It is very difficult to type with a monkey perched upon your arm and one that likes to help you type!  I hope that he will take a nap! We had to rework the blind we made for Skeeter’s cage. … Continue Reading →

It is sprinkling!  We are excited!  We are hoping for a downpour that will not only cool things off but would fill the cistern. Steve finished planing my bookshelf today and got it put in place and secured to the… Continue Reading →

We just got back from town; it is 7:00 pm.  We went to town to buy fruit and toilet paper.  While we were in town I asked Steve to stop by Akosu’s chop bar to see if she happened to be… Continue Reading →

Steve forgot to tell you one of the most interesting things about the teenage girl that was baptized yesterday.  Not only is Sarah the church leader’s daughter but a couple weeks ago she and her friend were caught, held against… Continue Reading →

Today was quite busy for us. We left the compound at 7:30 this morning and traveled east of Yendi for 75 minutes to the village of Nyangpala. The large village near Nyangpala is Zabzugu.  We have to go through Zabzugu… Continue Reading →

The Ides of March are upon us.  Half of the month is already over.  I will be glad when the roofing of the two round houses are over, that’s for sure.  Last night a storm blew through the area but… Continue Reading →

The high temperature today was 112 degrees with a heat index of 123 degrees!  We decided not to go for our morning walk; instead we cleaned up the yard.  All the scraps from the carpenters and some of the thatch… Continue Reading →

I forgot to tell you that the high temperature yesterday was 109 degrees with a heat index of 118 degrees.  The weather station that we have does not hold the high and low temperatures; if we want to know the… Continue Reading →

We did not make it to Bible study tonight because Steve has been attacked by the back door trots.  It is not unusual here in the tropics in a third world country.  A friend of my parents used to say,… Continue Reading →

The mother of the child that has the cleft eye problem went to Tamale today!  We are so happy that she went right away!  In fact, her husband went with her; do you realize how wonderful that is for the… Continue Reading →