Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, "A quart of wheat for a day’s wages, and three quarts of barley for a day's wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine." Revelation 6:6
This description of the scourge of famine is literally true in Nigeria today as the economy gradually worsens. A worker may earn the equivalent of $20-$25 per month, while a mudu (about a quart) of corn costs $0.50, beans $1.10, and peanuts $0.90. Chickens sell at $1.00 per pound. Kerosene and wood for cooking are expensive, too. Over half of all children are malnourished.
At the dispensary at Zabolo I asked the health workers about the problems the students
had in getting medical care. They told me that the main problem was simply a lack of
money.
"The students come and say they don't have any money at all. Or sometimes they can pay ten or twenty naira ($0.15-0.30). Since they know they can't afford any medicines, they often don't come until they are seriously sick."
