Sabbath

We started out with a good day. We went to Dabgue for our branch Sabbath
School for the first time since being back. I'm not sure anyone has been
meeting there while we were gone - the woven grass roof structure that
we usually meet under has fallen down, so we just sat under a mango
tree. Our friend Franco brought his motorbike as well, with his brother
and our good friend Frederick, who speaks english quite well, so he is
often our translator. He has been doing some translation work of some
children's bible lessons, and he's really been a great help to us.
Anyway, the back bearing on Franco's bike had a problem, so we left it
somewhere and Gary went back and got them in two trips. (Dabgue is 4 or
5 miles from where we live.) So, on the way home, Gary brought Cherise
and I back and went back to get them, but Frederick and Franco's brother
had caught a ride back with a van that was going to the market
(Frederick doesn't live far from the market.) Franco was able to ride
his bike home then by riding up on the gas tank and driving really
slowly. Gary had just gotten back and we had changed and Cherise was
sleeping when Frederick called. He had gotten to the market and was on
his way home and someone told him his son had died. He still wasn't
home, but Gary said he would come down right away. I just didn't think
it could be true. Apparently the boy, Hans, who was between 2 and 3 yrs
old, had been a little sick yesterday but was feeling better this
morning, though he may have had a low fever. Unfortunately, it was true.
Gary stayed with him for an hour or so, and then came back and got
Cherise and I and we went back and stayed all afternoon. The only
problem was, the other day when Gary went to Ndjamena to Kel and Josie,
we lost our motorcycle key. We can not figure out what happened to it. I
got all ready to go to the hospital and couldn't find it. I figured Gary
had it, but no, he didn't. So, Jonathan's bike has some issues so Gary
took the ignition from his and put it in ours, so that was working, but
the only problem is, the gas tank is locked with the key as well, and we
were really low on fuel now! So, Gary ended up switching gas tanks with
Jonathan's bike before we could go back! Interestingly though, now our
charging system is working that we couldn't figure out, so if that is
the solution, maybe we can find out key now!!

Anyway, please remember Frederick and his family in your prayers. There
is so much death here, but that doesn't make it easier...

God Bless,
Wendy