Well, this week has been a busy one full of a lot of goodbyes here in Junction City. Friday morning I take off from Junction already! Can you believe it?!?!? In the past week I have had goodbye lunches with a ton of friends out here – not NEARLY everyone I wish I could say goodbye to, but definitely some memorable moments. It has been exciting to visit with individuals about everything that is happening and how God is pulling everything together! I can’t even start to say thank you to all the people God has brought into my life and the ways he has used them to bless me recently.
Just a couple tidbits from this week:
*one of the people I had the opportunity to visit with over lunch is a former student (who is now nearly finished with college) who spend last summer in Africa and has a tremendous heart for missions. It was so exciting to be able to share the amazing things God has been doing in our lives and the unexpected ways He has shown demonstrated his sovereignty in our lives. What a blessing! (Have a great summer Bethany, God will truly do great things through you!)
*I got my teeth cleaned this morning. Ok, so no big deal on some level. They discovered a couple of cavities (which also isn’t such a big surprise). Generally it takes weeks, if not months, to get in for dental work and they had an opening THIS afternoon! Crazy, huh?! (Thanks Dr. McGary and staff!)
*Today as I was driving to the neighboring town to meet a friend for lunch I got a ‘random’ phone call from a lady in South Dakota. She had been visiting with the pastor of one of the churches were I will be speaking this coming week and called to invite me to stay with them one of the days I am in there area – her granddaughter is a student at RFIS where I will be teaching next year!! How awesome is that!
*My list could go on and on, but if I don’t want to ramble on for too long 
My schedule in the next couple of weeks:
Sunday, June 6 – Speaking in Mason City, NE
Monday, June 7 – Speaking in Abilene, KS (VBS at Ebenezer Baptist)
Friday, June 11 – Milbank, SD AND meeting with a couple whose granddaughter is a student where I will be teaching!
Sunday, June 13 – Winnipeg, MB
Monday, June 21 and Friday June 25 – hopefully visiting Hope Fellowship in KC’s VBS kids viq Skype
From Winnipeg through the 25th I am hoping to head out on a road trip/camping trip to Glacier National park (maybe), Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Black Hills, etc before heading back to Nebraska to spend some time with family before leaving.
As you can tell, I will be putting on a LOT of miles in the coming month, so please be praying for safe travels.
Also please continue to pray for my paperwork to come through. We are still anxiously awaiting my certificate to ‘enter and stay’ which we need before we can even APPLY for my Visa. I am scheduled to leave for Cameroon from Kansas City on July 12 and cannot depart without all those papers in hand.
Also, please keep all the crazy details of moving in your prayers. Specifically I am still dealing with some drama concerning the trailer I purchased to store my belongs
For all of you in the JC area, Mom, Dad, and I will be driving down the weekend before I fly out so that we can be with my Junction City church (Highland Baptist) on my last Sunday here. Please come join us! I don’t know the details yet, but we are located on St Mary’s Road (just follow Eisenhower up the hill and past the hospital until it curves around into St Mary’s Road) and generally our service starts at 10:30. I will try to get more info up about that weekend as it becomes available.
Thank you for your prayers . . . keep ‘em comin’!
Kristi
Crazy, huh?! Likewise, when I was camping in the Black Hills there was a beautiful thunderstorm (though obviously not conducive to camping). 