On Tuesday the Australian government issued a 'do not travel warning' in regards to Northen Uganda and Sudan (and the wildlife park where we were going to stay on our way back from Farajok in Sudan). There has been rioting in Kampala, Uganda (where all our supplies were coming from) and rebel groups have increased their activities (kidnapping/robbing cars etc) along the route we would have been travelling. There has also been some difficulties contacting our people already there (please pray for their safety). There may also be some backlash from the assassination of Osama bin Laden. For these reasons the trip has been postponed, although the building of the church/school in Farajok will continue with the locals there making good use of the supplies/materials that our churches and schools have sent...
Instead of postponing our trip to Europe, Simon and I have bought it forward and will still be leaving on Friday. It's been a big day rearranging flights, finding overnight accommodation in Melbourne, and trying to understand why Emirates wont let us fly in different classes for different legs of our journey.
As sad and as frustrating as it is to not go and help our Christian brothers and sisters in Sudan I still look forward to landing in Amsterdam and enjoying some traditional Dutch hospitality from Simon's Oma!
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