Category Yendi Notes

Steve finished making the copies just before lunch today. Then, we had to organize them and put the receipts with the churches that they belonged to. The problem is that we did not get all the receipts so we made… Continue Reading →

We were very excited when Divine showed up with the churches’ paperwork! We had been expecting him all day. The documents were being sent to Yendi by the State Transport bus. That is the quickest way to get something from… Continue Reading →

Meri did not come to work today; she did not tell us that she was not going to be here and she did not tell Zorash or Amama but Amama overheard her tell someone that she was going to be… Continue Reading →

The Child Center was in full swing this morning. Sunday, one of our old mothers called. We first met her when she brought her little boy to the Center. He had a hair lip and cleft palate. She came several… Continue Reading →

The Ghana government gave everyone a holiday today; they are calling it Easter Monday. The Child Center was not open today so we will be slammed tomorrow. Tuesdays are traditionally our busiest day because it is the day that the… Continue Reading →

Today we made the 2-hour 15-minute drive to Mulipido, where Brother Daniel Batoln lives and works. This village is located north from Yendi. The road is in very rough shape with a couple of mammoth potholes that are 3-4 feet… Continue Reading →

First thing this morning we went out to Kulkpeni to greet the family of one of the chief’s elders that died last year. He actually died while we were working on the wall. The custom with the Konkomba’s (Timothy Niligrini’s… Continue Reading →

We had to go to the market this morning. We were out of laundry soap. We use the laundry soap for everything from washing vehicles to scrubbing the floors to doing laundry to washing medicine bottles at the Child Center…. Continue Reading →

The grandmother of Rayan, the Cerebral Palsy baby brought him to the Center this morning. Rayan’s grandmother has a large shop (by Ghanaian standards) in Yendi market. Over the years we have bought many things from her, especially when it… Continue Reading →

Red stopped by this morning. He just wanted to say Hi! And to see if I had any luck finding my purse. He worries about us! He also wanted to know if we were able to get the driver’s license… Continue Reading →