Wednesday, February 20, 2008
In Johannesburg, South Africa
Wednesday 20-Feb-2008

Less than one hour to go before we land in Johannesburg. The previous 14 1/2 hours of his flight were pleasant. Luckily, the plane was not full and upon checking in, in Washington, the agent suggested that instead of having seats side-by-side (window and aisle) she suggested we take two aisle rows in the middle and have two extra seats between us. And so we did. There is something to be said for additional room to relax while on such a long flight. The good news is that I likely got insufficient sleep the days prior to leaving, that I did catch a couple of naps on the plane. Jackie also was able to get some sleep as well.

We do not have a significant layover in Johannesburg, and our final flight to Windhoek will have us arriving there around 7:30 PM. We are anxious to get out of airport and airline mode. We will likely be staying in Okahandja, with Dieter and Joan Morsbach and Mike Knight tonight and Thursday night. I'm thinking that Thursday will include a trip back into Windhoek, if necessary, to get the cell phones operating to be used as modems. It would also be nice to be able to take Deiter, Joan and Mike out to dinner (yes, at Joe's) and maybe even catch some time with Toivo Thomas. Toivo is 17 years old and attending secondary school (high school) in Windhoek and is a great example of how Hope's Promise has been able to help a child in need. Toivo has aspirations of becoming a doctor and without the help of Hope's Promise, and their sponsors, his dream would not have been possible.

I am hoping that I will be able to get my Internet capabilities up and running as soon as possible. For those of you interested in reading Jackie's point of view, be sure to visit her blog at

http://www.dubedoobydoo.blogspot.com/.

Thank you all for your continued thoughts and prayers as we continue our journey.
posted by Don @ 9:24 AM  
3 Comments:

  • At 5:26 PM, Blogger Mom said…

    Hi Don,

    Happy to hear that you were able to get some zzz's. I agree, you did not get much of a chance to rest before you left. That chicken parm was delicious.

    By the way, Elizabeth called me Tuesday to tell me she finally received her Valentine Card and assured me that she was not upset. It seems that postage was due..Guess I will never hear the end of that one from Paul!

    Lots of love and prayers son, the prayer lines are humming for everyone.

    Lisa seems to be feeling better and sends her love, as well all do.

    Stay well!
    xxoo

     

  • At 11:07 PM, Blogger amanda said…

    Great to see your travels are going well!

    you will do awesome teammate! =) cool to just think about all that God has done the past couple of years and all that He will do on this trip. Be sure to give Maderyna my love when you see her!

     

  • At 11:07 PM, Blogger amanda said…

    PS: did jackie do any singing on this flight? probably not... not without brian there anyways, lol

     
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