Well, we had a wonderful weekend. Seeing Melanie was great. I had forgotten how long a drive it is from this part of the province to Ottawa. Canada is a very large country! But all told the driving was relatively good. No major tie ups and delays! When I read about travel in other parts of our world, and having experienced some of it, I am so thankful for our network of highways.

We also had the privilege of joining my former congregation in Willaimsburg for worship Sunday morning. It was good to just sit and listen for a change and not be responsible for any of it. It was wonderful to see the child of a young lady I remember as a child receiving the sign and seal of our God's awesome love in baptism. God is good.

We had a chance to reconnect with many friends but we did miss some. Sorry if you were away or we were just to surrounded by others.

To those of you who were there and received a prayer/fundraising letter we do hope you will partner with us. Small donations are just as important as big ones and every prayer partner is the begest blessing we can receive.

Getting Excited

My anticipation level is building. It's June 15 today. Tomorrow will mark two months remaining before our departure. Things are becoming a lot more "real" at this point. Some events that are coming up to help things along: this weekend Susan and I will travel to Ottawa to visit Melanie! We will also be joining the Williamburg CRC for worship on Sunday morning. To our friends there, we really look forward to seeing you also and (see Romans 1:11-12).
The following Sunday, June 27 I will be heading to Grand Rapids for my final level of Timothy Leadership Training (see the link). In route I will be leading the evening service in Wyoming, ON. I plan on using the passage from Romans 1 for the sermon, I can then use the same sermon the following Sunday, July 4 in Tillsonburg. For those of you in Tillsonburg, July 4 is the date for an offering in support of this project. Shortly after that (meaning I can't remember the exact date and I don't want to go look at the moment) we have an appointment booked at the travel medecine clinic in London. From what we have been lead to understand it shouldn't be more than a couple of shots for each of us and the script for malaria meds. Just another small part of what it takes to travel. That will bring us to the middle of July already and 1 month remaining.
Oh, I almost forgot, on Saturday, June 26th the Rowaan family is getting together at my sister's home! That will be another great chance to reconnect and share our plans.
We want to thank all of you for your prayer support and an additional thank you to those who have already made a financial contribution! God Bless

Finacial Update

We just received our first report regarding fundraising. If you read the information sheet posted earlier than you will know that we are responsible for raising all of the funds necessary to cover the costs involved for our time in Uganda and Kenya. I must confess that at first I thought, no porblem and I suppose a large part of me still knows God is faithful and he will provide all that we need and more but the other part of me looks at the numbers and gets just a little bit anxious. I suppose we all have some growing to do as God stretches our faith.
And now, let me share the numbers with you:
Total to be raised: 9,616
Recieved to date: 850
Still to be raised: 8766
Please pray that we will be able to raise the entire amount.
Please also pray that as we do we will not become anxious about this or any of the other details of the trip.
And, if you are able to contribute....well, you know what to do.
Thanks