.. Trip CANCELLED again - not safe!

Jim Shaw notified team members around 11:30am Wednesday that RMI asked us to cancel our mission trip plans.     Jim's e-mail :

Team,

So sad to report that RMI has pulled the plug on our trip.
We need to call Delta and cancel our tickets asap.

Patti will be sending some details to help you and you can wait for her note.  Or when you call make sure to explain the situation:  
    Our in-country NGO Reciprocal Ministries International has told us not to come due to scheduled manifestations and gas price hikes during our scheduled trip.

    This is the second time this has happened, first time back in February.

    We would like to have the value of our ticket credited to our account so we can reschedule our trip for next February.

Our hearts go out to the people.    Their lives are tough enough already in this poor poor country.
RMI was able to support many church teams after the February unrest, but it seems that the tensions in the country haven't subsided, and RMI feels that it's too risky to try again at this time.



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