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Our travels from Cameroon to South Africa went quite smoothly, well, except for a couple of hiccups at the Yaounde airport.\u00a0 They called us to open our luggage way back in the bowels of the airport, after we had checked them in and received our boarding passes.\u00a0 I went alone because Roy can\u2019t move very fast right now with his hip problem, leaving him to wonder what was happening to me and our baggage.\u00a0 The airport security people couldn\u2019t figure out on their xray scanner what a couple of things were in 2 of our 4 bags.\u00a0 I had to cut through the shrink wrap encasing the bags, and open them up, only to show them a countersink drill bit, a small ratchet set, and a drill bit set in one suitcase, and a pressure cooker in the other.\u00a0 Not your normal baggage contents, it\u2019s no wonder they were a bit confused.\u00a0 I locked the bags back up and a man bagged and taped them \u2013 the replacement for the shrink wrap that was the only thing available back there.\u00a0 I got back to Roy \u00bd hour later, he having sprouted a few more gray hairs in my absence, worrying and praying.\u00a0 We then went to the airlines office to wait for a wheelchair and escort so Roy wouldn\u2019t have to hobble up the stairs and walk the long hallways.\u00a0 As the hour for boarding approached, we started getting a bit antsy and one of the office agents volunteered to take us (ie not his normal job).\u00a0 The elevator and escalator on the boarding gate side of the airport were broken, so we took the functional elevator on the other side.\u00a0 Once on the 2nd<\/sup> floor, our helper tried to take us through security, but ended up in a shouting match with the woman at that entry.\u00a0 VIP\u2019s and staff ONLY!!!\u00a0 He left us to get special permission and was gone quite a while, so we took off back down the elevator, across the airport, and up the stairs.\u00a0 Poor Roy!\u00a0 That was Cameroon.\u00a0 After that, it was all smiles and prompt service and helpful people and whisking through to the front of the lines with the agent pushing the wheelchair.\u00a0 Smooth sailing and each one behind the wheelchairs refused a tip, with a gracious smile, saying \u201cit\u2019s my job, take care and have a lovely day\u201d.\u00a0 We arrived in good shape to Durban, to be welcomed by our dear friend Lynn B, the most servant hearted person I know.\u00a0 That was Wednesday to Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Friday Roy had a doctor\u2019s appointment and we all breathed a huge sigh of relief and thanks when we learned that he has bursitis, treatable and curable probably within 6 weeks\u2019 time.\u00a0 No surgery.\u00a0 No forever arthritis diagnosis.\u00a0 We are thankful.\u00a0 It\u2019s rough going for Roy, probably the having to take it super easy more so than the pain.\u00a0 He has been instructed to walk at half his normal speed and to try not to use that hip joint more than absolutely necessary.\u00a0 That sure hasn\u2019t stopped him from sitting in the nursery getting all his plants and seeds into bags.<\/p>\n

We thank you for your prayers for Roy and for our travels. God has been\/is\/will always be good!<\/p>\n

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