Back to Kampala,..with"wifi", sorta-:(!
Hey, all you peeps who follow this blog. Have been off the grid for 6 days,..that is why no new posts. Hang in there!!!
With marginal wifi now, - just to tell you all's well, & Sunday, 9/01 we begin our 20+ hours of flying home. As available I will be blogging our trip & experiences,-with pix
Rogers(Banuamazi)
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Wonderfully Crazy Things Happen on Mission Trips!!!
While in the midst of a L O N G flight on Delta/KLM from Detroit to Amsterdam, the flight attendant began talking with me & another Team member, Jason. She mentioned the best selling book "Apples of Gold",..followed by "Leaves of Silver". Sylvia,-her name,-said she buys numerous copies of the two wonderful Inspirational coffee table books. These books she would give to friends, colleagues, & family at Christmas. I shared with her that over my 35 year career, I sold liteally millions of those two books,..and thanked her for helping to support my family! It turns out she would buy them at Christian Corner, Pasadena,..& later at Lighthouse Christian Store(s), in Pasadena & West Covina, Ca!!, two of my very favorite accounts. Wow, we marveled together at the smallness of God's creation,...& how we were encouraging each other!!
Later, while waiting to board our second KLM flight from Amsterdam to Kigali, Rwanda, I had the pleasure of a long talk with a business man from Kenya, who now lives in Rwanda. Had an inciteful conversation regardibg Africa, in general, & Congo, DRC, in particular. Both he & I have extensive experience with that.
Still later, & on the approx. 9 hour flight from Amsterdam to Entebbe, Uganda,..I met a young Congolese lady, who now lives & works in France. Our connection was that she was on her way home to Goma, Congo,-to bury her mother. Goma is a part of Congo where I grew up, & I know it very well. We wished each other God's blessings.
Last, but not least, today at a bush country church in Uganda near Lake Victoria, I had the surprise to meet Suzanne. She is quite familiar with Congolese refugees in Kampala, Uganda, abd her job is in the offices of the President of Uganda, -Museveni.
Topping it all off was a crowd of 130 Ugandan orphans, with whom we worshipped & praised God together!! What joy to be able to give these kids,-on behalf of you, our donors,-clothes, shoes, necklaces, toothpaste & toothbrush kits.
Words cannot express the joy of African Missions.
Thank you so much for your prayers, & support..
Rogers(Banuamazi)
While in the midst of a L O N G flight on Delta/KLM from Detroit to Amsterdam, the flight attendant began talking with me & another Team member, Jason. She mentioned the best selling book "Apples of Gold",..followed by "Leaves of Silver". Sylvia,-her name,-said she buys numerous copies of the two wonderful Inspirational coffee table books. These books she would give to friends, colleagues, & family at Christmas. I shared with her that over my 35 year career, I sold liteally millions of those two books,..and thanked her for helping to support my family! It turns out she would buy them at Christian Corner, Pasadena,..& later at Lighthouse Christian Store(s), in Pasadena & West Covina, Ca!!, two of my very favorite accounts. Wow, we marveled together at the smallness of God's creation,...& how we were encouraging each other!!
Later, while waiting to board our second KLM flight from Amsterdam to Kigali, Rwanda, I had the pleasure of a long talk with a business man from Kenya, who now lives in Rwanda. Had an inciteful conversation regardibg Africa, in general, & Congo, DRC, in particular. Both he & I have extensive experience with that.
Still later, & on the approx. 9 hour flight from Amsterdam to Entebbe, Uganda,..I met a young Congolese lady, who now lives & works in France. Our connection was that she was on her way home to Goma, Congo,-to bury her mother. Goma is a part of Congo where I grew up, & I know it very well. We wished each other God's blessings.
Last, but not least, today at a bush country church in Uganda near Lake Victoria, I had the surprise to meet Suzanne. She is quite familiar with Congolese refugees in Kampala, Uganda, abd her job is in the offices of the President of Uganda, -Museveni.
Topping it all off was a crowd of 130 Ugandan orphans, with whom we worshipped & praised God together!! What joy to be able to give these kids,-on behalf of you, our donors,-clothes, shoes, necklaces, toothpaste & toothbrush kits.
Words cannot express the joy of African Missions.
Thank you so much for your prayers, & support..
Rogers(Banuamazi)
Friday, August 23, 2013
Thursday or Friday, Who knows...mm
Laying over in Amsterdam's Schiphol International Airport,..a huge crossroads of the world. Landed in fog right down to the deck!!
Served us small wiry grilled chicken,..or pasta "meal"!
Several of our Team were seated in,-or near,-the 'baby zone' of the Airbus 330. Poor lady had 4 little ones under 6,..trying to keep all happy. Suffice it to say,..not much sleeping for our Team. .....
Hanging out, charging devices, eating, & wandering this giant airport.
On to ENTEBBE...
Laying over in Amsterdam's Schiphol International Airport,..a huge crossroads of the world. Landed in fog right down to the deck!!
Served us small wiry grilled chicken,..or pasta "meal"!
Several of our Team were seated in,-or near,-the 'baby zone' of the Airbus 330. Poor lady had 4 little ones under 6,..trying to keep all happy. Suffice it to say,..not much sleeping for our Team. .....
Hanging out, charging devices, eating, & wandering this giant airport.
On to ENTEBBE...
Thursday, August 22, 2013
THURSDAY, AUG 22, First flight leg
Flight from Dallas to Detroit uneventful.....
Oh yeah,..one of our Team Members missed the flight out of Dallas. So, now is scrambling to catch us at Detroit or Amsterdam!!
For the right price from inquisitive souls, I can be persuaded to reveal the identity of the "missing link"-:)-:)!!
OR,..for the right price from said missing person, I can be persuaded to keep his/her anonymous-:)!
Let the bidding begin....
On to Amsterdam....
Rogers
Flight from Dallas to Detroit uneventful.....
Oh yeah,..one of our Team Members missed the flight out of Dallas. So, now is scrambling to catch us at Detroit or Amsterdam!!
For the right price from inquisitive souls, I can be persuaded to reveal the identity of the "missing link"-:)-:)!!
OR,..for the right price from said missing person, I can be persuaded to keep his/her anonymous-:)!
Let the bidding begin....
On to Amsterdam....
Rogers
First flight leg: Dallas-Detroit,
Uneventful flight. Full plane.
OH YES,..one of our Team Members missed the flight from Dallas this morn. Now, said member is scrambling to meet the rest of our Team, either in Detroit or Amsterdam!!
So, for the right price from inquisitive souls, I can be persuaded to diverge said tardy Team Member's identity....
OR, for the right price from the missing Team member, I can keep him/her anonymous!
Let the bidding begin...
ROGERS
Uneventful flight. Full plane.
OH YES,..one of our Team Members missed the flight from Dallas this morn. Now, said member is scrambling to meet the rest of our Team, either in Detroit or Amsterdam!!
So, for the right price from inquisitive souls, I can be persuaded to diverge said tardy Team Member's identity....
OR, for the right price from the missing Team member, I can keep him/her anonymous!
Let the bidding begin...
ROGERS
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013
2013 Journey to Africa-Again!!
CrossTimbers Missions Trip, Aug 2013 ,to Kampala, Uganda
Our intrepid team of folks from CrossTimbers Church, in the greater Dallas-Ft. Worth area is growing more excited by the day!! Our Mission is to lead the Annual Summer Christian Camp in the Kampala area,-for some 700 students, grade school thru high school,...from the surrounding bush, & God Cares Schools & Orphanages. For some of the orphan kids, they've never experienced the love of Christ before!,...Buyamba, God Cares, Uganda makes that possible.
Our Delta plane will lift off from DFW airport on Thursday, 8/22/13, bound for Detroit. From there we transfer to KLM Airways, for the long hop over the North Pole, & on to Amsterdam. After a long layover in Amsterdam, our band of 16 transfer to another KLM flight South to Kigali, Rwanda. When we complete a45 min stopover in Kigali,..we fly on for one hour to our destination,- Entebbe, Uganda!!
For the veterans on our Team, including myself, it is a chance to renew old, dear friendships in Uganda,-& meet many more new kids from the bush areas. For the 'rookies' on our Team, it is a time of incredible excitement & joy. ForALL our Team,-young or old,-the mission never fails to affect & change our life perspectives, in so many ways.
Please pray for safe passage thru several areas of the world, fraught with unrest. Thank you for your support.
We go to help effect change in the lives of Uganda's youth,..one child at a time!!
Stay tuned,...as the Wifi permits,-"iffy" at best,- I'll continue to post to this blog, Facebook, & Twitter...
Rogers/Banuamazi(African Names)
CrossTimbers Missions Trip, Aug 2013 ,to Kampala, Uganda
Our intrepid team of folks from CrossTimbers Church, in the greater Dallas-Ft. Worth area is growing more excited by the day!! Our Mission is to lead the Annual Summer Christian Camp in the Kampala area,-for some 700 students, grade school thru high school,...from the surrounding bush, & God Cares Schools & Orphanages. For some of the orphan kids, they've never experienced the love of Christ before!,...Buyamba, God Cares, Uganda makes that possible.
Our Delta plane will lift off from DFW airport on Thursday, 8/22/13, bound for Detroit. From there we transfer to KLM Airways, for the long hop over the North Pole, & on to Amsterdam. After a long layover in Amsterdam, our band of 16 transfer to another KLM flight South to Kigali, Rwanda. When we complete a45 min stopover in Kigali,..we fly on for one hour to our destination,- Entebbe, Uganda!!
For the veterans on our Team, including myself, it is a chance to renew old, dear friendships in Uganda,-& meet many more new kids from the bush areas. For the 'rookies' on our Team, it is a time of incredible excitement & joy. ForALL our Team,-young or old,-the mission never fails to affect & change our life perspectives, in so many ways.
Please pray for safe passage thru several areas of the world, fraught with unrest. Thank you for your support.
We go to help effect change in the lives of Uganda's youth,..one child at a time!!
Stay tuned,...as the Wifi permits,-"iffy" at best,- I'll continue to post to this blog, Facebook, & Twitter...
Rogers/Banuamazi(African Names)
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