We are busily packing to leave tomorrow-certain that we won’t get EVERYTHING done. Here’s what we’ll miss:
Avocadoes
Pineapples
Seeing our dog’s 4 day old puppies grow up
The satisfaction of working at the hospital and feeling like we make a difference, thanks be to God
The Kohls
Lovely short term visitors
Hearing hymns in Kinyarwanda flitting through the air at any given moment
Moses
Here’s what we’re looking forward to:
Ice Cream
Seeing family, including my 96 year old grandmother
Seeing friends
Worshiping in English
Here’s our speaking schedule so far:
Oct 29: Potential time for speaking at Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia Univ
Oct 31: Breakfast meeting, Council for Foreign Relations-Washington
Nov 1-3, family reunion, Pittsburgh; meeting with Bp Bob Duncan, SAMS
Nov 6: Meeting with Duke Univ Global Health Initiative
Nov 9: Worship at All Saints Church, Chapel Hill
Nov 12, 19: Caleb speaks at First Pres, Florence
Nov 14: Caleb speaks at men’s group, Mt. Pleasant
Nov 16: Caleb preaches 3 services St. Andrew’s Mt Pleasant (old church)
Nov 17: Caleb speaks at men’s breakfast, St. Andrew’s
Nov 18: Louise speaks to women’s group, St. Andrew’s
Dec 16? : Caleb speaks at men’s lunch, First Pres, Florence
Other meetings will be set up for St. Matthew’s Darlington, SC and St. Bartholomew’s Hartsville, SC.
I’ll try to update this when I can.
Please pray for these meetings that the Holy Spirit will lead us in all that we say.
I hope to see y’all sometime while you’re in the States–maybe in SC or Chapel Hill