We're still going to Africa but we'll be arriving 18 hours later than planned. Today we arrived at the Dulles airport and breezed through security. About 20 minutes before we were to begin boarding the plane we were told that the flight had been cancelled due to a mechanical problem. The captain did not feel comfortable flying the plane in it's current condition. Later, Greg Funk asked an airline employee about the problem and was told that it was a fuel leak. Better to arrive late than to never arrive! So for now we are in a hotel near the airport and will leave on Friday morning at 11 AM on another flight. This may change our Africa schedule and make it impossible to get to Pemba, Mozambique. If so, we'll just fly from Jburg to Beira, Mozambique and start the trip from there.
Thanks for all who are praying for us. I'll keep you updated when I get a chance after we arrive in Africa.
Here is John Brubaker, Corby and Jen Brubaker--patiently watching the luggage while we wait for a hotel voucher
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Well, we are excited about your trip and will be following your progress. Today I was reading a posting on Nick Kristof's blog: http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/04/17/africa-and-win-a-trip
A student explains why she has not submitted an entry into Krisof's win-a-trip-to-Africa competition. She believes that we in the West need to hear more good stories out of Africa. We trust your trip will bring such stories to us!
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