Dear Friends and Family,
We are just days away from flying to Malawi to serve with BICWM at the Evangelical Bible College of Malawi! We are almost packed and ready to go (and are really looking forward to unpacking and settling in)! We just wanted to send a quick email to update you on our departure details and to ask for special prayer in the coming days.
Itinerary: We’ll be flying out from the Dulles, Washington D.C. airport on Monday, August 6th at 5:40pm (two back-to-back 8-hour flights) to arrive in South Africa at 4:35pm on Tuesday. After staying overnight in Johannesburg, we’ll take a quick 2 hour flight arriving in Blantyre, Malawi just after noon on Wednesday (5am for you). Then we’ll have a short (20 min?) road trip to our new home on EBCoM’s campus!
Please pray for…
1) A safe, smooth, calm (dare I say…relaxing?), uneventful trip! We are so happy that our good friend from church, Beth Huffnagle, is able to come along as our travel helper! The kids already know and love her and she’s happy for an excuse to go to Africa, so it’s a win-win 🙂 She is able to stay with us for a week as we settle in.
2) Pray that ALL of our luggage will arrive WITH us, intact and that we won’t need to go through any additional security screenings.
3) As always, pray for good sleep and health before, during and after the trip as we make this transition.
4) For the peace of Christ to enfold us.
We really appreciate all your support and encouragement on this journey! We will let you know that we have arrived as soon as we are able!
Grace & Peace,
Becky, Jonathan, Micah and Rachel Owen
The Goin' Owens