To be announced

Hi friends,
No longer is my unofficial motto, "to be announced", for I have a date of departure! One step closer to a wonderful year of missions. Wonderful, of course, should not be confused with easy. It will be wonderful, but challenging and intense for sure. I am excited to heading off. It was a bit nerve racking to not have the sure date in mind, waiting for the visa, trying to pack and not knowing when the date would be, etc. So this Sunday, August 31, 2008, I will be off and away. The flight is overnight and then a 7 hour layover in Paris and then onto Benin. I was just talking with my mom today how so many people are gone for the long-weekend, "Everyone goes away for vacation on the long weekend." Then I thought, yeah me too! Just I am going a bit further for a bit longer than most indeed! For those of you reading who are starting school, or started, I do wish the best for the new school year, I pray it is a blessed one. And for everyone else, have a great year. I will be updating you as much as possible over the next year on happenings and such. I will let you know that my challenge for the first thirty days is to keep contact limited to absolute essentials. This is a way to ensure that all my focus is on getting to the people and the project. But I will most likely send one when I get there. Take care and God bless.

In His grip,
Eric

Disclaimer

Hi friends,
I had wanted to put this up earlier but kept forgetting. This is just a note that I am putting up for my own peace of mind. This blog belongs to me, in other words, while I am a missionary with Adventist Frontier Missions, this blog is not officially connected to them. AFM does not proof-read all the content. So if there is something you find disagreeable or questionable, feel free to contact me with the email in my profile. While this blog is not official AFM material, I do realize that I represent AFM and its mission and I pray that all content on this site is of a wholesome, pure, and uplifting quality, ultimately representing Christ to the world. Thanks again.
Sincerely,
Eric

Another chapter

Hello friends,
Life moves by chapters in way. Steps on long road. A long, but joyous road with Christ. Another chapter has moved past, I completed the Adventist Frontier Missions Profile training and am now at home in Oshawa awaiting departure to Benin! It's pretty exciting. I am going for 9-10 months but really it seems as if I have been a missionary for a year already, just applying and telling everyone about the trip! But really the truth is that missions is life long. Everyone is a missionary. Oh yes, nice to say, but do many people really take it to heart. Well I suppose that's up to you and me. I can only decide for myself, I pray you all with take decide that too; to be a missionary wherever you are, a living example.
With excitement and prayer,
Eric