I just finished my first official morning as George's gopher - his previous gopher having left at 5am this morning.
I had a safe and peace-filled trip over from Georgia on Friday night. Thanks for your prayers.
It was good to overlap a few days with the previous gopher, Nathan Smith (see blog at right). Nathan is an easy-going guy with a real sense of humour. Last night he tallied all of the countries he'd been to over the course of the year, and the total came to 30.
I'll be in London for the next few days - learning the role, doing a driving lesson/evaluation (on Friday), etc. Then off to Germany August 16 (see itinerary below).
I offered some prayer requests in a previous blog, but I now have three keywords for this year. They are love, humility, and wisdom. Please ask God to grant me these three things in abundance. Please also pray for a real unity among the small team at the office here in London (where I'll be roughly half the year).
(Fewer details due to the pandemic) 21 Thu (1) 10:30am podcast interview w/ Ray Peng in Taiwan (Mission Mobilization Network), (2) 1pm video mtg (Jos/D,VS) 22 Fri 2:10pm video call (FM) 28 Thu 8pm time w/ GlH,BL
MAY
(Fewer details due to the pandemic) Apr 29 - May 3 Fri-Tue MoveIn staff retreat - Huntsville, ON 5 Thu 12noon video mtg (EviR) 6 Fri 10am in-person CCWM board mtg 7 Sat time w/ Cait/Jeb, SN/M/N 8 Sun Mothers Day 9 Mon (1) 12noon-1:40pm lunch (EthP), (2) 2pm Europe video call 18 Wed 4pm-midnight Nurse training for ~J 20 Fri ~Co's birthday 23 Mon (1) mtg (PY) - North York, (2) 11am MI reg. gathering 25 12:30pm+ time w/ F/EL+ - Toronto Island 26 Thu (1) am coffee w/ RyJ,KBr, (2) 12:30pm lunch (AY), (3) 6:30pm CRE dinner - Tyndale 29 Sun speaking at Unionville Alliance Church 30 Mon 2pm MVT budget mtg (VS,SN,KBr)
JUNE
(Fewer details due to the pandemic) 1 Wed (1) 12noon lunch mtg (GH), (2) 3:30pm mtg (DCh) 2 Thu 10am+ time w/ BL - NOTL 7 Tue (1) 10am coffee - MHu, (2) 1:30pm coffee - DAy 8 Wed 9:30am pick up cake 9 Thu ~J's b'day! (1) 7:30am family time, (2) 2pm Zoom mtg - JArg, (3) party 10 Fri ~11am lunch (GD) 16-20 Thu-Mon in NYC for Prayer Journey 18 Sat Prayer Journey (MoveIn) 27 Mon 8pm Malkutha oversight mtg
JULY
(Fewer details than usual; extended family reunion) 21 Thu MVT board mtg
AUGUST
(Fewer details than usual)
MoveIn conference and staff retreat in El Salvador; family vacation in Mexico and Muskoka
SEPTEMBER
(Fewer details than usual) 15 Thu MVT board mtg 28 Wed Faith-Driven Entrepreneur event - Tyndale 29 Thu (1) Faith-Driven Investor event - Tyndale, (2) fly to Germany 30 - Oct 2 Fri-Sun MoveIn Europe conference/gathering - outside Frankfurt
OCTOBER ... 2 See above 14-15 Fri-Sat MoveIn Vision Team retreat (shortened) - Puslinch 19 Wed (1) morning mtgs, (2) 12:30pm MVT l'ship mtg, (2) 3pm mtg (SM+) 21-25 Fri-Tue George Verwer in Greater Toronto Area 25 Tue personal lunch with George Verwer; George goes to the airport 22-28 Sat-Sun Dollar-a-Day week
NOVEMBER 3 Thu MVT l'ship retreat - L'Arche or Silver Lake 18 CCWM board mtg 29 Tue 3pm mtg (SM+)
I just finished my first official morning as George's gopher - his previous gopher having left at 5am this morning.
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