We made it to Entebbe, Uganda, where we are now waiting for the MAF plane to take us to Congo. We had a few tense moments when most other passengers had picked up their baggage and left the terminal and we had not seen any of ours. Then all 12 of our crates came in right at the end, all in good shape.
While we were waiting on the plane in Amsterdam to leave for Entebbe, the crew discovered a mechanical problem which resulted in a long wait and finally a plane change. We arrived in Entebbe at ~2:00 AM, five hours late. We decided to just stay in the terminal rather than cross customs into Uganda and get a hotel as per the previous plan. While this actually saved a fair amount of money, we are a bit less “bright eyed and bushy tailed” than we would otherwise be.
We are enjoying one another’s company and feel very glad to be here safely with all of our baggage. We are grateful to God to for the privilege to be involved in this work and very much appreciate your prayers.
John, Doug, Keith, DaveJ, DaveB, and Brian
And another quick update from March 1, 11:00 AM Boise time:
After a short delay for rain, Lary (resident MAF pilot missionary) loaded us up and flew us to Bunia, where we quickly cleared immigration. Then another quick ten minute flight whisked us to Nyankunde. We greeted the ten national MAF staff and other community members whom we met last year. We got settled in, gave DaveB and Doug a quick tour, sorted out our tools and equipment, and got in a couple of hours of work.
Because of our problems with the Amsterdam – Entebbe flight, we are all dog tired and looking forward to a LONG night’s sleep.
