this week.

I'm at home with the girls anxiously awaiting the arrival of two staff members from Canada. Mike and Dorrie are on their way down to "meet" Panama and prepare for the arrival of the summer project of students heading down throughout May and June. They'll be in town for the next week. Tomorrow the 4 of us, Mike, Dorrie, Steve and I will be in meetings with the national staff to talk about the vision for the summer project. Then, later in the afternoon we're setting off for a rapid 3 days of travel to the other side of the country and back. Not that far really as its Panama. We'll be heading to the city of David first and then we're off to Santiago. The goal for the four of us is to connect with the local staff and volunteers in the prayer that we'll be able to send summer teams to each of these cities, as well as Panama City this summer. David doesn't currently have any staff members but we're praying for that and are excited to meet the committed group there. Steve and I were there last year so I'm looking forward to revisiting the ministry there and seeing where they've been the last year and where we're looking forward to going. Visiting Santiago is always a joy and connecting with Duby (the local staff) and the group of students is awesome!

Please pray as we travel through the country over the next week. We'll be leaving Monday and returning sometime Thursday. Pray that we'll be able to have good conversations and get solid planning and preparation in place for the summer project. We're excited to get rolling! Also please keep in your prayers the group of students currently in the application and support raising process to come to Panama this summer. Summer project is always one of the highlights of he year and for me was an absolutely life changing experience! Thanks so much for all your prayers! I'll let you know how it goes!