We are 9 days away from the adventure of a lifetime. The packing, the preparations, the visas, the lesson plans, the homeschooling plans, the immunizations and on and on can get tedious and exhausting but the 4 months ahead of us keeps us excited and pressing forward. We are about to embark on a dream opportunity that the Lord has blessed our family with.
We have the opportunity to lead a team from Concordia University this fall semester on a trip literally Around the World. We will cover 10 countries in the next 4 months along side a team of 25 college students. John will be teaching this group along with another professor and friend, Adam Lee. I will be homeschooling Jack and Naomi which I am sure will be a mixture of hard, great and everything in between. It will be new for all of us! :)
The group will spend 2-3 weeks each in Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Kenya, India, Indonesia and China. The dates of the trip are August 16th- December 17th, 2010. In every country we will not only be studying but experiencing the culture and trying to immerse ourselves in it. We will take part in many service projects such as teaching English in China, volunteering for an Indian orphanage, serving in the slums of Kenya and India and Biblical and historical research projects in Israel, Jordan, Kenya and Turkey.
I don't think I mentioned yet that we are doing this all for $27 per day and only taking backpacks. :) This challenge actually excites me believe it or not. But check back for later posts to see how this is actually working out. :)
The story of how God brought this amazing opportunity to us is a story for another time. (a future post) We are blown away and beyond thankful to have this chance. We greatly appreciate your prayers and we have been so blessed by the love and support we have received in the planning of this trip. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
We hope to update often with tales of the journey, pictures, prayer requests, and stories of what God is showing us around the world. If you click on John's Journal to the right of the blog, he will have his reflections on a seperate page. So check that out as well.
6 comments:
Beautiful, Erica! My pile is slightly smaller, but equally disorganized. Ziploc bags are our friends :) I am so excited to be able to share this adventure with you and such an amazing team. God has been good in blessing us with the diverse personalities but common hearts after His own. See you soon! :)
Amanda
JOHN and ERICA!!!! Oh my gosh, this is such a surprising and exciting post!!!! Can't wait to see more from you guys!
Oh my gosh Erica...only backpacks!?! I had no idea. I am so excited for you all...our family will be following your progress. You'll do great with the homeschooling. ENJOY!!
How exciting Erica! You and your family are going to have an amazing time. And how great that you'll be serving others along the way. I'll be praying for you over the coming months and will miss you at Bible study this fall. I can't believe you can only take a back pack, insane! I couldn't do that!
You and your family will be in our prayers. How exciting. So much like the disciples being sent out with just the clothes on their backs being told not to worry about what they'd eat or where they'd sleep. This will be a life changing adventure that will touch you life and the lives of others forever!!
Love,
Monica Grim & Family
You and your family will be in our prayers. How exciting. So much like the disciples being sent out with just the clothes on their backs being told not to worry about what they'd eat or where they'd sleep. This will be a life changing adventure that will touch you life and the lives of others forever!!
Love,
Monica Grim & Family
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