Category Yendi Notes

Paul, Red, and Enoch headed to Wa this morning shortly after 7:00.  Paul called around 2:00 this afternoon to let us know that they were almost at Wa and that they had a safe, uneventful trip.  Paul will not come… Continue Reading →

The lepers loved their gifts!  They are always pleased when someone remembers them with a gift.  We added toilet paper, toothbrushes, and cologne to their bag of food and soap.  There are only 3 lepers left at the leper colony;… Continue Reading →

Today is Ghana’s Independence Day so no one came to work.  Ghana celebrated 60 years of independence.  To commemorate 60 years of independence the Ghana government is issuing new 5 Cedi notes.  We are anxious to see what the new… Continue Reading →

We did some scurrying around this morning to prepare for Paul’s friend Enoch’s, arrival. Enoch took the early bus from Tamale and was out standing at the gate about 7:10 am. Kandie fixed him breakfast and while he was finishing… Continue Reading →

We had another hot 117 degree day today. First thing this morning we took the green truck to the mechanic to see what is wrong with the clutch/gears. It is very difficult for me to get the truck to go… Continue Reading →

Paul and Red left shortly after 7:00 this morning to go to Tamale. Paul needed to buy a new battery for his truck. It is now 5:00 pm and they are still not back. We were beginning to worry about… Continue Reading →

Today is our grandson Taylor’s birthday.  He is 12 years old.  Missing birthdays and special occasions is one of the hardest things about being over here.  Of course we celebrated his birthday before we left and we talked to him… Continue Reading →

Who knew it was March 1st already?  I did not know until late this afternoon when we were writing out the receipts for the money that we had spent today!  I never know what day it is! A couple weeks ago… Continue Reading →

Yesterday when Meri came to work I noticed that she had lost quite a bit of weight since last time we were here.  Meri is one of the interpreters/workers at the Child Center.  This morning I asked Mr. Iddrisu if… Continue Reading →

The high temperature today was 118 degrees.  We did not have much humidify today so the heat index was also 118 degrees.  It was still very hot! We had bunches of visitors today.  Divine, the evangelist stopped by to pick… Continue Reading →