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Trip Diary 2: Man’s Plan, God Directs

My (original) itinerary was Thursday Portland to Seattle then Friday, Seattle to Amsterdam then on to Nairobi Kenya. The flight from Amsterdam to Kenya was to be a KLM flight. Then a (not so) funny thing happened on my way to Seattle, KLM announced that long-haul flights were being suspended. Now what? I contacted the travel agent and he offered to cancel the trip. I decided to head to Seattle and figure it out from there (here). It all worked out. Instead of arriving in Nairobi on Saturday night it will be Sunday morning.

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Trip Diary 1: It’s Time to Get Back to Africa

11 Comments / Africa, Steve's Travel Diary / Steve VanHorn

It has been almost a year since I’ve posted a report in the ITEM blog. I will be on my way to Kenya in a few days so the reports (we are now calling them “Trip Diary”) will resume. Things have changed. Yahoo cancelled their Groups and Group-emails all together and deleted all information and mailing lists, so we are trying to reconstruct this list from the ground up.

Because of Covid and the added rules for crossing borders in Africa, I will be in Kenya only. Between January 22 and February 6, when I am back home, I will be involved in three strategic meetings, a seminar, and meetings with our teams in Kenya and Uganda.

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ENCOURAGING REPORTS PLUS YOUTH-TRAINER ADDED TO UGANDA TEAM

Africa, From The Field, ITEM, Kenya, Uganda, Uncategorized / Steve VanHorn

Prenote: I am currently in the Nairobi, Kenya lounge waiting to board my flight to Amsterdam. We leave at midnight. This is pretty long. But I wanted to provide highlights of all that was shared yesterday, Tuesday. Feel free to hit the “Pause” button in the middle of your reading and come back later. ????

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Kenya Opportunities and Building Conviction

Africa, Chiroma, From The Field, Kenya, Uganda / Steve VanHorn

Dear ITEM Friend, Sunday was a day off and today, Monday, was a travel day. But also a special day because it was my first chance to see Jim and Amber Glasscock, first-sent ITEM missionaries who are now living on the Uganda side o the Uganda/Kenya border. Tomorrow, Tuesday, I will meet with the combined

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RWANDA: FROM GENOCIDE TO PROSPERITY IN 26 YEARS

Africa, From The Field, ITEM, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda / Steve VanHorn

Hi Everyone, It’s Saturday here in Kigali and I am using this slow time to get this prepared before I head to the airport for the return flight to Nairobi. There are two things I’ll put into this post. One is the lunch meeting I just finished and the second will be some reflecting on

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BURUNDI AND RWANDA ITEM TEAMS ARE F.A.T.

Africa, Burundi, From The Field, ITEM, Rwanda, Uncategorized / Steve VanHorn

Dear ITEM Friend and Prayer Partner, If you have been around a discipleship ministry, you have probably been introduced to this acronym: FAT…. F(aithful) A(vailable) T(eachable) These are the qualities you look for in someone you will disciple. These qualities are not any more true of any group any more than it is true of

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GOD’S WAYS WIN OUT IN TANZANIA

Africa, From The Field, ITEM, Tanzania, Uncategorized / Steve VanHorn

Dear ITEM Partner, What day is it? Where am I? Where am I going next? Is this the Twilight Zone? (I know, that last question dates me!) haha! But that is a little the way I feel but in reality, things are right on track and at each stop, God’s mission is being accomplished! I

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LATE SATURDAY REPORT

Africa, From The Field, Uncategorized / Steve VanHorn

Dear ITEM Partner, It’s been a tough couple of days for me. That’s why you haven’t heard from me. I arrived in Cameroon on Friday. There was no wifi where I am staying and there was some delay about how to get me online. So, I had no internet Friday once I left Kenya. We

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SETTLING INTO A POLITICALLY DIVIDED CAMEROON

Africa, From The Field, Uncategorized / Steve VanHorn

Prenote: I did not have internet until Saturday afternoon after arriving on Friday. This is a day late. Dear ITEM Partner, I am settled in Cameroon but have not worked out an internet connection yet. I expect to be set up Saturday morning with a Data Sim Card that I can install in a “wifi

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A DAY OFF AND TWO UNPLANNED MEETINGS

Africa, Kenya, Uncategorized / Steve VanHorn

Dear ITEM Partner, Today, Thurs Feb 6, was the final day of rest before hitting the road (or should I say “the air”?). On Friday I start a stretch of 14 days and 11 flights in those 14 days. Friday morning, I will take the 4hr30min flight to Yaounde, the capital city of Cameroon to

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