Wednesday, March 13
The team of five – Don (team leader) and Dee Szolomayer, Bob Jordan, Don Chase (we call him Chase on this trip and Don Szolomayer we call Don), and Ron Rech all met at SeaTac Airport at 12:00 Noon for the 3pm flight. We checked 5 personal bags and 5 PFC bags. All TSA prechecks were in place, but the line was backed up and most of us were rerouted to another station, and walked a few miles (it seemed) to eventually get to the gate, where Bob already was (he had Clear and breezed through check in separate from the rest).
Don had a devotional on Unity in the Spirit and Real Life, point of which was to work together no matter what and further the mission. We shared Communion there at the gate. Surprise: Chase’s buddy Michael was on the same flight headed to the Balkans. We boarded for the 10-hour flight, landing in Frankfurt with a short layover and then on to Abuja, Nigeria, a six-hour flight.
Thursday, March 14
Arrived at Abuja, Nigeria, after stop-over at Port Harcourt, which is right near Uyo, the city where we’re headed in a couple days. All 10 bags found quickly and passed through baggage check, but substantial delay at Money Exchange Agency while they found more Nigerian Naira bills. $7,000 USD bought 10,800,000 Naira, at 1554 NGN to 1 USD. Bob’s excited about being a millionaire until he has to count the bills! Bob and Ron counted bills until 1:15AM. The picture shows the stacks of bills (1000 and 500 denominations) exchanged at the airport. Whew!
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