It was an interesting journey with my 9 checked bags! I think I was reading faces correctly, they were thinking....."Someone needs to teach that woman how to pack!!!"
(Is it my fault that others forget to bring their soccer balls???! I'm just sayin'.....)
We arrived in Kigali to a beautiful evening, all my bags arrived also.....brain?........nope! I expect it next week. It usually seems to straggle ............ somewhere over the ocean I think.....that seems to be the location of my last coherent thought! Funny......I'm not missing it!!
Anyway, Pastor Raha met me and by default his brain took over....thankfully!
On Friday, we went to the airport at 4:00 a.m. (I didn't know there WAS a 4:00 a.m.!) We flew to Kamembe and drove to the D.R. Congo border. There were signs of progress everywhere. New construction, and road improvements. Yes, really! They have been quite forward thinking......they are constructing 'speed bumps' through the towns. It creates a better rhythm for the tires as they rock and roll through the eroded pavement and crater sized potholes, now the smoother sections have a little something to offer to the cadence!
Now I am back home in the DRC. Some of my friends came to the border to welcome me, and followed us home where there were more friends. It was WONDERFUL to see them! They sang for me (they know my favorite song) , we prayed together, and then we slept......no .......wait........that was just me......ok, so I slept, and I guess they left?.....because later, when I finished what I had been sharing with them, there was no one there!
Today, I'm just.........
.................fine
...................
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Saturday, February 23, 2013
I'M BACK!!!
It was an interesting journey with my 9 checked bags! I think I was reading faces correctly, they were thinking....."Someone needs to teach that woman how to pack!!!"
(Is it my fault that others forget to bring their soccer balls???! I'm just sayin'.....)
We arrived in Kigali to a beautiful evening, all my bags arrived also.....brain?........nope! I expect it next week. It usually seems to straggle ............ somewhere over the ocean I think.....that seems to be the location of my last coherent thought! Funny......I'm not missing it!!
Anyway, Pastor Raha met me and by default his brain took over....thankfully!
On Friday, we went to the airport at 4:00 a.m. (I didn't know there WAS a 4:00 a.m.!) We flew to Kamembe and drove to the D.R. Congo border. There were signs of progress everywhere. New construction, and road improvements. Yes, really! They have been quite forward thinking......they are constructing 'speed bumps' through the towns. It creates a better rhythm for the tires as they rock and roll through the eroded pavement and crater sized potholes, now the smoother sections have a little something to offer to the cadence!
Now I am back home in the DRC. Some of my friends came to the border to welcome me, and followed us home where there were more friends. It was WONDERFUL to see them! They sang for me (they know my favorite song) , we prayed together, and then we slept......no .......wait........that was just me......ok, so I slept, and I guess they left?.....because later, when I finished what I had been sharing with them, there was no one there!
Today, I'm just.........
.................fine
...................
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
(Is it my fault that others forget to bring their soccer balls???! I'm just sayin'.....)
We arrived in Kigali to a beautiful evening, all my bags arrived also.....brain?........nope! I expect it next week. It usually seems to straggle ............ somewhere over the ocean I think.....that seems to be the location of my last coherent thought! Funny......I'm not missing it!!
Anyway, Pastor Raha met me and by default his brain took over....thankfully!
On Friday, we went to the airport at 4:00 a.m. (I didn't know there WAS a 4:00 a.m.!) We flew to Kamembe and drove to the D.R. Congo border. There were signs of progress everywhere. New construction, and road improvements. Yes, really! They have been quite forward thinking......they are constructing 'speed bumps' through the towns. It creates a better rhythm for the tires as they rock and roll through the eroded pavement and crater sized potholes, now the smoother sections have a little something to offer to the cadence!
Now I am back home in the DRC. Some of my friends came to the border to welcome me, and followed us home where there were more friends. It was WONDERFUL to see them! They sang for me (they know my favorite song) , we prayed together, and then we slept......no .......wait........that was just me......ok, so I slept, and I guess they left?.....because later, when I finished what I had been sharing with them, there was no one there!
Today, I'm just.........
.................fine
...................
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
the beginning......
- Today, tonight and tomorrow;
Winnipeg to Calgary
Calgary to Amsterdam
Amsterdam to Uganda
Uganda to Kigali
- Thursday;
a day in Kigali
- Friday;
fly to the edge of Rwanda
taxi to the border
cross into DRC
one last customs office
REUNITED WITH FRIENDS & FAMILY!!
The extraordinary realities of travel in this age.....
Last Sunday I spoke at a church in Manitoba, and the very next Sunday I will be speaking in a Church in the D.R. Congo!
Today, I showered in Winnipeg.....next shower in Rwanda!
Today I am surrounded by English language, tomorrow....Dutch.....the day after.... Swahili and French!
Everything changes after this morning......sights, smells, sounds, customs, and sometimes my equilibrium......
When I post again, it will be from the other side of the globe!
Oh, and one more thing.......today -30 with a wind chill factor of -49.......in a few days?...........the sky's the limit!!
Now, isn't THAT crazy??! :)
Winnipeg to Calgary
Calgary to Amsterdam
Amsterdam to Uganda
Uganda to Kigali
- Thursday;
a day in Kigali
- Friday;
fly to the edge of Rwanda
taxi to the border
cross into DRC
one last customs office
REUNITED WITH FRIENDS & FAMILY!!
The extraordinary realities of travel in this age.....
Last Sunday I spoke at a church in Manitoba, and the very next Sunday I will be speaking in a Church in the D.R. Congo!
Today, I showered in Winnipeg.....next shower in Rwanda!
Today I am surrounded by English language, tomorrow....Dutch.....the day after.... Swahili and French!
Everything changes after this morning......sights, smells, sounds, customs, and sometimes my equilibrium......
When I post again, it will be from the other side of the globe!
Oh, and one more thing.......today -30 with a wind chill factor of -49.......in a few days?...........the sky's the limit!!
Now, isn't THAT crazy??! :)
the beginning......
- Today, tonight and tomorrow;
Winnipeg to Calgary
Calgary to Amsterdam
Amsterdam to Uganda
Uganda to Kigali
- Thursday;
a day in Kigali
- Friday;
fly to the edge of Rwanda
taxi to the border
cross into DRC
one last customs office
REUNITED WITH FRIENDS & FAMILY!!
The extraordinary realities of travel in this age.....
Last Sunday I spoke at a church in Manitoba, and the very next Sunday I will be speaking in a Church in the D.R. Congo!
Today, I showered in Winnipeg.....next shower in Rwanda!
Today I am surrounded by English language, tomorrow....Dutch.....the day after.... Swahili and French!
Everything changes after this morning......sights, smells, sounds, customs, and sometimes my equilibrium......
When I post again, it will be from the other side of the globe!
Oh, and one more thing.......today -30 with a wind chill factor of -49.......in a few days?...........the sky's the limit!!
Now, isn't THAT crazy??! :)
Winnipeg to Calgary
Calgary to Amsterdam
Amsterdam to Uganda
Uganda to Kigali
- Thursday;
a day in Kigali
- Friday;
fly to the edge of Rwanda
taxi to the border
cross into DRC
one last customs office
REUNITED WITH FRIENDS & FAMILY!!
The extraordinary realities of travel in this age.....
Last Sunday I spoke at a church in Manitoba, and the very next Sunday I will be speaking in a Church in the D.R. Congo!
Today, I showered in Winnipeg.....next shower in Rwanda!
Today I am surrounded by English language, tomorrow....Dutch.....the day after.... Swahili and French!
Everything changes after this morning......sights, smells, sounds, customs, and sometimes my equilibrium......
When I post again, it will be from the other side of the globe!
Oh, and one more thing.......today -30 with a wind chill factor of -49.......in a few days?...........the sky's the limit!!
Now, isn't THAT crazy??! :)
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