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Catching Our Breath

2/27/2009

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Saturday the 28th...

Rest was the order of the day. Mental and emotion exhaustion creeps up on you and with the heat and humidity, it’s best to keep rested. We’d been on the move since leaving for Chicago on Tuesday and we were not able to unplug our minds and sleep without “one eye open” so to speak. Our bedroom has A/C which is a blessing for sure. NEPA is the Nigerian Electric Power Authority, the locals say NEPA – Never Expect Power Always…utility comes and goes throughout the day. So that means we keep things on the charger as much as possible and keep the A/C on so that it can cool things down when we have the power to do so. We try not to spend too much time in the A/C as that makes it more of a challenge during the times there is no power. On average, there are probably a dozen or so power interruptions a day.
Goodness Ogbuji took us to a market Saturday night. She had been told ‘it’s where the whites go.’ It was a typical market house but did offer a tremendous amount of brand items that we were familiar with. You can find just about anything you may need…..it may be labeled in another language but the product is available. Inflation has hit Nigeria but it’s very random and hard to determine what is affected. Jon bought 3 Fantas (orange sodas) for 180NR + 20NR deposit to return the bottles. (approx $1.30) which isn’t bad. But yet, in the store when looking for shampoo, it ranged from $4 - $10 a bottle for 14-16 oz. A Uncle Ben’s bag (#20) of rice was $40USD; 1 liter of juice ranges from 350-500NR ($2.50 to 3.30.) I’ve taken a liking to SILK Soy milk……can’t believe they have it here but it hits the spot for me. It’s about 450NR – about $3 a liter box – a real treat when I can leave it in their ‘freezer’ and drink it ‘cold.’
The plans for Sunday are not yet settled. We will be worshiping at an Assemblies church of their choosing. We’ve been told to be ready by 9:30am.
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