Update

Thanks for all the prayers. The fighting in Tchad never came close to Bere and now things have calmed down and are back to "normal" even in the capital, N'Djamena.

Sarah and I are now in Denmark starting our furlough. We left a few weeks earlier than planned, not due to the fighting in Tchad but due to personal burn-out. We hope and pray this furlough will renew our strength allowing us to return to Tchad. We are encouraged by a surgeon, Dr. Surin (aka Dr. Bond) who has committed to a year in Bere which will help tremendously. If we could just find one more physician of any specialty to help us then the prospects are indeed bright for Bere and Tchad and Sarah and I can continue our dream of dedicating our lives to working there.

Again, we thank God for all of you who remembered us and prayed for us during the last year and especially these last few weeks during the crisis.


James & Sarah
PS The gross picture was of some unknown foot tumor that we'd wanted to operate on a year before when Dr. Warren DeKraay was with us. We amputated below the knee and five days later he went home on crutches very happy and waiting for complete healing so he can get a prosthesis in Moundou.