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It was quiet in the Compound today; we only had 2 visitors.  Papa Zachariah, one of the night watchmen, came to pick okra from the plot he had planted in front of the mission house.  Our other visitor was Red;… Continue Reading →

The electricity has been on and off today; we have been using the generator.  We are still proud every time we switch the generator on and have power when the rest of Yendi is in the dark.  I was in… Continue Reading →

The doors and windows at Kulkpeni have all been replaced; they look very nice but we will still have to paint the buildings because the mason had to re-plaster around all the doors, windows and thresholds.  That is a job… Continue Reading →

We are waiting for Dawda the mason to come to the mission house to collect the pay for the day laborers that were at Kulkpeni helping him put the metal doors and windows in the building.  Dawda does not come… Continue Reading →

Zorash, the receptionist for the Child Center, has started a new business.  She has a kiosk and is now selling purified bagged water.  She says that hers is special because it comes from Tamale instead of being purified here in… Continue Reading →

The first item of business to do this morning before going to Kulkpeni for services was to go to town and purchase some Ashanti green oil paint and turpentine for Iddrisu to use to paint the gates and doors Red… Continue Reading →

We had several visitors today.  We met Abdullah, the guy that called yesterday, Papa Zachariah and Red but we missed seeing Mr. Oldman.  We had gone to town to buy benches for the churches.  Steve likes to take the churches… Continue Reading →

We are back in Yendi at the mission house!  We had an uneventful trip; once again the Lord has taken care of us and answered prayers.  It seems like a long time since we started this trip; I guess it… Continue Reading →

We woke to the sound of rain this morning.  The people here in Accra were so happy to get the rain; they have not had any rain in almost 2 months.  The crops have suffered from the drought.  The southern… Continue Reading →

Today was a sad day for me!  Steve took me shopping and when we got to the Cultural Center / carving village that we have been shopping at for the past 20 years we found out that the village had… Continue Reading →