It
has been one month since we arrived in Georgia. With the help
of several friends who we worked with at the OC office in
Colorado Springs and several friends who we got to know in
Colorado Springs, it took us about five hours to load the
26’ U-Haul truck that carried our stuff to Georgia.
Minutes after we arrived at the apartment that we are renting
in Flowery Springs, about a dozen AIM staff showed up at our
place to help us unload the truck. It took them about 45 minutes
to get everything off the truck and into our place. It appears
that we escaped Colorado cold and snow just in time.
In just ten days, we will once again be back in Guatemala.
There are sixteen on this year’s short term dental/medical/ministry
team. There are going to be two dentists – including
the dentist and his wife who have gone with us the past two
years. The Guatemala doctor who joined us last year is going
to be with us again this year. Shortly after we were in Guatemala
last year, Byran got married. Byran’s wife is going
to go with us this year. Two nurses are going to go with us
this year. We are planning to spend five days in Languin where
Hector began a P.E.B. last year. We will have the opportunity
to interact with the students while we are in Languin. From
Languin, we will go to Santa Clara. The Santa Clara that we
are going to is located above Lake Atitlan. The young couple
who has spearheaded these teams the past two years has a Compassion
Child in Santa Clara. They will have the chance to visit the
young child who they sponsor.
AIM is now sponsoring what is called a “World Race”.
The “World Racers” visit eleven countries over
an eleven month span – spending one month in each country.
You can read the blogs of those who are on the “World
Race” that began in Mexico earlier this month by going
to www.adventures.org and opening the World Race. Because
Team A – which is composed of four smaller teams of
five to seven participants, are to be in Guatemala beginning
sometime between February 4 and February 10, we are going
to lay over in Guatemala to meet Team A and to spend some
time with each Team A team of “World Racers” and
each “World Race” on Team A. We will so some setup
for them as well.
Enclosed is another pledge card. If you have not returned
the pledge card that we have already sent to you, we would
like to ask you to return the enclosed card. We have found
that our mailing list has a lot of telephone numbers that
no longer are any good. We also would like to have current
e-mail addresses. It is also very encouraging to us to know
that you are praying for us. Please especially pray for our
upcoming trip to Guatemala – that it will be a safe
trip, that everyone will remain healthy and that we will have
a very profitable time with the Team A “World Racers”.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Gary
and Nancy
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