Kidd's on a mission

July 25, 2011

The Chief’s

Filed under: News Updates @ 3:18 pm and

Since the arrival of the boats on Thursday, we have been working almost nonstop until dark every day. We have an audience of 50 or so people at any given time. No one can walk by without stopping to look at these vessels and their workers. We have many helpers young and old. The young children can’t stop touching my white legs to see if they are for real. This stuff is priceless! The local garage mechanics who I have befriended, love to help during their spare time. They know the reason for the boats is for bible translation as I have told them the whole story of our mission. Most of them are Muslim and some practice traditional African religions, yet they are very willing to help with the Christian boat project. The auto parts store owner told us today he is thinking about switching from Muslim to Christianity!

Word has gotten to the village chiefs about us and the boats. There are a total of 9 chiefs in Kete Krache and they invited us to meet with them today after lunch. We arrived at the main palace and were given the VIP treatment. All 9 chiefs were present and we assembled outside in their meeting hut. We were served cold malts and followed their traditional greetings and introductions. They expressed their appreciation for us and our team leader, Mark and project manager, Paul explained the whole Lake Volta Language Project process to them. We were given traditional Ghanaian dress and posed for a few pictures. This was huge and an amazing time for all. On the way back to the guesthouse, I told our team, this sure beats sitting at home, watching TV!


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