Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend.  We sure did in Hudson Michigan at Our Saviour Lutheran Church and with our friends Pastor Troy & Stephanie Neujahr and their nine children.  They are good friends of ours from sem. days and it was very good to spend some time with them.

This week there are a couple of things going on that we ask you to commit to prayer.  First and foremost, we hope to hear from Botswana that the government has granted us a labor exemption.  That is a certification we need to have in hand when we enter the country.  As soon as we hear that we have it, LBT plans to buy our tickets.  An itinerary I saw a couple of weeks ago had us leaving July 15 and arriving in Botswana on July 17.  So, we request prayer that the certificate comes this week.

Second, we have a concern with the van I (Rich) have been driving for PD all year.  On the left side there appears to be some corrosion on an important part that connects the body and the suspension (or frame, not sure exactly).  Anyways, it appears to have gotten markedly worse in the past month to the point that I am unsure whether it is safe to drive.  I will be taking it to a body shop this week for their opinion on it and what might be done to reinforce it to get a couple thousand more miles out of it.  (this van is approaching 200,000 miles).  So pray that we can find a cost effective solution and that the van will be safe for our remaining PD travel in June.

Thanks for all your prayers, and your support and encouragement.  We could not be in ministry without you.

Peace in Jesus our Savior.