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<\/a>\"\"<\/a>We are in the home stretch of our preparations for heading to Ecuador!\u00a0 We have purchased our tickets and we fly out on June 26th.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We have just sent out our final pre-departure newsletter update.\u00a0 You can view it here: Spring_2010<\/a><\/p>\n

There is much that must be accomplished before we can head down on June 26th.\u00a0 Here is everything that must get done, so please pray!!!<\/p>\n

– We have 90% prayer support in – If you are interested in praying for us while we are in Ecuador, please email and let us know<\/p>\n

– We are at 87% of our financial support.\u00a0 Still just a little ways off.\u00a0\u00a0
\nYou` can now donate online.\u00a0 Here is the link:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/covchurch.kintera.org\/give\/delp<\/a><\/p>\n

Also, if you have pledged support in the past, but haven’t set up a recurring gift, you can use that link to set it up.<\/p>\n

We also need these things to happen:<\/p>\n

– Receive Simeon’s passport from the U.S. Government<\/p>\n

– Receive our letter from the Ecuadorian National Church granting us permission to come to Ecuador under their supervision (for the visas)<\/p>\n

– Get our Visas\u00a0from the Ecuadorian\u00a0Embassy in Chicago<\/p>\n

– Attend Covenant Short-Term Missionary\u00a0training event in Chicago: June 3rd\u00a0 – 12th<\/p>\n

– Visit two Covenant churches in Nebraska & Iowa: June 15th – 18th<\/p>\n

– Sell all of our life possessions in our Yard Sale: June 20th – 21st<\/p>\n

Then we fly out on American Airlines in the morning on June 26th!!!<\/p>\n

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