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On Sep 21, 2011 By Jacob With 0 Comments

Yeah, that was the dominating sound ringing through our house last week as four straight days of rain saturated our flat cement roof and…

On Sep 18, 2011 By Jacob With 2 Comments

Blame it on the years of playing Balderdash with my family if you found many of the answers to the “Why Are They So…

On Sep 17, 2011 By Jacob With 3 Comments

Today, Evangeline turned six and we celebrated with some creative cupcakes that Sonja whipped up for some Chadian and expat friends this morning. We…

On Sep 15, 2011 By Jacob With 4 Comments

Alright, Nehemiah got 149 votes in his poll a couple months ago. Let’s see how many this one can garner. Last week, we sat…

On Sep 14, 2011 By Jacob With 1 Comment

Kids will say the funniest things. Here’s a Broten tidbit form the dinner table tonight: EVANGELINE: Mama, when we go to America next year,…

On Sep 12, 2011 By Jacob With 0 Comments

Renowned Russian writer Leo Tolstoy once asked the question, in a short story of the same title, “How Much Land Does A Man Need?”…

On Sep 10, 2011 By Jacob With 2 Comments

Well, not really. Beds are nice to sleep on, but half of the titles for my blog posts come from me having my own…

On Sep 7, 2011 By Jacob With 2 Comments

Right now, I’m sitting on the flat roof of our home as a strong, cool breeze blows here in Abeche. It’s a welcome treat…

On Sep 6, 2011 By Jacob With 0 Comments

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On Sep 5, 2011 By Jacob With 1 Comment

On Friday, we hopped on a little nine-passenger plane to return to Abeche. The plane has two pilots and then three rows with three…