Saturday's Rwanda Meeting Notes

MONEY

$2204 Plane ticket
$16.88 travel insurance (WEB SITE)
$150-200 Personal money to cover food, gifts, etc.

ALSO need aprox $100 for Yellow Fever, $? For malaria medicine, and aprox $50 for extra stuff to bring along (sun screen, gear, anti diarrheal medicine, etc.)

GROUPS – HOUSING PARTNERS

Ben, Chaz, Steven
Nancy, Katie
Amy, Maggie
Kate, Kelly
Annie, Sarah
Kim, Liz

WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO BRING ALONG

Each group needs to have some of this

• Personal prescription medications (copies of all prescriptions, including the generic names for medications, and a note from the prescribing physician on letterhead stationary for controlled substances and injectable medications should be carried)
• Antimalarial medications
• Antidiarrheal medication (e.g., bismuth subsalicylate, loperamide)
• Antibiotic for self-treatment of moderate to severe diarrhea
• Antihistamine
• Decongestant, alone or in combination with antihistamine
• Antimotion sickness medication
• Acetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen, or other medication for pain or fever
• Mild laxative
• Cough suppressant/expectorant
• Throat lozenges
• Antacid
• Antifungal and antibacterial ointments or creams
• 1% hydrocortisone cream
Other Important Items
• Insect repellent containing DEET (up to 50%)
• Sunscreen (preferably SPF 15 or greater)
• Aloe gel for sunburns
• Oral rehydration solution packets
• Basic first-aid items (adhesive bandages, gauze, ace wrap, antiseptic, tweezers, scissors, cotton-tipped applicators)
• Antibacterial hand wipes or alcohol-based hand sanitizer
• Moleskin for blisters
• Lubricating eye drops (e.g., Natural Tears)
• First Aid Quick Reference card
Other items that may be useful in certain circumstances
• Mild sedative (e.g., zolpidem) or other sleep aid
• Anti-anxiety medication
• High-altitude preventive medication
• Water purification tablets
• Address and phone numbers of area hospitals or clinics
• More info found at http://www2.ncid.cdc.gov/travel/yb/utils/ybGet.asp?section=recs&obj=travelers-health-kit.htm&cssNav=browseoyb

REGISTRATION WITH RWANDAN EMBASSY

https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/indiv/st_trip.asp?key=D4359746A7809A550C33504E3B4F3257DDBA24FB&rn=126089

TRAVEL INSURANCE

http://www.missionaryhealth.net/index.htm

OTHER THINGS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF:
 Two notarized copies of your passport
 Medical release forms
 Sign thank you cards for Chelsea, Bryan, $1000 guy, Big Springs Baptist, anyone else
 A way to ID luggage – host destination addresses on luggage
 Oriental trading company
 Prayer teams
 Transportation – how will we get to Minneapolis? Do we know people who can let us leave our cars at their homes up there or do we need to get long term off-lot parking for two weeks?