Africa 2023

Friday, March 29, 2019 We are now official time travelers!  We have travelled forwards and backwards in time by 8hrs!  Pretty cool, right?! 12 am Friday morning found us at Dubai airport.  With a 2hr layover after arriving before midnight, we couldn’t board our next flight until 1:45am.  During our down time we bought drinks and snacks to tide us over.  Felt good for some people to have ice cream and Starbucks coffee again. We used their free WiFi to check messages, Facebook, email and whatever else.  Some of us were doing crosswords and word finds as well. We sang Happy Birthday to Dr. Donna at the stroke of midnight!  Happy birthday Donna!  We are so glad we got to spend the last couple weeks with you! Dubai to JFK was a very long flight: 14 hours to be exact.  We watched movies and the external plane cameras to help pass time.  Many of us got as much sleep as we could.  The flight crew were very nice and attentive to our ...

Thursday, March 28 We began the day enjoying breakfast with our good friend Moses Abasoola.  It was good to see that he is doing well.  Then off to the Market for some last minute souvenir & gift shopping.  It has been a fast and busy two weeks, so the couple hours browsing the African marketplace was much appreciated.  Price haggling is a new experience to some, but is expected for the best shopping experience here.  Busy roads back to the compound allowed for us to etch the sights, sounds, and smells of Kampala into our minds for future memories. It was soon time to set off for Entebbe airport for the long journey home.  We were returning with only 13 checked suitcases instead of the 24 we brought with us.  The extra glasses were going to stay in Uganda for future clinics.  Kaitlin Smith, the new missionary nurse would also be able to test people for reading glasses after we leave.  We are so grateful to have served as many Afric...