Well our plans for the fall have been in the making since very early on. But because of the nature of our plans (what we want to do and where we want to go) it took some time to form.
I didn’t want to say too much about the fall until we had more of a definite idea of what we were going to be able to do. But now, although there are still a few details up in the air, I think our plans are in motion enough to give you some things to specifically pray for.
On August 8th Josh and I will send off our friends Justin Gibson, Justin and Tiffany Hanes back to the USA, and begin our journey north. We will first go to Nairobi to visit our friends at MITS; next we will travel to Kisumu to visit our friends from Ringroad Orphanage; then we will travel to Mbale, Uganda to meet with Shawn Tyler to prepare for our trip into Sudan.
We are planning on flying to Nimule, Sudan sometime in mid-August and spending the next month and a half in the surrounding area. We will be traveling around the area with two Kenyan nationals who have been working as missionaries in S. Sudan for the last year and a half. We plan to visit around 10 churches for about 2-3 days each. We will be teaching a course on the “Foundations of Faith” and doing some survey work in the area.
We feel this is a great opportunity to be introduced to Sudan, learn about the people and culture, see the needs of the area, gather valuable information for the people in Uganda who are heading this mission effort in Sudan, and we hope to be an encouragement to the Christians in the area.
Please pray the God would open the doors for us to go, that he would prepare us spiritually and physically for this journey.
After our time in Sudan our trip will be coming to a sooner-than-planned close. There are several factors in our decision to come home early. One, because our plans will have all come to completion; we had chosen to come home in early Dec. because we had no real plans and wanted to leave the time open for whatever opened up in Sudan, but now we know our Sudan plans will be complete at the end of Sept. so there is no definite reason to stay. But also for me personally, I have an extremely important reason to return early – I’m Getting Married!
If you haven’t heard, it’s true, I finally caught the most amazing woman in the world! Her name is Jaime Rucker and we will be getting married on Dec. 30th. So I’m not too extremely sad about leaving a bit early 
Please pray for our plans for Sudan, also for our return, and please pray for Jaime and I as we deal with the difficulties of being apart and as we plan for our wedding and marriage.
Thank you and blessings,
Oh yeah, almost forgot, our new return date is Oct. 6th.
Dear Chad,my friend and future son- I am so proud to call you that! Thank you for the card and pictures from RingRoad school.Amazing and God-breathed teaching going on. Please know that we are praying for you guys often and sincerly. Right now I am in Lubbock w/Jaime and attempting to help her. The guys down @Carpenters love and miss you too! Stay strong,stay focused, and above all, stay safe. love and prayers to you Jeannine aka. Mamma Rucker
Hi Chad,
I hope that this short note finds you well. What a blessing you are to those around you in Africa. You have made me aware of so many things going on in Africa. My prayer is for all of you to be safe and that you will continue to bless many through your love and the word of God.
Congratulations, too. I met Jaime. She is so cute.
Take care of yourself. Give Tiffany and Justin a hug for me.
In Him,
Gail
Hey Chad, these updates are cool. I dont know what the time difference between here and Africa are, but sometimes at night here i think about what God is doing in peoples’ lives in Africa during the day. and dang you grow a gotee fast. blessings on the Sudan trip.
peace