Our work is done here in Béré. It is Friday night. We have just finished supper of noodles and Fri-chik with cherry/blackberry cobbler. We have eaten well. No one has gotten sick, so maybe I have done my assignment. Two of the student missionaries here are sick. One has malaria; the other is just not feeling well. We finished to building we were working on. The inside ceiling was patched or replaced. The holes were patches in the walls and then painted. It’s a two tone paint job, white on the top and a blue on the bottom. They are calling it scrub blue. It looks really nice. The doors that Graham made look really nice. We also made 3 new pews for the church to replace 3 that were stolen from the grounds. We have been using them for VBS. Ed worked with the accountant here at the hospital and has written up a report for James. We are still not sure about our trip to Cameron. Guess we will find of on Sunday. The people here are all very friendly and helpful. Every one of us will have a different story to tell you about all the things we have seen and done. We will all be changed forever because of the things we have seen and experienced. But we are all eager to see each and every one of you on our return. Yet, it's hard to believe our time here is almost over in this laid-back lifestyle, no timetables to run after, none of the pressures of our life and work as we know them at home. It's Sabbath here and all is quiet except for the hum of the generator, a nice sound to hear.
Bye for now and Happy Sabbath.
DJ and the Béré Bunch
Interesting facts about Tchad:
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 47.94 yearsmale: 46.84 yearsfemale: 49.09 years (2005 est.) Median age:total: 16.02 yearsmale: 15.32 yearsfemale: 16.71 years (2005 est.)
Population:9,826,419 (July 2005 est)
Population density:8 people per square kilometerTime zone GMT -1
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