16th March 2020Yendi Notes Today’s High Temp:  118 degreesHeat index: 144 degrees We had planned to go to Tamale today to do errands and spend the night so we could get the good van serviced tomorrow but after the president of Ghana… Continue Reading →

We left Huntsville for Ghana on the 10th with our great-nephew Jack Reynolds and his Aunt Dahlia Reynolds (our niece). Jack has been here before; when he found out Dahlia was coming he decided to come too. Jack flew from Huntsville to JFK… Continue Reading →

Today’s High temperature: 115 degrees Heat index: 140 degrees Today we went to visit the Church at the village of Sakpei.  The village is about 60 minutes northeast of Yendi. I was glad the old green pickup ran fine; all… Continue Reading →

Just talked to my brother Paul a little while ago; he has decided that he is going to cancel his trip to Ghana.  He was supposed to fly into Ghana this coming Tuesday.  There has been talk of Ghana restricting… Continue Reading →

We just got back from the village of Binalado.  One of the church leaders decided to take a second wife.  Polygamy is legal in Ghana.  A Muslim can have up to 4 wives at one time but a regular Ghanaian… Continue Reading →

The heat was brutal again today; the high was 122 degrees with a heat index of 137 degrees.  Steve had a program on “Child Protection” to attend today.  The program was held at the Community Center in the middle of… Continue Reading →

Another hot day!  The high today was 118 degrees with a heat index of 132 degrees.  The mason did not seem to worry about the heat.  They hand mixed cement all day long.  Today they used 12 ½ bags of… Continue Reading →

We had barely finished our walk this morning when the first mason appeared.  Not that I blame them; if I had to work in this heat I would want to get an early start!  The high temperature today was 114… Continue Reading →

Two new orphans were brought to the Child Center this morning.  One of the mothers died when the baby was a couple weeks old.  The Auntie said that the mother complained of pain in her left rib cage and not… Continue Reading →

Gomda, the mechanic needed to keep the green pickup overnight because he wanted to make sure he had truly fixed the water pump.  This meant I had to take the old van to the bush this morning.  Kandie, Timothy, and… Continue Reading →