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    South African Mission Adventure

    Do you have a bucket list?  Is there somewhere out there that you long to discover and experience? My husband Sam and I love to travel. We discovered a fulfilling travel adventure through serving on a mission project many years ago. It was an eye opening, thrilling, fulfilling and life changing experience. When the opportunity presented itself, we had so many questions. How can we afford this?  Is it safe?  Is it worthwhile?  Who will take care of our children, while we are away? It took a leap of faith and a change in mindset. This sums up my wish for you. “I am learning more and more each day…

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    The Recruiting Poster said, I Could “Join The Navy and See The World.” So I Did.

    The Recruiting Poster said, I Could Join The Navy and See The World. So I Did. Us Navy World Traveler Two experiences marked my time in the Navy far above anything else. Living in Okinawa, Japan and then in Djibouti, Africa. I lived in Okinawa, Japan for 3 years. I’m active duty Navy, and when the opportunity came up I couldn’t believe it. I’d wanted to live in Japan for quite some time but it just didn’t seem like it would happen, until I saw those orders for Okinawa, Japan. People say that the culture is the best thing about living and traveling abroad. I agree that experiencing new cultures…

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    Remember Haiti – My Recent Travel Story

    This is the ministry I visited last month on the set up/preparation trip for The Impact Movement mission project to Haiti in June. A team of  Impact college students and alumni will serve in Chambrun, Haiti. This travel and others continues to give me a unique perspective on how blessed I am. As children my mom ( who was born and grew up in Brazil) would tell  us often, “You’re blessed and you don’t know it.” Indeed I am! Contact me to share your travel story…