Ghana Mission Fund

We got up early this morning so we could go up to Aburi. Aburi is the carvers’ village that is outside of Accra up in the mountains on the way to Koforidua (bead land). We hired Bismark to take us… Continue Reading →

We did not get to send the Yendi Notes last night because the hotel’s wi-fi was not running. Hopefully, they have gotten the problem solved. We will send both last night and tonight’s Notes, if it is up and running. … Continue Reading →

We arrived in Accra around noon today. We thought that we were going to spend the afternoon looking for a new van but alas today is a holiday! We decided to change money; go to one of the big grocery… Continue Reading →

Do you remember what happened to us last Sunday when I loaded the green pickup and found the spare tire deflated? Guess what? At 8:15 this morning I noticed the driver’s side rear tire was low. I used the tire… Continue Reading →

Kwabena, one of the night watchmen, came to the compound this morning. He said he had a problem that he needed help solving. When we hear this, we suspect that it is a financial problem of some sort. His son’s… Continue Reading →

Steve worked on the lower poly water tank this afternoon. It has a small leak. We don’t worry too much about a leak during the rainy season but in a few months when the dry season comes and every drop… Continue Reading →

Steve spent almost the whole day working on the paperwork for the bank! Please, the amount of paperwork that Ghana requires is ridiculous! It wouldn’t be so bad if they asked for different things but year by year, they ask… Continue Reading →

We left Tamale this morning about 6:30. The plan was to be back in Yendi before the Child Center opened. Well, things did not go quite as we thought they would. After our on-time departure, we stopped and got diesel. I… Continue Reading →

We spent the day in Tamale! We got up this morning at 5:00 and headed to Tamale; we wanted to be the first people in line at Japan Motors to get the blue van serviced. We also needed them to… Continue Reading →

Meri and Amama started deep cleaning the apartment this morning. The workers were slow coming to work because it rained heavily most of the night. It stopped about the time for us to take our walk this morning. I was… Continue Reading →