MSP to Amsterdam (Wednesday): Trip #7

Thankfully, our getting off the ground at MSP was not all that difficult, although the paperwork was fairly extensive, including:

• Passport
• Negative COVID test. We took the test a 9 am for our 1 pm departure from MSP. Thankfully they came back negative (and only $200!).
• E-Visa to Uganda (for those who remember my last trip, we made sure we had this before getting to the airport.
• A pre-registration for a COVID test to be taken upon arrival in Uganda. 

We had an incredible agent named Montreal who helped us get checked in and made sure we had all our ducks in a row before heading through security.

The team for this trip includes Josh Montague, who serves with Training Leaders International (TLI), Stu Dix, interim pastor at FCC New Richmond (and veteran Uganda traveler) and myself. The three of us were together once before in Uganda and Stu and I tortured Josh by singing every chorus over twenty years old that we could think of (turns out we remembered a lot). 

For the last five trips we have been working on understanding and communicating different genres of Scripture. This trip we are looking at prophetic writings focusing on Isaiah. I look forward to growing with the friends we have developed over the last few years. One thing I am not looking forward to is the weather. The forecast high for next Wednesday is 107! Escaping the “dry heat” will not be easy as we won’t have access to air conditioning. Could be the beginning of a weight loss program for me! Stay tuned…

Larry Szyman

Pastor for Missional Life