Hello one and all from Chad. Well life here is continuing with school,
cleaning, cooking, and of course rain.
Though rainy season is drawing to a close, it is still raining nearly every day
and the mosquitos are still wreaking havoc on the people. Sickness is a major part of lives these
days. There was a baby born to one of
our neighbors and a few days later it died from malaria. Sickness and death is a very common
occurrence. Our compound has not been
exempt from sickness, although we are fortunate to be able to afford medication and
mosquito preventative things (nets, bug repellant, coils). I fortunately have been spared from the
common sicknesses plaguing others, for who would want to be common. Instead my body decided that now would be a
good time to have shingles. Fortunately
the pain is minimal and sporadic but still uncomfortable. For those of you who know me, I seem to come
down with random sicknesses and often ignore them until they are no longer
ignorable. I am assured that medication
would quicken the pace of my recovery but it is not necessary, and since I
probably couldn't get it here anyway, I await until my blistery rash is
gone.
On a positive note, we have been blessed to have a friend
come and teach French to the kids and me.
It has been fun testing my knowledge and helping the kids add to theirs. Unfortunately our tutor has gone back to
university and we are left on our own to try and teach one another. It was excellent while it lasted and has
inspired me to continue introducing words to the kids (even if I don't pronounce
them correctly) because it has been a great review for me.
Happy October to one and all! I hope that fall brings you lots of delicious
apple and pumpkin foods along with great company!
Sending love to you and your Chad family!
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