This morning Abochi, the roofer, came to the mission house to give us an estimate on replacing the thatch roofs on the little guest house and the office Mr. Iddrisu uses.  The thatches are becoming increasingly hard to find, they… Continue Reading →

Today was Yendi’s big market day; we needed to see Mr. Adams, the fix-it man, about a drill press that we wanted to get working.  Well, it actually ran but it had a 110v motor which means it has to… Continue Reading →

There is not much to report today!  We spent the day in Tamale.  We went so we could turn in the Social Welfare report for the Child Center’s license renewal.  We have worked so hard gathering the information and documents… Continue Reading →

We were seriously understaffed at the Child Center this morning.  Zorash sent us a text to say that she had been at the hospital all night with her sister who was having a baby.   She actually lives in Zabzugu which… Continue Reading →

Yesterday evening just before dark, a couple men came to the gate and were knocking on it and calling out trying to get someone’s attention.  The night watchmen had not come to work yet so Steve went to the gate. … Continue Reading →

Zorash got stuck in one of the outlying areas of Yendi today; she is still doing the TB screening; she said that she went early and had planned on coming back in time for work but it started raining heavily… Continue Reading →

Our travels today lead us to the village of Nadundo which is southwest of Kulkpeni and back into the bush about 15 miles.  We stopped by Timothy’s house to pick him up before traveling on to the village.  On the… Continue Reading →

When Donkey came to work this morning he said that his waist, buttock, and the back of his legs were hurting.  That man already takes so much medicine; he eats Ibuprofen like it was candy, he takes Naproxen sodium, and… Continue Reading →

Red stopped by this afternoon.  I could hear him out on the veranda talking to Steve; he said that he had something for Sister Kandie.  Steve said, “Oh! She is going to love this!”  He brought me a handmade metal… Continue Reading →

I did not do much today except sit in the office and edit the annual Social Welfare Report.  Boring!  I fully intended to get the border put on the edges of the quilt top I am trying to get finished… Continue Reading →