Monday, January 7, 2008

Last Minute Details

We are just a few days away from our departure and we are definitely tired out from these last-minute preparations, but we wanted to take a second to try and outfit you all with our contact information and our latest prayer requests.


Contact Information

To visit our website: http://www.reachnamibia.com

To email us: reachnamibia@yahoo.com

To send mail to us locally: P.O. Box 223994, Chantilly, VA 20153

To mail us a package: TBD

To contact AIM: 1-800-254-0010

To call (Voice over IP) or instant message us online using Skype: Our username is “graham4jc” and you can download Skype for free at www.skype.com

To instant message us using AOL Instant Messenger: Our username is “reachnamibia@yahoo.com

To pledge support: Click Here

To donate online: Click Here


Our Travel Schedule

January 9th

Leave Virginia and drive to Africa Inland Mission’s office in Pearl River, NY

January 11th

Fly out from Newark, NJ Airport through London, England to Nairobi, Kenya

January 12th

Flight arrives in Kenya

January 12th through February 6th

Orientation and Training in Kenya

February 6th

Fly from Nairobi, Kenya through Johannesburg, South Africa to Windhoek, Namibia

Next 6 Weeks (approximately) -> In Windhoek, Namibia as we get oriented to Namibia and get set up and finally planted in Arandis, Namibia!!!


Financial Status

As a reminder, we have been cleared to go, but if you recall we were still about three hundred dollars short of our support target when we were cleared as it looked like it would all be in place by the time we left. As it stands, we still need about $100 month in pledges per month in order for us to not be running short on even our basic needs. We are going in faith that this amount will be there. God has never let us down.

(BTW - It’s January, and we are less than a week away from being truly dependent on the financial support pledged.)

You can send your monthly support via the following methods:

(1) online at https://www.aimint.org/usa/online_giving.html

(2) by phone at 1-800-254-0010

(3) through Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) - http://www.aimint.org/usa/automatic_contributions.html

(4) or by mail.

Africa Inland Mission Int.

P.O. Box 178

Pearl River, NY 10965


Regarding recent issues in Kenya

Some of you have been watching the news reports regarding violence and instability in Kenya due to issues with recent elections and have asked us what will happen to us and our plans to spend time in Kenya for Africa-Based Orientation. AIM has a very large missionary presence in Kenya as well as a Crisis Management team on the ground. They are providing "up-to-the-minute" updates to AIM’s headquarters. The latest reports say that the conditions have stabilized and it is believed that life is returning to normal. That said, we are asking that you pray for the situation there for God’s continuing intervention.


Prayer Requests

· For the situation in Kenya, as described above

· For the sale of our house, which is still on the market (it’s also available for rent)

· For the sale of one of our vehicles (we have a good friend who will continue sale process after our departure, if necessary)

· For Steve’s dad, who continues to battle health issues

· For our health and safety during travel and the transition process


Also, thank you so much for your support and encouragement lately, as it has definitely been valued and appreciated. Thank you also for those who made it out for our Commissioning Service. We were really really touched by the level of support shown. It was a really remarkable time for us.


If you have any questions about things (such as our schedule, commuincation during our transition, setting up to use Skype, how to provide financial support, etc.) or just want to catch up while we’re still a local phone call for most of you, please give us a ring at (703) 338-2275 (Steve’s cell) or (571) 246-3687 (Karrie’s cell). Those numbers will be turned off on or around January 10th.

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