Category Yendi Notes

Last night the GRA office called.  The GRA office is like our IRS office; it stands for Ghana Revenue Authority.  Anyway they told Steve that they could no longer accept paper filing for annual tax returns for individuals and that… Continue Reading →

We didn’t have to drive as far today to get to our destination; the village of Jagrido.   This is the village where Timothy Niligrini’s brother, Daniel lives.  Kandie and I drove out to Kulkpeni and picked up Timothy and proceeded… Continue Reading →

We have enjoyed showing the yam that looks like a hand and fingers to the people that have passed in and out of the compound today.  Nazo was the first person to see it.  He was the most amazed.  He… Continue Reading →

Just about the time we think that we have finished all the projects that require working in this oppressive heat we find something else that needs to be done.  Mr. Iddrisu and Nazo usually plant crops of some sort in… Continue Reading →

We only got a small basket of mangoes today; there are very few left on the tree so our mango season is coming to an end.  We are always happy when they are gone; it is sort of like the… Continue Reading →

Today was payday for the workers.  I have never figured out why they get paid on the 21stof each month instead of the 1st or the last day of the month.  That is just the way they have always been paid. … Continue Reading →

This morning I told Steve that we were going to give fixing the big sprayer one more chance and then we would call it quits.  Let’s get real!  Steve was already willing to call it quits and use the backpack… Continue Reading →

Our work on the sprayer this morning was hindered by the Bro. Kenneth from Bungbali.  Bungbali is one of the congregations that we visited on Sunday; both Bungbali and Tombu are planning on building new church buildings.  Kenneth is the… Continue Reading →

First thing this morning we took the big sprayer to the back field and fully intended to finish the spraying but things did not work out as we planned.  I was trying to drive further without over using the clutch,… Continue Reading →

We had another long trip today; we went to Bungbali near Saboba. I will have to say the trip was much more enjoyable because there has been a lot of tarring of the road since our last visit. This allowed… Continue Reading →