This was it! My last training before I return to Indonesia. This one was held by my organization, WorldVenture, in Littleton, CO. It was a chance to return to the home office to meet with staff and other missionaries on this journey.
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| The WorldVenture Home Office |
The office has guest quarters for us to stay with private rooms and bathrooms. The living areas and kitchen are shared. We spend our days learning together. In the evenings you can find us sharing meals, lots of laughter, and a few tears at times. We understand each other in a unique way, because no matter whether we are planning to serve in Africa, Europe, Asia, to live in a big city or a rural village, or to serve as a pastor, teacher, or nurse-midwife we are sharing similar journeys.
This training focused on helping us best prepare for this transition and living that first year in our new country. The first day we spent learning from our International Ministry Directors (IMDs). These couples are responsible for the WorldVenture missionaries and ministries in one of the four world areas (Asia, Africa, Europe, Americas). That first afternoon we spent time asking questions and trying to stump our IMDs. All together they have a couple of centuries of experience serving in missions around the world, so stumping them was hard to do!
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| Our International Ministry Directors (from L to R: Africa, Asia, Europe, Americas) |
Just before lunch on the second day we had a time of celebration. Celebrating what the Lord has done in our lives since we were appointed. Some were similar, like a moments when God blew our socks off with a generous financial supporter. Others were unique but all were moments when we saw God's faithfulness and the love of our families, churches. We toasted and celebrated each of those moments.
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