Category Yendi Notes

The chicken pot pie is in the oven; Steve made the pie crust so we are expecting great “eats” for supper tonight.  I just have enough time to write the notes before the pie is done!  Life is good! It… Continue Reading →

We paid the workers and dismissed them for the next 3 weeks.  They are supposed to get 3 weeks of paid time off each year.  In the past we have given them the option of when they want to take… Continue Reading →

We spent part of the morning working on the payroll.  The Ghana government still has not announced the minimum wage increase for 2021 so we continue to operate on last year’s figures.  One of the men from the Social Security… Continue Reading →

This morning Tichak, the night watchman, called to let us know that he was headed back to Tamale.  If you remember his brother’s son has been in Tamale hospital for several weeks; no one will not tell them what is… Continue Reading →

We were on the road at 6:30 this morning heading north for the Chereponi area; namely the village of Kaplani. Poor Timothy was squeezed in the back seat with 6 metal boxes and 6 bags of knitted hats.  It took… Continue Reading →

We got the tiniest sprinkle of rain; not even enough to settle the dust but it was exciting to see none the less.  Steve pulled the green truck out into the yard just in case we get more rain later… Continue Reading →

Steve is outside rotating the tires on the truck.  We bought new tires for the front end of the truck when we were in Tamale earlier in the week.  I told Steve that he should just take the truck to… Continue Reading →

First thing this morning we built two fires and roasted the corn and soybeans for a new batch of weaning mix.  We give the weaning mix to the malnourished children and to the orphans once they start eating solid food. … Continue Reading →

We went to Tamale today; we had to go to the Registrar General’s office.  We are still trying to get the 50 year lease on the mission property.  We made some headway this morning; well, anyway we paid some money… Continue Reading →

Our flight from the U.S. to Accra on the 9th-10thwas uneventful which is a blessing.  As soon as we deplaned the passengers were channeled to the area where the lab personnel took a rapid Covid 19 test.   A negative test… Continue Reading →