Category Yendi Notes

This morning we started giving away clothes at the Child Center.  It usually takes at least a day or two for the word to go out that we are distributing clothes but this morning the first mothers at the Child… Continue Reading →

Around 7:30 this morning Brother Divine showed up on our doorstep with Mohammed, the  twin brother of the man who was murdered several weeks ago. They needed financial help to pay for the doctor’s autopsy report; it will be sent… Continue Reading →

Abduli-Gnu, the young man that is getting his artificial leg, was discharged from the orthopedic center today.  He called Zorash and told her that he had been discharged but that he did not have the money for the bus fare… Continue Reading →

I am beginning this report by giving you the monthly reports from the church leaders and evangelists for the past three months. Timothy Niligrini sent me the reports for June and July but I was negligent in passing that information… Continue Reading →

We had quite the discussion with Nazo this morning.  When we were at the cultural center in Tamale we bought a hat that is traditionally worn by the chiefs.  I think it would be taboo for Steve to put it… Continue Reading →

We wanted to leave Tamale in time to open the Child Center this morning.  We left on time but the closer we got to Yendi the more it looked like rain.  By the time we got into Yendi the wind… Continue Reading →

Zeena, Mr. Iddrisu’s cousin, came to the mission house this morning to get the money we promised for her grown son’s surgery.  She was so happy to get the money!  Her English is very good; she was a school teacher. … Continue Reading →

The family of the guy that needs the back surgery came back to the mission house this afternoon.  This guy is Mr. Iddrisu’s second or third cousin.  Anyway they had good news; they had been able to find the rest… Continue Reading →

It has rained most of the day.  We got a serious rain early this morning.  It rained heavily until noon and then it drizzled off and on all afternoon.  We got enough rain that the cistern / reservoir is full and overflowing. … Continue Reading →

We had planned on leaving this morning at 8am but it was 8:20 when Timothy arrived. I suspected something must have gone wrong and I was right. Timothy said one of his brother’s children had gotten a snake bite and they were… Continue Reading →