Category Yendi Notes

Mr. Iddrisu did not come to work today because one of his sons was sick and he had to take him to the hospital.  There are no real doctors’ offices here in Yendi.  If you need to see a doctor… Continue Reading →

Zorash was back at work this morning.  She had a fist full of medicine that the doctor had given her.  He said that he thought that it was her ulcer; he gave her two types of antibiotics which always make… Continue Reading →

Zorash is still sick; she did not come to work this morning.  Meri was back; she said that she did not get to see the doctor yesterday.  She said that she sat at the hospital with the other pregnant women… Continue Reading →

Neither Meri nor Zorash were at work today.  Meri had to go to the doctor for her prenatal check up and Zorash was sick.  She thinks that she has malaria.  She said that she was going to go to the… Continue Reading →

We had a long drive this morning to reach our destination which is the congregation that meets at Bakjon in the Nanumba North District. I thought we were to visit the church at Bakpaba until Timothy called me last night… Continue Reading →

Today was the first day of the Damba festival.  It is one of the biggest festivals that the Dagomba tribe celebrates.  It is difficult to ascertain exactly what they are celebrating because they try to tie it to Mohammed and… Continue Reading →

It took the ladies longer than normal to roast the corn and soybeans this morning because we had a problem with the metal piece of rebar that locks the door of the roaster.  We somehow lost the original lock and… Continue Reading →

This morning a mother came to the Child Center with a child that was mentally delayed.  The little boy was 16 months old and does not crawl or walk.  He can stand but not without assistance.  He does not pull… Continue Reading →

Red stopped by this afternoon to deliver the small sign boards that we had him make for the new buildings at the back of the mission property.  All three of the buildings look alike and it is difficult to tell… Continue Reading →

We ended up spending the whole day in Tamale!  We had some success and some failures with the errands we had to run.  When we arrived at Japan Motors to have the van serviced we noticed that our name was… Continue Reading →