MTW Area Retreat in Panama

Last month I had the wonderful opportunity to attend MTW’s Latin American Retreat. It takes place once every four years, and this year we were able to spend a week in Panama. There were roughly 300 missionaries, or home office staff present, and it was a wonderful time of renewal. I thoroughly enjoyed the meetings and sessions. It was good to worship corporately in English again as well as having live sermons in English. We had the afternoons free before our evening sessions, where if it wasn’t down pouring (due to the rainy season there in Panama), we’d have some beach time. I also enjoyed getting to know my teammates better, including the Ross’s who are in language school and will be coming to Lima in January. It was good to meet many other missionaries too. It was good to have that week because we came back jumping into a few very, very busy weeks here in Lima.


(Susan Crenshaw with Jeremy and Amanda Ross and their girls Kayla and Bella)



(My team leaders Mark and Lori Berry)



(Me with Laura Hoyt and Susan Crenshaw.... my roommates and teammates here in Lima. That week was a blessed time for us too, to be able to relax together and enjoy each other outside of a work environment. They are such a big blessing to me!)