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John in Ghana: The Old Lion [1]
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Date: 2023-03-17
The old man standing next to John of Ghana in this photo is Frederic Anor Asamuoh.
I am going to post the chats John and I had about him. I hope it is readable.
(chat of March 11)
John:
Meet our new old man we talk about him on Monday
Me:
last Monday?
I don't remember
John:
Fredrich anor asamuoh
No new person I meet in accra
Yesterday and come to show him home
His leg has problem one swallowing
New person we talk about him on Monday after the song
No energy for that now
Me:
ok understand
I thought you meant we had talked about him
John:
No
Just introducing our new member
Me:
ok
John:
The man ask.me to help him with shelter he is living under over head brinch (overhead bridge) in acccra sorrowful
(This is our chat about him from last night:)
He has problem with his leg
One swallowing and he has no job[. He is] sleeping under breach (bridge)
What to eat is a problem and need food shelter
Me:
are you helping him?
John:
He said he will be happy for his leg to be trested
Never than that only gave him 5 cedis (about 40 cents) first day we meet
He is looking forward for our help
Their age type will be good if we have a sleeping place instead of renting
His sleeping place is very terrible
Me:
do you know much about his background?
John:
Yes from Assign forsu he spend his life from youth age till.now
John:
In Accra hustling he said he knew me long years ago
Wen I was a kid on the street he narrated many stories that I myself forget
He is called the bailer
He spend his years trying to help people who are in the hands of the police without family
Is (in) short he use to bail boys who are thugs and left behind bars
Like he says hey boy I no (know) you for years way back I use to get you out from cells
John:
I use to defend you and your crew but now can't find most of you and he says this your friend is dead the other one in jail and others are cripple extra how come you are looking great perfect waooo did you stop stealing and robbing I said of (old?) man don't make me cry over my friends who are dead etc. have quite (quit) that for decades
Years and now in music and NGO
Even an evengelist
Loll he said.
A whole lot not understand who I survive lost from The getho (ghetto) they fought are dead etc
They start shouting jubilating and my old friend Eric whom I remmenber told me about that man
Me:
Eric?
John:
That he (said?) Jonathan this our god father of the past days wen we use to make trouble fight etc
me:
did Frederic help you?
John:
He is the man who has been defending us for years way back wen we where younger and bail me out if (of) kaneshie cells
John:
Well I remember him but the face change but the point they brought out I realise it was him but he has grown old
John:
So (Eric) help me no (know) the old man and remember him
Me:
okay
difficult but we will try to help him
maybe not until the first of next month
at least with his leg but can try to make sure he has some money
John:
Okay
Loll the best is to get a shelter
This people will have access to water and toilet wen there are at home
This is the end of the chat we had. I hope it is understandable.
In summary, John met Frederic begging (I think) in the street and didn't recognize him until a friend explained to him who he is.
When John was younger Frederic helped him and others when they got in trouble with the law. Now The kids Frederic helped are all dead or in prison. Frederic is penniless and living under a bridge (It may be a freeway overpass.) Of all those he helped no one is left to help him, or willing to help him.
We will try to help but this one is difficult. We still have to rescue both John's brother Joshua and the nine year old orphan Ibrahim from the streets and we don't have much money from month to month to work with. Also, of course, there is Anabel. And Zenabu and Haddi need money for food and for the naming ceremony for their newborn little girl, which is very important. The little girl literally has no name to call her by in public yet.
But we will do what we can. Fredric certainly sounds like a deserving person.
"And Jesus said unto them, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have their nests, but the son of Man has nowhere to lay his head." Matt 8:20
"The north wind doth blow
And we shall have snow
An what will poor robin do then?
Poor thing!
He'll sit in a barn,
And to keep himself warm,
He will hide his head under his wing
Poor thing!"
Except there is not even a barn for him.
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