On-time Arrival

The best we can tell, Jim and Jared have arrived in Bangui. This particular flight scores 1.2 out of 5 for being on time. And according to Air France they were on-time on both ends, for which the guys are very thankful, I'm sure. We do not know if their bags made it with them and do not know how soon we will be able to talk with them again.

• Their plan for today is to sleep -- they will have all day and overnight to rest up from the travel they have done and the travel yet to come. Pray for them to sleep and rest well.
• It is also at this point that they may need to leave some of the items they brought for the Congolese simply because of space constraints (these would be taken the rest of the way at the end of the trip when the group is returned to Bangui). Pray that they will not leave behind anything that is important now for their time in Congo.
• A couple days before they departed Jared learned that he would be doing some teaching and had some concerns about how to prepare. He wrote yesterday, "I found out today that I will likely be teaching at the Bible School right near Tandala. Everyone should have a Bible and be able to particpate well in the study that I had prepared on Ephesians. That is a big help, but would still appreciate everyone's prayers." Pray for Jared as he finishes preparations and teaches.

Congo is 6-hours ahead of us if you are tracking them in real time. As they go along, please feel free to leave comments for them on this blog. They would be so encouraged to see these as they continue through these next weeks.