On Wednesday, Nov. 12, I'll be heading to West Africa for visits to Liberia, Nigeria, and Togo.
The trip will begin with flights from St. Louis to Washington, DC, then to Accra, Ghana, and finally to Monrovia, Liberia. I'll spend a little over two weeks in Liberia working with the LCLC. We'll make visits to Gbarnga and Global Village. We will then travel back to Monrovia on our way to Bopolu, where eighteen pastors and church leaders will gather for a three-day pastoral training seminar and conference. Following the conference, we'll head back to Monrovia for a weekend of worship and meetings.
I'll travel from Liberia to Nigeria on Nov 26th. Thanksgiving Day will be spent traveling from Lagos to Akwa Ibom State, where the NCLC's headquarters and seminary are located. If all goes according to schedule, I'll arrive in time to attend the afternoon session of the pastoral training seminar. Friday and Saturday will be spent teaching at the training seminar and attending meetings with the NCLC boards and committees. I will also have the privilege of attending the dedication of the new seminary academic building, visiting a few congregations, and worshipping at one of the NCLC congregations in the area. I'll then make my way back to Lagos for a day of report writing, rest, and a trip from Lagos to Lome', Togo.
I'm scheduled to arrive in Lome' on Thursday, Dec. 4th. The Togo visit will be short. I'll have just enough time in Togo to visit Missionary Evensen, attend and preach at the Mt. Horeb Lutheran Seminary graduation, worship with the Lome' congregation, and discuss the work with Missionary Evensen and Pastor Kossi.
On Dec. 9th, I'll fly from Lome' to Brussels to Chicago to Home...just in time to get in on the late-season deer hunt in Missouri and a quick trip to Phoenix to celebrate my mom's 85th birthday!
It's going to be a busy month. Your prayers for safe and uneventful travels, safety, good health, and all the blessings necessary to carry out this Kingdom work are requested and much appreciated.
