Today was one of those days that focused mostly on planning and preparing. A couple of major events are on the horizon which require work ahead of time. In just a couple of weeks, the Board of IAFR will be meeting in Minneapolis for our annual face to face. We normally meet each month by video conference call, but we always look forward to our time together in person…sharing meals, hearing how God has been moving through IAFR, spending time praying over the needs and people of IAFR, and looking ahead to how God might be moving in the future. The weekend together is always a rich time of community and encouragement. But….it requires preparation, which will be the focus of the next few days.
Also coming up is my next trip to the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi. I will be traveling with our East Africa ministry leader, Jake Tornga. We will be sharing more as the trip gets closer, but today was buying plane tickets and putting information together for the Malawian visa application. There is a lot of pre-work but it is always worth it.
And finally, we are adding another teammate to our IAFR US Service team. April will be joining us in a couple of weeks to assist the Executive Team, so today also included preparing for her arrival. We are very excited and know that she will have a positive impact.
So my desk reflects a lot of moving parts happening in IAFR. Glad you all are along for the ride!!