Dear friends and family,
Three more weeks to go, and we’ll be able to see all those faces we’ve missed. Well, just when we thought we’d made it through the school year without getting malaria, Shannon decided to get sick. While he was in Kankan last week doing student selections, he accidentally missed taking his malaria medicine for three days. (That’s what happens when your wife isn’t around.) He found out the hard way that skipping out on your medicine is not good.
The good news is that we found out he had malaria early on, so he was able to be treated quickly. The first couple days were really hard with fever, vomiting, chills, and diarrhea, but everyday he gets a little better. His fever, chills, and vomiting are gone. Now he’s just sluggish and weak, but he’s starting to eat more. Mira’s mostly been teaching in his place, although he keeps insisting that he can teach more than he should. We’re making sure that he’s getting lots of rest. Please pray that he would continue to heal quickly and regain his strength. I’ve told him that I don’t want to be a porky wife standing next to husband with all bones on him when we get back to the States, so he suggested that I skip my medicine so that doesn’t happen. At least he hasn’t lost his sense of humor.
Pastor will be in Labe and Daloba this weekend continuing the student selections. He wanted Shannon to fully recover, so he will be going alone. Please pray for him that he would have a safe journey, the selections would go smoothly, and he would have the energy to see all those kids!
Besides that, all is well here. Some nights it’s been windy like it’s going to rain, so it’s brought the temperature down a bit by the time we wake up in the morning.
Hope all is well at home and see you all soon!
Love,
Shannon and Carol
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