2002 Aug 24.... Personal News
Hi everybody,
      This is a short and sweet note about us... before i need to pack...
      I, Paul, am about to rush off with Sean to the airport which will start us off on a 31 hour / six-stop-over journey to southwestern China. YWAM's annual leadership gathering is taking place this year in China (last year, Kenya and before that, New Zealand).
     After China we will be in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) for a week-long conference on women's issues (organized by YWAM). My office's video team will be there for image magnification onto large screens and for recording the event... Sean will be one of the camera operators.
     While Sean and I are in China, Mary and Noelle will fly out to Amsterdam to visit YWAM and, of course, grandma Lura (Mary's mom)! We will all meet up in A'dam, when Sean and I get there Sep 9--after Malaysia.
     Mary will then return home (on Sept. 11... yes, I know... she looked at me cross-eyed when I informed her of the schedule I had worked out... likely one of the safer days to fly as security will probably be intense), and I will drive with the kids into Germany to visit friends and then also my family in Berlin... Noelle has never seen my father (long story... last year, after Africa, I visited my parents... but lasted only 10 minutes with my father).
     We would appreciate your prayers!!!! I feel sooo privileged (although it is a serious stretch) to be able to take Sean with me on this round-the-world trip!
     Our team here have just celebrated 10 years in Colorado Springs, as well as God's goodness throughout this period.

...Atlanta conference and WorldChristian News
     Three days ago I returned from Atlanta where I ran a bookstore for the ACMC national missions conference (it is an organization that serves local-church mission committees). Our office is known as having one of the best collections of "worldChristian" titles and we frequently receive invitations to serve mission conferences that way.
     The few days since returning, as you can well imagine, have been very busy... but, what else is new with Paul. He (yes, am talking about myself) seems to have set into motion more than he can handle, and is always struggling to not get toooooo far behind.
     Good news though, I now have an assistant editor (that is why you may have received a copy of the just re-launched WorldChristian News magazine... if not, feel free to ask me for a copy), and we finally have a graphic artist in our office.
     This morning I finished my part in the production of the next booklet (52 pages) for the annual 30 Days Muslim Prayer Focus... my editor and graphic artist will finalize it for the printer. Our first print-run will be 60,000 booklets... there is such an interest in this strategic and informative Prayer Guide!

.... Amsterdam Reunion
     A wonderful thing that occurred in June was the Amsterdam Reunion in Atlanta. About 170 people showed up (incl kids) to renew contacts, and reminisce about past ministry and sojourn in that city. People came from all over, including from as far away as Australia. It was very much (better than expected) fun to reconnect and see old friends and colleagues in an informal relaxed setting. The kids especially had a fabulous time reconnecting with other kids whom they had not seen in ten years.
     Well, this turned out to be more long-winded than I meant to be... if you made it all the way to this closing paragraph, forgive the false promise for brevity in the beginning :-)
I hope you have frequent reasons to be hopeful and grateful

Together in Him,

Paul and Mary

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