Monday, August 22, 2011

Seventeen Days and Counting Down

It is hard to believe that after months and months of thinking, planning, praying and purchasing it is so close.

Sunday morning I wrote a post for my my blog site and then deleted it, because I considered it to be critical of a country which I only knew from history books and the internet. Two history books, hardly makes one an expert. The internet even less so.

Today I prepared two Bible Studies for my forthcoming Pastors’ Conference. I am concerned about speaking through an interpreter. Will he understand the nuances of English theological language and be able to accurately present it in French? I am afraid that it will be difficult for both of us.

I have ordered twenty books from Desiring God’s International Ministry so I can give each man who attends the Conference a book in his own language.

I have balloons for the children. They are inexpensive and light in weight. I can take 100 lbs. on the plane without penalty for extra weight.

I asked Pastor Didier what I could bring for the Pastors’ wives which could not be obtained locally. His wife said a solar panel—electricity is very expensive when you have to generate it yourself.

On Thursday the 9th of September I am looking forward to meeting a baby boy from the Congo and his adoptive father at the Airport in Washington D. C. On the same incoming flight there will be twins from the Congo with both mother and father. All will be headed to California that evening.

That is good news.