Kristen and I are in the process of making travel arrangements for our trip to the Faith Alive clinic in Jos. We are planning on arriving in Nigeria on July 30th, and we have yet to make our flights, get our travel visas, get our vaccinations and medications, move out of our apartment, pack what we're going to take with us and get rid of or store the rest. Needless to say we have a lot to do over the next three weeks.
This blog will be for any and all who are interested in knowing what we are experiencing while serving in Jos. We will make our best effort to update this blog weekly, but we are trying to live in the present experience, so we may go a longer period without adding an entry and will try to make brevity the rule of thumb. We hope you can all share in our experiences through this log and get an insight into what we are doing and experiencing in Africa.
Jon
About Me
- Jon Paul and Kristen
- Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
- We are volunteering at the Faith Alive Clinic in Jos which administers free medical services to local residents and specializes in HIV/AIDS patients. We will be helping out in whatever capacity is needed, and are here to serve the sick, the hungry, the poor and the marginalized.
8 comments:
I am excited about your trip to Africa! It's an amazing place. Cherish the opportunity to work with those individuals as I'm sure you will. The HIV/AIDS work I did is still one of my most memorable jobs. Good luck and Jason and I will be checking your blog when you have time to write...oh yeah, we're moving to Steamboat so if you want a ski vacation when you return home...you know where to find us!
Lindsey and Jason Garey
Bring baby powder. It soaks up the hair grease really well.
Wow, I'm going to try that baby powder thing! And here I've always been using it to...
Anyway, try to get 9 months if possible. I really like your bike. :)
If you can get two usages out of an item, all the better when packing.
Hey Guys,
Hope the flight goes well, you travel safe...will you be able to post any pictures? ehh probably not, you all aren't exactly the click happy twins thats for sure... but you gotta take some, something for us CONUS folks to latch onto and fantasize about...
I am looking forward to the next post, can't wait to hear about it, you guys are doing something really special and look forward to reading about it...
Have a blast,
--Zach
Do you guys have a mailing address? What is safe to send so that it gets through customs? Magazines? Candy?
--Z
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