Summer Plans

Tamara and I are planning to spend about a month in Malaysia and Singapore this summer, and most of my blog entries for the next couple of months will be about our trip.

[Just in case government authorities or their various technologies might be reading this, let me assure you that this is not a business trip or a ministry trip (officially). Our intention is simply to visit friends.]

I have been to Southeast Asia six times, and I look forward to rekindling old relationships there. I’ve been invited to speak in Petaling Jaya on July 1 and 2 and in Singapore on a date yet to be determined. We’re hoping to attend a special event in Malacca on July 17-19. Tamara has agreed to provide some pro bono counseling for a young couple in Seremban. For much of our time in Asia, we’ll be staying with Ken and Estelle Sinclair, a couple of mentors who have retired there.

We are planning to leave DFW on the evening of June 28 and return on July 26. After spending some time in the Dallas area to celebrate our one-year anniversary (July 23), we’ll drive back to Abilene, where we’ll have a few days to recuperate before beginning the fall semester.

Tamara and I will both be full-time faculty members at ACU next year. She will continue teaching and counseling in the Student Success Department, which she’s been doing the past two years. I have recently accepted an opportunity to teach communication and to join the coaching staff for the speech and debate team.

So, stay tuned for more news…