February 1, 2010

I am in Kampala, Uganda! The long flights are over and here I am in Kampala.

I have good news and bad news. The good news is that the flights were uneventful and safe; and that I am in a hotel that is clean and has glass in the windows. I only saw one mouse in the hallway on the way up to my room. The bad news is that my flight plans have changed. I am now in Kampala until Thursday, then to Juba, Sudan Thursday night, then to Yambio, Sudan on Friday. It is disappointing, but this must be part of God's care for me. So I will use the time to further study, prepare and work on some other things.

Kampala is a pretty dirty city, with a haze in the air that smells like burning garbage. I believe that my time here is the most dangerous for me --- the traffic is unbelievably crazy, and the taxi driver they use is impatient! Any taxi ride is a thrill ride of zigging and zagging, honking and passing, and numerous close calls! I wish I were exaggerating, but I am not. The streets are full of motorcycles, cars and pedestrians. There are 100s and 100s of people everywhere. The ride from the Entebbee airport is almost an hour of this type of driving!

I have applied for the Sudan Visa, and they told me to come back to get it at 3pm ... so that doesn't appear to be a problem. The flights into Yambio are the issue it looks like.

Thanks for the prayers! I continue to pray for you and thank the Lord for your support!