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National Baptist Convention: Well, I am here in Mexico. We are having a great time attending the 100th anniversary of the National Baptist Convention of Mexico. We have been promoting the new youth major that we will be directing at the seminary, and we have had a lot of fun along the way. Tonight we watched the US soccer team lose to Brazil in extra time. What a disappointment. The winner probably will play Mexico in the final here in Mexico City. Oh well.

We have met a lot of great people and had many great contacts. We are looking forward to making new friends both with nationals and with other missionaries while we are here working in Mexico. Please keep praying for Randy and I as we continue to network and promote the program. Thanks!

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Going to Mexico: Well, I leave early tomorrow morning for a week long trip to Mexico. There are many reasons for this trip, including an opportunity to network with many different people. I’ll also be bringing MOST of our papers for our visas. Unfortunately, we still don’t have Janell’s birth certificate with an apostille from the state of New York. We’ll have to send that later. I’ll also have a great opportunity to spend some time with Randy Smith, the President of YMI. Please pray for this trip as it is an important step in the development of youth ministry training in Mexico City. Janell will still be here in Florida, finishing out her time working at Nielsen. Pray for her this week, too!

Yard Sale

Yard sale: Tomorrow morning we will be having a yard sale at Janell’s mom’s house to get rid of some of the stuff we still have. Thank God this will be the last one before we move. We don’t have a lot of stuff, but combined with Janell’s family, there should be enough to attract some customers. Let’s hope it’s cooler than the 93 degrees it was today. So, the stuff I have to do before I go to Mexico on Monday is…Pack, yard sale, work on research paper, get ready for Sunday School (and teach), finish folding and printing brochures for the trip, and arrange for someone to pick us up from the airport in Mexico. I probably ought to get busy, huh?

Baseball Game

Baseball game: We had the chance to go to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays game against Texas last night. The Rays got killed 12-6. We’re getting sort of used to that by now, but we still had a good time with our good friends Mary and Richard.

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Teammates

Teammates: Check out the new part of this site! We’ve put up a part for our teammates Karen and Chris Maddox. They’ll be sharing about their journey to Mexico on the site, too. They’re on their way to CIT soon, so pray for them as they get ready for some changes!