We spent the past 2 days traveling from Tanzania, back through Uganda, from east to west frontier, to reach the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and today God made our path smooth as we finished our paperwork and crossed the border in about 2 hours. The difference in Uganda and the Congo is as great as night and day.
I have always thought the roads in Uganda were bad, poverty was horrific, and corruption was rampant. But that was before the Congo. There are no paved roads (at least that we were on) and potholes are several feet deep, so there was no resting/dozing/sleeping/relaxing during this last day of driving to the Congo. We are stopped every hour or so, for a police check-point or some other military check-point; some wave us through, others question us but finally give us the green light to proceed. We arrive exhausted and manage a few hours of sleep before it is time to wake up to another day of clinic and Jesus!
From Dr. Brenda in the Congo
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