I'm in Africa!

Hey, Greg and everybody!  We made it safe and sound to Bamako, about 15 mins. past the scheduled time. The airport was a mass of bodies, going every direction, shouting back and forth. Most of the African women were dressed in their best in gorgeous traditional dresses and the men in whatever you call their outfits. Somehow we made it through there in record time, with a couple of pastors who navigated all the red tape for us. Then we climbed on a very rickety van with piles of luggage on top and came to the "Baptist House". A very tall and friendly pastor greeted us so graciously and warmly, we had a lunch, and now we are ready for bed. It  was weird to take my clothes out of the luggage and they were warm, just like I had had them in the dryer. It was 30 degrees when we arrived at 8:45 pm. Tomorrow we  will go to the market to buy a African dress, the van has to have repairs in the afternoon, and early Sunday morning we will start our long trek to our final destination. I will buy a sim card tomorrow so I can call home. It seems, for this country, it is easier for me to call home than vice versa. Pray for us as we start our clinic on Monday. I'm told I will be doing triage. There is quite a substantial malaria outbreak here right now, so I'm grateful for the malarone. Love to all! I'm having a blast already. Janet