You never know how much you have until it’s time to pack up and move to another country. That’s what I always say. Have you ever thought of how many suitcases it would take for you to move your family to a different country? Well, that’s what we’re going through right now. We’ve sorted and boxed and thrown out and parted with so many things. It’s hard to decide what to take and what to leave here.
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CYM brochure: I have officially finished the brochure for the Center for Youth Ministry in Mexico City. With the help of many Spanish speaking friends, the Spanish version has been put together and will be on its way to the printer soon. If you want to download one, feel free to do so. I have a Spanish version and an English version. Each one requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them. |
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I’ve been working for a while on a brochure for the Center for Youth Ministry at the Baptist Seminary in Mexico City (Will be available online soon). I’m on my way down to Mexico City for the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Baptist Convention. Randy Smith, the president of YMI, and I will be heading down there next Monday to be a part of the celebration. We’re also going to be there to promote the youth ministry program that will begin in September 2004. The program consists of 34 hours of youth ministry classroom training and 16 hours of practical work where students will be trained in local churches. This program will help produce qualified, trained youth workers for local churches throughout Mexico. The trip to Mexico will finish on Monday, July 28.
I’ll also be taking the papers for our visas with me. Please pray that there will be enough time after all of the papers get in to process our visas. We are hoping to have them by the time we leave on August 27. |
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The Countdown is on! Somebody asked us at church yesterday if we had started the countdown to when we’re leaving. We sure have! Now you can count down with us on the website. It’s such an exciting time in our lives! Thanks for being a part of it. |
Arrrggghh!!!: We just found out that Janell’s birth certificate came back from New York without the aunthentication we need in order to send for our visas. We’ve been waiting on this for a few weeks now, and it came back to us because we sent too much money with it. The note basically says, “We’re sorry, the cost is $3 not $5.” Since when does the government not take the money you send them? So, now we’re behind schedule to get our visas. I’m sure someday we’ll laugh about this. It’s not so funny right now, though. (But it could be worse!)
