Timothy Niligrini arrived at the compound earlier than I had expected this morning. We were sluggish in getting ourselves around but we still managed to get away from the compound at 8:15. I wish we (Kandie and I) had been faster… Continue Reading →

When they stopped digging the pit yesterday it did not have water in the bottom but today when they continued digging the pit started oozing water.  They wanted to make the pit 6 feet deep; I am not sure how… Continue Reading →

They started digging the pit for the first toilet this morning.  John hired some men to uproot the bushes that were used for many years to demarcate the land.  We had to hire a motor king to haul the roots… Continue Reading →

Almost every day, John the mason tells us that he is going to finish the wall tomorrow.  Everyone that sees the wall says that the wall is going to keep the people out and keep them from pooping on the… Continue Reading →

The masons have more than half of the wall around Kulkpeni church building finished.  I was a little disappointed when we went to check on the work today because they have raised the wall several courses.  When we questioned them… Continue Reading →

Steve finished the monthly report this afternoon so you should get a copy of that in a few days.  We were very busy at the end of last month and we forgot to send out the monthly report for August. … Continue Reading →

We woke to the sound of rain!  It rained most of the night and part of the morning.  It stopped around 9:00 am.  When we finished our walk, we headed out to Kulkpeni to talk to the mason and to talk… Continue Reading →

Today we traveled south to the Nanumba District to visit the church at Mpeasam. The sky was gray with clouds and it looked like it could rain but it didn’t. On our way, we stopped in Nakpa to deliver some… Continue Reading →

Steve printed 4 copies of the Social Welfare report; one will be sent into the Social Welfare department, one is to keep on file at the mission house, one will go to the elders at West Hobbs Street and one… Continue Reading →

We are so excited!  We have our passports back in our own hands!  What a relief!  We are so anxious when we are not sure where our passports are!  We knew the passports were somewhere between Tamale and Accra but… Continue Reading →