Category Yendi Notes

The masons continued plastering bath house #2 even though it was threatening to rain. Just before they closed for the day they called Steve begging for us to bring tarps or plastic sheeting or whatever we had so they could… Continue Reading →

We are so aggravated with the mason. When we laid out the bath houses we made it very clear that we did not want to have to walk up steps to get into the bath house. He said he understood…. Continue Reading →

Before leaving the compound we had to make sure the masons had all the supplies they needed. With that out of the way our destination was the village of Duuni this morning. Duuni is located on the road south of… Continue Reading →

We were disappointed to find out when checking in at the Delta desk at Huntsville Airport that our baggage allowance for the flight would not permit us to carry in the two extra pieces of luggage.  We were hopeful that… Continue Reading →

We spent the day in Tamale. We needed tires for the red truck but the guy we buy tires from was not open today. We found out that he is a Seventh Day Adventist and that he does not open… Continue Reading →

Adamu, the severely malnourished little girl was discharged from the hospital this afternoon. Of course no one will tell the mother what was wrong with the child but at least she is better. Zorash came by and picked up the… Continue Reading →

Mr. Iddrisu was back at work this morning. We hired two ladies to help him and Donkey move the block. They also helped with the gravel and sand. The masons finished setting the block on the second bath house today…. Continue Reading →

We were startled out of our sleep this morning at 5:30!  Mr. Iddrisu called to tell us that his back was hurting him and he would not be able to come to work.  This threw a wrench in the plans… Continue Reading →

The motor king died this morning.  Well, it was not completely dead but it would not stay running and it could not pull a load without dying.  Steve had to tow it to Solomon, the mechanic.  The motor king is… Continue Reading →

Dawda, the mason, started the work on the bath house this morning. We are planning on making 4 bath houses with each bath house having 2 rooms. The bath houses double as urinals. Yes, it is gross but that is… Continue Reading →