Category Yendi Notes

We had a hot, rough ride today! Our destination was the village of Jamoni located east of Yendi on the  Gnani/Sabare Road. Today’s weather was the beginning of the hot, dry , dusty air that is called the Harmattan. It… Continue Reading →

Zorash and Amama came to work today to make up the days they missed earlier in the week.  We were happy to see them.  We had a ½ a bushel of soybeans that needed to be washed and dried.  Amama… Continue Reading →

It was very quiet at the compound today.  We only had one worker here; it was Nazo, the day man’s regular day to work and we only had one visitor today.  Dawda, the mason came first thing this morning to… Continue Reading →

The building project is behind us!  Can you hear us shouting?  We are so happy that it is finished, everyone has been paid and Steve bought padlocks for all the rooms.  The only thing that is left to do is… Continue Reading →

Dawda, the mason, thinks that he will be able to finish the building tomorrow.  We sure hope so!  It is looking good.  Someone that reads the Yendi Notes wanted to know why we were building the buildings.  According to traditional… Continue Reading →

Another malnourished child came to the Center this morning.  He is 1 ½ years old and weighs 5 kilos.  He did not have much energy and he has not yet started to crawl or walk.  The mother was concerned about… Continue Reading →

We went back to Tamale today.  At least we did not have to leave so early; we knew that the offices would not be open until between 9:30 and 10:00.  We left the mission house at 7:30.   Our first stop was the… Continue Reading →

We visited the congregation at Nanjuni  this morning. This congregation is located east of us on the Gnani Road.  This is the road where the big trucks haul gravel and sand all the time. It is pothole heaven!  We arrived… Continue Reading →

We made a little boy very happy this afternoon.  We delivered the wheelchair to the 6 year old that cannot walk.  He was all smiles when his grandmother set him in the wheelchair.  One of the older boys gave him… Continue Reading →

The month of October brings change to the Yendi area; the rains become infrequent as the sun begins to grow hotter.  The farmers are diligently harvesting their corn, yams, and soybeans. With the waters receding in some of the low… Continue Reading →