Category Yendi Notes

As we were coming down the lane toward the mission house we saw a young teenage boy carrying something he had killed.   As we got closer to him we could tell that it was a cat; yes, a house cat… Continue Reading →

Last time we talked to Paul and Red they were in Kumasi which is about half way to their destination.  The truck is doing well and they were thinking of trying to make it all the way to Secondi-Takoradi before… Continue Reading →

Our return to Ghana this month went smoothly.  When you leave with nine pieces of luggage and all of them arrive when you do it is a good day!  We spent two days in Accra to take care of business… Continue Reading →

My brother Paul and Red stayed in Wa a little longer than they intended to because Red wanted to go to a doctor there to have his leg looked at. Years ago Red had a motorcycle accident and broke his leg. At… Continue Reading →

Nazo finished weaving the thatch this afternoon.  I know that he is happy to have that itchy job behind him.  The grass makes them itch and it also cuts their hands as they are weaving.  Every afternoon after Nazo finishes… Continue Reading →

Ibrahim’s wife just left.  Ibrahim is the leper that lost his foot many years ago.  A few years ago we helped him get an artificial leg and then we helped set his wife up in a small business selling kola… Continue Reading →

Mr. Iddrisu’s sister died yesterday.  She has been sick for a while.  Of course no one knows why she died or what she died of; she had to have several blood transfusions.  This morning we went to the market and… Continue Reading →

Our plans were to get up at 6am so we could pack our bags and be ready to leave after eating breakfast so I set my U.S. iPhone alarm last night and went to sleep. When the alarm went off this… Continue Reading →

The seminar is over and according to the organizer it was a success.  Seventy-nine people attended the seminar.  The seminar was supposed to start at 8:15 but we are on Ghanaian time so it did not start until shortly after 9:00. … Continue Reading →

I thought today was my brother Ric’s birthday but when I called him I figured out that his birthday is really tomorrow so he got his birthday wish early. We left Yendi this morning at 4:30 and arrived in Wa… Continue Reading →