Dave and I are heading to Africa tomorrow.  We will be leaving the AIM office at 9:00 AM and flying with our Real Life Team.  Our flight takes off from Atlana at 2:30 PM and then we arrive in Johannesburg on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 9:50 PM (2:50 EST).  So that will be close to 30 hours of travel. 

Pray for us as we go and see three of our bases in Africa: Swaziland, Johannesburg and Jeffrey's Bay.  We will be spending time with the Real Life Team and two of our FYM Teams.  Pray as we visit the ministry sites and get to minister firsthand to the people there in Africa.  We thank God for this opportunity to go and be with our staff and teams.

Josh and Jeremy will be staying home as they have school and sports.  The first week two girls from the AIM office will be staying with them, Hanna M. and Crystal R.  Then the second week my parents will be staying with them.  They will be well taken care of.  I pray God's protection on them.

Here is our itinerary:

• Jan. 26 - Depart
• Jan. 27-28 - Alabanza with Steve Kinsley
• Jan. 29-31 - Swaziland with Jumbo and Real Life Team
• Jan. 31-Feb. 5 - Joahnnesburg with the FYM Team
• Feb. 5-Feb. 9 - Jeffrey's Bay with the FYM Team
• Feb. 10 - Arrive in Atlanta

A heartfelt thanks go to each and every person who has made this trip possible for us.  So many of you have given so generously.  Thank-you!  We will update whenever we have internet.  Be watching for that.