Written By: John Jefferson
We had hoped to be bringing 5 tons of food on the plane, but
there were several limiting factors that prevented it from happening on this
initial trip. First, the CSB (Corn Soy
Blend) we ordered did not arrive in Juba in time. Second, the payload of the plane would not
allow for more than 1,000 lbs of cargo.
And third, we weren’t exactly sure how we were going to get it north of
the refugee camp, even once we were in country. (Complexities of operating in a
war zone!)
We did however spend a day in
Juba procuring enough sorghum and rice to fit the bill for what we wanted to
accomplish and get it transported by the ubiquitous Chinese-made motorcycle
“pickups” that could easily handle the load.
With that, we were ready to begin the journey to get food to the
desperate people of the Nuba Mountains, against the best advice of other concerned
parties, the desires of ruthless men that want to starve them, and even our own
better judgment. Though the rest of the road was uncertain, we set our faces like flint
northward.
No comments:
Post a Comment