Category Yendi Notes

We have been inundated with gun fire again today!  It is threatening to rain; I hope that it does because if it rains the people will have to go back home.  This festival is mostly an outdoor event.  The people… Continue Reading →

Donkey did not come to work today and he will be out tomorrow too because of all the things that are going on at the palace in connection with the big festival.  The men were picking rice again today which… Continue Reading →

Today was wash day!  It was cloudy all day but it was not raining.  We got the clothes washed and hung out early this morning so they had enough time to dry.  I had hoped that it would be a… Continue Reading →

Well, it is as the old song they used to sing on “Hee Haw” that goes” if it wasn’t for bad luck I wouldn’t have any luck at all “; today is one of those days.  Our mission today was… Continue Reading →

Timothy is in the middle of the addition to his sewing shop.  He is on a time crunch; the inspectors are going to make an impromptu visit to see if his shop is nice enough and big enough for a… Continue Reading →

We stopped by to pick up the sign boards that we had made and painted for the church at Attado and the church at Bakjon.  They were supposed to be ready on Saturday when we went to check on them,… Continue Reading →

Today was the day to pay the taxes for the Child Center.  Since we had been away for a few days and the internet was not working well in the Hotel, Steve had not had time to get all the… Continue Reading →

We are back in Yendi; thank you for the prayers you offered up for our safe travels.  We arrived at about 6:30 and have only partially unloaded the van.  When we passed through Tamale we stopped and bought 10 cases of Konkomba… Continue Reading →

We spent part of the day in the hotel just hanging out.  I used the time to work on editing the cultural information that I have been collecting over the years.  When people tell me bits of their culture and… Continue Reading →

I am going to go ahead and write the Yendi Notes even though we will not be able to send them out.  We could not send out last night’s notes either and we are not sure about tomorrow night.   We… Continue Reading →