Category Yendi Notes

We are exhausted!  We had far too many things going on today!  First thing this morning we divided the onions so we could give them to the workers.  Everyone was excited about the gift.  The church leaders from 19 churches… Continue Reading →

We have sad news today.  The severely malnourished abandoned little girl came back this morning and she did not gain any weight; in fact she lost weight.  She now weighs less than she did when she first came to see… Continue Reading →

The plan was for us to pick up the ladies at the roundabout just near the mission house and take them to Kulkpeni this morning to help the mason on the building.  We were supposed to pick them up at 7:30. … Continue Reading →

Divine just left; he came to pick up transport money so that he could go to Tamale and pick up the church’s paperwork.  He said that he had to go tonight because the auditor was flying out tomorrow to go… Continue Reading →

When Timothy Niligrini arrived at the house this morning I was surprised to hear that his little boy Philemon was in the Yendi hospital and had been there since Friday. The symptoms he described the boy having could be several… Continue Reading →

We have been waiting for Red to come to the mission house all day.  We talked to him this morning about making the doors and windows for the sleeping quarters for Kulkpeni.   He said he was on his way.  He… Continue Reading →

We left this morning before 7:00 and did not get back to the mission house until shortly after 5:00 this evening.  We went to Tamale; at least we did not have to drive back to Yendi in the dark!  Our main reason… Continue Reading →

We finally tried out the new and improved corn roaster.  It worked beautifully!  The corn and soybeans can either be roasted with firewood or with propane.  Today we opted for propane.  We did not even have to move the roaster… Continue Reading →

We are beyond excited!  Adamu, the severely malnourished starving abandoned 1 ½ year old, came back to the Center this morning.  We were afraid that we would have to go to the house again to check on her.  The first… Continue Reading →

The old van is back in the shop; Gomda fixed the clutch but now it does not have 5th gear; mind you we very seldom are on roads that are good enough to use 5th gear but we should have the option… Continue Reading →