The roads we traveled today were treacherous;   covered with big potholes that were filled with rain water from last night’s storm. We traveled about 15 miles to Kpanjamba located east of Yendi.  One pothole was so deep I was afraid… Continue Reading →

We washed a couple loads of clothes before we went to town to watch the butcher make his special packets of entrails.   He had slaughtered 2 goats already this morning.  He had one of them skinned, gutted and hanging when… Continue Reading →

We were surprised to see Zorash come to work this morning.  She came to make up one of her days off earlier in the week.   We were happy to see her because Steve wanted to take some things to the… Continue Reading →

Steve had to refer a baby to the hospital today; he suspects that the child might be hydrocephalic.   He measured the baby’s head and it was larger than it should be for her age.  The mother also said that she… Continue Reading →

Even though the pandemic continues to cause a disruption of our usual way of life we were thankful we were able to resume some of the things that we missed out on doing last year.  The month of July is… Continue Reading →

Red made the cutest “yard art” birds.  We had seen some in Accra a few years ago; he said that he could make them.  They are almost 4 feet tall.  They are made from scrap metal.  Their bodies are made… Continue Reading →

Thirty-two babies came to the Child Center this morning.  Steve and Meri (one of the interpreters) saw all the babies by themselves because Zorash had the day off and I was in my room working on a quilt.  I would… Continue Reading →

The mother of the little 2 year old little girl that had the hernia repaired called Zorash and said that the surgery had been a success and that they had been discharged from the hospital in Accra and transferred back… Continue Reading →

It rained heavily last night and it was still trying to drizzle when it was time to leave this morning so I called Timothy and told him we would come pick him up .  Riding a motorcycle in the rain… Continue Reading →

By the time we finished sieving the peanuts it was almost 11:00.  We had about 50 pounds to do so it took awhile. It was a good thing Steve helped me or I would still be working on them.   This afternoon… Continue Reading →