Category Yendi Notes

Two of the babies that went to Tamale came to the Center this morning to pick up the transport money that we promised them.  The doctor in Yendi thinks that one of them might have had a stroke and the… Continue Reading →

First thing this morning we went to town to Gomda’s (the mechanic) house to pick up the spare tire for the green truck.  When the guys were putting on the new tailgate and welding the frame they removed the spare… Continue Reading →

I worked on the computer most of the day!  It was boring work but work nonetheless.  Steve planned on opening the Child Center at 9:00 but he did not have an interpreter.  Zorash, Meri and Amama did not come to work today… Continue Reading →

Our friend Timothy Niligrini was at the compound at 9am this morning. Our destination today was to Duni, south of Yendi.  After finding some breakfast in Yendi for Timothy we drove on through the town 30 minutes to the village… Continue Reading →

The electricity was off most of the day yesterday and all night!  Donkey said that the electricity was off in the whole town.  He said that the only places he saw with electricity were those that had generators.  It is 6:00pm so… Continue Reading →

We went to town this morning to buy light bulbs and a few groceries.  We were rather annoyed when we went in the little store beside the hospital and saw that they had baby formula on their shelves, the same… Continue Reading →

We woke to the sound of rain in the wee hours of the morning.  It was such a pleasant sound!  Then the electricity went off but then again that is nothing new; almost every time that it rains they turn… Continue Reading →

Steve has a cold so he feels awful!  He took several naps today.  We have no idea where he picked it up from; probably one of the children at the Child Center.  Hopefully it will not last too long! Gomda… Continue Reading →

It is raining; it is not just sprinkling, it is raining hard!  It is so exciting!  The wind is very strong; and that usually means that people will lose the roofs off their houses.  The first rains usually come with… Continue Reading →

The high temperature today was 112 degrees with a heat index of 119 degrees.  Late this afternoon the storm clouds started forming and we were hopeful that we would get rain but it moved around us.  Maybe it will come… Continue Reading →