In a months time we will be in Chad, will we be fit enough? Andrea is now walking without crutches and is doing very well and the rest of us ran for Sports Relief at the weekend which must be some sort of training even if it was only 12C in the spring sun. Meanwhile the packing up marathon continues.

It is a bit warmer here today in Wakefield UK 6 C, and paradoxically a cooler than usual 38 C in N'Djamena. It will be quite a shock when we fly to our new home on 21st April 2010 . Andrea has one more week on crutches before we start packing in earnest. Meanwhile we are trying to learn some Arabic and Ruth and Rebecca are improving at French. We are beginning to say good bye to friends and having a party on 17th April in the evening and a commissioning service the following morning at WBC.
Meanwhile we are in regular contact by email with Roy and Jane who already live on the hospital site and with their help we have managed to buy a second hand vehicle which is one less thing to sort out when we arrive.

Our first prayer letter is written and BMS will publish it in the next few days which makes everything seem a bit more real and exciting.