Category Yendi Notes

Jack and Dahlia got to the states before we got to Yendi. We got up this morning at 3:45 so we would be ready when Bismark came to the hotel to pick us up. Bismark was on time and there was hardly… Continue Reading →

We wanted to go to the carving village / cultural center this morning to do some last minute shopping so we hired a taxi and headed out at 10:00. Red left Kumasi on Sunday and drove the van back to… Continue Reading →

We ate our breakfast at the hotel and then loaded all of our luggage into the van before going to worship.  The plan was to leave for the Kumasi airport as soon as services were over. The traffic to the… Continue Reading →

We got up early to go to the funeral but as with all things in Ghana nothing was going on when we got there.  We greeted lots and lots of people and then sat and wait for the program to… Continue Reading →

It has been a whirlwind day of events. At 8am I was on top of the van placing suitcases and baggage in the rack so it would be ready to go to Kumasi.   Kandie had French toast prepared for breakfast so we… Continue Reading →

Barry Smith’s flight was on time this morning. We met him in Tamale and drove him to Yendi. He said that he had a good flight up from Accra but his flight into Accra was delayed so he did not get much… Continue Reading →

As predicted we ran out of bears this morning so we started giving out small blow up balls and baby hats. The mothers don’t seem to care what they get; they are just happy to get something.  We left the mission… Continue Reading →

Our first order of business was to go to town and try to find the tailor that was making a pair of pants for Jack. Jack wanted a pair of traditional Dagomba pants; he asked Timothy to make them but Timothy… Continue Reading →

We started giving the small children that came to the Child Center stuffed bears that some of the ladies had made. The mothers seemed to like the “toys” better than the children. Some of the children were too small to appreciate… Continue Reading →

Yesterday Timothy Niligrini told me that his motorcycle wasn’t running so I picked him up this morning and the motorcycle up and drop it off at the mechanics shop before going to the bush. After loading the machine Timothy informed… Continue Reading →