Category Yendi Notes

Adamu’s mother is staying at the hospital with her!  We are so happy that Adamu has been reunited with her mother, Jamilia.  We are not all that sure how her mother feels.  I asked Jamilia if Adamu was happy to… Continue Reading →

Around 4am the electricity went off for some unknown reason but it came back on  around 6:30 am. The bedroom was cool enough that I didn’t get up and turn on the generator.  Such is life around northern Ghana.  We visited the… Continue Reading →

I just talked to Zorash to see if she had heard anything from Adamu’s mother or from the family.  She said that the only person she saw was the aunt that was sitting at the hospital; she told Zorash that… Continue Reading →

We were the first people at Japan Motors this morning; our name was the first one on the docket; you would have thought that they could have changed the oil quickly but no, when we went back at 1:00 to see how… Continue Reading →

We had a little good news in Adamu’s case.  The nutritional nurse turned Adamu’s case over to Mr. Mark, the head nutritional officer.  He called Adamu’s father and demanded a meeting with him.  Adamu’s father said he could not meet… Continue Reading →

We found out that not only does Meri know Adamu’s mother but so does Amama.  Amama was so annoyed this morning when she found out who Adamu’s mother was!  Yesterday evening Zorash went to Adamu’s grandmother’s house to let her… Continue Reading →

Adamu’s story took a turn for the worse this morning.  Adamu is still at the hospital but the nutritional nurse that is in charge of Adamu’s feeding called this morning and said that they were fed up with Adamu’s case… Continue Reading →

An update on Adamu:  We went to the hospital this afternoon to give her aunt her food money for the week.   The nutritional nurse said that the father had sent the money; the mother had accepted it and that she… Continue Reading →

Sakpei , the village we visited today, is about 45 minutes east of Yendi. When we arrived we found out that Joseph, a church leader who attends the monthly class had neglected to inform the congregation we were coming today. … Continue Reading →

We did not get to eat our supper tonight until 8pmbecause we had to go and visit Adamu’s grandmother.  This is the sister of the aunt that is sitting at the hospital with Adamu.  She told Zorash that she was worried… Continue Reading →