Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Fall OSL trip to Romania

Greetings to you all,

As we enter the month of August, our trip to Romania is closer than ever, and it's time to begin some real planning. Bruce has asked me to coordinate the logistics of this year's trip, and I'm happy to report that we have confirmed our trip with Isaac Matei, our contact in Romania. We are good to go! The actual itinerary is yet to be ironed out, but Isaac will be able to join us in Romania as we had hoped. (He and his family are currently livingin Seattle, and there are visa issues to overcome.)

The dates for this year's trip are Monday, October 31, through Monday, November 7. If the team is in agreement and Isaac would prefer, the team could leave on Sunday, October 30, for arrival on the 31st instead. It is anticipated that the cost per team member will be approximately $1400, though that figure could change up or down.

Our wonderful friend Pastor Boris, from Minsk, Belarus, has also invited some team members to return to Belarus this year to teach about Christian education. Elizabeth Youmans will be traveling along with Bruce and myself to Minsk for a few days preceding the dates set for Romania. The dates for Belarus are October 27 through October 31.

I'm really excited about what God is doing in opening up a new country for His reformational work this year as we travel to Romania!

More to come...

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