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Friends-

I'm into week 4 of training in Virginia. I'm here along with many other families and singles for 8 weeks of training and fellowship before heading out overseas. There are about 200 of us here, including everywhere from bitty babies to 60 somethings. We are from different hometowns, decades, socio-economic statuses and personality types. Some are here with big families of 5 children, some with their spouse, some with 1 child and some of us are here single.

In all of these differences though, we have the overarching unifying passion of love for our Lord. This is a love that has been stretched much deeper than a walk down the church aisle, a decision through prayer with a sunday school teacher or even a street side profession of faith in the midst of a turbulent college lifestyle. God has captured each of our hearts and grown in us a love for a people group or nation and in obedience to that call, we go.

So I intend to post here updates from training and thoughts and concerns about the great unknown of Paris, with the intent that God's faithfulness would be written over it all. I'm self aware enough to admit that my life is not glamorous enough or adventurous enough to merit my own space on the internet but I see this as an opportunity to report back on the Lord's work in and through me here. So it's only appropriate that I thank you all who've invested and loved on me these past 22 (and some change) years. I have seen the love of Christ radiated through your affections, your challenge and your encouragement and I'm privileged to be sent out from such a community.

Blessings

mgw