August 6th is coming quickly and our time of departure for Bethesda Outreach Ministries in South Africa is getting closer as each minute and hour that passes. As of 9PM tonight (26-Jul-08) we are just 10 days and 9 hours away from flying out of our Grand Rapids Airport headed to Atlanta where we will have an eight hour lay over (a similar lay over to the high school students from Cornerstone that waited in Atlanta for their final destination of Jamacia just a few weeks ago) after Atlanta we will cross the pond (Atlantic Ocean), refuel in Senegal, Africa but stay on board before we land in at our final destination of Johannesburg, South Africa. All in all leaving 6AM 6-Aug-08 and arriving 4:35PM 7-Aug-08 local time. All in all journey time of 34.5 hours and 4987 miles. The good news is that is just the first step and Kate and I can not wait to take that first step.
249 hours and counting to departure!!!
About Us
- Andrew and Kate
- We met and became friends during Andrew's internship at Cornerstone, Kate's home church. After Andrew finished his time in at Kate's home church, we dated for a year. Got engaged 12/30/05 up at Andrew's parents home in Lake Ann. We were married and started our journey together on July 2, 2006. Andrew has been working at the Holland Rescue Mission since January '06. Kate graduated with her nursing degree in December '09. On March 25, 2010, our first child, Addison Joy was born. We are loving every moment with her, she is a sweet little baby.
Map of South Africa
We are going to Hammanskrall (the yellow star on the picture) which is just a little north of Johannesburg and Pretoria.
3 comments:
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Hope that your flight will be safe, and that the time goes by fast. Remember to get up and move around on the plane. Will be praying for you while you are gone. You will be missed. Will talk with you soon.
Love G
time gettin closer..will be prayin for ya both. enjoy the moments.
I can't believe it's almost time. How time flies. Rob and I are both praying for you both to have a safe flight and can't wait to hear about the experience.
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