Monthly Archives: January 2008

The Next Leg of the Journey Begins

Posted on January 31, 2008 by mborgetti

Today was the final day of training before leaving for each of our Area Development Projects. An ADP is a specific area in a country where World Vision has made a commitment to partner with local leaders to improve the … Continue reading →

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22 Million

Posted on January 30, 2008 by mborgetti

Pretoria, South Africa 30 January 2008 I spoke with Tuula today and she told me of the crazy weather in Chicagoland. Our training began today and it was quite hot in the room. With jet lag and 5 hours of … Continue reading →

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Everyone has arrived and settled in

Posted on January 29, 2008 by mborgetti

Today we shifted hotels to the Saint George. There are over 30 people participating in this experience; pastors, World Vision staff, and volunteers from the various churches. Everyone seems to share a similar hope for this journey; that they would … Continue reading →

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We’ve Arrived

Posted on January 28, 2008 by mborgetti

Monday night January 28th Pretoria, SA Greetings from south of the Equator. Pastor Mark and I had smooth sailing on our trip over, and are settled in our lodging in Pretoria. The flight was scheduled as a direct flight from … Continue reading →

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We’re off!!!

Posted on January 27, 2008 by mborgetti

Bill has just arrived and we are off to the airport. Below is the itinerary for our trip along with some links to maps, etc. God’s peace and thanks again for all the support and prayers. WORLD VISION PASTORS VISION … Continue reading →

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Last day before departure

Posted on January 26, 2008 by mborgetti

The last 24 hours have been great!! Spent some quality time with my wife Caryn. First dinner on Friday night and then a Nichole Nordeman concert at Wheaton Academy in West Chicago. I spent the entire 90 minutes enthralled with … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 25, 2008 by mborgetti

Well, travel day is rapidly approaching, and it seems that my customers do not want to cooperate with their network sales geek winding down the business week.  I am frantically trying to tie up the loose ends, so that I … Continue reading →

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That doesn’t look like Pastor Mark

Posted on January 23, 2008 by mborgetti

How does one pastor get commissioned for a mission trip at two worship services at the same time? Proxy Pastor! At the Main Campus 10:10 service, while I was preaching at the Celebration! Campus 10:00 service, Pastor Joe stood in … Continue reading →

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Everything Must Change

Posted on January 22, 2008 by mborgetti

As part of my preparation for this trip, I have been reading Brian Mcalaren’s book, "Everything Must Change." The tag line says it all … "Jesus, Global Crisis, and a Revolution of Hope." In his book, Brian asks what I … Continue reading →

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Floods!!!

Posted on January 21, 2008 by mborgetti

Sometimes floods are bad, sometimes floods are good. I started to get a little concerned about the flooding (bad flooding) that is currently taking place in Mozambique (our ultimate destination) and the impact it could have on our trip and … Continue reading →

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