The Knapps

We leave in less then 10 days, hard to believe just less then a year ago I decided to go to Africa and now it's time. 

 I thought I'd acquaint you with the couple that will be meeting first thing over there and who have been essential to this trip coming to fruition. Sadly at first we won't be spending much time with them because they are heading to Brazil around the same time we get there...hopefully their trip is short so we can meet back up.{otherwise it is another reason to go back or stay longer..} Anyways they are friends of Thomas & Stacie Houghton from Ionia, we were discussing my next trip and it ended up that Stacie grew up with the sister Tracy and they had been assigned to Zim. They graduated from Gilead in the 129th class in 2010. (Their class is featured in the February 2011 Watchtower). Tony & Tracy Knapp.

Here they are the international convention in Indianapolis earlier this year. 

Before class they were involved in the international volunteer construction work, they worked six months both in Ecuador and Paraguay..it seems unknowingly I'm following in their footsteps counties wise.

Interestingly enough when I planned this trip the announcement for an international convention had not gone out, and they had only had four need greaters in about six years..now we are flooding in. Zimbabwe is back on the map thanks to the GB, as it stands there will be 6 or 8 of us there around the same time helping with the harvest work. We shall all be lost, culturally confused and jet lagged all together so never fear we will be alone. :) 

These two sisters are from Germany that will be staying until the beginning of March I think, the sister in the middle is one who we will be staying with at some point.