The Glade 4.0

I've officially committed to traveling to Zambia, Africa late this spring for two weeks. A team from my local church will be visiting a missionary in country, joining him on his rounds in the African bush country. Nothing bad has happened yet but the tension is building in my stomach. I'm not afraid of going, nor do I doubt that God is going to work out the details in the fundraising. School is being worked out and getting off of work shouldn't be a problem. None the less I've got that feeling in the pit of my stomach, like i've just climbed into a roller coaster and surrendered control of my life as I'm chugging up that first large hill. So, well here goes nothing then.

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I prefer to think of them as "Fighting evil in another dimension"

G'luck, sir.

Good luck. Hope all goes well and your God is watching over you!

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"Said I never had much use for one, never said I didn't know how to use one!"~ Matthew Quigley

"nothing like a little meow in bed at night" ~ Bruskey

"I gotta float my stick same as you" Hondo Lane

"Fill your hand you son of a *****!"

'Scuse my blasphemy, but, sounds pretty **** cool. It would terrify me if I was going alone, or just with my wife or family, but with a group? Sounds pretty cool, and safe. There's nothing really going on in Zambia these days, other than your general African lawlessness.

But I know what you mean. I had an opportunity to go camping in Crimea back in Soviet times (when the region was still closed to foreigners). Would have been a fantastic time, but somehow I just got the heebie-jeebies about it. I ended up bailing out, actually. Of course, nothing bad happened, as far as I could tell.

But, I still think you should go. I would love to see the non-touristy aspect of life in Africa.

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This cold and dark tormented hell
Is all I`ll ever know
So when you get to heaven
May the devil be the judge

My parents have been to Zambia Maybe 10 times in the last 7 years doing mission trips. Where in Zambia are you going?
If you're doing medical mission be warned that Zambia has some odd rules about shipping some drugs into the country. Example: benadryl is heavily controlled but some other drugs are not.

It's pretty close to Livingston from what I understand.

My Pastor goes every couple of years, so he knows the drill pretty well. We have medical people who go, but it's mostly for evangelism and instruction.

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I prefer to think of them as "Fighting evil in another dimension"

Don't get confused and get on the plane to Zimbabwe.

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Holy shitsnacks!

And definitely don't get on the plane to Zombia. The natives there are most decidedly not friendly to westerners. I keep hearing rumors of cannibalism too...

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Sail forth! steer for the deep waters only!
Reckless, O soul, exploring, I with thee, and thou with me;
For we are bound where mariner has not yet dared to go,
And we will risk the ship, ourselves and all.

If we get the tickets we were looking at well have to make the mad dash from delta to the international term in ATL in about an hour.

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I prefer to think of them as "Fighting evil in another dimension"

First rule of Flight Club: Never talk about Flight Club.

Second rule of Flight Club: Never expect to do anything quickly with regards to the Atlanta airport (passing through security, arriving on time, departing on time, etc.)

I don't recall having any real problems arriving and departing Atlanta. Stay the hell out of Charlotte, though.

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Oh, God, yes. Half an hour on the runway is not pleasant.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

I like Charlotte. Never had any problems with them.

Atlanta's been horrible, in my experiences.

Good luck, God bless.

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"Dress cops up as soldiers, give them military equipment, train them in military tactics, tell them they’re fighting a ‘war,’ and the consequences are predictable." —Radley Balko

I always liked the air port in Atlanta. Passed through there five or six times in the Army. Granted, this was 20 some odd years ago.

Houston was nice as well. It was like a freaking mall that just happened to have an air port in it. I was there the day things went so wrong in Waco. Sat there for four hours with the hottest bartender I have ever seen watching it all go down. By the time my flight was ready to depart, I shouldn't have been able to walk.

Anyway...Africa. Have fun, take lots of pictures for us.

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Raell Kromwell

OOOOOOOWWWW- Go swim in Devil's Pool! That should be awesome. However I don't know if the time you are going is when you will be able to do that. One of the only reasons I would go to Africa is to see Victoria Falls. Maybe you will be staying near them off the Zambezi River. Take some awesome pictures

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"None is more important, none more legitimate, than that of rendering the people safe as they are the
ultimate guardians of their own liberty."- Thomas Jefferson

"Yeah, I'm rehearsing my poker face. I don't handle stupid well. *sigh*" - Farsky

Awesome . Prayers for you and can't wait to see the pics! I love seeing the local villages and the people. Someone I work with just got back from a mission trip to Africa. She said it was a sobering experience to see how they live.

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Dream as if you'll live forever...
...Live as if you'll die tomorrow

Vivere Senza Rimpianti

Everything has come together with work school and finances. I'll be leaving Sunday. It still seems a little surreal.

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I prefer to think of them as "Fighting evil in another dimension"

Good luck Rori, may you fulfill your mission and enjoy the adventure.

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The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. B. Franklin

"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone." -- Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones

Good luck, don't bring back the monkey pox!

Seriously, very cool.

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Have a safe trip!

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"Said I never had much use for one, never said I didn't know how to use one!"~ Matthew Quigley

"nothing like a little meow in bed at night" ~ Bruskey

"I gotta float my stick same as you" Hondo Lane

"Fill your hand you son of a *****!"

Game on! Good luck and be safe.

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This must be Thursday. I could never get the hang of Thursdays.

Be safe, Rori.

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Tangu Matraa

Have fun! Safe travels.