Steve has gone to get some diesel for the generator.  The electricity went off last night and we were so proud to be able to go out and start the generator.   Such a pleasure not to have to sleep in… Continue Reading →

A new malnourished / low weight baby came to the Child Center this morning.  This was a Falani baby; the Falani are the nomadic people that herd cattle.  They take care of other people’s cattle.  They get to milk the… Continue Reading →

We got 2 more loads of clothes washed!  The sun was out most of the morning.  We also got the corn and soybeans washed and dried.  The grain will be turned into weaning mix. First thing this morning Zorash and… Continue Reading →

As soon as we got up this morning I put in a load of clothes, before the rinse cycle started it began to rain.  I wanted to wash a bunch of clothes today but where to hang them is a… Continue Reading →

On our first Sunday back in Yendi we made a 2 hour trip south to the village of Jakpumba in the Nanumba District. Timothy Niligrini and Brother Francis from Duuni had planned to go to the village today without us… Continue Reading →

The man from the Agriculture office has been coming for the past 3 weeks to spray the big mango tree.  This is the 3rd year in a row he has sprayed the tree.  He thinks that the problem with the tree… Continue Reading →

We didn’t have to get up as early this morning because our only objective was to get to the domestic side of the Accra airport for our flight to Tamale at 11:30.  It was a few minutes before 9am when… Continue Reading →

Over the years we have bought lots of carvings, baskets and artifacts.  Today I bought a wall carving that I fell in love with at first sight!  It might just become my favorite piece.  I have never considered how they… Continue Reading →

We are safely back in Ghana. We have not made it to Yendi yet but we are well on our way. We arrived this morning at 8:30 Ghana time that would be 3:30 am Alabama time. Naturally we are pooped… Continue Reading →

As some of you know I (Steve) had a short block of memory loss last time we were in Yendi.  We left Ghana a couple weeks earlier than we had originally planned so I could come back to the states… Continue Reading →