Itinerary

Hi friends!

Below I’ve listed our itinerary, for those interested in knowing what we’re up to on a daily basis.  Obviously, this is Africa… so the plans will change… but at least you’ll have idea of what we’re doing.

Last night, we met up as a team to have dinner at Chili’s and just check-in before we head out tomorrow.  It was a good evening of prep time to discuss our work and what we’re packing, etc. =)   Towards the end of the meal I asked everyone to tell me in one word what they were feeling/thinking about our fast-approaching adventure.  Here are our words.

Matt – Excited

Gay – Apprehensive

Jeremy – Anxious

Lynn – Unprepared

Jessie – Unsure

Rebecca - Ready

Sounds like the perfect team, right? =)  Ready or not… here we go!

Itinerary: January 8th-23rd

January 7th:  Meet at South Reno Baptist Church at 6:30pm

·          Drive to Marin, CA (right outside San Francisco) and stay the night.

January 8th: Breakfast and heading to SFO to take-off! 

·          3:45pm EK226 departs SFO

January 9th:  Arrive in Dubai at 7:25pm

·          We’ll take a shuttle to our hotel in Dubai for the night, and then get settled, grab a bite to eat at the hotel… and then….explore Dubai a bit!  Hooray!

 January 10th:  Travel to Uganda

·          8:25am EK723 departs Dubai

·          Arrive in Entebbe around 2:45pm

·          Drive north 2 hours to Jinja.

·          Check-in at Hotel Triangle, Jinja – Dinner, Orientation, Bed!

January 11th: Up early and heading to HODASSU to meet our kiddo’s!  Play and fun in the morning, and leave around noon (we’ll be jet-lagged, so we’ll be exhausted around 3:00pm).

January 12th-13th: Work! 10:00-4:00

·          8:00am-10:00am – Breakfast, Time with Jesus!, Travel to HODASSU.

·          10:00-12:00pm  - 3 classes

o    Photography – Jessie

o    Embroidery Card-Stock – Gay

o    Jewelry Making – Lynn

·          12:00 – 1:00pm – Lunch!

·          1:00 – 4:00pm – Sports!

o    Sports – Jeremy/Matt

** Also we’ll be doing music (Rebecca will bring her guitar to lead), painting, crafts, etc. during this time!

** During 2 of these afternoons, the women’s sewing and tailoring group will come and meet with us.  Gay will be teaching hand embroidery/patterns… Lynn, Jessie, Rebecca will assist!  Jeremy and Matt will be with the kiddo’s playing sports!

** Keep in mind these orphans are all disabled – deaf, blind, mentally handicapped, etc… so please make your work flexible!

January 14th: Day of Rest! 

January 15th: Work! 10:00-4:00

January 16th: Church at Calvary Chapel Jinja & HODASSU in the afternoon.

January 17th: Work! 10:00-4:00

January 18th: Drive to Kampala

·          We’ll probably shop in Jinja during the morning and then head down to Kampala.

·          Check in to the Red Chili Hostel in Kampala.

January 19th-21st: Murchison Falls SAFARI

January 21st: Check back into the Red Chili for the night, debrief, pack!

January 22nd: Depart Uganda

·          4:20pm EK724 Depart Entebbe

January 23rd: Arrive in Dubai at 12:35am!

·          Connect to EK225 at 8:55am to fly back to SFO

·          Arrive in SFO at 12:55pm

·          Eat in San Francisco, and head back to Reno!  Planning to arrive at South Reno Baptist around 6:30pm!

~ Rebecca Brown