Hello all after a two month break or so.
Here is an update on all the goings on as of late.
Madagascar: I am currently in the support raising phase of moving to Madagascar. I am currently rising close to 18,000 for the year i will spend down there. So far, I have raised about 4,000. It is has been amazing at how generous most people have been. The bulk of the 18K is going to one-time expenses that include my round-trip ticket and training before I go.
The plan is still to go in the early fall. I have some more clarification of where I will be. I will be living and working in a town on the Northwest Coast called Mahajanga. I am going to be working with a couple who have run a school for the last 12 years in the town. I will be helping them with various things, along with developing connections and relationship to help promote and address the mental health issues of the community.
I will post more as I find out more.
Church Stuff: I am still attending a small church plant, which has been a great time. We have grown a bit, and will be shrinking a bit since we all seem to move.
We have been doing the missonal thing in Fort Collins, and have done a couple of service projects for some elementary school children and the food bank. I am still leading the Undercroft. It is an ecumenical and open discussion group that focuses on talking about philosophical topics. It has been great to be engaged with a variety of different groups and people over the last six months.
The Dog: I still have Everett who is the greatest dog in the world; all 106 pounds of him. He will probably be the hardest thing to leave behind for a year.
I will try to update this about once a week or so with various updates and information about my preparations for Madagascar.