I have recently retired from pastoral church ministry and will soon be traveling to Mexico and Chile to encourage pastors and churches there. This post is to give you a heads up on my travel and invite you to follow me.

I've spent the last thirty years as a pastor and spirituality consultant at an addiction treatment center. But all good things come to an end and hopefully lead to more good things. Now I'm free to interact with a variety of people and churches around the world. I will have more time to write as well.

I thought you might be interested in my travel and ministry experiences. I don't want to broadcast them all on this blog since that's not the main focus of the site. But if you email me and request to be put on my email list I'll send off an occasional update.

Here is my upcoming schedule:

• Puerto Escondido, Mexico. My wife and I will be here to attend a Spanish language school. We have been slowly learning Spanish over the last few years. We are taking some time to speed up our learning to start this trip. We will be there January 23- February 11.

• Antofagasta, Chile. This is in northern Chile. We've been there twice before to visit a precious church and pastor who love their city. I told them that I'd come visit once I retired so I could spend a whole month with them. We will be there February 12-March 12.

• Mexico CIty, Mexico. Covid has been hard on all churches. Mexico is no exception. My wife and I will return to encourage a small church that has been forced to meet outside in a park for months. We will be there March 13- April 13.

There are many traveling restrictions right now. With Covid and flights being canceled, traveling will be dicey but we are hoping and praying for the best! Let me know if you want to receive my updates.