its official...we have our plane tickets!!!

Thats right. Monday October 20, 2008 will forever be remembered as the day we purchased our plane tickets to Africa. here is our itinerary.


DEPART: Wednesday, November 19, 2008
American Airlines 5156..... (AUS) Austin, TX.....(ORD) Chicago-O'Hare
Wed, Nov 19 ........................depart: 5:05 PM........arrive: 7:50PM

B.A. 296 .....(ORD) Chicago-O'Hare....(LHR) London-Heathrow
Wed, Nov 19 ................. depart: 9:45 PM ............ arrive: 11:35 AM

B.A. 63 .........(LHR) London-Heathrow .....(EBB) Entebbe, Uganda
Thu, Nov 20 ........depart: 8:55 PM ...................arrive: 8:20 AM


RETURN: Thursday, May 21, 2009
B.A. 62...... ...(EBB) Entebbe, Uganda...... (LHR) London-Heathrow
Mon, May 18 .........depart: 9:10 AM............arrive: 3:55 PM

Overnight Required
B.A. 297................(LHR) London-Heathrow .......(ORD) Chicago-O'Hare
Thu, May 21 ..................depart: 3:35 PM .................arrive: 6:05 PM

American Airlines 5045...(ORD) Chicago-O'Hare......(AUS) Austin, TX
Thu, May 21 .......................depart: 7:40 PM ...........arrive: 10:20 PM


We're leaving Austin airport at 5pm so if you want to see us off you'll have to be there before that, like 4 maybe? We return on the 21st of may at 10:20 pm, or at least, that's what they say, you know how flights are.

God has been super faithful in providing the funds that we need. We are really close to the goal amount!!!!!! It's hard to believe that a couple months ago that goal seemed so impossible but God loves to bless His children and it's all to His glory!!! Thank you everyone for being so willing to help us out even when the economy is crashing. We know it took some faith on your part and we pray God returns that blessing and rewards you for your faithfulness.

If anyone has sewing supplies or cooking supplies they wanted to donate that would be awesome. That includes like scraps of fabric, needles, whatever. Also if someone feels led to donate a guitar, a group of bible students would really like to learn and we would love to be able to teach them and leave a guitar for them. There was also a request for snake bite kits and anti venom stuff.......so if anyone knows about that that would be awesome. Our goal is to bless the people we're staying with and these are some ways we could. Our space is limited but we're trying. Thanks.

Oh, and we're teaching English and some other things so if anyone has ideas on that or supplies to donate that would be amazing. We will have very little there supplied for us so we have to take that stuff with us and be very creative with very little.

Prayer requests (the basics)-
-that our flights will go smoothly and all our luggage will show up where we do.
-that we will handle any complications maturely and calmly, with lots of faith in Jesus
-that we would be in tune with the Holy Spirit and He would guide us, not the wisdom of man
-for health and safely
-that we would walk in boldness, bringing the light of Christ where ever we go
-that we would bless the people we encounter, whether it's on the plane for a couple hours or in the village for months
-that every decision would be made with God's wisdom and not out of fear or doubt
-that we would be filled with compassion and God would prepare our hearts for that
-that we would be ready to live out the gospel and pray for healings, His Spirit to fall, and his word to be made known in powerful and practical ways
-that we would not grow weary in doing good, and encourage each other continuously
-unity

Ok, well that's all for now. Thank you again!