Category Yendi Notes

Timothy, the evangelist, came to the compound this morning at 8:30.  We were going to Kpamang for a Naming Ceremony.  A Naming Ceremony is equivalent to our baby shower except there is preaching; actually it is a short lesson to… Continue Reading →

We are safely back in Yendi!  It is always good to get back safely especially when we have been to the bank.  Sometimes we feel like we need an armored vehicle on the return trip.  We got back well before… Continue Reading →

We are spending the night in Tamale.  We had to come to the bank and get the payroll and operating expenses for the next couple months.  Last time we were in Tamale I left my cell phone at the Vodafone… Continue Reading →

The compound was full of people today.  First thing this morning Steve and I went to town to buy a few more items that Saibu needed for wiring the garage, we also stopped by the motor vehicle office to drop… Continue Reading →

The month of September is usually the rainiest month of the year.  This year has been no exception. Earlier in the month we encountered a storm while traveling to Tamale.  The flooding was so bad that a petrol station near… Continue Reading →

We had lots more mothers in the Child Center this morning.  A new mother came with her little girl that has a hair-lip.  We had a very difficult time communicating with the lady because she is deaf and she is… Continue Reading →

We started passing out babies’ and children’s clothes this morning in the Child Center.  When we give out clothes we have to have all hands on deck or we get swamped.  This is the first time we have tried to… Continue Reading →

Kandie, Timothy, and I visited the congregation at Borido this morning. Borido is east of Yendi ; travel time is approximately 30 minutes. After I untied the metal table in the back of the pickup Brother Foster took it  and… Continue Reading →

Steve did nothing this morning except assist the plumbers.  Steve knew more about putting the toilet in than the plumbers.   The first plumber that came seemed to know more than the other two.  I think that the other two were… Continue Reading →

It is October already; imagine that!  Zorash called this morning and wanted to know if I was busy.  Yesterday she heard me complaining that I had not had any Banku (fermented corn dough ball with okra and goat stew) in… Continue Reading →