It has been just less than one week since I found out that I’d been offered a job with HOPE International to work in Kisangani, Congo. I’ve wanted to launch a weblog for some time and this has put the fire under me. Thankfully I have talented friends who have helped create this site. My desire is that this website will be a convenient way to stay in contact with my family and friends. I sincerely hope that the stories and photos shared here will keep us close while I am living far away.
I will be finished with my jobs for Point Loma at the end of the month and I’ll be around for just a few days after that. It’s a crazy and exciting time! I am selling almost everything I own, so let me know if you need anything at all. Hey if you really need it, it’s free!
Many more posts to come. Judging by the transition I have ahead of me, they should get pretty interesting.
Brian,
We love you and we will miss you very much!
I suggested to Stevie that for the fourth picture in your header it should go something like this:
Brian Becker hanging from a tree in the Congo while taking pictures and handing out micro loans, all predicated upon the prevenient grace of the Triune God which makes the gift of your life (and mine) possible.
What do you think?
Peace,
eric
Brian,
Our family rejoices with you as we have been a part of this Africa journey together. WELCOME to all the adventure, challenges and opportunities that come with accepting this assignment. We are pulling for you and will keep you in our prayer….. J, ML, S and J
Shan and I will definitely miss you. Hope you enjoy this blog! Ignore Eric’s dorky Idea for a fourth picture.
We wish you the best in Africa!
Stephen & Shannon
It appears challenge and adventure is a family trait.
Making a difference in the world is why we exist, one life at a time.
Godspeed on you journey brother, semper fidelis.
Brian,
I am so excited for you! I definitely want to come by and see you before you leave. And I look forward to keeping up to speed on your time in Africa through this site. Keep us posted! We’ll miss you here, but will be praying for you on your adventure.
Peace,
Mark
Hi Brian,
Reaching out to others in the spirit of compassion, is a calling, a kind of devotion which entails a great amount of selflessness which cannot help but enable us see beyond the superficial differences in our lives. Like a modest seed, each act of service contains within it the power to take root, blossom, and generate other acts of service. Service is at once about making connections with others and coming to understand the connections which have always existed. I hope that your service in my continent (Africa) will be one that will satisfy you and enable you to make better connections with man and with God.
Bonne voyage et je te souhaite la bénédiction et grace de Dieu.
Fru Ndeh
I hope you have a great time in Congo! I wish you cuold pack me in your suitcase and take me with you Bye!