Category Yendi Notes

Have I got a nasty, gross story for you!  This morning Steve went to the garage to check the fluids on the truck before we headed to Tamale; he said that he smelled something awful and he noticed flies buzzing… Continue Reading →

Everyone in our area had to deal with the water crisis.  It is the woman’s job to figure out where to get the family’s daily supply of water.   The main water source for Yendi is the Daka River.  It was… Continue Reading →

We had several mothers/ caregivers visit the Child Center this morning.  Luckily Mr. Iddrisu was around during the early morning and was able to interpret for us.  Zorash came with an orphan later in the morning so she also interpreted. … Continue Reading →

We arrived at the village of Jakpumba around 9:45 this morning. They were lucky to have a big rain yesterday. There was a lot of standing water in the ditches along the road. This was the second rain they had… Continue Reading →

Half of the ceiling in one of the bedrooms in the apartment fell down.  This ceiling tile is about 6 inches wide and 14 feet long.  It interlocks together.  Earlier this year some of the ceiling tile fell down that… Continue Reading →

We spent about 3 hours this morning raking and cleaning up the yard.  We were not raking leaves from the mango trees that we trimmed but just from the ones that fall naturally.  Steve started cleaning out the gutters that… Continue Reading →

It is 7:30 pm and we just got back in the house.  We have been to Jegrido for the funeral of the lady that Steve went to the burial on Monday.  They usually bury on the day the person dies or the… Continue Reading →

I overslept this morning!  We only set an alarm if it is Sunday or we are going to have to get up extremely early to go somewhere.  I slept until 7:00 which was rather annoying!  I guess I was making up for… Continue Reading →

We got a little rain last night.  I thought that we would not be able to burn mango leaves today but there were still coals in the burn pile.  It is amazing how many leaves were cut off the trees. … Continue Reading →

Timothy Niligrini, the evangelist called last night and said that an old lady at Jegrido died.  She is one of the church members and the family asked the church to do the burial.  They did not bury her last night;… Continue Reading →