21 Oct 2013

We are in keen anticipation of the coming of Addison and of course Zane, Lyol, Danae, and Olen which will be later this week.  We are driving to N’Djamena Wednesday to pick them up from the airport (about an 8-9 hr from here).   They will be bringing with them lots of different things for the hospital as well as other things.  We will have lots of rope and strapping to tie bags and suitcases on to the car.  

Dry season is on with temps in the 90’s although the humidity is very high and not many days ago we had a good rain. 

The malaria and typhoid has been fairly steady.  Surgery has been pretty slow although have had two strangulated hernias in the past few days.  The ecclampsia lady with c-section twins last week is doing ok and the twins so far are ok so let them go home today.   Kids are like kids at home in that they put things in orifices such as nose or ears.   Took a peanut out of a nose yesterday.  I did a skin graft today over an area on a lady’s thigh that had had a deep burn.  The man that I did a cystostomy and dilation of urethra for urethra obstruction last week succumbed to his malaria and typhoid and apparent stroke.    Had a little boy with white hair probably kwoshiokor and said he only ate white rice with no sauce or anything on it except sugar.  

Hopefully we all have as much anticipation for the coming of Jesus as we do for our loved ones and family.   As you see events in the world especially the USA surely the Lord can’t delay much longer.  

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Love,  Rollin and Dolores