Thank You!

Thank you for your many prayers and emails about Lauren and Naomi. They are both feeling much better now. Naomi has just finished her malaria treatment today and her tummy finally stopped hurting. Lauren got some great medicine too...and after a day out of school to rest, she is feeling much better.

For those of you who inquired about our bouts malaria, please know that we are not as concerned about this as you may be. We live in a tropical area and malaria is common. It isn't unusual for a handful of my students to have malaria on any given day, especially at certain times of the year. Do we take precautions? Yes, but we weigh the benefits to the disadvantages. Oddly enough, Naomi is the one member of our family who never misses taking her anti-malaria pill, but it isn't 100% effective. Treatment is inexpensive and has been very effective for us. We hope that eases some of your worries.