As far as we know, Jim and Jared's Friday travel plans were to cross the Ubangai River into the DRC today (if not today, then tomorrow). That crossing will be done in 2 large dug-out canoes lashed together with ropes. One will contain all the luggage and the other the team members. On the other side of the river is the border patrol where they would provide their passports. They have taken extra copies of their passport pages in the hope that this will make the crossing easy. (On a previous crossing all of the passport information was painfully hand copied and took over 4-hours.)
Once on the other side of the river, the 180 mile drive will begin -- on unpaved roads in vehicles with no padded seats. It should take about 10 hours before they arrive in Gemena.
Pray for:
- Smooth border crossing, specifically that the passport copies will be welcomed
- Their backs and bodies as they bounce along the African terrain for so long
Jim,
ReplyDeleteWe are praying for you. I hope your trip across land is not too harsh and jarring. We are coming to Mundelein for Memorial Day. Can't wait to see everybody!! Can't wait to hear all the stories when you and Jared get back. We will keep checking the blog. Love you,
Dad