Dear Friends and Family,

          We've been waiting to get our permanent address in Ndende. How much news are you getting about Zaire, Rwanda & Burundi? We get very little except we hear French and Belgian troops are in Zaire now evacuating their citiezens and we've heard rumors that Peace Corps is pulling volunteers out of Rwanda and Burundi. Gabon is comparatively stable. there's a lot of opposition to Bongo (the president/dictator) but it affects the teachers more than the constructors.� � � � �

          Thank you for all the pictures that you've sent. We wish we had brought more pictures of friends, etc., so if you have them, send them.

          I'm going to close this letter. It's getting dark and writing (reading too!) is really difficult by kerosene lamp light.

Love and Aloha