Week of 20250817 - Ghana Week 75: Frozen Storage; Twi Progress; Dinner at the Tachie-Mensons; Tripping Breakers; Ntranoa; Komenda; Otuam; Roadside Squid; Goats to Cook; Successful Generator Swap
= Sunday, we arrived at church slightly late, but it started late. Summary. God wants us to become the kind of person He is so we can enjoy each other's company for eternity. Key to that is the freedom to act wisely and seek Jesus' atonement for our mistakes while we learn and mature.
= Monday, Sister Tachie-Menson and Sister Rebecca bought frozen food, or food to be placed in the large chest freezer procured for that purpose. They went to fish markets in Elmina; we don't know where they bought the frozen meat. The mission now has enough to feed more than 180 people for a short period, and this storage will be rotated as part of buffet meals for transfers and zone conferences.
= Home, there are fewer than 100 words for which I don't have at least provisional definitions for, out of 1500 used in the Twi manual.
= Tuesday, I blogged. It was Sister Tachie-Menson's birthday, and we accepted a dinner invitation. President Tachie-Menson needed to talk. Not about stuff important to the mission, just talk. He provided his impression of other parts of Ghana and of Nigeria; he had served in Nigeria.
= Home, trying to work one switch for a set of outside lights tripped TWO breakers. We kept our commitment to sing for a half hour and discovered that you can lose this gift by not using it.
= Wednesday, we inspected Nitranoa and Komenda apartments and dropped off bikes and helmets at Komenda. Heading home, we stopped at the Elmina Shell for sandwiches for now and later. Home, Steph opened all the windows, and we left things that way until after nightfall.
= Thursday, we swapped bicycles and helmets at Otuam; the road was so bad at one point that when they called to check on our progress, they could tell exactly where we were by the violent movements of the truck. Heading home, we had delicious squid (cooked) from a vehicle-side vendor. We finished them (one each) just before reaching the house: better than ice cream. The grid marks from roasting them had made them look like pastry, which is why we shunned them for more than a year before finally trying them.
= An electrician temporarily fixed a cross-connection behind the switch that had tripped the breakers. After nightfall, trying the switch popped only one breaker: an improvement.
= Friday, after the weekly meeting, I sent vehicle issues to the fleet manager. When I learned there were goats behind the office, I went to look, and re-tied them farther from the building so they wouldn't interfere with guard rest and bicycle repair. Before we left at 2:30 to meet with the electrician, one of the goats, maybe both, had already been harvested.
= The electrician moved one of the larger lights to a second switch. We picked up KFC and ate that while watching The Union, then Star Trek - Next Generation. We relaxed.
= Saturday, our old generator was returned and directly wired to the house instead of running the power through a jack on the front of the device. It worked well. The other generator was moved into the garage of the Big House (next door) for storage.
We shop here occasionally, just not on Sunday.
Usually, kids play with small wheels and sticks; here big tires are being used.
Asɛm Biara Ɛbɛka {It will tell every story}
This might have been intended:
Wɔbɛka asɛm biara {Every story will be told}
(The ball was close to us.)
Someone has taken our church sign.
I hope he sells some rugs.
What keeps the bundles from popping off the sides?
Elder Uchtdorf remembers having his future mother-in-law on his handlebars. (He had hoped his future wife would ride there.)
Construction material (bamboo)
Search Me, O Lord
Psalms 129:23 - Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
1/2 can shredded fake spam; can mixed vegetables; local margarine
Beginning to stock the mission chest freezer
Iced fish, to be repackaged for freezing
Vigorously reinforced traffic bumps..
And now it's our turn..
Bushes against some of the "road" to our house have been cut back.
Electric pressure cooker..
Don't Miss This (scripture discussion)
Road trip four years ago to an historic site; Emily Freeman is the mother of Grace Freeman, the current co-host.
I miss the Super Pack, but we haven't seen it for sale recently. The regular pack is only a little over half the size of the Super pack..
It appears that more room was needed around the building being built across from the Audit agency on our "road".
You know there's a serious problem when you flick one switch and TWO circuit breakers trip.
We committed to singing every Tuesday. We sounded terrible..
The lights are on, but flicking them off is what tripped both breakers at once.
Psalm 23 - Nhyira Ba {Son of Blessing}
[Possibly intended: Nhyira Ɔba No {Bless the Son}]
Always believe something amazing is about to happen
Gye Nyame {Receive God}
We will be near a prison but not pass it today.
Kids often use sticks to steer toy wheels or small tires; these kids are playing with bigger tires.
For Ntranoa, turn left where these people are standing, just before St Teresa Minor Seminary.
This is the compound.
The main building says Gethsemane near the roof.
Walk to the building at the far right of the property.
(Some missionaries were here temporarily, on exchange.)
A nearby wall depicts a tree trunk in relief.
Marble just lasts and lasts and doesn't need repainting.
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The herder is in motion..
Thinking I could see light shining through what looked like windows, I was fascinated by this truck. The red reflectors are hinged at the top so they hang down when the rear is opened.
Cement, sand, and cellulose are combined to make fiber-reinforced cement sheets for roofing.
See https://www.roofingmegastore.co.uk/
A tool that makes it that way
Ahead..
Just after this building, on the right
Close-up of the sign at the turn: True God Enterprises and Fast Food Joint
Better view of the factory
Are these separate tiny apartments?
Ships have taken over this transit shelter.
Zechariah 4:6, 9 - Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house [rebuilding the temple]; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you.
People try hard; look at the items in the cycle-rider's teeth.
Adom Nyame Tsease
likely Adom Nyame Te Ase {Grace [of] God Lives}
Something bad happened to this tree.
likely Yesu Mogya Tumi Woma {The Blood of Jesus Power Gives}
Boundary markers, though wires could be attached; can't tell from here.
Nice-looking apartment building
Net; people by a seagoing canoe
Watching the people at the right, and the wave patterns
Recent reinforcement of traffic bumps is avoided as much as possible; they're jarring..
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The "P" stands for Provisional. After three months as a new driver, you can swap your "L" (Learner) plate for a Provisional plate. At the twelve-month point, you can remove the Provisional plate if you've had no accidents.
Area behind this new building is being carved out of the hill..
Steph opened the windows.
Only one tripped: an improvement.
They're tied; someone will probably have them for dinner soon.
There is a strong desire to pass..
He'll try passing on the right..
Perhaps he started too late; he's not making good progress.
And will try to get back in line.
A new vehicle enters the mix.
Ɛgya Yɛ Sunsum {Father Is Spirit}
Not just spirit. Hebrews 1:1-3 - 1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
Seagoing canoes; how they don't flounder in the waves that they're riding parallel with mystifies me..
Negotiating for new roofing?
Logical idea, but seldom seen: use a wheelbarrow.
No one will argue with a fuel truck..
Blessedly, the car had room to move over, and the driver of the big truck being passed was alert.
For some must push and some must pull. [Song lyric]
Seagoing canoes in construction
Ɛbɛ boa wo {It will help you}
Ɔbɛ boa wo {He will help you} seems more logical
Countless small fish being dried
This building is graced with a gate over which is a stylized seagoing canoe. The vehicle in front is for a driving school.
Exodus 3:13-14 - And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you.
Still a mystery to me; it appears to be involved with large trucks only. The sign is missing a letter: _ J V Superstore.
They are wrapping poles to show respect for someone who has died.
Wrapping them in red and black
This is a palace. I should have slowed down to get the name.
Wild guess: pineapple, a high-value crop
Otuam apartment, set back slightly from the road
No signs of life in the school across the street
I assume an agricultural concern..
I wonder whether this is the hostel mentioned later on this road.
No culvert there; no idea why the road has a seam at that point
The pickup driver has to negotiate with the oncoming motorcyclist, who can't duck to the shoulder for long without hitting the fruit stand.
Nyame Ne Boafo {God and Helper}
Amen
I hope the station has what's needed..
Grilled squid. A real treat we're going to miss.
Eat it as you would a sandwich. Ours were gone by the time we got home.
Ramen and (chicken) hot dogs
I repurposed this as an unpopped kernel catcher..
Some of the ones you can't eat drop through. (I need to make the holes bigger.
Shrimp bullion powder. I used it here to make shrimp-flavored popcorn.
Star Trek - Next Generation
I didn't show the rice, fake spam, and mixed vegetables in this photo.
Our helpers who delivered and hooked up our old generator, and moved the old one to the Big House to store it
Because it's running quietly and well, not shaking and moving around, it will stay in this position so I can easily avoid the toilet pit to its left.
The redundant outlet has been bypassed [yay!], and it puts out enough voltage to do the job.
I disconnect the battery between uses so the battery doesn't drain.
Activity
Something bad happened to this tree.
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