We are here in Rwanda and loving it! But the journey was not without incident. Many prayed for our safety and good health. Thank you so much. We were always safe and healthy. But Sue’s British passport was not! She mislaid it on the transit bus between Perth domestic and international airports. Stressful time! Does one fly without the necessary documents for the whole trip? As Sue held an Aussie passport we decided to continue on our journey. We were thankful that her British passport was located before we flew out to Johannesburg but there was not sufficient time to get it to Sue before the plane had to leave!! British citizens don’t need a visa for Rwanda, so Sue’s intention was to go into Rwanda as a Brit. And because of that she had not applied for a visa for Rwanda in advance, as I had done. But then she didn’t have the British one! Dilemma!
Finally in Johannesburg we had plenty of time to browse the quality African wares as we waited 4 hours for our flight to Nairobi.
Fabulous time with our hosts in Nairobi, the Kenya YFC director, Grace Ojiambo and family. It was also great to spend quality time with my very dear friends Irene and Dennis Tongoi
Monday morning was spent at the British High Commission in Nairobi cancelling Sue’s passport, and getting a transcript at the police station, new passport photos taken, atm to pay for it, cybercafé to download itinerary details all ready for a new temporary British passport! All this was quite a challenge with the traffic jam city of Nairobi! We made it to the airport just in time to check in for our flight at 1.30 pm! Lots of prayer and a lesson in trust! And some fascinating experiences! Police offices and cybercafés in Kenya are something else! I really wanted to show you what they are like but felt it was inappropriate to take photos!
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