Sue and I arrived on Saturday just afternoon here in Chad after a full 24 hours of travel. Rich Dix drove us from Nyankunde, Congo, to the airport in Bunia. We caught the flight around 2:30 and flew to Entebbe, Uganda, arriving around 3:45. We had an early morning flight, at 4:00, so spent the night in the airport rather than paying the hundred dollars in visa fees, getting a taxi to a guesthouse, then having to get back to the airport by 2:30 for our 4:00 a.m. flight. Sitting in the airport seemed more reasonable than all that hassle.
We flew from Entebbe to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. At some point, we'll need to tell the full story about our time in the Addis airport. Suffice to say, in all our years of travel and living abroad, we've NEVER seen what we experienced there. Story to come (NO pictures!).
We were met in N'djamena, Chad, by Margit and have been talking non stop since then. So far, Chad is about as different from Congo as we could imagine. We're near the Sahara, so the landscape is arid with scrubby plants. It's dusty and hot. It seems a mixture between African and Arab cultures, the north being more Arab and the south being more African. N'djamena is right in the middle so seems a blend of the two.
Today has been fairly low key. We spent the morning together reading Psalm 27, reflecting on God's goodness, protection, and blessing in places of difficulty and opposition. Then we spent time praying for one another and many of our friends, family, and church back home.
Internet has been very unpredictable and slow, so no pictures yet. Please continue to pray for us as we spend hours in conversation, laughter, and fellowship. We're grateful for each of you and your prayers on our behalf.
We flew from Entebbe to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. At some point, we'll need to tell the full story about our time in the Addis airport. Suffice to say, in all our years of travel and living abroad, we've NEVER seen what we experienced there. Story to come (NO pictures!).
We were met in N'djamena, Chad, by Margit and have been talking non stop since then. So far, Chad is about as different from Congo as we could imagine. We're near the Sahara, so the landscape is arid with scrubby plants. It's dusty and hot. It seems a mixture between African and Arab cultures, the north being more Arab and the south being more African. N'djamena is right in the middle so seems a blend of the two.
Today has been fairly low key. We spent the morning together reading Psalm 27, reflecting on God's goodness, protection, and blessing in places of difficulty and opposition. Then we spent time praying for one another and many of our friends, family, and church back home.
Internet has been very unpredictable and slow, so no pictures yet. Please continue to pray for us as we spend hours in conversation, laughter, and fellowship. We're grateful for each of you and your prayers on our behalf.
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