One Month Before Departure!

Well, we're a month away from heading off, now, and things are really picking up in terms of getting everything ready. Barbara's finished getting the rest of her immunizations that she needs before heading off. I still need to get some of mine. We still have support letters coming in, so if you haven't yet responded and are planning on doing so, please do so soon! We greatly appreciate all the folks who will be praying for us while we're away.

One of the things that has surprised and encouraged us is the amount of encouragement I've recieved from the folks at my current job who've now learned more details of what we'll be doing while we're in Nigeria. Barbara's found that many of her colleagues in Med School have supported her, but there's an element of expectation that many of the med students will go on trips like this. For my co-workers, that's clearly not the case. Many have expressed their excitement that I'll be working with ECWA Camp Youth Alive and it's really made my decision to take these two months feel like the right thing. I have a ton to do at the office to prepare folks to take over for me when I leave, but I'm confident that this will work out well and that God is in control of the situation.