training and travel

Yesterday I spent several hours on the internet searching for flights to my many destinations. I am happy to say I have completely booked all my flights. Here is a break down.

I leave Michigan on May 30, 2010 to attend a week of debriefing at World Venture Headquarters.

I leave Denver on June 6 flying to Phoenix. I will spend the next week at my friends house in Apache Junction (or close to there) . During this time I will also meet with Rich Shattenburg (the Madagascar team leader) to work on a few things. Sometime around the 12^th I will go to Tucson where I will stay until July 4, 2010.

On July 4 I will fly back to Denver and then connect to a flight to Michigan.

On August 2 I leave Michigan to go to Colorado for the MTI training. I was not able to get a morning flight to Colorado Springs on the 2^nd so I am flying into Denver and need to get a shuttle or something like that to the training center located just outside of Colorado Springs. This training is for 3 weeks ending on August 20^th. Since I was not able to get an afternoon evening flight to New York on the 20^th I will fly out of Colorado Springs on the 21^st

I arrive in NY on the 21^st and will stay with my longtime friend Anne-Marie. We hope to do something where we can spend some time together during the time I am there, but not sure what yet. I hope to maybe get a visit in with Beth and David Larson also.

On September 6^th I begin my travel back to Madagascar and will arrive home on September 7^th providing there are no delays.

I am still praying God will send forth people that desire to join me in the mission to Madagascar. The training and travel while in the States above my normal spending plan is just over $2,500.00 I was able to use miles and discount travel for some of my flights. I am excited to see that all the flights together are $546.15. The MTI program is $1,836 for a combined total of $2382.15. I know God will provide.

If God is speaking to you about joining me in Madagascar either by prayer or support, this is how you can help. http://www.worldventure.com once at the site you can look up my name (Sandra Horen). Once at my page you can choose to make a donation or a commitment or just find out more about the Island and its needs. If you live in Tucson you can also contact Craycroft Baptist Church for more information.

Thank you for all your prayers and support thus far. I would love to hear from you and pray for you. Please feel free to contact me either by replying to this Blog or facebook at Sandra Horen or e-mail at sunlady2@aol.com.

God Bless

Your Sister in Christ Sandi

finally made it home.

Well I am now in Michigan. It was a long journey home. First there was a 10 hour delay in Madagascar. They took us from the airport and put the entire plane in different hotels near the airport. We finally got to South Africa a little after 2 am. My flight to New York left at 7pm the previous day. Hmmm. Got the hotel (courtesy) and checked in a little after 4am. Finally fell asleep about 6am. Slept until noon. The same flight left Sunday night at 7pm. I arrived in NY Monday morning. My friend had a car service pick me up and take me to her apartment. I forced myself to stay awake throughout the day and went to bed about 11pm. I was wide awake at 3am. I left NY Tuesday morning and arrived at 440pm Tuesday afternoon. I wasn't thinking when I made the reservations and went from NY to Atlanta GA to Flint MI. Oh well, here I am safe and sound sleeping through the night with no jet lag. :-)