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I (Dan) have been chosen to be be part of a team of engineers who will travel to the Central African Republic to install a short-wave station and satellite equipment. I am both excited and somewhat apprehensive about this trip. I am excited about the opportunity to be directly involved in helping one of our partner ministries in a needy area of the world, but a bit concerned with how we will handle some of the difficulties of working in a remote area under adverse conditions.

We have two prayer requests regarding this trip. First, pray that the equipment that was shipped from Detroit to Africa will be delivered to the ministry sites in a timely manner. Second, pray that we will know the Lord's timing for making this trip. We are currently scheduled to depart on November 9, but that date may change because some political issues unrelated to any of the mission agencies involved.

Central African Republic Project Description

HCJB World Radio and Integrated Community Development International (ICDI) have partnered together to establish a regional short-wave radio station in Boali, Central African Republic (C.A.R.). The purpose of this station is to reach the people of C.A.R. with the Gospel. The main station installation at Boali will consist of a short-wave transmitter, basic studio equipment (housed in 20-foot and/or 40-foot shipping containers), and an antenna (about 1 acre in size).

In order to facilitate the development of Christian programs and broadcasts to be aired at the station, a satellite receiver for Trans World Radio French programming will be established at the Boali site. Also, a satellite-based Internet connection will be established at each of three ministry locations in the country -- Bangui, Boali, and Berberati. The satellite connections will provide Internet connectivity for producing and distributing radio programs. Moreover, satellite access to the Internet will improve e-mail and voice communication for ICDI, SIL (Wycliffe Bible Translators) in Bangui, and the Swedish Baptist Mission in Berberati

The first week of August our family drove out to rural Kansas to visit with my (Dan's) family and my sending church. It was through the influence of the Brantford Covenant Church of Clyde, Kansas, that I was inspired to commit my life to full-time ministry in the Lord's work. The dear people of this community have supported us financially for 30 years and continue to do so. We enjoy meeting and talking with old friends when we go back to this area, but are saddened to see the population of this rural community declining -- the local high school enrollment is less than one third of what it was when I was a student.

In July, John placed second in the open photo competition at the Elkhart County Fair with a photograph of his salt-water aquarium. The fern-like creatures in the picture are really the tails of a type of salt-water worm.

That's right. All three of our children are now enrolled in college classes. Jenny is finishing up her third year at Word of Life in Argentina. Emily is in her second year at Ivy Tech Community College in Elkhart taking a full load of general courses, and John attends high school for only half a day each week and is taking a course in Sociology at Ivy Tech as he prepares for college next year. Please pray for our three children as they make long-term life decisions over the next few months.

Thank you!

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