Quick overview of my itinerary

This is the week of last minute wrap ups and scrambling to get the details in order. We truly covet your prayers at the CCI office over the next couple weeks. Our year end rolls closed at the end of June and we officially begin as our own organization separate of the camp July 1st which means a lot of paper work for Terri as she sets up new bank accounts and the sort (all while I'm away which is a lot of extra work). There's a couple other critical details and you know how it goes... you always feel like you must be forgetting something...

I just spoke to Alex and he forwarded me a tentative itinerary and I figured I'd pass it along for those who are curious what we'll be up to.

June 24 - Depart for Minneapolis to catch my flight on the 25th (it's crazy to think that a silly little flight from Winnipeg to Minneapolis pretty much doubles the price... have no worries this Mennonite refuses to overpay!!!) So it's some good quality time with Mom & Dad who have graciously offered to drive me down.

June 25 - Arrive in Belize City and make an overnight there. Reconnect with Alex and spend some important time in prayer and encouragement and some of the other personal things in helping Alex get settled in the ministry.

June 26 - Meeting with staff/board members in Belize City to go over some of the organization details... hopefully there's some saveeche too! (How do you spell that?... It's food if you're wondering)

June 27 - Youth meeting in Spanish Lookout and meeting with church leaders - Looks like I get the opportunity to speak in Belizean Mennoville. Oba yo! Ack kon nicht pluet diescht?!?

June 28 - Travel cross country to Orange Walk (don't worry it's a small country... but kinda slow on bus) to speak at a church there... O/W is Alex's home town. I'm looking forward to connecting with some friends from last year and of course... the food!

June 29 - Reinforcements arrive - A team of 3 additional recruits will join us. These are friends of Alex's from SBC coming out to lend a hand this summer. Hopefully they're not to beat from the trip because FUN is on the way!

June 30- July 1 - Off to Blue Creek (Mennoville part 2) to meet with church leaders and report in church on Sunday. I wonder if they'll have Wereneki?

July 2-4 - LET'S GO! Our first training in Belmopan. I'm obviously looking forward to that. It's the kind of stuff the makes you sing in the shower... I love seeing youth "get it" and respond to a call for ministry. As it stands it should be a nice blend of Spanish and Menno youth.

July 5-6 - Couldn't figure those ones out... My schedule was in "Spanglish." God bless you Alex... I tried to read it with a Spanish accent but I couldn't make it out... I'll catch you tomorrow and you'll set me straight. It think there's a visit to Ship Yard and/or San Philippe and Blue Creek in there?

July 7-8 - Staff training, the second edition, in San Philippe. Again looking forward to that... and again it looks like a nice blend of cultures will be in attendance.

July 9-11 - Back to Minneapolis to connect with Grace Youth. It's a bit of a grad celebration (Cory's first 4 year group). It should be some good, meaningful and memorable times... Youth sleep at those things right??? Hey, I've got years of camp conditioning... I can easy out last them!

A major blessing is Alex should have a computer in Belize. I hope this means frequent updates. However, as I've discovered in attempting to communicate with Alex over the past couple months, quality Internet connections are hard to find at times. I'll do my best to keep you posted.