It was an exciting day at the team gathered in Houston at the airport to begin our 11 day journey to Cote d’ Ivoire. For the most part it was an uneventful journey. I watched a movie (Indiana Jones 4) and won 500,000 virtual pounds on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire) on the TV in the back of the seat in front of me. I did manage to get a few hours sleep but it wasn’t’ great as you could imagine.
We had rough landing in Paris as it felt like the pilot dropped us onto the runway. I didn’t get to see the Eiffel Tower except for the souvenirs in the airport gift shop. My time in Paris consisted of a not-great cappuccino and croissant in the airport. Bishop Huie joined us in Paris and we boarded the plane for Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivoire.
Then we waited in the plane at the gate for 2 hours as they refueled the plane. Apparently, there was a strike going on with the fuel workers. Some in the group fell asleep on the plane and were surprised when they woke up still on the ground. We finally took off and I slept a good bit on that leg.
We arrived in Abidjan and were greeted by Bishop Boni of the Ivorian UMC and Ivorian Methodists. When we arrived at the hotel and were greeted by a choir and band. After a pizza dinner, quick meeting it was off to our rooms.
Thanks for your prayers for a safe journey.
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