Hello Friends,

Months of planning are showing their value today as our journey to Uganda is at last beginning.

This morning friends met in Chapel Hill to load pounds of medical supplies, and we barely fit ourselves and the supplies into a long white van. With a prayer and a few laughs we began the drive to Washington, D.C. to the home of our friend, David. Favor is obviously upon us already by the unlikely discovery of a Chick-Fil-A for which many had been wanting.

An energetic assembly line piled all the bags and medical supplies into a home generously provided by David's family. Thanks to the dedicated organizational skills of Jessica and grace from above we managed to fit ample medical supplies into limited space. The guys took turns standing on the scale to determine the weight of our bags and Jessica devised a system to match people to bags in order that everything that was so graciously provided reaches Uganda.

People have been taking turns making runs to the airport to pick up the trickling arrival of new team members. Even now we are awaiting the return of 2 members and our friends who went to pick them up.

We've made promises to remind each other to take malaria pills and are trusting that the large horse looking pills will help with preventing malaria. We compare passport photos and visas, previous out-of-country travels, and a generous delicious meal provided by David's mom.

In the morning we intend on arriving at the airport no longer than 7:15 in order that we make it in time for our 10am flight. This journey will last over 24 hours, and entails a flight from DC to Ethiopia to Uganda and a bus to our final destination.

Please pray that all bags and medical supplies (and people!)are easily accepted by customs and safely arrive in Uganda.

Thanks for your support! We look forward to writing again to tell of our Ugandan adventures.