Category Yendi Notes

The clutch went out in the motor king this morning.  The motor king is the 3 wheeled motorcycle vehicle that has a small truck bed attached to the back.  Anyway Nazo and Mr. Iddrisu has been using it to haul… Continue Reading →

Mr. Iddrisu is sick; he can barely talk!  He assures us that he is not sick but we suspect that he too has the Covid virus.  Once again there is no testing in Yendi.  If he feels poorly tomorrow we… Continue Reading →

Meri came back to work this morning.  She has been out for 2 weeks.  She is feeling much better.  She has a little girl that is about 8 months that she brings to work every day.  Meri can barely get… Continue Reading →

We took the green pickup to the village of Nyankpala today.  This meant not having air conditioning for the trip; a hot, dry, dusty trip.  The village is located east of Yendi near the larger village of Zabzugu.  Before we… Continue Reading →

Emmanuel, the evangelist died last night.  Emmanuel was one of the first Konkomba evangelists that my parents hired.  He was on payroll when we first came to Yendi In 2001.  Over the past 4 or 5 years his health has… Continue Reading →

Steve said that the monthly class went well  today.  Today 22 men attended the class.  The men are really enjoying the children’s class material.  Today’s lesson was about Noah.  Noah is a story that everyone young and old love to… Continue Reading →

First thing this morning Steve and I went to town to buy white paint for Nazo and Mr. Iddrisu to use to paint over the ugly black waterproof paint.  We bought 25 gallons of paint.  This paint is so cheap;… Continue Reading →

We went to Tamale again today.  The main reason that we went was to go to the Registrar General’s office and start the paperwork that we need from them to get the lease on the land.  Does this sound like… Continue Reading →

23rd March 2021Yendi Notes A new albino baby came to see us. This was the first time for us to see the baby but we have been providing sunscreen for his albino brother for several years. The older child is about 4 or… Continue Reading →

The high temperature today was 105 degrees but we don’t have much humidity right now so the heat index was only 112 degrees.  It was too hot for man and beast out there today.  I felt sorry for Divine and… Continue Reading →