Uganda, Here We Come

Linda Hale made these Keep Believing baggage tags. Mike Maynard attaches them to the bags.

In a couple of hours Jim and Colleen King will arrive from Columbus, Ohio. We’re meeting MaryAnn Spiegel in Amsterdam. We should arrive in Uganda around 8 PM Friday (12 noon Chicago time).

Jennifer and Sally at the Delta counter made it look easy.

Sometimes living in a smaller city can be a blessing, especially when you’ve got to ship 8 extra bags stuffed with books for a Christian school in Africa. When we got to the Tupelo airport at 8 AM, they told us the ticket counter wouldn’t open until 8:30 AM. But once things got started, it didn’t take very long. 

Linda and Marlene talk it over at the food court in the Atlanta airport.

Jennifer and Sally at the Delta counter were amazingly unflustered as they worked through our reservations, checked our passports, and watched as we weighed every single bag to make sure we didn’t go over the 50 pound limit. That done, we passed through security and boarded the plane for the short flight to Atlanta.

Here is our itinerary for our trip to Uganda and Kenya:

April 8-9 – Travel US to Entebbe, Uganda
April 10 – Ladies Conference, Men’s Conference
April 11 – Church services
April 12 – Pastors Conference – University Ministry
April 13 – Pastors Conference – Prison Ministry
April 14 – Pastors Conference
April 15 – Trip to Jinja, headwaters of the Nile
April 16 – Travel from Entebbe, Uganda to Mombasa, Kenya
April 17 – Ladies Conference
April 18 – Church services
April 19 – Safari
April 20 – Youth Leaders Conference, Pastors Conference, Leaders Conference
April 21 – Pastors Conference, Leaders Conference
April 22 – Prison ministry before leaving Mombasa for the trip home
April 23 – Arrive home – Tupelo, Columbus, Ohio, and Chicago

As you can see, it’s a busy schedule from start to finish. We certainly feel the need for your prayers for the next 16 days. Lots of traveling, lots of connections, and many opportunities for ministry.

That’s the news so far. Our trip has started, all the books made it on board, and we’re assembling our team. 

We’ll keep you posted with more news as the trip unfolds.