The Official Packing List

Required:

• Bible, notebook, journal, pen (the kind that doesn’t leak on planes)
  
• Passport w/yellow immunization card (turned in to the leaders)
  
• Malaria medication (turned in to the leaders)
  
• Hand sanitizer (unscented), 2 X 1/3 rolls of toilet paper
  
• Personal hygiene items (e.g. deodorant, anti-bacterial soap, shampoo, what you need to get ready)
  
• One each: wash cloth, hand towel, bath towel; decent flat twin-sized sheet (will not come home with you)
  
• Student identification card
  
• Writing paper or note cards for Thank-you notes; supporters list with addresses will be provided
  
• A gift item to leave with your host home
  

Recommended:

• Sunglasses, sunscreen, lip balm (SPF 15 minimum)
  
• Insect repellant with DEET
  
• Things to read and do on the plane (i.e. card games, books)
  
• Camera (don’t forget extra memory/film and batteries)
  
• Spending money (No more than $100 in new, clean, unripped, $20 or larger bills only)
  
• Windbreaker or light jacket
  
• “Shower” sandals
  

Some of you will also need:

• a money belt to be worn inside your clothing (2 leaders / 2 students)
• travel type hair dryer with duel wattage (1 leader / 1 student)

Clothing needs:

• Enough undergarments to last one week
  
• 4-5 outfits
  Gals
  
  • dresses/skirts/jumpers mid-calf or longer
  • modest blowse-type tops covering your shoulders
    
  Guys
  
  • khakis/jeans with no rips or worn out bits
    
  • short-sleeve collared shirts
    
• 1-2 long-sleeve shirts/sweaters/sweatshirts
  
• 1 pair of shoes dressy enough to come to church in, sturdy enough to walk a mile in, and comfortable enough to wear every day all day for a week
• 1 pair of sneakers
  
• 1 pair of long “Bermuda” shorts
  
• 1 set of sleeping clothes suitable for mixed-gender setting
  
• A modest bathing suit (GALS, no midriff / GUYS, drug-free)
  

Do Not PACK:

• Any type of Personal Electronic Entertainment Paraphernalia
  
• Perfume or cologne, excessive makeup, expensive jewelry
  
• Food items other than gum or mints
  
• Anything that would call unwarranted attention as an American, a tourist, or a wealthy person
  
• Anything that you would not want to get lost, stolen, or damaged
  
• Anything that is not specifically mentioned on this list
  

General reminders:

• We will have some Congolese ladies do laundry at the seminary, but you can still wear each outfit several times while we are there.
  
• Use a laundry marker to put your initials into any clothes that you want back after laundry.
  
• Put everything liquid or gel into ZIP-LOC bags.
  
• You need to pack in one large suitcase and you will be carrying team-related items.
  
• You should pack your carryon (back-pack sized) to meet all your needs for a full two days.
  
• What you wear from the US to Entebbe is in addition to this list, but you need to be prepared to be “in uniform” when we land in Bunia.
  

Contact Russell if you have any questions about anything you are packing.