Thursday, July 24, 2008

Ready to Go

Well, here we go! I'm shutting down my computer and doubt if I'll have access till we arrive in Tanzania. We had lots of running today. We learned from Ken Henderson and his experiences last month that the Tanzanian money changers have become very "picky". They want crisp bills dated after 2000, especially higher denominations. That meant we had to beg and plead with all the tellers to go through their drawers looking for the best bills. We went to three different banks but finally, it appears that we are all set.

We've been packing and weighing and shuffling and weighing and it appears from the Wallace household that we are within our weight requirements. We still have to add some things to the team bins that are already waiting for us at the church.

Our team is meeting at midnight. We have some team packing to complete then we will enjoy getting to know some of our team members who aren't from NC, complete our team covenant, spend some time in devotions and prayer and leave about 4am for the airport. Our starting flight is at 6am and about 24 hours later we should be arriving in Dar.

Please keep us in your prayers over the next several weeks.

Cheri

2 comments:

john said...

Alright--we're trying to keep you supported with prayer and love over here. Did Deanna's dogs make it on the plane. I sent them to the airport in kennels

El Goyito said...

Have a wonderful time! We're praying for you daily.

Greg & Jan
http://suppliants.blogs.com