Category The Tour

The first leg of the tour is done.  I’m reflecting on it as I take some time to find out what God says is next. Ashley said something while we were on the tour that keeps rolling around in my…

Was on the road for 6 weeks Drove 8,000 miles between 2 cars Visited 8 states Stayed in 16 different cities Set-up camp in 6 campgrounds Hung out with 5 super-cool families Helped facilitate 4 workshops Met over 350 new…

Day before yesterday was a day of the unexpected delays.   I wanted to be on the road by 10am.  God had other plans.  We had a wonderfully unexpected detour to eat and pray with a good friend, Glenn.  During that…

I told you about the ugly underbelly of a dream. Now, let me describe just one of the “crow’s nest” views I got a chance to drink in last week.   We stayed with some friends from at the CDM…

We’re starting to get this “on the road” thing down.  The team is getting into a nice rhythm.   We are realizing that keeping to a structured schedule is too difficult and that flexibility is the word of the day. We…

We met up with the team for prayer before the store was opened last Friday.  It was a team of a dozen or so of staff and volunteers with real life prayer requests and needs, joining together to serve the…

Lately, I’ve run smack into all the reasons why most people don’t pursue dreams or stop short of reaching them.  I keep slamming into the wall of my insecurities, inabilities, and inexperience. I’m staring at the ugly underbelly of my…

As we were leaving Alabama Friday afternoon, I got a front row seat to see the perfect picture of dreaming lived out in real-time. The Chicago team was tasked to help out around base camp.  One of the tasks was…

We’ve been in northern Alabama near Fort Payne since Monday. We’ve met many hard working, compassionate people here at base camp.  The night we got here, about 100 people filtered through who had been out clearing debris and ministering to…