Land locked in the dead center of Africa, affected by a Sahara landscape, and often referred to as the dead heart of Africa, 

Chad (or Tchad) is named after Lake Chad. 

The lands in the south are arable and almost tropical. 

Chad is a nation that openly welcomes development workers and mercy ministries and there are opportunities to partner in education, medical projects, agriculture, and prayer.

Pray that the history division and strife would be healed and that the "dead heart of Africa" would be known as the thriving heart of Africa.