We made it! First step go through the “health check” where we had to wait in a line to present our immunization records. Oh no! Luckily, Courtney being ultra organized and prepared, had copies of our immunization records. Way to go Courtney! Then we had to go through an extremely long and disorganized line to present our passports and tell the Cameroonians where we were intending to go in their country. We eventually made it through the line as ‘diplomats!’ We were on our way to get our bags. It was about 8:30PM and it was warmer and more humid than any airport Courtney or I had ever experienced. Ironically, we got our bags faster than we would have at any airports in the US; score one for Cameroon. We then had to find our Yaoundé contact in a sea of people that don’t speak English. We were expecting one of four people. Turns out it was a secret contact number five: Felix! Felix, dressed in army fatigues looking quite intimidating, said ‘Cour Stel’ as we were barreling through people and attempting to keep our bags close. It turns out Felix was a local cab driver that Pastor Luther and Courtney’s father knew. Felix was incredibly helpful getting our bags and getting us on our way while keeping the mob at bay. He was also a very talented cab driver. Ok, imagine the craziest cab ride you have ever had, now multiply that number by 100 and you got a cab ride around Cameroon. Brent was having fun while Courtney looking a little apprehensive. In short time we made it to our hotel, said Au Revoir to Felix, and passed out from exhaustion.
-Brent Brown
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