By the time I write this blog post, the world is concerned about Wuhan-originated coronavirus that is causing many people to die. The Chinese-style hush policy has made it spread a lot faster than otherwise. So the planned travel schedule may change unexpectedly.
Nonetheless, the year 2020 sounds and looks really good with its number combination of 20 and 20. So I cannot resist the temptation to document what is lying ahead for travel in 2020.
Travel-wise, I counted 92 countries in total after I counted the six new countries that I visited in 2019 and it is really enticing to look forward to reaching the mark of 100 countries in 2020. 8 more countries to go. I have already scheduled for 5 countries and 3 more countries to travel to in order to reach 100.
January was the month of rest and planning while I am staying in Chiang Mai.
February begins with a series of travel to Sri Lanka to explore the ministry opportunities, Nepal to launch the first Focused Training and to follow up with the SfK MBA BCT graduates, Pakistan to conduct the second Focused Training, Oman to stop over, Georgia to design the road map with an SfK MBA BCT graduate to start a missional business and Madrid Spain to discuss with an SfK Kingdom Fellow about expanding SfK MB Trading activities to Europe
March will be a month of break, but with some exploring in Valencia, road trip from Valencia to Malaga and in the surrounding area. Also, we will make a short trip to Malta and Tunisia.
In April, we will fly to Casablanca and travel on land to Rabat, We will join Gate 1 group tour to explore several cities of Morocco. After the trip, we will explore a few more days in Casablanca. From there, Kris will fly to Rwanda and I will fly to Cairo, Egypt to discuss the business plan for a missional business that started in 2019. After Egypt, I will travel to Bangkok to attend the FBA Forum and BAM Congress to take place in Jomtien, Thailand, close to Pattaya.
In May, after the BAM Congress, I will fly to Cambodia to spend time with Hesed Cambodia leadership. Potentially, I will meet up with Rev. Jae Chul Jung and Ilcheol Shin. After the stint in Cambodia, I will fly to New York to reunite with Kristin who will fly from Rwanda directly. While Kristin takes care of the stuff in the storage, I will fly to California to attend the SfK Life board meeting. After that, I will fly to Dallas to unite again with Kris. Amanda will wed to Ray on May 30.
After the wedding, on the first day of June, we will fly to LAX and continue the journey to CNX to return home. Also in June, we will celebrate my mother's 90th birthday on a short cruise embarking and disembarking in Singapore, which will visit Penang, Malaysia and Phuket, Thailand, togehter with Minja and Minsook. After the cruise, we will spend a couple of days in Singapore before we return home.
In July, I will have to travel again to LAX to attend the GMMA conference in Irvine. I will get together with Hesed people and also potentially lead a BAM seminar for John Lee's ministry.
In August, I will be in Korea, to take the medical exam, to attend the KBM Global gathering, to meet up with SBS members and to meet up with people. I am certain that the Lord will open other ministry opportunities as in the past.
In September, the schedule remains open. We may take a Turkey tour or join Expat Explore tour to visit Ukraine, Moldova and Romania. I may also visit Yanji in the second half of September. But for now, we keep it open.
In October, we have a schedule to run SfK MBA BCT in Chiang Mai, but it remains uncertain. Anyway, we will fly out on October 16 to LAX and fly to Kauai to stay at Pono Kai, Hawaii. Prior to that, KAGMA will hold a consultation on North Korea at Incheon and I am inclined to attend this event on the way to LAX. Also, the trip to Hawaii is uncertain at this time because we could have a conflict to do this trip with the tentatively scheduled SfK Life face-to-face board meeting in Cambodia in November. If this goes as scheduled, I may have to cancel the trip to Kauai. I agreed to train Latino missionary candidates about BAM for a week during the September to November training schedule for potential missionaries through John Lee's ministry Vision 800.
In November, we normally get together for our family reunion with our daughters. We will meet in Dallas this year. Also, in this month, I visit and meet with existing and potential donors to SfK Ministries located in several cities.
In December, my visits to meet up with SfK supporters continue. I plan to finish these visits by the middle of the month and return to Chiang Mai. This schedule could change, however, depending on Thai government's visa policy on our retiree visa that will expire on December 18.
At any rate, this travel schedule still looks quite dizzy even after I have cut it back consciously. Lord willing, I hope to be able to finish the schedule with a healthy body in a healthy condition. - Jeffrey
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