Schedule Update

As many of you know, our goal has been to get to Paraguay by the beginning of September to begin Guarani language school.  At this point in time we have crossed the line where it is no longer feasible for us to make that goal.  We currently have 1,100 in monthly support remaining to raise before we can depart.

So where does this leave us?  Because we will not be able to go to Guarani language school until September of 2015, we are currently working on the details to go to Spanish language school.  While being able to speak Guarani is vital to engaging in ministry in rural Paraguay, Spanish will allow us to communicate with most people.  Holly and I both have a good foundation in Spanish, but we can't live on a foundation alone.  We both need a lot of review and additional training in order to be effective in our communication skills.  It is also important to us that the kids receive training in Spanish as well to help them with the transition to Paraguay.

The next date in front of us when we will be able to depart is January of 2014.  This will be helpful for us because the cost of Spanish school is significantly more than Guarani school, so we will need to raise more up-front money before we can go.

So what do we need in order to leave for Spanish language school in January???????  We do not know yet what the exact cost of the language school will be, but we need $1,100 in additional monthly pledges or we will not be able to to depart in January.

Going forward, we are introducing THE 22/50 CAMPAIGN!!!!!!!!!!!!  What this means is simply we need 22 additional 50 dollar monthly partners.  We would like to invite you to be one of those 22 people who fill in the gap in order for us to go and take the gospel to Paraguay.  You can donate by clicking the SIM logo on the right side of your screen and you will have the option to make it monthly and get us one more step closer to departure.