MICHEALS’ MEMOIRS
course (Global Education and Care Orientation – GECO). As of today, the GECO course in late June is still scheduled and if it can’t be held at our Wycliffe office in Orlando as it is schedule, it will happen online in some way.
April 2020 COVID-19 Update
The bigger issue concerns travel for teachers. Since a number of teachers are headed for Ukarumpa International School in Papua New Guinea and the country has closed down all international travel to and from the country, it remains to be seen if they can purchase airline tickets to get to the school in time for the new semester start.
Dear Friends and Family, All of us in the past month have been impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. For some, the changes brought on by the virus have been traumatic. Places of work have been altered, children’s education situations have changed and for some work that existed has evaporated! There isn’t really anyone we know who hasn’t been impacted in some way and for anyone dealing with the virus itself or family members impacted by the virus, the world has all but stopped.
UIS
So, how has COVID-19 impacted us, our work and our family? First, for the two of us, we praise the Lord that we are both healthy. Our work continues as before and we are as busy as we have ever been and, in some ways, even busier than before. For Barb, many Interns she has been ready to send out have, because of COVID-19, had their internships cancelled. Some have been delayed and some have rescheduled their internships to later in the year or next year. That has created lots of additional work for Barb in contacting fields of service who have been looking forward to these Interns coming. Barb has had to also deal with handling funds already collected through Wycliffe for their internships and helping people work through issues related to airplane tickets already purchased and travel insurance already secured. She is VERY busy! For Chuck’s work, he still has a good number of interested people who he is in communication with. Issues ahead have to do with teacher’s ability to go to their schools later this summer and getting their needed teacher orientation
Ukarumpa International (High School) Campus – Papua New Guinea
Click on the photo above to see a video of the Ukarumpa high school campus. Please pray that all new missionary staff will be able to get to their needed locations without hinderance! Other Personal News The COVID-19 virus has impacted both of us and each of our children and their families. For us, it has meant fewer trips to the grocery store, purchasing some supplies online and also watching our church services online. Barb has not been able to attend the Bible study she co-leads for other women in our church, but she has been able to do that online. Chuck’s Sunday School classes are done, but his elder work has to be done by phone and using ZOOM! We also have postponed a trip to Michigan to visit supporting churches and families. We hope to reschedule that later this year.