Ann is working among the Neem* people in Chad. She is a doctor, working part-time with mentally ill and epileptic patients in a government district hospital. She also supports the small local church through the women’s group and working alongside the elders. The church is made up of Chadians from the south. Services are conducted in French, even though significant numbers of women attending hardly speak any French.
Locally, people speak Chadian Arabic (which Ann learned elsewhere) and Neem which she is trying to learn for the women in some villages who cannot speak Arabic.
Ann has been reaching out with the gospel to the women she meets. For those who have expressed interest in following Jesus, she does ongoing Bible studies. There are now portions of the Bible in draft form in the local language, however an oral form is also needed as many are illiterate. She is building relationships in preparation for new team members who will hopefully join her in November.
