I received my Visa and Passport back on Thursday or Friday of last week. Now I only have to get a few more shots - the last round of Hep A and Hep B - and pick up some prescriptions before I go. Much of the physical preparation is out of the way. I still must do much spiritual preparation though. Of course that is a daily, ongoing task to live a life for Christ.
I think all of our preparation is going well. We still need a good bit of financial support though. That is probably the most pressing issue at this moment. I am hoping and praying much of that comes in by the beginning of March.
I am going to try to get more definitive updates from the other guys over the next few days so I can post it here. For now, this is all I have. I will write more when something else of note occurs.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Trip Update
Well, it's been almost two weeks since my last post. Several things have happened in that time. I will write about one of them here and the others in separate posts.
We managed to purchase our plane tickets; however, we decided to push the dates back a few weeks. We had planned to go March 13 through March 21. That meant we would have been gone over Spring Break. We found out, though, that by delaying our trip by a few weeks, we could save several hundred dollars on each ticket. That seemed like a good thing to do.
Besides saving much money, delaying the trip is having a few other ramifications. Originally, five people were going to be making the trip. Because we delayed the trip a few weeks, one of the members can not go. Now only four of us are going. Also, delaying the trip has allowed me to schedule an extra week in India with Jeff Ward.
Now we are all flying out on March 27. Three team members are flying back on April 4. I am flying back on April 10. The extra time I am staying with Jeff will be very important. I will be helping him with strategic planning. The several extra days we spend together should be both beneficial and worthwhile. I am excited to have this opportunity for ministry. God is good!
We managed to purchase our plane tickets; however, we decided to push the dates back a few weeks. We had planned to go March 13 through March 21. That meant we would have been gone over Spring Break. We found out, though, that by delaying our trip by a few weeks, we could save several hundred dollars on each ticket. That seemed like a good thing to do.
Besides saving much money, delaying the trip is having a few other ramifications. Originally, five people were going to be making the trip. Because we delayed the trip a few weeks, one of the members can not go. Now only four of us are going. Also, delaying the trip has allowed me to schedule an extra week in India with Jeff Ward.
Now we are all flying out on March 27. Three team members are flying back on April 4. I am flying back on April 10. The extra time I am staying with Jeff will be very important. I will be helping him with strategic planning. The several extra days we spend together should be both beneficial and worthwhile. I am excited to have this opportunity for ministry. God is good!
Friday, January 23, 2009
shots
I went to the travel clinic yesterday and had a few shots they recommend for anyone traveling to India. I also got a prescription for Typhoid immunization. It is a series of four pills to be taken every other day; I started taking them today and will finish next week. I have to go back next week and take a few more shots. I should then be done with my immunizations. Yea.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Welcome to this blog
I, along with four other people from my church, am going on a trip to India in March of 2009. We are going to visit the Ward family, a family from our church who now lives in India. Jeff Ward helps train men how to lead others to Christ and how to disciple them. The purpose of the trip is to hold a Worship Training Conference for several pastors who Jeff works with.
Our group has had a few meetings already and is well on the way in our preparations. I want to write here about what we are doing so that anyone who is interested can follow our progress.
Please comment about any post if you would like. More importantly, please pray that God would move in a miraculous way in all things surrounding this trip.
Our group has had a few meetings already and is well on the way in our preparations. I want to write here about what we are doing so that anyone who is interested can follow our progress.
Please comment about any post if you would like. More importantly, please pray that God would move in a miraculous way in all things surrounding this trip.
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