Loving greetings in Jesus’ most glorious name!
I’ve got a trip Stateside coming up and I’m looking forward to what God has in store. Unfortunately, Jyoti and the kids won’t be able to join me on this trip because they’re going to be busy with school. We hope that by next year we’ll have all the necessary people in place to free Jyoti up from her work in Hope Academy. This year has just required some extra attention as the school is still new.
Being this is a solo trip I will only be out of India for about 4 weeks. Below is my itinerary. I’ll visit some of our partner churches and hope to connect with as many of our friends as possible. If you live in or around any of the places below, I hope I’ll get a chance to see you. It would be great to fellowship together. I will be speaking and sharing about our ministry in each of these churches, so I hope you can join us!
- August 3-8; Fire for the Nations in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- August 10; Harvest Church in Mobile, Alabama
- August 13; Word of Life Church in Jackson, Mississippi
- August 17; Victory Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- August 20, Harvest of Faith Family Church in Coos Bay, Oregon
- August 24, Church of the Harvest in Eugene, Oregon
Thanks again for all of your prayers and support. Sikkim has recently gone through some of the most severe agitation I have seen in over 10 years. There were a couple days of rioting and demonstrations by college students due to price hikes in college tuition. People were beaten by local law enforcement and it even came to tear gas being fired upon the protestors.
Due to demonstrations all traffic was stopped for 2 days and our city was closed down for about a week.
Things are back to calm again, so we’re thankful for that. We believe the Prince of Peace rules and reigns in Sikkim, and His Kingdom is being established in this land.
See you Stateside!
Mike Van Buskirk