machine..
or anything else you need.
I hope that load doesn't break loose.
This one won't.
Grace [of] God
When a vehicle breaks, especially a big one, it's fixed where it sits.
Warning of a temporary lane closure
Kenkey, a sour staple from fermented corn dough.
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The back side of this hill has torn-up guard rails.
Did people pass when they shouldn't have?
The Power and the Glory
Need dirt? Just carve some and carry it away.
Too early for a lunch break; it's uncertain what's happening here, with people walking away from the school.
Are the kids behind her hers - she already has one on board - or do they belong to the person coming toward them?
Who needs James Bond gadgets when you can spew your own oil slick?
Taste no yÉ› Good {[The] taste is good}
As we go marching up the hill;
[from The Handcart Song]
1 Corinthians 12:18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
They sell akokɔ {ɔhiɔken} spares (chicks) and everything to raise them.
We were about to use it.
Follow the path.
Barely there
Don't mess with this lady.
Wrapped to denote a death. This man, a chief, lived for 90 years.
Building material
Boafo Nye Nyame {The Helper Is God}
Need a little cooperation to get through.
Portable store
God is Good - Refrigeration Enterprise
Photo bomb (!)
Graves
There are nice homes everywhere on unlikely roads.
Although dusty, dirt roads are often smoother.
To make these out of cement, a truncated cube is the logical shape for a water tank.
Rugs
Adom {Grace} Casket Home..
Notice the ambulance/ hearse in the background outside the casket store.
The town is building up its traffic humps..
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I don't know what makes this a "special" chop bar. Not much ventilation.
Nyame n'adom ara kwa {God's Grace is indeed free}
Ewuradze Yesu Adom Jnyɛnkopa {Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ Our Lord} Cold Store
On our return, the football game was still i progress.
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Adom Ara Kwa {Just Grace}
Our Father
When you see an American flag, it's often at a bar.
Boafo Yena {Help Us} Electronics
School event
Adom Bi Ntsi {Because of Grace}
Trucks are slow going uphill. So that's where most passing takes place.
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Broni Maame {Caucasian Mother}
Peace
God is Great Enterprise
Look Up to God Enterprise
Egya Pa Yie {Very Good Fire}
els kitchen
Ladystrikers Football Club. "Our team is comprised of both current and retired professionals in the game of football. We pride ourselves with our proven youth development programs for young elite players." "Ladystrikers FC is part of the Ghana Women's Premier League." -- ladystrikers.com
While trying to mail a letter, this funeral parade came by. The person at the stamp window let me pause to take photos before finishing my transaction.
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Here comes the casket.
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And the brass band
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Making the turn uphill, off of the main road
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Steph negotiating for fruit. The shirt message, "Not Sorry", was a clue that this was not going to go well. (The avocados we bought didn't last long.)
Enjoying Christ
Christ in Me
Get-well basket
Nyame Tse Ase {God Understands}
The filters aren't full yet, but some water is reaching them.
Oranges. Green on the outside, but orange taste on the inside.
Water pipes
The Lord is my shepherd
Sheep
Unusual load
Colorful
Hallelujah
Large loads
His Majesty Phone and Accessories
The grounds need work, but members meet at this chapel on Sundays.
Daakye Asem {Future News}
Maybe it will be finished someday, but for now, it's being lived in; it's enough.
Walking to an apartment
We made it.
Steph found this rock's shape to be unusual.
The path is much wider near the road.
God is one
Water chase
Firewood
God is alive
Every Day With God Enterprise
Long Journey
Maybe we'll try the restaurant someday.
Leaving school at 1130. I don't know the rhythm.
Ɔye Adom {He is Grace}
Football
A thing for you never lost
Nyamesom {Religious}
Water found
Water chased
I don't know how he doesn't fall while adjusting this load.
Nyame ne nhyira {God and blessings}
Firewood stacked by thickness
Focus
Chairman 1 was right next to "Focus".
Yɛhowah Nye Me Hwɛfo {Jehovah Is my Shepherd} - Wood Shop
Nice entrance for a place that sells decorative items.
Great Provider
Taylor [Tailor]
Fresh Anointing
Nyame wÉ” hÉ” {There is a God} or {God is available}
Funeral gathering
De Royal Mum
Anointing Work Shop
A catering institute
God First
La Femme Restaurant
Depiction of "Highland Ethiopia Personal Armament" in the restaurant's entrance hall
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Seafood rice, with large pieces of calamari. Very nice.
Football below Fort Amsterdam
The symbol on the ambulance below the fort means "Except God".
Fish
Want a ride? [I'm not sure it was moving.]
Hard Work Pays - Metal Works
Loads can be slender.
School activity
Transplants?
You think *you're* having a busy day.
Disabled vehicle ahead
Strings of 4-6 vehicles take turns going around the obstacle. Cooperation.
Then some play leapfrog. You're safe enough passing the stopped vehicle; the oncoming drivers see your situation. But passing a moving vehicle, you're on your own. The mashed guardrails show that drivers are used to having a shoulder in which to do their dance.
In His Time
It is well
The building at our turn and N1 is coming along nicely.
We call this the "corner store" because you turn left to head in the direction of our home and the mission home.
Crossing..
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One animal didn't get the memo.
This little guy made it inside, and before he got out of our reach, we saved him - group effort - to release him outdoors.
Good camouflage
Pancakes and eggs - for Saturday supper
ɔye yew dee?
[I don't know what to make of this.]
This might be a pun; it sounds exactly like..
Agya Pa Yie {Very Good Father}
[from the 23rd Psalm]
Ewuradze Yie {Lord Well}
[Yes, a verb is missing here.]
[I don't get it.]
Psalm 127:1 - Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
The abandoned fort is a reminder of that.
When peace like a river attendeth my way,
when sorrows like sea billows roll;
whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
"It is well, it is well with my soul."
-- Horatio Gates Spafford
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