Category Yendi Notes

We distributed bicycles this morning.  To make the distribution fair and to speed things up we put a number on each bicycle and then the men drew a number out of a can.  The number they drew was the number… Continue Reading →

Zorash came today; she worked the Child Center with Meri while I painted bicycles and Steve made umpteen dozen trips to Yendi and back.  The first trip we made was to take the new van and the green truck for… Continue Reading →

The very low weight 9 month old came back today and we were so happy that he had gained weight.  Last time he came he weighed 3.6 kilos and today he weighed in at 4.2 kilos.  We praised and praised… Continue Reading →

We started the building project in earnest today.  Dawda and a couple men came before we had finished our walk.  Luckily we walked to the back of the property so we could unlock the back gate for them to come… Continue Reading →

Zorash had a meeting in Tamale with her women’s farmers group.  She is not a farmer but the organization that is trying to help women farm will help with any aspect of farming including harvesting and making Shea Butter, use… Continue Reading →

We took a longer trip today; the village name is Simniboma.  This congregation is as far south as we visit. I’m just thankful for the good road that we are able to travel on for the majority of the trip…. Continue Reading →

Zorash came to work this morning and she helped us touch up the paint on the bicycles.  We got all the bikes painted that we had in the compound before her day’s work was finished.  We needed to hire a… Continue Reading →

We picked up 8 more used bicycles today and started touching up the paint on them.  Even though they are used and the type that the evangelists and church leaders prefer, we want them to look as nice as possible. … Continue Reading →

Mr. Iddrisu did not come to work today; he is still not feeling good; we sent him home yesterday because he was coughing and sounded terrible.  We suspect he has Covid but without testing there is no way to know… Continue Reading →

Steve finished the Social Welfare report; now all we are waiting on is for the Social Welfare officer for the Yendi area to write a recommendation letter for the Child Center.  He has always been prompt in writing the letters… Continue Reading →