I met and encouraged my friend Matthew Belch to apply for this trip with me this summer.  I am now happy to announce that he has been accepted to the January DTS in Maui, so we will share this experience together.  It will be great to watch each other grow and learn thorugh this, and it was God's plan that I have a friend there.  Having Matt with me will be a great comfort and I know that he will also learn a lot while in Maui and the Far East.