and be refreshed in your company.
Romans 15:32
Stops 1-2-3 Getting to the U.S. & Jet Lag Recovery
Since my sister Mikaela and family live in Ohio, and our family planned a family reunion in Ohio at the end of July, I booked my roundtrip tickets from Frankfurt to Pittsburg. On June 20th, I leave Kandern and take the train to Frankfurt, where I will spend 2 nights with my German friend, Rebekka. She and her husband will drop me off at the airport on June 22nd and I will fly to Pittsburg, On Friday evening, "3 hours later" which will actually be 9 hours later, I will land in Pittsburg and be picked up by Mikaela. I will get to spend the night with her before returning to the Pittsburg airport on Saturday and flying to Sacramento where my parents will pick me up. The next couple of days will be spent camping near Tahoe with them and adjusting to West Coast time. From there, my parents will take one of their cars and begin a summer road trip, while I take the other and drive up to Redding.
Stop 4 Redding
I will be staying in Redding from June 27th to July 9th. I will be speaking at Westside Church in Redding on my first Sunday and at Trinity Alliance Church on my second Sunday. I am looking forward to visiting with many of you in the Redding area, connecting with a new church, and hosting some fun ice cream socials. If you would like to schedule a time to hang out with me, please send me an email.
Stop 5 Chula Vista
I will be flying to San Diego on July 9th and am looking forward to being hosted by the wonderful Jeff and Kylene Lopo! I will be there until July 17th. On that Sunday, I be sharing at Canyon Community Church and am looking forward to having an evening of fellowship and prayer with my friends and supporters there. Again, feel free to email me if you would like to make plans.
Stop 6 Colorado Springs
In booking flights, I found that to get back to Ohio it would be easy to add a stop in Colorado to visit a childhood friend, who I have not seen in about 10 years.
Stop 7 Ohio - No Wait, Arizona!?!
A few weeks ago, my brother-in-law, Mike, apply for and accepted a teaching job in Anthem, AZ. He, my sister, and nephews are moving there this summer. Thankfully, my dad was able to cancel the Ohio reunion plans and find a place for all of us to stay in Anthem. So the Swanson, Cunningham, Macomber clan will be getting together in Arizona this summer. After the family reunion week, I will be staying an additional week with the Cunninghams. I am excited about this extra week with them because in the past 4 years we have only spent about 2-3 weeks together.
Stops 8-9 Going Home Again
On August 5th, my generous sister is covering the cost of adjusting my travel plans to fly me back to Pittsburg and spend the night in a hotel before I take my overnight flight home to Germany. I arrive in Frankfurt on August 7th and then catch a train back south. I will have one week of summer left before the all staff conference starts and Black Forest Academy for the 2018-2019 school year.
One last thing...
Help me transition back to American culture; I haven't been in the States in the past two years.
What is the biggest change I should be prepared for? Or what is a small change I can look for?
I'm looking forward to hearing your answers to these questions and even more so to seeing many of you in person in a month or two!
Please Pray
For the final summer arrangements that need to be made
For safety in summer travels, smooth connections, and no lost baggage
For some time of rest and recovery even in all these plans
For good renewal of friendships and joy in fellowship
For new supporters to join my team so that when I leave the U.S. I am at 100% monthly support
Praise God that my most recent doctors visits have resulted in a diagnosis and plan for recovery
Please pray for my sister, Lorelei, and her husband, Ronny, and their family. Their kids were not accepted to the bilingual school here in the area, so they will not be able to come to work at Black Forest Academy. They are currently in the process of applying to missionary schools in Budapest and Prague. At either of these, Lorelei would be able to continue homeschooling while Ronny teaches.
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