In the morning we finished packing. Then with Princess Jusu as our guide, we walked three blocks to Tubman Blvd and attended the S.T. Nagbe United Methodist Church near the Conference Center as they celebrated their 47th anniversary. The music was exciting and the people were very enthusiastic.
Song Leader, Band and Choir
We stopped by the Conference Offices sign for a picture.
Back at the Guest House we changed clothes, ate up leftovers, and finished closing suitcases. Alfreda and her driver came. He loaded all the luggage into the LAC UMC 20 van. We got in the smaller van with Sam one more time. Rev. Anthony Dioh also went with us to the airport.
After we got to the airport area, we went about 10 minutes beyond the airport driving through the Firestone rubber plantation. We made a short stop at the parsonage for the Kakata-Farmington District Superintendent. Diana wanted to see it since her husband with a team from Detroit Conference had been responsible for helping to build it in 2008. His name was mentioned on the cornerstone. There were also walls about 10 feet tall next door starting an administrative building for the district. It will have meeting rooms and office space.
After a short visit we went to the airport. Our luggage was put in place to wait for check in. We sat at a table for about an hour. Then we joined the queue to check in. After we cleared security, we were ready to go. There was still some time before the flight left so we had some supper in the little restaurant. The flight left on time at 9:40 pm and we got to Brussels on time at 5:15 am.
Monday – After a four hour layover, we headed to Newark. 8 hours and 30 minutes but we got in a half hour early at noon.
After we cleared customs and headed for our gates, we had a group hug and final goodbyes then split to go to different terminals for our flights to our home states. Those who had earlier flights were pretty much on time. Those who had later flights were even later leaving. Diana had one more flight to go farther north in Michigan. All arrived home safely.
Praise God! We had a wonderful experience that will not be soon forgotten! Thanks to all our friends and families for their prayers for our Ubuntu Journey.