hi people, thanks for your response.
you are on very solid ground with world venture. my aunt and uncle,lois and james gould went as W.Ven. missionaries in 1960 and started in paris with 1 yr language training then on to ferkessedougou, cote d'ivoire to work with unreached and then un translated nyarafolo people.uncle jim gave his life christmas day 1965 there in wreck on way home from taking first 5 believers home to pissankaha village after Christmas dinner in ferke. my aunt lois was called to stay another 17 years and worked at hospital baptiste there which is world renouned for HIV research but beyond that well know for serving medical and spiritual needs of 10's of thousands of african peoples in their and 5 surrounding countries serving up to 160 peoples everyday. glenn and linn boese and lots of others continue that work and you can read linns writings at frontline on W>V> site they are the greatest.
during my trip i'm going to meet 2 of the first 5 believers in pissankaha that are still alive.wow.
world venture formerly conservative baptist missions or CBI has stood by my aunt for 50 yrs and now with retirement funds. let this be a lesson or two for youall. you've been saved by grace. relationships and who you hook your wagon to will really matter. i hope you can pass this same kinda message on in 50 yrs.
always trust the Lord he will never leave you. mark

hi allison and husband, i'm mark newport from indianapolis area i live in brownsburg in. and see you guys are from indiana also. i'm traveling to cote d' ivoire and bouake to visit the ministry and rod and angelika ragsdales at school there. sept 7th-oct 5th. if you have any questions or interest in the travel or my experiences along my track let me know.
God has planned every step of your life as mine and he has a perfect plan for you, as i look back on my54 yrs everything God has done and provided me with has prepared me like a perfect puzzle. looking back all the jobs ,hardships and relationships made perfect sense. at the time so many things made no sense at all! God is great. good luck with your undertakings. mark newport

Wonderful that you are able to participate in the Renewal Conference next weeks and are also connected with the Bjorklunds. Mark Colligan is coming out this August with his two sons 8 and 5 years for a vision trip.

Hi Allison, great to meet you here. We would like to hear more from you about your desire to help us with Journey Corps.

Allison, you know that launching a new international ministry will take many hands with different skills to insure a world class program. I would like to hear more about your desire to help us with Journey Corps.