Category Yendi Notes

First thing this morning Gomda the mechanic came to take a look at the truck. His first thought was that it was a problem with the valve.  He had a hard time getting it started.  At one point he was trying… Continue Reading →

We have been home 25 minutes! The current time is 8:45pm.  We left this morning at 7am for the village of Sako in the Chereponi District.  Why are we so late!  Let me tell you.  Of all the situations we… Continue Reading →

Osman came to spray the trees this morning.  The trees on the mission property have a new problem.  They seem to have fire blight.  Steve started pruning out the bad places yesterday.  Two of our neighbors have lost large mangos. … Continue Reading →

You will not believe what we found out last night while Steve was looking over his temporary driver’s license!  On the nationality portion of the driver’s license it said that he was a “Ghanaian”.  Please that would never do!  The… Continue Reading →

Well, who knew we would be making yet another trip to Tamale today?  We did not even know until yesterday evening when I noticed that the insurance sticker had not been changed in the truck.  Steve assured me that the… Continue Reading →

We thank the Lord that He sent rain our way.  We got enough rain to eliminate the water crisis that Yendi and the surrounding areas have been experiencing.  God has been very gracious.   Please allow us to give you some… Continue Reading →

Steve had Gomda the mechanic change the oil and filters in the old van today.  The emergency brake had not been holding so he had him take a look at that too.  It needed new rear brake pads.   It seems… Continue Reading →

We need your prayers for John Nchola and his family.  John is one of the evangelists.  He lives in Bungbali and works with the churches in that area.  John’s brother was accused of being a witch.  Yes, I said a… Continue Reading →

We just got back from the dump.  Yendi does not have a garbage pickup like we do.  The sanitation department set dumpsters in various places around town.  When the dumpsters are full to over flowing they send a truck around… Continue Reading →

The village of Sakpei is located about 20 miles east of Yendi.  The church invited us to visit them today.  After leaving the good road leading out of Yendi we turned northeast onto a bush road.  We call it the… Continue Reading →