Category Yendi Notes

We are in “culture shock” and after today who wouldn’t be?  First thing this morning we took the truck to Gomda the mechanic to have the muffler repaired.  Then Steve tried to load electric units on the prepaid electric meter… Continue Reading →

Mr. Iddrisu forgot to alert us to the fact that the Child Center was distributing the last box of formula.  We don’t want to run out so Steve and I headed to town to see if we could find some. … Continue Reading →

We have done nothing productive today!  It has been raining all day.  If you remember our friend Mr. Shaibu Adams needed to change Cedis into dollars to pay his son’s university fees; he tried but he could not find the… Continue Reading →

I was glad I had gotten the truck and supplies ready last night for our trip this morning because at 8:15 this morning we had a guest; Shaibu Adams.  Timothy was to meet us here at the compound between 8:30 and… Continue Reading →

Zorash came today to make up one of the days she is going to be out in the next couple weeks.  We decided to have her help us clean the tool /storage room that is just off the master bedroom. … Continue Reading →

Steve is still not feeling so good; he is coughing and still has a runny nose.  Today was the day for the monthly evangelist and church leaders’ class.  Steve decided to let Timothy teach the morning session and then open… Continue Reading →

The family of the little 2 ½ year old that had the hernia repair got the money that we sent.  Both the mother and the father called Zorash to tell her to tell us how grateful they were for the… Continue Reading →

Zorash is one of the community volunteers.  Yendi’s Agric (agricultural) officer is organizing a project for the village women that includes teaching them the new and improved ways to make shea butter and hulling/polishing rice in addition they are going… Continue Reading →

Amama did not come to work today; she is not feeling well.   She got caught in the rain yesterday evening and she thinks that is what has given her a cold.  She probably has the same thing that Meri’s kids… Continue Reading →

This morning we had the “unveiling ceremony” for the new gate at the back of the property.  We cannot see the finished product until they removed the wood from the pillar boxes from the pillars.  At that time we can… Continue Reading →