Off to Africa!

We are off to Swaziland at 3:30 in the morning. I would ask that you would please pray for the team and ask God to do amazing miracles in each one of their lives and especially the orphans, widows and people they will be face-to-face with… I will try and blog from Swaziland and South Africa, we should have internet at least some of the time. Thank you for your prayers and faith!

Name   
            Position       
                                            Location
Tom Davis       President of Children’s HopeChest       Monument, CO
Hayden Davis    Tom Davis’s son                                    Monument, CO
Samantha Kerr   Program Services Manager at Children’s HopeChest        Colorado Springs, CO
Gina Hairston  Vice President of Marketing and Publicity at WaterBrook Press Colorado Springs, CO
Don Hay Pastor  New York, NY
Gary Black      Director of Devotion at Adventures in Mission   Monument, CO
Michael Black   Gary Black’s son        Monument, CO
Craig Whittaker Executive Pastor at Capo Beach Calvary  Capistrano Beach, CA
Charles Smith   Senior Pastor at Capo Beach Calvary     Capistrano Beach, CA
Don Kappauf     Owner of insurance company      San Clemente, CA
Daniel Snipes   Owner of photography business   Aliso Viejo, CA
Ron Meyer       Pastor at Harmony Christian Church      Fairmont, IN
Ron Johnson     Senior Associate Pastor at Living Stones Fellowship Church      Crown Point, IN
John Bethany    Director of International Relations at Focus on the Family      Monument, CO
Joshua Bethany  John Bethany’s son      Monument, CO
John Cressman   Owner of construction business  Monument, CO
Jonathan Cressman       John Cressman’s son     Monument, CO
Garrett Chynoweth       Realtor Colorado Springs, CO
Elaine Chynoweth        Sales Rep at Reserve National Insurance Colorado Springs, CO
Richard Clapp   Executive Pastor at Vanguard Church     Colorado Springs, CO

August 7
                Mon  
                     Team departs the
U.S.


August 8
                Tues
                      Team arrives in
Johannesburg

(Flight information – TBD)                  

Drive to
Pretoria


Overnight at
Christian

Retreat

Center


August 9
                Wed
                       Continue to drive into
Swaziland
                                                                 

Visit orphan locations in
Swaziland
                                                                  
Visit other humanitarian programs


August 10-13
                                         Visit orphan locations in
Swaziland
                                                                 
Visit other humanitarian programs 
                                                                  
Attend cultural events and meals 

                                                                  Overnight at Mountain Inn.

*Safari on either Thursday or Friday.
*On Sunday, group will attend church where the Host Pastor serves

*On night will be spent at a guest house in Belumbu.


August 14^th
                            
              Drive to
Durban
,
South Africa
(6 hour drive) 


                                                                 Overnight in
Durban


August 15/16  
                
                        Visiting orphan locations in
Durban 
                                                                 
Visit Focus on the Family-South Africa programs 
                                                                 

Overnight in
Durban

August 17^th
           Thurs 
                    Focus on the Family Conference
                                                                

Tom Davis
-Key Note Speakers 
                                                                


 Overnight in
Durban


August 18^th
           Fri
                           Fly from
Durban
to
Johannesburg
                                                                 

Fly home from
Johannesburg 

                                                        
                                              Michael and I will not fly home until the 20th