Thu. night was to be a surprise for Danae but it turned out differently than we had anticipated. Olen was returning from some Adventist Health International meetings in California Thu. to NDJ and was to return to Bere on Friday, but he decided to take a late evening bus to Kelo and we were to pick him up there and bring him back to Bere to surprise Danae. However we did meet him in Kelo but later than expected (the bus was going very slowly from NDJ). Mason went with me to pick up Olen and Zachary Gately that was coming at the same time. When we left Bere Mason asked if my fuel gage was correct. It was. Was there enough to get back from Kelo. Affirmative, I think. Actually I had thought maybe we could get more gas in Kelo. We found out there is no gasoline in Moundou or Kelo at any price. Stations are closed because of no fuel. We picked them up at the bus station and drove back through some deep mud holes where water is still crossing the road although most of the road is drying up but very rough with deep holes. The gas gauge was on the warning light about half way TO Kelo. It only takes about 1 1/4 hours to go there now from Bere. On the way back from Kelo the gauge was below empty and I kept praying that somehow we would make it back to Bere. We made it back without running out of fuel. The Lord must have added some fuel. We hear that gasoline is being sold to motorcycles for about $16 US per gallon if you can find it at all. Road side stands that sell it by the liter are closed. I found one place Friday that still had some and I was able to get 20 liters (about 5 gallons) for $40 (about $8 per gallon). Previously it was about $4 per gallon. I know that in Europe and Turkey it is about $2 or $3 per liter routinely. We hear that a pipeline had burst or maybe an explosion at the refinery in NDJ. The oilfields are in southern Chad. There is a lot less traffic now. Diesel (gazoil) was still available. Have no idea how long this problem will last. With no fuel it may not be long until there is no internet or cell phone service if no fuel to run the generators at the towers. The oxcarts are the most reliable I guess. When we got back to Bere (about 0300 am)
Danae was in surgery repairing a stabbing victim that had come in about 0200. The victim had intestines hanging out with some holes in the intestines that had to be repaired. So she knew we were gone and that Olen was coming with us. I also heard that there was tribal fighting in Lai (about 10 miles away) with some decapitations but don't know for sure if this is fact.
On Friday we had two c-sections. One was for placenta previa and mother was bleeding a lot and had a hemoglobin of 4 so was given 4 bags of blood and is doing ok post op. The other was prolapsed cord and transverse presentation of baby. Both babies had been dead for some time and the cervix on each was only about 4-5 cm dilation.
Dolores has a sore throat past few days after taking the Malarone for the malaria. Also had a cough but is feeling better. We are healthy otherwise.
Our emails are drbland@sbcblobal.net and dfbland01@gmail.com.
Love Rollin and Dolores
Hopital Adventiste de Bere
Boite Postal 52
Kelo, Tandjile, Chad, Afrique
Blog www.weareamissionarybland.blogspot.com
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