Category Yendi Notes

Jack and I had Shito envy today. Shito is an oily hot pepper sauce that is eaten with everything from rice to yams to Tzed to Fufu to Banku. Shito is pronounced Shee-toe. Mr. Iddrisu and Nazo eat their lunch under the… Continue Reading →

We went to the market this afternoon looking for a salt block for Timothy Niligrini’s rabbits. Timothy has a room in his house that he has given to rabbit rearing. Jack said that the rabbits had started chewing the cement off the walls… Continue Reading →

Plans were a little bit scrambled this morning. We were scheduled to visit the congregation at Sobatido but due to the heavy rain last night we were not able to go. Timothy tried to phone one brother from the church at Borido but… Continue Reading →

I am the “King” of the month. Steve and I have a contest to see who can be the first to turn over the calendar for a new month. If you are the first to remember you get to be the “King”… Continue Reading →

Just a few minutes after 7:00 this morning Zorash called and said that no one was at the grinding mill and that we could come and grind the peanuts for the “PPP”, peanut protein paste for the malnourished children in the Center. It… Continue Reading →

This morning in the child center we had several children brought to us that needed more than just good nutrition. One orphan child has had an up and down weight for the past 3 months. We have been questioning the grandmother concerning the… Continue Reading →

Everyone was at work this morning! Hurrah! It is so nice when everyone comes to work. We get so much more done. Jack did not even have a chance to eat his breakfast this morning before we sent him on an errand…. Continue Reading →

We are back in Yendi! The old van was finished at 2:30 so we went to the shop and paid the rest of the money owed to the body man. Red had camped out at the body shop this morning… Continue Reading →

We made it back to Tamale successfully! We planned to leave for Yendi in the morning after running a few errands but the old van is not yet finished. If you remember we are getting it repainted and having the seats fixed and… Continue Reading →

It has been a while since I have not preached on a Sunday like today. We are still in the Upper Western Region district capital of Wa. No, I didn’t make a mistake and leave off some letters to the capital’s name… Continue Reading →