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

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

       Thurs., 8/22/  013

     ITS SHOWTIME!!!!!!  ROCK N ROLL BABY!!

Team is together awaiting first flight,-DFW-Detroit.  I scored an aisle, exit row,..how'd that happen??

Pray safety for our band of brothers & sisters...
Rogers/Banuamazi

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21,.....1Day from Showtime, Africa2013!!!

     Said goodbye to family & friends, & ready to rock n roll.  JWill need to be @ DFW airport early tomorrow morn for check-in & meeting up with CrossTimbers Missions Team.

     EXCITEMENT rules, today....

Stay tuned..
Rogers(Banuamazi

         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)

11/30/2012:  Finding the Impossible!!

     Some of you will remember that I lost my domestic cell phone in the middle of the rainforest in Congo, DRC,...while the motorbike I was travelling on-with my drive,-fell into the river.  The phone probably went into the river too,.......

     WELL, the Africans have contacted us in the US to say they have found my cell phone "along the path"!!!!!   When they told me they'd look for it, you'll remember I said my chances were zero and none?  Wrong again.  Of course, now they want a reward,...altho' I'm sure that it doesn't work anymore after all this time in the water, in the steamy rainforest/jungles of Africa!

     Just thought it was a funny story,....I told them to keep it.

Rogers/Banuamazi (African names)

Fall Is In The Air,..Traveling..........

Oct. 30, 2012


     Tuesday, October 30, 2012. "Fall Is In The Air, Travelling"

     So it has been 3 weeks since last time I blogged,......time flies when you're having FUN!  During this time Fall, OctoberFest(s), hot dog roasts, beautiful leaves, football, & cold nights have arrived in N Texas!

     God has been so good to me during this time.  I've had the chance to show my Africa pictures to family, friends, donors, missionary kids from back in the day,..and in some businesses as well.   I'm thankful for technology, which allows many more to see Africa thru my photos on Facebook, Twitter, & my blog.

     My 'sharing' trips have taken me to Edwardsville, IL, another small town in mid-MO-can't remember name-:(, Southlake, TX, Ft. Collins, CO, Omaha/Lincoln, NE.  Along the way I've shared many, many memories and wonderful times of reminiscing & laughter!!   As I like to say, 'thank God for frequent flyer miles!'

     Many folks have asked about my next trip to Uganda/Congo,...and, how they could help me go.

    At this point, I plan to stay home in Texas through the Holidays.   (I will consider invites to show my pictures 'locally').   I'm looking at going back to Congo & Uganda next February, 2013.  The purpose would be to see the Bereen pastors & their Orphan Ministry in Congo,....and, to go to Kampala, Uganda to help out again at Buyamba God Cares Schools, Uganda,-taking needed items again to help those kids.  My heart is touched by the orphans of war, Aids, & starvation in those two countries.   As details come together, I'll surely let you know.

     Have a blessed day, and Holidays, as well.  Check back once in awhile, as you never know when I may get the urge to blog again!-:)

Rogers/Banuamazi