have fledged so don’t hear them, but now we have the sounds of Lyol,
Zane, and Addison saying Nana and Papa. Also they want Papa to “be a
donkey” and ride the donkey which of course he was happy to do.
Olen, Danae, Lyol, Zane, and Addison all arrived today in N’Djamena
and then on down to Bere today. David our pilot picked them up in
NDJ in the little mission plane and they arrived back in Bere about
5:00 pm. It had been threatening to rain earlier in the day but
late afternoon it all cleared so they were able to fly easily.
Jonathan (the other pilot) will be bringing the luggage down tomorrow
in his new Land Cruiser that he just is picking up today in NDJ.
Addison has grown so much in the two months they have been gone. It
was so nice to hear the airplane as it came back and watch them land
on the little dirt strip. They all looked good but tired after the
long trip from Washington, D.C to Addis, to N’Djamena to Bere. The
dogs, Sheba and Midnight were glad to see them back also as they
barked their welcome. The kids were playing with Grace and Emma
here so they were enjoying their reunion.
was so nice to hear the airplane as it came back and watch them land
on the little dirt strip. They all looked good but tired after the
long trip from Washington, D.C to Addis, to N’Djamena to Bere. The
dogs, Sheba and Midnight were glad to see them back also as they
barked their welcome. The kids were playing with Grace and Emma
here so they were enjoying their reunion.
The roads are beginning to dry up a little as rainy season is
decreasing now. People are harvesting their millet and sorghum grain
and feeding the cows whatever is remaining. The river has not
decreased much if any yet. The water table around here is less than
a foot below the top of the ground.
decreasing now. People are harvesting their millet and sorghum grain
and feeding the cows whatever is remaining. The river has not
decreased much if any yet. The water table around here is less than
a foot below the top of the ground.
The electrical system is working well now after not working right for
several months and gradually getting worse. There was a short where
one wire had been connected or touching a ground wire but the main
problem was the generators needed cleaned out with new air filter,
fuel filter, and oil filter. The air filter was very much clogged
and of course a big diesel engine needs air and fuel. Nick is doing
a great job with plumbing and electricity. He has finished Mason’s
house and about finished Zach’s and Charis’s apartment so now they
have shower and toilets.
several months and gradually getting worse. There was a short where
one wire had been connected or touching a ground wire but the main
problem was the generators needed cleaned out with new air filter,
fuel filter, and oil filter. The air filter was very much clogged
and of course a big diesel engine needs air and fuel. Nick is doing
a great job with plumbing and electricity. He has finished Mason’s
house and about finished Zach’s and Charis’s apartment so now they
have shower and toilets.
Kim is turning the nutrition program to the new director, Michael,
this week. I think they had 50 kids this week. They plan on
doing a lot of it as outpatient down at Bendele (about 2 miles away)
this week. I think they had 50 kids this week. They plan on
doing a lot of it as outpatient down at Bendele (about 2 miles away)
We had two more non-resectable cancers this week. One was another
bladder cancer and the other was an ovarian cancer that was spread
all over. We had a c-section for an arm presentation and another
vacuum extraction. Overall the surgery schedule has been slack.
bladder cancer and the other was an ovarian cancer that was spread
all over. We had a c-section for an arm presentation and another
vacuum extraction. Overall the surgery schedule has been slack.
Our emails are drbland@sbcglobal.net and dfbland01@gmail.com.
Love, Rollin and Dolores
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