Missionary family of seven to visit Odessa in October

On Monday, October 6, missionaries Michael and Beth Ritzman will be visiting Odessa. Both are originally from western Washington. The Ritzmans will soon be serving as missionaries in Papua New Guinea. Currently, they reside in Fort Wayne, Indiana with their five children. As they make their way from Fort Wayne to Seattle and back, they will be stopping in various places to meet with people and to present their upcoming missionary work.

Their presentation in Odessa will be at Zion-Emmanuel Lutheran Church at 7 p.m. Before the presentation, there will be a potluck dinner, during which time those...