COMING TO AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tomorrow morning Ellie and I catch a ride to Johannesburg to catch our 6pm flight to Minneapolis via Washington DC. Please pray for safe and peaceful travels.
I just wanted to hop on line quick and post our itinerary for while in the U.S. This is what we have so far, with a couple other things still in the works:
Oct 11: Arrive in Minneaplis
Oct 12: Drive to Iowa
Oct 13-14: Missions Conference at Oakdale E Free Church, Meriden, IA. I’ll be sharing during the Adult Sunday School hour on the 14th.
Oct 15-18: Mission Conference at Northwestern College, St Paul, MN. I’ll be sharing during chapel on the 18th.
October 28: Sharing at “Africa Sunday” at my friend Khanh’s church in Minneapolis. (I don’t know the name of it!)
November 4: Share during Sunday morning service at Grace United Methodist Church, Lee Summit MO, and women’s Bible study that evening.
November 11: Missions Sunday at Brooklyn Park, EFC, MN.
We’ll be pretty busy up until Thanksgiving. After that we’ll have more time to just relax and enjoy the holiday season with our family. We’re looking forward to a cooler Christmas than last year! 🙂 Please pray for our time in the states: that we would give God-glorifying reports of what’s happening in Swaziland, that Ellie would do well with all the traveling, for good times with family and friends, and also that our financial support would increase.
MISSIONARY WOMEN’S RETREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
31 missionary women from Swaziland traveled to Nelspruit, South Africa (the closest town with a mall and movie theatre!) for a weekend away. IT WAS GREAT. Many women had never met before, and it was so good to connect with others who understand missionary life and have a heart for the people of Swaziland. There were women there that had just arrived in Swaziland weeks ago and others who have been here more than 25 years. Beth Moore was our speaker, via DVD, and God used her to challenge us in our love for Him and others. We stayed up late and laughed hard. We shopped and found some great bargains! We ate sushi! We had a great prayer time on Sunday, just crying out for the nation of Swaziland that God has called all of us to love with His love. Doesn’t everyone look great in the picture?! Those are not just smiles for the picture…there was really such a sense of genuine joy throughout the weekend. Praise God for the refreshment He brings through His word, by his Spirit, and through sweet fellowship with other sisters in Christ!
Great update Julie – the retreat sounds like a smashing success! Enjoy the flight and welcome home to free re-fills!
Don’t forget to stop in Owatonna sometime!
Good to hear from you. Give me a call when you get a chance. It would be great to hear from you.
Thank you so much for gracing our church with your presence and presentation at Church of All Nations Columbia Heights MN. It was a great joy to hear what the dear lord has been up to in this beautiful country. You are so dear to us and we all pray that the God of Grace will continue to transform you as God transform others through you. Finally thank you for the occasional up dates. Blessings.