ARRIVED!
January 9, 2008
Greetings, loved ones! We have arrived!
The PSR group is now in Kampala. We arrived last night into Entebbe airport around 9 pm, then got through customs in record time and headed to Lweza (in Kampala) where we spent the night. We spent the morning at our swanky conference center, then met a Foreign Affairs Office rep at the US embassy (we are all registered there, by the way). Now we are downtown Kampala, getting a taste of this bustling city. Tomorrow we will drive up to Gulu in the north, and we will swing southeast through the country from there, and then wind up back in Kampala before we head south to Rwanda.
It is warm but dry. We are all taking our meds and getting plenty of water, mom, so don’t worry! The time change is making many of us a little sleepy, but after 30+ hours in airplanes and airports, I think we are mostly just happy to be on the ground somewhere.
Keep tuned to this channel for more information on our whereabouts. We will try to post as often as we have regular email access (but I am not sure how often that will be).
We love you all lots!
-Audrey, on behalf of Aeri, David, Brooks, Cathy, Paige, Akiko, Phil, Joan, Robyn, Michelle, Nicole, Laura, Christine, Sonja, and our gracious hosts
Greetings to loved ones in warm Kampala. I am relieved to know that you are taking your “meds” and getting plenty of water. I look forward to continued updates.
Back in the States, Clinton eked out a victory of 2% in New Hampshire. Since a week ago she led by 14% this is not much of a victory. The media would have us think otherwise.
Barack Obama’s father was from the western Kenya village of Kogelo and belonged to the same tribe, the Luo, as Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga. Barack has talked with Odinga via phone, encouraging him and his followers to “stand down, to desist with the violence and resolve it in peaceful way”. Barack hopes to also speak with President Kibaki. This tiny bit of info comes from the Chicago Tribune (1/9/08) and I hope that Uganda and Rwanda remain off the Trib pages for at least 3 weeks.
Peace—Carolyn DeCoursey (Audrey’s Mom)
Thanks for the update.
You guys are all in our prayers!!
Glad that everyone made it there safely. We’re thinking about you and excited to hear all about it when you get home. Can’t wait for the pictures! Cathy – did you register at the Canadian consulate?? I hope so. We love you and miss you already. Keeping all of you in our prayers,
Pam, Jeff (and the kids)