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In my last email with "News from Solidaridad,"  I wrote about the report from Enrique that there was a lot of "dengue" fever (that's how Enrique spells it) in the area of Solidaridad and that he had been able to use some of the profits from the chicken business to buy supplements for the breakfast program and disinfectants for the homes.  At that time, he said that no one from the mission had gotten "dengue." 

This week the report wasn't as good.  It seems that "dengue" fever is carried by mosquitoes.  The wet and hot weather in the area around Solidaridad has resulted in a lot of mosquitoes this year.  Carmen, the woman who runs the chicken business has been sick with "dengue" and has not been able to take care of the chickens for a couple of weeks.  Enrique has also reported that 52 of the children who eat breakfast at the mission have gotten sick.  However, he reports that they are all getting better.  He attributes their quick recovery to the vitamins and "syrup" that he has been giving them with the breakfasts.  He also reports that the government is spraying for the mosquitoes, but that the weather is still wet and hot and mosquitoes are still a problem.

Please pray for Enrique and the children of Solidaridad.  As several of you wrote after my last email, denge fever can be very serious.  We thank the Lord that so far all of the children have gotten better, but from what he wrote, the problem isn't over yet.

Frank Miller