I depart on 7 March 2008 for Chiang Mai, Thailand.  I return to Irving on 15 March. The purpose of this trip is to continue the curriculum development process we began in August 2007. 
 

I depart for Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday, 22 Jan.  From Thailand I make my way to Burma. (Click here to learn more.) From Burma proceed to Singapore and Indonesia to meet with representatives from Indonesia.

The first week of this trip was spent training workers from restricted countries in Africa.   “Restricted” means that one cannot openly share the Gospel with non-Christians or start new churches.   The men and women who work in these situations risk their freedom, and in some cases, their lives, in order to share the Gospel we take for granted.  This describes the majority of the people I train.

I depart on 1 January 2008 for Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.  The first half of the trip I will be conducting training for a group of leaders from countries I cannot visit.  The second half of the trip I will participate in strategy meetings for Sub Sahara Africa.  I return to the US on 12 January.
  
Please be in prayer for these leaders as we discuss obedience-based discipleship, leadership, and church planting.
 

The purpose of the Sweden trip was to work with my Curriculum Development Team.  This team is made up of representatives from Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America.  This team has been tasked to develop a series of Bible-only training materials for use in our church planting efforts. 

The first part of my trip was spent in Budapest (pronounced “Buda-pesht”).  The purpose of this part of the trip was to learn from experienced leaders in Eastern Europe about the state of church planting in the region, and to take a look at their training materials.  The group I met with was an experienced team that had a vision for Church Planting Movements and Saturation Church Planting.

From 6 December to 20 December 2007 I will be traveling in Hungary and Sweden.  Please join me in prayer for this trip.  Open this link to see the details.