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Population Boom

Our first couple of years of traveling to our village in Chad were difficult. In 2004, it took up to 9 hours to drive to Mongo, and there was a long distance in the middle of our drive where the road was reduced to tire tracks in the dirt or sand. During a couple of …

Covid-19, the New Unclean

As of the writing of this blog, there are officially 836 confirmed cases of Covid 19 in Chad with 68 deaths. Small quantities of masks have been made available by the government, with 600 being distributed on June 1st in the town of Mongo where our family once lived. The government imposed a curfew, closed …

Malaria, Africa’s Deadly Enemy

It was 2003, we decided to take a short getaway from Chad to Northern Cameroon. Our two children at the time had a great time in the Baptist guest house where we were staying. The getaway was enjoyable overall, but as we hopped into our truck for the return trip to Chad, Art started to …

Coronavirus in Chad

Coronavirus has impacted the entire world and people’s daily routines have changed drastically. That statement is partially true. The impact of Coronavirus has led to many deaths and great economic upheaval throughout the world, but in Chad, things have not changed much. As of April 22nd, there have been 39 cases reported. The airport closed …