January – February 2010
The time has come! On the last day of 2009 we purchased our tickets and it’s official, we depart for Africa on March 23! We have one week left at our home in Missouri; then we begin our move by heading to Colorado Springs, CO. We cannot begin to tell you how excited we are to be on our way. As you can imagine, this has been a busy month for us. Packing up our house into two suitcases each, final preparations, visa processes, training, and saying goodbye to friends, churches and loved ones throughout Missouri. Now we’ve got another busy month in front of us. More preparation, more goodbyes, and some last minute support-raising. We have 35 days before we leave the country and still need monthly commitments totaling at least $235 before we reach our minimum need ($735 to our full support). We also need one-time donations for our start up costs. In order to make the move, get set up in a home, and buy a vehicle, we need at least $12,000 in hand when we leave. We are nearing that goal, but are still short. Please pray and consider joining with us in this mission by making a monthly, annual, or one-time donation. To those of you who are already supporting us, THANK YOU so much, we could not do this without you. This will be our last newsletters from the US… from now on (until further notice) our address Stateside will be 3940 Oberding Dr. Colorado Springs, CO. Feel free to contact us there, via e-mail (david@davidandsandy.org), by Facebook or Skype, or (before March 24th) at 719-238-5457. Thank you all so much for your prayers and support! With His Love, David & Sandy Echols
Prayer Needs Support Raising Final Preparations Quick Visa Approval Community Hope School The Ministry
Coming Up Feb 24— - Colorado Springs, CO
March 23— - Depart for South Africa
May 1— - Enter Namibia!