One Month = Two of Everything

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Sep 6 is one month since I've:

2 xs passed out

2x given blood

2 feet, a word I taught my famil

2 sets of batteries for my lamp

2 white girls in Tchad have made babies cry

2 times I've gone on the 7+ hour drive to the capital in a small van/bus

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Unknown said…
Three times a white girl has made babies cry. I think the boys made them cry too.
We love you and are missing Tchad more than we thought possible (at least I am). Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
September 15, 2007 at 12:05 AM
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