Retreat Concludes; Wycliffe Tour Begins

The WR-C Retreat has concluded. It was, we think, a good balance between fun and relaxing time and a good dose of ministry and teaching. We'll know more and be abel to report after WR senior staff compare notes.

A couple of tremednous and personal things occured and I can't go into them. Suffice to say God is knitting individuals on the Team from College Park together with individuals in the Cambodian church in a way that manifests an excellence in generousity, not only with talents but also treasure.

... Now... Becky and I are in the Bangkok airport. The rest of the Team is staying here in Bangkok for a day of shopping and lots of Tom Yam soup. Bec and I are flying to Chiang Mai,

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way up in the Northwest corner of Thailand. Our purpose: get together with many staff and leaders of Wycliffe (actually, it is an SIL office, which most readers here might not realize is distinct from "Wycliffe" only in that SIL is the research and functional ligusitic arm of the family of Wcyliffe organizations) projects based out of the Southeast Asia office, which serves as a hub for much of Wcyliffe/SIL activity throught a multi-national region.

I'm excited and happy: the Retreat went very well. The Team bondd and aserved well together. I perosnally forged at least one relationship with a Cambodian Christian (a young pastor named Sina) that I know will endure and develop into the future. And now Bec and I are excited to see Wycliffe projects in the Chiang Mai office, including a partnership with Payap University that is very exciting.

Stay tuned for posts related to Grace International School (GIS) where the Miyakawa family will serve for a year (or more???) starting next year... and for Wycliffe projects...