often times the seemingly mundane can provide a great deal of insight

7.21.2007

On my way....

Dear Loved Ones,

I just returned to Panama after spending the past two weeks doing work at the mission on an island off the coast of Cartagena, Columbia. It was an incredible experience and opportunity for me to experience firsthand a ministry that is empowering and changing a community the way that Proyecto Libertad is doing on Isla Bocachica. Although I have been to many countries and seen many things during these past 8 months, being a part of the ministry at Isla Bocachica has been the highpoint of this journey that God has brought me through. It was tough to leave that ministry, but there is a time and place for everything. I am now in what seems to be the final stretch of this journey abroad. This will also very likely be my last entry before arriving in Minnesota on the 1st of August. Once again, I want to thank you all for your support during this amazing journey God has brought me through. Please continue to keep me in your prayers as I make my way back up to Costa Rica, and then August 1st, my land... Minnesota. Peace.

-=Andres=-

Some of the Beauty of Isla Bocachica... enjoy.

7.04.2007

The Final Stretch....

Dear Loved Ones,



This update has some pretty important information that might be worth looking over... To start with.... The parasite issue. I arrived in Panama last night and was able to get some medicine today which should get rid of anything else that is living inside of me.. I bought some extra just to be safe. So hopefully my travel buddies and I will be going our separate ways some time soon. Thank you for all of your cute comments and prayers about all that, a visual that I am sure has been burnt into my mind. Another big piece of news.... I am leaving for Cartagena, Columbia tomorrow afternoon and will be working with them until the 20th. I will be helping with ministry on an island near the coast, and it sounds like I will NOT have internet during my time there, so consider no news to be good news until I get back to Panama. It sounds like there are going to be many opportunities to serve there, I have heard that it is a place with a lot of needs. It has actually been called a "little Africa" by some people I have talked to who have helped there. I am expecting good things to happen during that time. One more big thing..... I am coming home to Minnesota on August 1st. So my time away is coming to an end, but my time in missions is still going on. I have already been in touch with David Clark, the Director of YWAM Minnesota, and the plan is that I will continue in mission work, but to the Twin Cities. We are going to be talking in more detail about the specifics of it all once I get back, but I have received much confirmation about this next step and am excited to see what happens through it all. The idea is basically to start a YWAM ministry in the Twin Cities which will create opportunity to allow others to live out their faith while at the same time making an impact in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. This also means that I need financial support in order to serve with YWAM, and unfortunately the cost of living is quite higher in Minnesota than it is in 2nd or 3rd world countries. The truth is... I will need monthly support in order to do this work. So I would appreciate it if you could please add that to your prayers as you continue to support me in this work. Although I have grown, and learned a lot during this time.. I am looking forward to when my travels here come to an end. Even more so, I am looking forward to getting back home and being with so many people who I love and miss. thank you again for all of your love and support, please keep me in your prayers as I continue in my travels. Peace.



-=Drew=-