And so another week begins.
The calendar is already quite full with things to get accomplished –
both new and in follow-up from last week.
The “to do” list never seems to dwindle, that’s for certain. Whether for business, home, family or
planning for personal enrichment, there’s just always something begging for my
time.
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| There's a lot to read up on, in preparation for this trip! |
This past week one of those time concerns was getting my
immunizations and updating shots for my trip to Africa this fall. Thus the title of this entry – Typhoid,
Hepatitis and Yellow Fever, oh my! Five
shots and 3 band-aids later, my arms were sore, but hopefully, I’ll be protected
now from those various diseases (and others) that the nasty little mosquitos
tend to carry. My week has been filled
with reading a whole host of literature provided to me by the nurse. It has been a lot to digest mentally, but at
the same time, it’s been good to know what kind of possibilities exist in the
months to come.
Then this weekend was our first “team-building” meeting.
Sadly not all of our team were able to be present (we’re up to 30 people now),
but it was a great time of “getting to know” each other, as well as more about
Kenya, and what to expect while on this mission trip. Things that we’ll be doing, as well as
everywhere we will be going.
We also learned who has supported us financially so
far. That was awesome to learn, as I had
no idea yet how much I had been able to raise in support gifts, nor who had
contributed. I’m a third of the way to
the total trip cost now. That’s great
news and a very solid beginning for only a month of fund-raising. I have another couple of months of activity
to go and pray that the funds will continue to come in. I’m very grateful for those who have contributed
financially already and pray that still, more will step up to help in the days
and weeks to come. It’s a big
undertaking to do all by yourself, but as we have mentioned to all of those
asked to consider a financial gift, it’s light work when shared by many. Personally, I’m paying 25% of the trip’s
$3,200 cost, which is nothing to sneeze at either.
And then still another cool thing happened this week; this time within the framework of my travel
business. I had applied to be considered , and found out this week that I have been accepted, to attend a FAM
(familiarization) trip to Sandals Royal Bahamian resort the first week of
June. I’m so excited. I’ve been working hard to get into the
wedding/honeymoon segment, and this training will definitely help solidify
it. So now I have back-to-back months of
great new experiences to continue to expand my personal knowledge of
destinations and suppliers. I’ll be
sailing on Norwegian’s newest ship, BREAKAWAY for her inaugural sailing in
early May out of New York City, and then in early June headed to the Bahamas to
experience the Luxury Included vacation experience known as Sandals. I would LOVE to be accepted for the Holy Land
FAM next January too… but only time will tell about that one.
What new and exciting things have been going on in your
world this past week? I’d love to read your comments with your news.
Until next time,
We also learned who has supported us financially so
far. That was awesome to learn, as I had
no idea yet how much I had been able to raise in support gifts, nor who had
contributed. I’m a third of the way to
the total trip cost now. That’s great
news and a very solid beginning for only a month of fund-raising. I have another couple of months of activity
to go and pray that the funds will continue to come in. I’m very grateful for those who have contributed
financially already and pray that still, more will step up to help in the days
and weeks to come. It’s a big
undertaking to do all by yourself, but as we have mentioned to all of those
asked to consider a financial gift, it’s light work when shared by many. Personally, I’m paying 25% of the trip’s
$3,200 cost, which is nothing to sneeze at either. 
