Wind and Cold

Most people think that anywhere you go in Africa will be hot. Well we
are in the cold time of year, and I had forgotten how cold. Yesterday
it became very windy and the cold came in. This morning our outside
thermometer registered 41 degrees. Buildings, including our houses,
do not have heaters. In fact this morning I had one of our workers
get a brazier and light it with charcoal to put in our big room that
we use for the school since it was so cold in there. Yesterday and
today I've had 3 layers on. The team that arrived on Monday still do
not have their luggage so we are sharing some of our jackets with
them. Today is also very windy. It is almost noon and the
temperature is 62 plus the wind.

We are blessed to have solid walls and windows that close, blankets
for sleeping, and jackets for outside. But it is hard for the people
in the villages and so there are more runny noses and sicknesses.