Excitement is mounting at our house. The suitcases are half-filled already. The lists are being made. Final preparations are underway–lessons and sermons polished, folders prepared, books packed. On Wednesday we begin our summer mission exodus.
Today I briefly outline our plans so that those of you who have promised to pray daily for us can know where we are and something of what we are doing.
- Wednesday through Friday (June 25-27)–Wednesday we fly to San Pedro Sula. We will join a mission team already on the ground there, have an opportunity to observe a work we have not previously visited, help where we can, and spend time with friends Jim and Mikal Frazier, Linda Henry, and Phil and Donna Waldron.
- Friday and Saturday (June 27-28)–travel days, including a day at the Mayan ruins in Copan. We are traveling by bus and will arrive in Antigua, Guatemala late Saturday evening.
- Sunday through Friday (June 29-July 4)–Sunday worship, language school, research and writing, campaign preparations. We meet the campaign group on Friday.
- Saturday (July 5)–day to get acquainted with campaign group and rest. Visit the market.
- Sunday-Thursday (July 6-10)–worship and campaign begins, campaign during the week in Santa Catarina (Bob), continuing language school (Jan).
- Friday (July 11)–travel day, from Antigua to Tegucigalpa, 11 hours by bus. Late evening should find us in the home of our friends Noe and Gloria Perez in Tegucigalpa.
- Saturday-Sunday (July 12-13)–visit with Noe and Gloria, rest, Sunday worship in Tegucigalpa.
- Monday-Monday (July 14-21)–meet Oklahoma mission group on Monday, travel to Catacamas, Bob preaches campaign and does evangelistic work and other things as needed, visit with friends Dwight and Joanne Tomkins, assist with Predisan evaluation, travel to San Pedro Sula (9 hours by bus), return to U.S. on Monday July 21. Jan will spend this week in Tegucigalpa with Gloria, continuing her Spanish studies and assisting as possible at Baxter.
I hope to blog regular updates during our journeyings–thank you for your prayer support and encouragement.