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KansasMom had requested a fuller view of our house, so here it is. It is not impressive by US standards, but we really appreciate our little house a lot. One friend says its 'the nicest on the compound' because it's stone and sits a little higher, thus availing itself of some slightly cooler air. I was also reading some data from visits to a clinic not too far from us and appreciated seeing some of their data on patients, just to put numbers to faces... 50% of households had a radio, 6% had running water, and 1-2% had a television. So we feel very blessed to have a radio, running water (yes, that's the slab over our septic tank in the foreground), and ... well, ok, we don't have a TV, but we have electricity and an internet-equipped computer, which is better... and anyway, there is a TV with extensive VHS collection in the community center. So we are blessed.
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The Friess Family said…
Hope you travelled safe back to Niger! It was great gathering with you and your family in Kenya. Our prayers are with you as we all continue together in the Post-Residency Program.

Malin & Sara
wwwfriessfamily.blogspot.com
October 27, 2009 at 8:57 PM
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