Details, details!

I've begun contacting all of the myriad people whose help I will need in order to get our pilgrims to Mbandaka. This is the part of trip planning that can be overwhelming! We need visas, which means we need a letter of invitation, which means I need passport information from
everyone. There will be lodging in Kinshasa and Mbandaka; transportation within the cities; transportation to and from the cities; schedules to create; and on and on. For each of these things,
we need cooperation from people on the ground and in our church's Global Ministries office, as well as a wing and a prayer with officials in the DRCongo. We need a good travel agent who can work on
the best possible arrangements to meet our schedule. Most of all, we need the prayers of the Disciples in Indiana who send us, and the Disciples in Congo who receive us. Today I offer a special thanks to God for all those people who are working on our behalf to see that our
journey can be made. Bless each one of them for their time and caring that we complete this trip.

Today's post is by email - it's a practice run for the only way I will be likely to post when our trip begins. In the midst of the busyness, I pray for a wonderful Christmas and a good beginning to the New Year for everyone who is following this journal.

Peace to all, near and far.