Spotty the Ben

Ben came down with some very strange skin lesions this week, and at first we thought it was just a couple of sores from falling down. But, when we noticed how round they were, and that they were spreading, we realized that it is Ringworm. Ringworm is actually a fungus, not a worm, and is treated with antifungal cream. By the time we started him on the cream, he had spots in 4 different places, and despite our efforts they are continuing to spread. Missionary Susan here in Nampula recommended we try something called Gentian Violet, which dries out the sores and hopefully will keep them from spreading. So, this morning we told him he was going to be a spotted leopard and painted him up. "Pah-et yepahd?" He asked. Yup. Pah-et yepahd. Cute, huh? We'll hope that this stops him from looking like he has leprosy, though meanwhile he looks like he had an accident with a marker. - Cami