Update Saturday June 27th.

Cheryl made a new friend on the flight from Dakar, Senegal to Johannesburg.














Mark showed off his Cardinal Jacket, he needed it, the temperature when we landed was a cool 55 degrees.


We took a team photo at the airport while we waited for the hotel shuttle. We just had dinner at the hotel and everyone has retired to their rooms. We leave early tomorrow morning for Lilongwe.
Enjoy the pictures.

Arrived safely in Johannesburg

We just arrived at our hotel in Johannesburg. Thank God that we had no issues. The flight was not that bad. No delays. Baggage arrived in good shape and we made it safely to the hotel. We are all looking forward to lying flat in our own beds tonight and getting some rest after sitting for 16 hours.

I will update the blog with more pictures later today.

God Bless!

President and First Lady

President Obama and First Lady Michelle stopped by the airport for a quick photo opportunity. Mark and Ray took advantage of the opportunity to give him some advice.

Two Weeks In Africa

The Journey Begins

We arrived this morning at Lambert Airport at 4:45am. Everyone was on time. It was a good thing because we had to wait in a long line to check our luggage. The check in process took 90 minutes but went very well.

The only glitch is when we got to security the majority of the group did not have boarding passes so we had to trek back up to the United counter to get boarding passes

Cheryl wants me to mention it was the guy at the counter that messed up on the boarding passes. We really do know what we are doing!

Mark Mehlig is enjoying some of Ray's delicious Barbecue ribs for breakfast. Yes. Ribs for Breakfast.

Our flight to Washington leaves in 1 hour.

Bo, Abby, Nick and Jake.....I love you!

Rachel and Rebecca....Mom says don't forget to pack your swim shoes!

Mark Mehlig just asked if they had FM radio in Malawi!

Leaving in 5 Days

The excitement of our trip has been growing for the last few months and we are now just 5 days away from our departure. The team has worked very hard to get everything ready. Our Journey starts Friday morning from St. Louis. We will travel from St. Louis to Washington Dulles Airport. In Washington we have a 6 hour layover. From there we board a South African Airlines flight that will take us directly to Johannesburg South Africa. The total flight time is 16 hours and 30 minutes. We will arrive Saturday afternoon and spend the night in Johannesburg. Sunday we will board another flight from Johannesburg to Lilongwe Malawi. Total air time from St. Louis to Lilongwe is 22 hours.

While in Malawi I will be doing my best to update the blog regularly.

PLease keep our team in your thoughts and prayers as we embark on this amazing journey.

Brian

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