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Friday, June 25, 2010

I didn't sleep too well on the plane. It was 8 hours to Rome, one hour layover to fuel up, then 5 hours to Ethiopia. When we got to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, we had to hurry to our next plane because our flight from DC had been delayed, so our connection flight was waiting for us. We were told to cut in front of people at a gate now lined up heading to a different country. It felt kind of rude but thankfully there were quite a few of us that were late for this flight. After another fuel up in Harare, Zimbabwe, we finally landed in Lusaka, Zambia at 3:30pm local time. I was a little nervous about going through customs but it was actually MUCH easier to enter Zambia than it is to reenter America from Canada. Hmm…
Our welcome party at the airport was Michael Likuluta and Jones Simamba from IMPACT Zambia, Lazarus from a local Adventist church, and Dr. Tim Riesenberger from America. IMPACT stands for Inspired Missionaries Proclaiming the Advent of Christ Today. It is a group of young Adventist adults in Zambia who are spreading God’s Word to people within their country and in others. Uncle Lazarus then drove us around town. It was a little scary at first, turning left on a red light (they drive on the left side of the road there). We passed an outdoor wedding and the American Embassy, stopped by a grocery store for some water, then arrived at the Muungo family’s home. During introductions and Bible study, Nasilele Namakando and Chimuka Muungo prepared us dinner: chapatti! The girls(Michelle, Lily, and I) stayed there with Chimuka, Lungwani, and their younger sisters, while the guys stayed somewhere else. After 24 hours on a plane, it was nice to sleep on a bed!!
First impression of Zambia: There are people everywhere. They walk down every street and highway.

One leg of our 24 hour trip

A sign as you're leaving the airport from the United Bank for Africa

Lungwani and Chimuka Muungo, our gracious hosts

The youngest in our host family

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