24 Hours Til Departure

We are a little over 24 hours before our flight to Dulles International departs Atlanta.  We will layover there for 3 hours before boarding Ethiopian Airlines for our 13.5-hour flight to Addis Ababa.  I am going to share some snippets of information with you that will be a mix of praise and prayer request you can sort out.

Lynne checked off a tandem parachute jump from her bucket list yesterday. 
The freefall made her queasy, and she said it was very loud with the wind rushing by at 120 MPH.  No, she will not be doing this again.

Called the gastroenterologist at the Atlanta VA Medical Center today to schedule simultaneous an endoscopy and a colonoscopy.  Thank goodness you are unconscious when they do it.  The nurse said they would schedule with a nearby civilian surgeon and give me a call.  I told her I would be out of the country for the month of July and would not be available even by phone.  She asked where we were going and what we were doing, so I explained where and what we were scheduled to do. She said she is excited for us.  I told her we are humbled and a little scared at the gravity of what God is calling us to do that.  She said, "In the name of the Father I claim this for you.  God is going to do great things through you while you are there.  You just get off the plane and empty the vessel.  God will fill it and take care of the rest."  Not your typical call to the Veteran's Administration.

I spoke with Josh Chance, our missionary contact in Tanzania.  He asked for prayer.  Let me quote the texts that we exchanged via WhatsApp (Josh's side of the conversation).

  • "Hanneke replied this morning and yes she has it set up, so I will see you at the Landmark."
  • "So yes, buckle up and get ready the LZ (landing zone) in Dodoma is HOT.  We are looking forward to your reinforcement.  We need that prayer.  Some prayer artillery ...heavenly howitzers ...it is hard to explain how frustratingly hard it has been to get small tasks accomplished the last 3 weeks.  Hopefully, it will calm down for Y'all."
  • "We must be shaking strongholds because we are getting attention!"
Coveting your prayers for us, for the staff at Dodoma and for Josh & family.  Below is our flight itinerary.  I have read and heard that getting out of Addis Ababa can be difficult and tricky baggage-wise.  Appreciate your prayers throughout our trip.  Will keep you updated as WiFi allows. All times are Georgia time unless otherwise indicated

'June 26
Depart ATL   5:40 am  EST
Arrive Dulles 7:40 am EST

Depart Dulles 11:00 am EST
Arrive Addis Ababa   11:15 PM EST  (7:15 am June 27th Addis Ababa time)

Depart Addis Ababa 2:30 AM EST (June 27th)
Arrive Dar-es-Salaam 5:20 am EST (June 27th)

Thanks in advance for your prayer support.  You can text us on WhatsApp if you desire.  Here is a link to download it:   WhatsAPP.



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