-Appo (one of the Bere boys) has giardia and typhoid, Allah (another Bere boy) has typhoid and malaria, and Tammy has typhoid. The common sickness is typhoid. How and why did this happen? Tchadians don't use toilet paper. Germs spread via the fecal-oral route and typhoid is contracted. GROSS!! I pray that everyone feels better and that the Bere boys learn to wash their hands after using the bathroom, so no one else gets sick.
-Project 21 is a great program and can do great things. However, we will run out of funds by December... I'm praying for a miracle. I know money will come in with the Lord's help.
- One of the babies in the baby formula program came to the hospital with an open clavicle and tibia fracture. His parents waited a full week before taking him to the hospital!! Now he has a massive infection. I pray that he will heal quickly.
- Mundon Justin landed on his head when he dove into the river. Honestly, it made no sense why he dove. Everyone, including him, knew it was shallow. Anyways, currently he is wearing a neck brace because he has no feeling in his neck. His face is a little scratched up too, but his neck is obviously the concern. Bere doesn't have a MRI, so we don't know how damaged his spine is.
-Pray that I will continue to walk in the way of the Lord. I pray that I don't become callused to all the hardship here. I want God to use me all He wants. Pray that when He leads I will follow, no matter where he leads.
- Pray for my health as well. The scalp infection I had at the beginning of the trip is still plaguing me. I took Amoxy for 17 days, but it never went away. The unceasing itching and oozing toned down and almost stopped on day 9. However, it never completely healed. About a week after I stopped taking Amoxy the bumps returned with a vengeance. The itching was bareable, but the pain was immense. It got to the point were I couldn't put my hair in a pony tail, even if I wrapped the band once. I would get excruciating pressure headaches from the slightest bump or touch. Sleeping became very difficult. Next, I tried doxy. It worked wonders. The pain left within 4 days and the itching stopped. My lymph nodes drastically decreases as well. By the end of my prescription all of the symptoms were gone. All I needed to do was wait for the bumps to go away. They laid dormate for weeks and I didn't think they would be a problem. Maybe they weren't a problem and the infection was hiding elsewhere. Nevertheless, after finishing 15 days of doxy my infection came back within 2 days. Instead of many painful bumps there is only one that is causing me a world of trouble. The headaches are so horrendous it hurts to chew. I don't want to do anything... Currently, I am on doxy again. Pray that this time the doxy will completely wipe out the bacteria.
- Lastly, continue to pray for everyone else. I continuously pray for all of you, and I hope you are doing the same too.
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