Week of 20250713 - Ghana Week 70: Hospital Instead of Church; Missing Mouse; Driving Tachie-Mensons; Twi Manual; Outbound and Inbound Missionaries; Wedding Anniversary: 15 Years; Elmina Castle; Fever
= Sunday morning, we picked up an Elder and his companion from the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital. We had expected that they would stay with us so the Elder could receive the third shot in the malaria series from the hospital, but he'll get it at a clinic near them instead. So, we dropped them at Pedu Junction with bug spray, a mosquito net, and sandwiches I had made.
= Home, along with the usual preparation for the weekly meeting, I documented and posted issues for ten apartments.
= Monday after the weekly meeting, I realized I had somehow lost Steph's computer mouse. She'll use mine until we can replace hers [sigh]. I printed estimates for fixing three bicycles.
= In the afternoon, I drove the Mission President and his wife, the Tachie-Mensons, in their vehicle on an extended errand. I shared my reading ability in Twi, the work I'm doing on the Twi manual, and my suggestion for a Bible version in Twi to use in January when members will study the Old Testament for the year. Sister Tachie-Menson read a bit of scripture aloud in Twi.
= Tuesday when we arrived at the office at 1030, all the departing missionaries were already there: unusual. We realized that the shifting schedule would likely preclude our being able to attend and fill our roles at Toastmasters today. I supervised taking one of our bunk beds for a new apartment. We had an informal buffet lunch at the Tachie-Mensons. Steph briefed medical procedures for the missionaries to follow when they arrive home.
= We picked up medicine. We had dinner in the same fashion as lunch. After seeing photos of the outgoing missionaries and hearing their testimonies, we were asked (without prior notice) to share advice. Mine: Be the kind of person someone else would want to marry; practice commitment in everything you do. Eternity is the right amount of time to be with someone.
= Then the missionaries received their stoles, monogrammed with their names, the mission, and dates of service. Done by 9:30. The departing Sisters spent the night at our house.
= Wednesday, we were at the office near 0830 to greet new missionaries; their hired bus arrived past 0920. After words of encouragement and suitcase shuffling, the old missionaries departed and the new ones used our phones to call family, had photos with the Tachie-Mensons, and received briefings. When it was Steph's turn, she showed a malaria video and briefed the group.
= After lunch together, missionaries were interviewed, their suitcases were reviewed, and then they proselyted with seasoned missionaries. I supervised receiving a replacement bunk bed at our home and filled a rut outside our compound gate with coconut hulls and branches cast off by a neighbor.
= After dinner together, a Windows update made my laptop unbootable. I did manage to uninstall the most recent "quality" update. Steph offered hers if mine doesn't come back: sweet of her. Incoming Sisters spent the night at our house.
= Thursday was our wedding anniversary (15 years [grin]). We brought our guests to the mission home for breakfast and ate with them. At the office, my laptop worked! I handled vehicle issues. Before 2, we were on the road for a visit to Elmina Castle, built by the Portuguese, who traded gold through this location. When the Dutch captured it, they expanded it and trafficked men and women through it as the British did through Cape Coast Castle. Home, we had KFC and watched movies Steph had downloaded to the iPad; we relaxed.
= Sunday morning, we picked up an Elder and his companion from the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital. We had expected that they would stay with us so the Elder could receive the third shot in the malaria series from the hospital, but he'll get it at a clinic near them instead. So, we dropped them at Pedu Junction with bug spray, a mosquito net, and sandwiches I had made.
= Home, along with the usual preparation for the weekly meeting, I documented and posted issues for ten apartments.
= Monday after the weekly meeting, I realized I had somehow lost Steph's computer mouse. She'll use mine until we can replace hers [sigh]. I printed estimates for fixing three bicycles.
= In the afternoon, I drove the Mission President and his wife, the Tachie-Mensons, in their vehicle on an extended errand. I shared my reading ability in Twi, the work I'm doing on the Twi manual, and my suggestion for a Bible version in Twi to use in January when members will study the Old Testament for the year. Sister Tachie-Menson read a bit of scripture aloud in Twi.
= Tuesday when we arrived at the office at 1030, all the departing missionaries were already there: unusual. We realized that the shifting schedule would likely preclude our being able to attend and fill our roles at Toastmasters today. I supervised taking one of our bunk beds for a new apartment. We had an informal buffet lunch at the Tachie-Mensons. Steph briefed medical procedures for the missionaries to follow when they arrive home.
= We picked up medicine. We had dinner in the same fashion as lunch. After seeing photos of the outgoing missionaries and hearing their testimonies, we were asked (without prior notice) to share advice. Mine: Be the kind of person someone else would want to marry; practice commitment in everything you do. Eternity is the right amount of time to be with someone.
= Then the missionaries received their stoles, monogrammed with their names, the mission, and dates of service. Done by 9:30. The departing Sisters spent the night at our house.
= Wednesday, we were at the office near 0830 to greet new missionaries; their hired bus arrived past 0920. After words of encouragement and suitcase shuffling, the old missionaries departed and the new ones used our phones to call family, had photos with the Tachie-Mensons, and received briefings. When it was Steph's turn, she showed a malaria video and briefed the group.
= After lunch together, missionaries were interviewed, their suitcases were reviewed, and then they proselyted with seasoned missionaries. I supervised receiving a replacement bunk bed at our home and filled a rut outside our compound gate with coconut hulls and branches cast off by a neighbor.
= After dinner together, a Windows update made my laptop unbootable. I did manage to uninstall the most recent "quality" update. Steph offered hers if mine doesn't come back: sweet of her. Incoming Sisters spent the night at our house.
= Thursday was our wedding anniversary (15 years [grin]). We brought our guests to the mission home for breakfast and ate with them. At the office, my laptop worked! I handled vehicle issues. Before 2, we were on the road for a visit to Elmina Castle, built by the Portuguese, who traded gold through this location. When the Dutch captured it, they expanded it and trafficked men and women through it as the British did through Cape Coast Castle. Home, we had KFC and watched movies Steph had downloaded to the iPad; we relaxed.
= Friday, I made tomato-egg bread as a late lunch. Steph rested; I worked on the blog. Dinner was shoulder ham, red cabbage from a jar, and macaroni. We watched Star Trek - Next Generation until almost midnight; then we found that Steph was running a fever; she sent texts to cancel her cooking lesson for tomorrow.
= Saturday, I reviewed information sent by area to support the Ghana Card renewal. I tried unsuccessfully to reach the water company in the States. I did a generator test. Steph's temperature remained above normal. I napped, worked on the journal, and fixed supper.
Outside Cape Coast Teaching Hospital
Young man with a tray attached to a wheelbarrow
Yedɔwɔ Paa {We Worked Very Well},
GCCM Finishers!
Ayekoo! {Well Done!}
Testimonies..
GCCM Finishers!
Ayekoo! {Well Done!}
The bus! The bus!
burst cell walls, and encapsulated, they move to the lung's capillaries..
We specialize in sales, supplies, and delivery of cows, rams, and goats for... meat sharing, parties, events, businesses.
The building now displays pictures we didn't get to see; we joined the tour at this doorway and didn't think to come back to this spot later. The tour went so fast that for some of the photos that follow, I can't give a proper caption.
I am a Portuguese woman who wants to ask forgiveness in the name of my ancestors to all African people who suffered the pain of slavery. I'm sorry!
My soul cries with you and my voice joins yours. Together we make memory and history today, with a horizon[?] for the future generations. Rita Larga, Elmina, 19 August 2024
The door with the X over it was used to kill. Individuals who cause a problem were forced into the cell and left to starve to death. (A cell for the same grim purpose exists in the Cape Coast Castle as well, only in that one, they would die more quickly, from lack of air.)
[Every volunteer organization seems to have a few people whom you can count on to get things done.]
Activity
9403
No comments:
Post a Comment