Category Yendi Notes

The man that got the snake bite yesterday was discharged from the hospital this afternoon.  He seems to be doing fine even though the hand with the snake bite is very swollen.  We have never met this man; Divine brought… Continue Reading →

We went to Tamale today to turn in the Social Welfare report.  We thought that we had it completed and ready to go but we found out that they had not only changed the forms but they had also added… Continue Reading →

It has been a long day!  We left the compound at 7:30 this morning; our destination was Nyangpala. I had a metal table along with a bicycle to take to the village with us.  I hate carrying bikes because they… Continue Reading →

Zorash came to work today to make up for one of the days she missed.  Even though the Child Center was not open, several of the parents of the children we are helping came this morning.  The little girl with… Continue Reading →

We distributed bicycles this morning.  To make the distribution fair and to speed things up we put a number on each bicycle and then the men drew a number out of a can.  The number they drew was the number… Continue Reading →

Zorash came today; she worked the Child Center with Meri while I painted bicycles and Steve made umpteen dozen trips to Yendi and back.  The first trip we made was to take the new van and the green truck for… Continue Reading →

The very low weight 9 month old came back today and we were so happy that he had gained weight.  Last time he came he weighed 3.6 kilos and today he weighed in at 4.2 kilos.  We praised and praised… Continue Reading →

We started the building project in earnest today.  Dawda and a couple men came before we had finished our walk.  Luckily we walked to the back of the property so we could unlock the back gate for them to come… Continue Reading →

Zorash had a meeting in Tamale with her women’s farmers group.  She is not a farmer but the organization that is trying to help women farm will help with any aspect of farming including harvesting and making Shea Butter, use… Continue Reading →

We took a longer trip today; the village name is Simniboma.  This congregation is as far south as we visit. I’m just thankful for the good road that we are able to travel on for the majority of the trip…. Continue Reading →