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12 WEEKS OF TRAVELING

It's been over 4 years since we've been in the USA, which is my longest absence since I started traveling there. Not being able to see friends and supporters has had some negative effects, of course, including losing supporters, so we're eager to see as many friends and churches as possible during our 12 weeks. Given the cost of five people flying, we've decided to do our whole itinerary driving, crossing the USA twice, which totals up to 7,700 miles. We have not calculated what the cost of gas would be, but the cost of a rental vehicle big enough for us for that long a time period is very high. For that reason, we're praying that there is someone in Memphis or Mississippi who could possibly lend us a car for this trip. It would have to be big enough for five people and lots of luggage, and be in great shape.

Why Memphis? Because we fly from Vienna to Chicago and then on to Memphis, where we arrive at 10 pm on June 28th. From there it's a two-hour drive to Bellefontaine, MS, where Randy is from. We'll be staying with Randy's family for a week before starting our trek through the USA. Below is our itinerary. If we pass by your town, make sure to contact me so we can visit you. Also, if there are any churches we could connect with along this route, that would be wonderful. I've tried to contact all of our friends, but it's likely I've missed someone, so please write me.

Please be aware that these dates and stops are not set in stone. We're flexible regarding both.

YOUNGSTOWN, FL - AUGUSTA, GA - HARRISBURG, PA

July 5-25

After our first week with family, we're heading to Florida, close to the coast, to visit a long-time friend of mine. Hopefully the kids will get to experience the beach and the ocean there.

From there we're heading northeast to drive to Augusta, GA, where our US office once was located and where I have good friends I've known for decades. We have a week there visiting with everyone, and I'll be speaking at Overcomers Outreach Center on July 9th.

On July 14th we'll be heading further north to Harrisburg. We hope to visit our friends in Maryland on the way. I'm very excited to see my long-time friends in Harrisburg, and we'll be in town for over a week. We're planning on being at Life Center both on July 16th and 23rd, if nothing else comes up. We still need a place to stay in Harrisburg.

AMBOY, IN - WENTZVILLE, MO - KANSAS CITY - TOPEKA, KS - WICHITA, KS

July 25-Aug 10

On our way from Harrisburg to Kansas City we hope to briefly visit friends in Indiana and Missouri. We should arrive in Kansas City July 26th or 27th. Kansas City was my home during my two years in Bible school, so it is special to me. I hope to see many of my friends there. And I can't wait to be back at World Revival Church (July 28th) and Christ Triumphant Church (July 30th).

On the 4th of 5th of August we'd like to head to Wichita with a stop in Topeka to visit our friends there. Wichita is where our current US office is located, so I'm looking forward to seeing our faithful secretary again. I also have very good friends there that I'm looking forward to seeing again, and I'll be speaking at Innovo Vineyard Church on August 6th. We still need a place to stay in Wichita.

DENVER, CO - COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - SALT LAKE CITY, UT - PLEASANTON, CA

Aug 10-21

We'll be leaving Wichita maybe August 9th to head to Denver, CO, where one of Randy's daughters lives with her family. We're looking forward to seeing them again. And we'll also be heading to Colorado Springs, where I have friends I'm looking forward to seeing again. We don't know yet what church we could go to in either town on August 13th.

By the 16th or so we'll be on our way to Salt Lake City for a short stop, then continue on to Pleasanton, where we have friends and a supporting church. We'll be at Harvest Valley Church on August 20th. We don't have a place to stay there yet.

LOS ANGELES, CA - VISTA, CA - DALLAS, TX

Aug 22-Sep 5

The 21st or 22nd we'll leave Pleasanton to drive south. Hopefully we'll visit my friend in Atascadero and then continue on to the Los Angeles area. It's the triplets' 4th birthday on the 25th, so I hope we can take them to Disneyland for that day. We're planning on being at Firepoint Church on the 27th. I'm looking forward to seeing our friends in greater LA again. We don't have a place to stay in the LA area yet.

From LA we're hoping to head down to Vista to visit our friends. We don't know yet whether we'll be at their church on September 3rd, or whether we'll already have moved on and speak at a church in the Dallas area.

BELLEFONTAINE, MS - NASHVILLE, TN - MEMPHIS, TN

Sep 5/6-19

On September 5th or so we'll move on from Texas to drive back home to Bellefontaine, MS. We then have a week with Randy's family before driving to Nashville for a conference I'm very much looking forward to. I'm even more excited that the kids get to attend a conference geared towards their age. May they be profoundly impacted by the presence of God! We still need a place to stay in Memphis.

As we start our journey back to Europe from Memphis very early on September 19th, we'll spend that last night at the airport there before leaving the country. We'll arrive back in Vienna in the morning of the 20th.

QUICK NEWS

•        Daily Blog - If you are not on Facebook but would still like to read my (nearly) daily blog about our life (with the triplets), including pictures, you can do so on our website. Go to https://h2tni.org/blog/.

•        The Wilson Five - The children attend several classes a week - PE, music, dance, piano and swimming, and they enjoy them all. In addition, Sammy has physiotherapy and speech therapy every week. In September he's going to start attending a special kindergarten. As for me, I teach English, French and German online every free minute I have, and are available to any of you needing lessons for yourselves or your children. On May 14th I celebrated my 50th birthday.

•        Construction - In July we finally received our building permit we'd been trying to get for years. First our builder waited for rainy season to end to pick up construction again, then he told us that he'd already spent our money so he needed to finish other projects first. Now he said that he's about to get paid for a project and is going to start bringing materials and equipment to pick up work on our fourth building again. We're still waiting for that to happen.

•        Child Sponsors Needed - We still have two boys, Mery and Joseph, who've been looking for a sponsor for a long time. It would be a full sponsorship of 50€ or $60 per month for Mery, and a half-sponsorship of 25€ or $30 for Joseph.

•        Security Situation - The jihadists are now doing attacks all over the country of Mali. Just recently they attacked a checkpoint and police station in a town near Bamako, where one of my grown-up sons lives. Paul got to talk to him after the attack. They have also targeted us personally which is why we cannot return to Mali for the time being. Mali has turned away from Western Europe and has turned to Russia. The Wagner group now operates in Mali instead of the French, and they have committed terrible atrocities that are just as bad as the jihadists'.

•        Malian Director Paul - Please pray for Paul who carries the full weight of the work in Mali on his shoulders.

As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy,[a] drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give. (Mat 10.7-8)

Loving HIM,

Claudia (& Randy)