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Pig Farming in Tarkwa

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  The land in Bansa where we will build the Pig Farm.  We will use mostly the resources on the land to build the farm.  A clump of Bamboo can be used for the roofing.  We will use the sand the mining tailings to build the cement blocks.   Our project manager and recent convert  Cobinah Abeadu Enyir On the land is a fish farm that we will use to raise Catfish and Tilapia to feed the pigs We will purchase 2 bores We will purchase 10 sows.  Each sow can produce up to 18 piglets

Baptism

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  The Tarkwa Branch Ghana In order from left to right:  Clint Waite, Richlove Se Amoako (child of record), Shelly Waite, Elder Onwuku, Godfrey Nana Kojo Wealth Owusu (Kojo), Cobbinah Abeudu Enyir, Rockson Asare, Elder Erickson

Sacrifice Brings Blessings

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  Our young missionaries sacrifice their time, money and health to bring people unto Christ.  Elder Chamberlain is one of our many malaria victims (he is doing better now) The blessings are well worth the sacrifices. 

Young Missionaries Dinner

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  Barbequed Lizards Missionaries favorite dish of FuFu

Tarkwa Friends

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Samuel Nketsia, Florence & Austin Acquah  Mid Week activity for Brahabebom branch Shaibu Dranso, Elder Waite, Samuel Nketsia, Sister Waite Paul Antwi Brother and Sister Yankey Rose Mensah (mother) Rafael, Elizabeth, Mousy Mensah Grace Antwi

Driving Hazards

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Weddings and Funerals (White is for weddings, Black and Red for funerals) Road side hazards that are not pulled away Vendors and Merchant Stands Moving bodies Moving livestock Dirt from a taxi headrest on one of our longer torso elders  Oversized loads

African Pioneers

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The African Pioneers were the first members baptized in Ghana.  A list has been compiled by the Church History Department of the first 100 baptized.  Many of these pioneers identify themselves by their number.  For example James Ewudzie is the earliest baptized living member in Ghana.  He would be called "No 4".         # 29 Brigham Johnson is the son of #2 Billy Johnson.  Billy Johnson started the congregation of Latter-day Saints 14 years before the church was organized in Africa.  They prayed in all their worship services that the church would be brought to Africa.  When the first missionaries came in October of 1978 they baptized 100's of Billy Johnson's congregation the first week they arrived.   The others in this picture would be Church Historians who are helping in the writing of Saints IV that will contain a section on Billy Johnson and his son Brigham.   #4 James Ewudzie standing atop the Cape Coast "Hill Cu...