June Newsletter

HANNA’S HAPPENINGS

I will be “home” in South Holland, IL June 23 – July 10 to visit supporters and do some additional support-raising.  If you are one of my supporters in that area and would like to visit, please let me know at
[email protected]
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I will be giving an update at Harvest Bible Chapel New Lenox on Sunday, June 24th.

For those who are part of Harvest, I would really like to get to know people who have joined the church since I went on the mission field.  If you are an existing friend or supporter of mine, I would love for you to arrange a visit with me and invite a family from church that I don’t know.  This would be a great way for me to connect with new people!

Update on Summer Teams

Real Life Training Camp
(80+ participants, June 3-9) went really well, and all 6 teams are now on the field serving around the world.  We sent teams to Kenya, South Africa, Swaziland, India, New Zealand and Peru.  They will serve for 8 weeks and return to the US on August 3rd.  Praise God for a great camp!

The June World Race Launch also went well although it hit a few bumps along the way.  27 participants were scheduled to fly into the Atlanta airport the morning of June 5th.  They all arrived safely, and we spent several hours with them giving last minute instructions.  (These guys had trained with us in April.)  Then we prayed over them and handed them plane tickets to Swaziland and they headed to the ticket counter to check in for their 6pm flight.

Much to our SURPRISE, they were ALL denied boarding due to a problem with their paperwork!!  We ended up busing them back to Gainesville for a couple days.  Half the team was finally able to fly to Africa on the 6th and the rest on the 7th.  They are now doing very well and completing their training with our ground staff in Swaziland.  Praise God for working it all out! 

These guys will be on the field for 11 months, ministering all over the world.  Follow their journey: www.theworldrace.org. 

Update on Future Plans


Now-September: I am building our fall Real Life teams to India, Swaziland and Kenya and helping our September World Race team raise their funds.


     September 1-12: Final training and launch for September World Race team in Gainesville, GA
    

September 12-19: Fall Real Life training camp in Gainesville

This fall: I head to Asia to help co-ordinate the ministry of our World Race teams!!! 

Prayer Requests


I need to raise additional support and finalize a new housing arrangement now for where I will be living (still in Gainesville) after I return from Asia.  There are several options on locations, but additional money will need to be raised as I have been living rent free with an amazing family from AIM for the last year.  (More about how wonderful they are later…)

I am finished with my commitment to the Next Step department on September 19th and am praying about taking over a setup roll with the World Race department.  This job involves working with ministry partners (mainly in Asia and Eastern Europe) to co-ordinate ministry for each of the World Race teams that serve there and periodic trips to these areas to meet with local contacts and to help our teams as they arrive.  There are many details that still need to be hashed out here….

Please continue to pray for my family as they continue to grieve, as my dad’s hand heals (it’s doing much better!), and as my mom figures out a treatment plan for a thyroid disorder.