Miami, “the Gateway to the Americas,” is the entry and exit point for many traveling to and from Latin America. This is especially true for missionaries, which gives us the wonderful opportunity to meet, visit with, and pray with missionaries. We had two such experiences last week.
Enoch Rinks and his fiance, Laura, were on their way back to Asunción, Paraguay where they work as missionaries. Their flight out of Miami got postponed for a few days, and they took advantage of the delay to visit friends and family in Miami. Enoch is from Tennessee and has been working in Asunción for five years, and Laura is Italian but moved to Paraguay with her family over 10 years ago. Their team is doing a great job maturing the congregation they started, and I am planning to visit their work in September.
Enoch and Laura will wed in August.
Josh and Julie Marcum and their three girls arrived in Miami from Cochabamba, Bolivia, where they have been working for 3 years. They had intended to enjoy a few days of rest before a very hectic two months of furlough travel, but their flight out of Bolivia was delayed and they spent two nights in Santa Cruz. We will see them again one their way back home in Bolivia.
Josh, Julie, Michaela & Eliana
This is the “before” furlough picture — I can’t wait for the “after!”
I think I saw them in Texas over the weekend.
By: Wes Woodell on June 17, 2008
at 2:01 pm
Hi Wes,
Yes, they are traveling all over the country with their three precious daughters. They will be back in Miami in August on their way home.
By: Jim Holway on June 25, 2008
at 11:10 am
We so enjoyed our visit with you guys! We just wish it could’ve been longer. We’ll just have to talk you into coming down this direction sometime. Sorry it didn’t work out for us to connect on our way home. But I’m kind of glad you didn’t get the ‘after’ picture! It took us a little while to recover from all the traveling!
By: Julie Marcum on August 26, 2008
at 9:30 pm
Hey Julie (and Josh)! I’m glad you survived your furlough. I wish I could tell you they get easier, but I do think we had a better what not to do after each one. We would love to come down and see you — have your people talk to my people. Chau!
By: Jim Holway on August 27, 2008
at 8:24 am