It is Wednesday night and they are predicting an ice storm here in Portland. Ice storm to desert - it sure will be hard to adjust to the nice warm weather! :o) Actually, the three amigos will be staying at a hotel tonight by the airport to ensure they catch their flight in the morning. It is hard to believe the day has finally arrived. All the packing is done which includes 800 wordless bracelets to tell the gospel story, 95 graduation tee shirts, 40 puppets and a miriad of other materials are loaded up to help serve our brothers and sisters in Sudan. We greatly appreciate your prayers and support as we continue on this adventure God has us on.

By the way, these pictures are ones from Micheal's trip last year. Hopefully we can post ones of our actual trip when we are there!

Should you want to "travel" with us, listed below are our flight times and our itinerary while in Sudan:

1*NW2284K 30NOV TH Portland to Seattle 1030A 1125A
2 NW 34T 30NOV TH Seattle to Amsterdam 1250P 740A
3*NW8565T 01DEC FR Amsterdam to Nairobi 1020A 820P

4*NW8566L 10DEC SU Nairobi to Amsterdam 1045P 530A
5 NW 67L 11DEC MO Amsterdam to Detroit 1050A 150P
6 NW 595L 11DEC MO Detroit to Portland 310P 703P

KQ320 Q 02 DEC NAIROBI – KHARTOUM 1720 2010 OK
KQ321 Q 10 DEC KHARTOUM – NAIROBI 0345 0640 OK


KHARTOUM TEACHING SCHEDULE
December 4-9

Monday
8:45-9:15 Worship/Opening
9:15-10:00 Micheal – Review Importance of Children – Begin Healthy Marriage/Healthy Children Teaching
10:00-10:15 Micheal – English Lesson
10:15-11:00 Vergil – Studying to Teach the Gospel of John
Break
11:30-11:45 Kid’s Lesson on John
11:45-12:30 Gary – #1 Law of the Learner: Cause to Learn
12:30-1:15 Vergil – John
Break
1:45-2:00 Kid’s Lesson on John
2:00-2:45 Gary – #2 Law of the Learner: Biblical Characteristics of Teaching
2:45-3:30 Micheal – God’s Original Intensions for Marriage – Consequences of Fall
3:30-3:45 English Lesson
3:45-4:00 Worship/Closing


Tuesday
8:45-9:15 Worship/Opening
9:15-10:00 Micheal – God’s Original Intensions for Marriage II
10:00-10:15 Micheal – English Lesson
10:15-11:00 Vergil – John
Break
11:30-11:45 Kid’s Lesson on John
11:45-12:30 Gary – #3 Law of the Learner: Expect the Best
12:30-1:15 Vergil – John
Break
1:45-2:00 Kid’s Lesson on John
2:00-2:45 Gary – #4 Law of the Learner: Law of Retention
2:45-3:30 Micheal – Marriage as a Picture of Christ and the Church
3:30-4:00 Group Planning for Desert Camp Ministry
4:00-4:15 Worship/Closing


Wednesday
8:45-9:15 Worship/Opening
9:15-10:00 Micheal – Our Relationships to God, Spouse, Church and World
10:00-10:15 Micheal – English Lesson
10:15-11:00 Vergil – John
Break
11:30-11:45 Kid’s Lesson on John
11:45-12:30 Gary – #5 Law of the Learner: Apply for Life Change
12:30-1:15 Vergil – John
Break
1:45-2:00 Kid’s Lesson on John
2:00-2:45 Gary – Working With Puppets
2:45-3:30 Group Planning for Desert Camps
3:30-3:45 English Lesson
3:45-4:00 Worship/Closing

Thursday
8:45-9:15 Worship/Opening
9:15-10:00 Micheal – The Marriage Supper of the Lamb
10:00-10:15 Micheal – English Lesson
10:15-11:00 Vergil – John
Break
11:30-11:45 Kid’s Lesson on John
11:45-12:30 Gary – Working With Puppets
12:30-1:15 Vergil – John
Break
1:45-2:00 Kid’s Lesson on John
2:00-2:45 Gary – Abide to Abound (Treasure Quest)
2:45-3:45 Group Planning for Desert Camps
3:45-4:00 Worship/Closing

Friday – Ministry at Desert Camps

Saturday Morning Graduation and Celebration

Sunday - Gary will be reunited in Nairobi with Franklin from Sports Outreach Institute for training with SOI staff and volunteers

You have undoubtedly heard of the three wise men and the three little pigs but how about three men going over to Khartoum, Sudan to lead a conference to children's leaders in local churches? There is a surge of excitement in reaching children for Jesus Christ in a Muslim dominated country. This is Micheal Harris' second year in leading a group of people to teach at a week long conference where there will be classes on how to effectively and creatively teach the Bible to children and adults.

The venture begins on Thursday, November 30th, as Micheal Harris, Vergil Brown and Gary Strudler board the plane that will take them to Khatoum via Seattle, Amsterdam and Nairobi.

In Nairobi, they will be joining Rosemary Khamati who represents Sudan Evangelical Alliance Partners in Africa. The vision of SEA is to re-unite and strengthen the church in Sudan and work with and through the evangelical churches to reach out to the rest of the churches in Sudan. Rosemary is responsible for training church leaders, instructing school and Sunday school teachers, developing church-run school programs and helping to get medicine, equipment and short-term medical teams to existing health facilities. All these mission programs will be facilitated through the churches in northern and southern Sudan.

Please be praying for:
- Rosemary as her father passed away this week. She will be joining her family for the funderal before leaving for Sudan. She has asked that our prayers be for strength and grace from the Lord for her and her siblings.
- final preparations
- health and safety both here and there and in-between!
- Sudan government allowing us and our supplies into their country
- sensitivity on our part to the Holy Spirit's leadings in our teaching and ministering to the leaders
- unity of all staff