Americas Adventure 2013 explained
For those of you I haven't had the chance to chat to, I realise I haven't mentioned a lot about the itinerary so far, so just quickly, I'll be visiting a few places on this adventure—all starting in 3 days!
First stop is Madison (WI, USA), to get some guidance for my role at AFES from InterVarcity and TwentyOneHundred Productions, a last minute addition, but it's going to be so valuable to the next couple of years at AFES, while we continue to resource our growing number of staff on university campuses, as well as marketing our national conference, NTE, going forward.
Then a short stop in Fortaleza (CE, Brazil), to meet my Compassion sponsor child.
Then 12 days or so in Santa Cruz (Bolivia), to investigate cafe ministry in South America and volunteer at Café El Alfarero, to see if Im a good fit for bringing Cafe Ministry into Chilean culture.
Last stop on this adventure is Santiago (Chile), to meet missionaries and nationals involved with international ministry. Im also going to be chatting to some folk involved with the evangelical student movement in Santiago.
Then it'll be home time, processing and decision making time...
Gods providence so far has been incredible! Im so excited to see what this trip uncovers for the future of Cafe Ministry, and how all these pieces fit together!
Prayer points in short hand:
Praise God for his constant provision, in all these plans, he's answered so many prayers already. Specifically, getting emails and contact details for people has been so smooth and replies have been coming back quickly, making last minute organising very smooth.
Pray for wisdom, as I meet with all of these people through the global family of believers and connections through generous missionaries in the field, that I can be clear in purpose, and that our meetings and meals together can be mutually encouraging.
Praise God for generous hosts in every country except Brazil! This will make an incredible difference to the whole trip and make the culture emmersion so much more complete. Although some of the host families don't speak any English, which will be an adventure in itself, but Im game if they are. Please pray that God will bless their generosity and that we can communicate without much frustration, and that cultural differences wont get in the way or cause too much negative friction.
Pray for safety, theres a lot in that itinerary but while Im in transit and in Brazil, I'll be alone. Pray that connections will be smooth and through tired eyes the 'brain-fog' and fatigue wont be too much, and I can make good choices, getting to and from places.
Thanks so much for your prayers and encouragement!
