Category Yendi Notes

We started passing out babies’ and children’s clothes this morning in the Child Center.  When we give out clothes we have to have all hands on deck or we get swamped.  This is the first time we have tried to… Continue Reading →

Kandie, Timothy, and I visited the congregation at Borido this morning. Borido is east of Yendi ; travel time is approximately 30 minutes. After I untied the metal table in the back of the pickup Brother Foster took it  and… Continue Reading →

Steve did nothing this morning except assist the plumbers.  Steve knew more about putting the toilet in than the plumbers.   The first plumber that came seemed to know more than the other two.  I think that the other two were… Continue Reading →

It is October already; imagine that!  Zorash called this morning and wanted to know if I was busy.  Yesterday she heard me complaining that I had not had any Banku (fermented corn dough ball with okra and goat stew) in… Continue Reading →

Timothy Niligrini and Tichak were the first visitors this morning.  Timothy said that he had come to bring the money for the communion juice that we sent to the church at Nakpa on class day.  Once again the mobile money… Continue Reading →

We had a little difficulty getting the corn and soybeans ground today.  First the guy had to change the blades on the grinder which took forever.  We dropped the grain off at the grinding mill in order to hold our… Continue Reading →

As soon as we finished our walk this morning we started the fires so the ladies could start roasting corn and soybeans for the weaning mix.  We ran out on Monday and Steve had to substitute Cerelac (formula and cereal… Continue Reading →

We washed more fabric this morning.  I am happy to report that we have gotten the bulk of it washed.  Anyway we have washed all the hand dyed wax fabric; the rest is factory made here in Ghana and should… Continue Reading →

Last night around 6pm Timothy Niligrini called me and said that we wouldn’t be able to visit the congregation at Borido as scheduled today. After discussing the situation Timothy said he would contact some of the church leaders to see where we… Continue Reading →

Zorash told us about an old widow lady that lives near Mr. Iddrisu that needed assistance; last month after a big rain storm one of the outer walls of her house fell down.  The roof is still intact.  The house… Continue Reading →