Gomda brought the old van out to the mission house this afternoon after he finished installing the new alternator. The installation was a joint effort between Gomda and the electrician. Hopefully that will solve the problem.
We found out yesterday that Yendi is building a solar farm to help subsidize the power in Yendi. We are not sure who is helping build the solar farm but whoever is helping is dumping millions of dollars into the project. I think that the company stands to make a lot of money because they are putting the power that is generated into the national power grid which means they will be able to sell the excess back to Ghana and onto consumers. They predict that the generated power will allow Yendi and the surrounding area to have a more stable power source. If that be the case it would be wonderful. Our power goes off numerous times a day; it goes on and off all night too. Most of the time it is only off for 10 or 15 minutes but that is enough to annoy any sane person.
Zorash called this afternoon and she was visiting a friend of hers; he appears to be very sick. He has a swollen belly almost like he is pregnant. His skin, hands, feet and eyes are yellow. He can’t keep any food down and he is very tired. He is under the care of Yendi hospital. Zorash wanted to know what Steve thought was wrong with him. All Steve could say was that it would seem to be a problem with his liver. Steve asked if the doctor had given a diagnosis and as of now they have not told him what is wrong with him yet they are treating him and he has to go back to the hospital each week. Steve told the guy to ask the doctor if he had Hepatitis. And if it was Hepatitis which type was it. It will be interesting to find out what the doctor says.
Amama was late for work this morning because someone had sent her something and she had to pick it up at the bus station but the bus did not arrive early. We figure that she had ordered a new batch of plastic bags. Amama sells plastic bags in the afternoons and on the weekends. This gives new meaning to “Bag Woman”!
Take care and enjoy your day!
In HIS Service,
Steve, Kandie and Skeeter
The Monkeyshines
My day was going along fine until about 4:00 this afternoon. Mom and I were in the kitchen fixing supper when she found the syringe that has the Ivermectin. As soon as she found it she called Dad and they began to devise! Ivermectin is the stuff that kills parasites in animals. There are so many things wrong with this picture! Number 1, I don’t have parasites; that is something that nasty animals that live in the wild get! Number 2, I am not an animal; I am supposed to be a pet but I am not really a pet; I have brothers and sister, aunts and uncles and cousins! I have a family tree so that makes me a person! I don’t know any other pets that know who their parents are. Number 3, Dad is not a vet! He is a RN, he is practicing outside his “scope” if he gives me a shot! Number 4, there are laws against child abuse and I am definitely someone’s child. Need I say more? Case closed!
Even with all my protests, I protested loud and clear! I fought and scraped and tried my best to get away from that needle but Mom was much stronger than I am and in the end she won out. I got the shot but I did not take it like a “man”! That thing hurt me!
The best part of the whole thing was when it was over Mom let me off my leash and I got to climb and jump in the trees! I had a great time but every once in a while I had to stop and look at my back to make sure that I was not bleeding!
NO MORE SHOTS!
Love, Skeeter
