| Iguazu Falls, Paraguay and MWC (Tour #3) |
July 9-20, 2009
Leaders: Edgar Stoesz & Audrey Voth Petkau This 12-day excursion to the Mennonite World Conference Global Assembly begins at Iguazu Falls in Brazil and then travels to Paraguay to visit a number of Mennonite colonies before arriving in Asuncion to attend the 15th Global Assembly of Mennonite World Conference. Edgar Stoesz has first-hand knowledge of the Paraguayan Chaco from his many visits there and has co-authored a book called Garden in the Wilderness on the Mennonite communities in the Paraguayan Chaco. He is presently writing a new book to be published in 2008 based on the Mennonite experience in Paraguay. Audrey Voth Petkau, a member of the team at TourMagination, will co-lead as the tour administrator. She will assist you with the preparation for the tour as well as your needs while you travel. Thursday & Friday, July 9 & 10  The amazing Iguazu Falls Saturday, July 11 Leaving Brazil, we will travel on to the Sommerfeld Colony in East Paraguay where we will be welcomed by Albert and Mary Hildebrand. Here we will visit their hospital and mill, see their church and learn about colony life before we continue on to Asuncion. En route we will stop at Kilometer 81 to visit the leprosy hospital to learn about their ministry and have our evening meal there. Sunday, July 12  Memorial at entrance to Filadelfia Monday, July 13 Today we will visit Yalve Sanga where we will absorb the Indian culture and learn how the Mennonites have related to the indigenous people. After lunch there, we will visit the Menno Colony and see their churches, businesses, museum, schools, hospital, retirement community and meet their people. Evening meal at Menno Colony. Tuesday, July 14 This morning we will return to Asuncion, the capital city of Paraguay in time to check into our hotel rooms before we go to the site of the 15th Global Assembly of the Mennonite World Conference for registration and the opening session.  Market in Asuncion Each day there will be Bible studies, worship sessions, seminars and workshops for you to attend. There will also be tours and other activities that you can participate in during the week. Make sure to take time to meet many people from around the world and learn how God is using them in their home countries. Saturday, July 18 The worship time this evening will include a communion service with our brothers and sisters from around the globe. It will be a time to praise God together for all the ways we have learned how he is working through the church around the world. This week will have been a spiritually rich week for all of us and we will have much to share when we return home. Sunday & Monday, July 19 & 20 Today we will leave Asuncion and fly via Sao Paulo, Brazil to Miami. It will be early Tuesday morning when we arrive and get our connections to our home cities. For further information regarding the complete tour fare, please This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . We would be happy to be of assistance. |
