Category Yendi Notes

Meri said that her son Aliu, the teenager that is in the hospital with what appears to be a stroke is not doing very well.  Meri said that he still cannot walk; in fact she said that he cannot even… Continue Reading →

Nazo did not come to work this morning.  The Ya Na, the king of Dagbon, called all the men that are associated with the palace to go and work on his farm.  I guess they were planting today.  It must… Continue Reading →

We did not get to eat lunch today until 2:30!  I was starving!  My stomach was eating my backbone!   This morning we had the by-annual meeting with the workers and the meeting went on and on!  When we were trying… Continue Reading →

Before leaving Yendi this morning we stopped along the road to allow Timothy Niligrini to get some breakfast. He chose to buy some Koshie . This is the bean fritters the women whip up and deep fry. The fritters are… Continue Reading →

Red finished the handicapped tricycles and we hauled them to the mission house.  We put them in one of the new store rooms on the back side of the property.  These tricycles were bought and brought in from China.  They… Continue Reading →

We had to go to Tamale today because we have run out of money.  We had to spend a boat load when we bought a 1 year supply of formula all at once.  There is plenty of money in the… Continue Reading →

The welder that is making the peanut roaster out of an old hot water heater called this morning to tell us that he had got up early this morning and went to the shop; he was at his shop at 7:00. … Continue Reading →

Meri said that her son Aliu was doing a little bit better today.  Zorash talked to her; she had come back to Yendi to take a bath, get clean clothes and to check on her other children.  While she was… Continue Reading →

Meri’s son Aliu’s headache is better and he is not complaining as much but his legs are so weak that he cannot stand or walk without assistance.  Meri said that he could talk but he is not talking the same… Continue Reading →

The welder failed us!  We went this afternoon to pick up the peanut / corn roaster only to find out that he had not been able to make it because the electricity had been off Saturday and Sunday.  Evidently this… Continue Reading →