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(This has been re-posted from The Danforths’ Days<\/a>, Roy and Aleta Danforth are serving in Central Africa Republic)<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesterday morning at about 5 am the thermometer read 8 degrees Celsius, which is about 46 degrees Fahrenheit. \u00a0This isn\u2019t right! \u00a0We had put my cute little Mary Englebreit fridge magnet thermometer out the day before and it read 6 degrees C and thought it was malfunctioning, so we tried a different one. \u00a0We are having really crazy weather! \u00a0I know, I know, some of you are suffering with temps in the minuses and that\u2019s Fahrenheit, but this is ridiculous! 40\u2019s in the tropics! \u00a0All week long! \u00a0I\u2019m wearing a sweater and socks and long pajama pants under my regular clothes til about 10 in the morning!<\/p>\n

\"???????????????????????????????\"<\/a>Roy had to dig into his trunk for sweats, and Tom had to get out his good stateside jacket!<\/p>\n

\"???????????????????????????????\"<\/a>What\u2019s wrong with this picture? \u00a0Here are Sylvie and Antonio, bundled up and feeling the cold, next to ripening bananas. \u00a0What a crazy world!<\/p>\n

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(This has been re-posted from The Danforths’ Days, Roy and Aleta Danforth are serving in Central Africa Republic) Yesterday morning at about 5 am the thermometer read 8 degrees Celsius, which is about 46 degrees Fahrenheit. \u00a0This isn\u2019t right! \u00a0We had put my cute little Mary Englebreit fridge magnet thermometer out the day before and it read 6 degrees C and thought it was malfunctioning, so we tried a different one. \u00a0We are having really crazy weather! \u00a0I know, I know, some of you are suffering with temps in the minuses and that\u2019s Fahrenheit, but this is ridiculous! 40\u2019s in the tropics! \u00a0All week long! \u00a0I\u2019m wearing a sweater and socks and long pajama pants under my regular clothes til about 10 in the morning! Roy had to dig into his trunk for sweats, and Tom had to get out his good stateside jacket! What\u2019s wrong with this picture? \u00a0Here are Sylvie and Antonio, bundled up and feeling the cold, next to ripening bananas. \u00a0What a crazy world! 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