Midtown Men Africa Trip
Trip Objectives
To spend time with Kato, learning more about his prison ministry and understanding the impact Midtown is having in Africa
To explore additional ways Midtown can participate with African Leadership and disciple our Nashville community
To leverage the disruption of international travel to learn elements of God we can more clearly see outside our own culture
Trip Itinerary
10/9 - Depart Nashville
10/10 - Arrive Entebbe
10/11 - Travel to Adjumani
10/12 - Adjumani/Kato
10/13 - Adjumani/Kato
10/14 - Travel to Gulu/Visit Gulu
10/15 - Travel to Entebbe AM
10/15 - Depart Entebbe late PM
10/16 - Arrive in Nashville
To Do’s:
There is plenty to do to prepare for the logistics and details of this trip. This drop down menu will keep you on track to ensure we cover all those details before we go! Please let us know what questions or issues arise as you work through these steps.
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Get passports to AL team for Visas
Fundraise if necessary
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Ensure trip total is raised or paid by September 10.
Meeting 1 - Relational
Meeting 2 - Logistics
Don't forget Vaccines!
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See packing list
Depart Nashville Oct. 9th
Return Nashville Oct. 16th
FAQs
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Required: Yellow Fever. Reserve your immunization HERE.
Recommended: Covid -19, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Typhoid, Cholera, Rabies, Meningitis, Polio, Malaria (Our family does not take any malaria prevention medications. Only take if we contract malaria)
Recommended: Traveller's Diarrhea prescription from health care provider. Azithromycin is what we use.
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Guys: Pants, t-shirts, tennis shoes
Girls: Pants, t-shirts, skirts, dresses (cover shoulders and knees to be culturally sensitive)
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In addition to clothes:
snacks (try to avoid snacks that could melt...again. hot)
Hat/sunscreen
power adapters (G adapter)
cash for purchasing personal gifts
poncho or rain jacket
swim suit (it will be hot and hotel has a pool!)
Workout clothes (hotel has decent gym)
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You will only need cash for personal purchases and gifts. We recommend between $100-$500.
Do know, credit cards are rarely a payment option.
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9/20/2024 Weather update... it is going to be HOT. Accuweather has it in the mid-90's everyday. We will have AC at all hotels (🙏)
October is the spring season in Africa - it can rain occasionally and temps will be between 65-80 degrees during the day.
It is possible we are without air conditioning at some of our hotel stays.
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Uganda uses the G adapter. Please make sure you have enough for your devices.
Phones will work great if you opt for an international plan.
Hotel has decent wifi.
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The total cost estimation for each person is $5,000. This includes all flights, food, transportation, hotels, and visas.