Here we are at JFK, waiting for our flight to start boarding. Check-in and TSA scanning were a breeze so we have plenty of time for a good breakfast and did a few last minute online things (like posting a credit card payment and moving funds from one account to another for easy ATM access in TZ).
I’m excited and a little hesitant at the same time. I think it’s the 12 1/2 hours we have to face on the first flight on a very full plane that has me thinking (do you REALLY want to do this?). But no matter. We’ll be flying on a nicely provisioned Jet (an Airbus A380 – the double decker plane!).
They have electric power at every seat, so workaholics like me can keep the laptop buzzing as long as we like. The entertainment system onboard is also fabulous, so I’m sure I’ll catch up on some movies I missed in the theaters. Also, it’s always a joy for me, once we get to Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania. I’ve gotten used to the city. It’s aways nice when we get to the hotel, freshen up from the flights and have a good dinner together. And we have some fun things to do during the day on Monday. There are computer monitors and a printer to pick up from a local vendor and there is a very interesting Lebanese restaurant near our hotel that I’ve been interested in trying since I noticed it last year.
On Tuesday, we’ll have a very early morning flight out to Kigoma to meet up with our friends from DWT. But we’ll post more on that later. Blessings to you all.
Bill
Hello all. Here we are again. Another year has gone by and it’s time for Cathy and I to get ready to travel to Kasulu in Tanzania to be with our friends at Kasulu Bible College and the Diocese of Western Tanganyika. This year’s travel and ministry plans are similar to past years. We have an assortment of computer equipment we are bringing with us so that we can upgrade / replace some of the aging equipment at KBC. 
We will be outfitting them with 5 new Thin Client computers along with new wide screen monitors, keyboards and mice. If you are curious as to what I’m talking about when I mention “thin clients”, you can look back through previous posts to learn more about them. What I can tell you in short is that thin clients are very energy efficient computers because they run Windows session on them over a network from a primary computer or server. The server does all the work and the clients just make use of that resource, so the clients don’t need hard drives and other power consuming components as regular PC’s have. They make all kinds of sense for an environment like we have at KBC. Things are very dusty in Kasulu, so normal computers need a lot of maintenance to keep them clean and running well. Thin clients don’t need much maintenance except to occasionally blow the dust off and out of them. They don’t produce much heat so there are no cooling fans to get all gummed up with dirt, etc.
Our travels will start on Saturday, May 17th, where we will be flying from JFK airport through Dubai UAE and then down to Dar Es Salaam, the main entrance city into Tanzania. We will spend a couple of days there as we gather up supplies and equipment from a local vendor and then it’s off to Kigoma on Air Tanzania where we will meet up with our friends from DWT for a 2 hour drive to Kasulu.
We are looking forward to our trip and hope to share lots of facts and stories with you from day to day about what is going on and how we see The Lord guiding us and working out His plan in our midst. We hope you will enjoy the journey with us.
Blessings to you all in Christ,
Bill