Getting Started

Heather and I have both been spending the end of this week trying to get grades finalized. Olivet graduation ceremonies start this evening and then we can turn our attention to the beginning of summer and our coming trip to Portugal.

We are in the process of getting letters sent out to friends and family explaining briefly how we ended up deciding to go and how you support us during our time in Portugal. Writing letters and asking for help has always been a difficult thing for me to do, especially if money is involved. I guess it goes back to stories my dad would tell about when he would come home from college and his parents would ask him if he had money to get back to school, and as long as his pockets could jingle, he had money.

Anyway, both Heather and I have gotten specific questions about what exactly we will be doing. Here's what we know. We will be staying with Jayme and Kyle Himmelwright in Sao Pedro da Cadeira.


View Larger Map

During the course of the summer, we will be creating an English Immersion Experience for students who have expressed interest in studying at European Nazarene College (the instruction at ENC is in English). I think Jayme has planned for 2 instructional times during the day: one in the morning and one at night. As of the last official word we've gotten, we will be working with 6 individuals (from Spain, France, and Italy) and 1 family of 3 (they're from Barcelona and have a 4 year old son, so Emilia's been working on learning Spanish). We will all be living and learning together in the Himmelwright's home.

We are excited for the opportunity to go and be a part of the work God's doing in Western Europe.