After months of prayer and preparation, the day has finally arrived! The team has gathered at the Abbaté house in Fairview, Oregon for one last, All-American barbecue before we embark on this grand adventure. Our flight leaves PDX tonight at 7:32, at which we will hop down to San Francisco before taking the red eye to Washington D.C. This is only the beginning of our journey.
From D.C. we have the pleasure of enjoying a 16 hour flight to Ethiopia. Finally, from Ethiopia we take one more flight, just 2 1/2 hours, and land in Kigali on Saturday morning.
Please pray for safe travels and healthy bodies. The combination of all the different medication we're taking added onto hours upon hours of travel time is sure to cause some upset stomachs.
I cannot wait to post another update once we're on the ground in Rwanda! God bless!
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We got a call from Brooke this morning (Friday) at 7:00AM Portland time. The team was about to get on the flight from Wash. DC to Ethiopia. Everyone is fine and most stayed up all night. Oh yeah, and she left some bananas on the counter at home that she'd like us to remove before they become ant food...
All I want to know is if Maryn is the world class professional dancer or the soon to be presidential candidate? Watch out Obama!
We received this mesage from the team at 10:30AM Saturday:
Hi there! We've finally arrived. Already, we've played soccer with
street kids, taken a walk...and, we're about to have a traditional Rwandan
meal!
Thanks for your prayers. The flight was long, but a safe and enjoyable
journey nonetheless.
Blessings,
Brooke Gray
We're thanking the Lord for your safety there!!! What's the weather like?
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