Ready for the OFF!!

Dear all,
3.30pm Thursday 14th October 2010. Just two and a half hours before we leave home for our second visit to the DR Congo this year!
There is just time to reactivate our blog before John packs up his laptop for the journey.

Preparation and packing has gone very smoothly and unhurriedly which has been a great blessing.  We have 5 pieces of hold baggage and 3 pieces of hand luggage which is well within our limit of 6 pieces of hold baggage and 4 pieces of hand luggage.  Two of the cases are Philip and Nancy's as they were over their allowance of 12 pieces of hold baggage!! How different to charter flights!!  We have 1 case of "mission" items which consists of baby clothes, medical supplies, toothpaste and brushes, a calculator, some AA and AAA batteries and some battery LED lights.  What an assortment!!

Last evening John had an Email from Nancy to see if John could get 2 printer cables which were urgently needed.  He was able to reserve then on line at Argos last night and picked them up this morning.  Mission accomplished!!! 

We made known the need  for Bibles to be made available to the Congolese, particularly Bible students, who could not afford to buy them and have been amazed at the response from our friends who have given us £1200 to use, mostly for Bibles but some for other needs which we become aware of.  There is a supply of Swahili Bibles in Bunia and we have been told that we can have as many as we want!!  There is also a need for Lingala Bibles at the WEC founded church in Isiro, about 600 km from Bunia.  We are exploring how best that need can be met.  We will keep you posted.  

A big "Thank You" to all who have been praying, and will be praying for us over the next month.  We really do  appreciate it and need it.

Love     Janice & John