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I waited patiently for a week before I received a reply from the Ugandan President’s office. They basically agreed in principle to most of what I proposed. They did, however, have a problem with me providing armed ‘escorts’ for the supply convoys. They suggested that perhaps a face-to-face meeting with the president and his advisors was called for.
I immediately agreed, and after much back and forth, a date and time was set. The president was a very busy man but he had set aside an hour of his time to meet with us, on the fifth of February at three in the afternoon.
I was pleased as that meant Mark would be able to accompany my father and I. I had decided that having a former United States Army General on our team would definitely add credibility to our mission. I let Mark and my fat
