As promised we have finally set up the blog for our trip. I have no idea how to blog and I don't know if anyone will actually read this.
We will try to be good about posting pictures and answering questions, we would love to hear your feedback, comments, criticisms and encouragements.
Right now we are visiting my cousin in Auburn AL, people here are crazy. Yesterday we were driving and we passed a orange and blue car with a tiger's tail (stuffed) hanging out the trunk, as we passed her I noticed dozens of tiger stuffed animals on her dash and she was wearing an orange shirt with an Auburn visor. I have seen some intense Broncos fans before, but these people rock there Auburn gear 24/7 365. This lady looked like she was heading to a game or something, but football doesn't start for a few weeks (did I mention she was probably 80 years old).
Alabama is hard to explain, just know that it is awesome and at some point in your life you need to come here, if anything just for a shrimp poboy and some fried green tomatoes. If you are adventurous try the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, head south for an Auburn game, then finish it off with a few days in Fort Morgan at the beach hanging out with the wild dolphins(yes Alabama has white sandy beaches). For the record people here do wear shoes and have most of their teeth.
A lot of people have asked about our itinerary and what groups we are working with, here is a brief overview of the journey. We are still trying to make contacts everywhere we go, so if you have any suggestions for ministries or even just some people we should have dinner with, please send them our way.
September 1st - We fly out of NYC into London, we are going to cruise around Europe for 3 weeks trying to see historical sites and volunteer at whatever random church/organizations we can.
September 28th - We fly to Cairo Egypt. We will be visiting the pyramids and the Sphinx. After that we are not sure what we will do here but we have a few days to kill until we go to Uganda.
October 3rd - We catch a plane on Ethiopian Airlines to Uganda. In Uganda we will be working with Come Lets Dance (www.comeletsdance.org) for 2 months. They have an orphanage and various other projects going on, as we learn more in detail what we will be doing we will keep you updated. Please check out their website when you get a chance.
November 26th - We fly back to Egypt, where we will stay for a few days (If we can swing it we might try to go to Israel for a few days).
December 1st - We fly to Bangkok Thailand. We are still working on the details but we should be working with an organization called "SHE" in Phuket (www.shethailand.org). In a nut shell they help rescue sex trade victims/prostitutes, they provide housing, counseling, job opportunities, and hope for these women. Check out their website for more details.
February 1st - We fly into Singapore. We have no idea what we will be doing here yet, we hope to find a way to serve people and we will see where God takes it form there. If you have any connections let us know!
March 24th - We fly to Hong Kong for 1 week. Again absolutely no idea what we will do hear, probably the tourist thing.
April 1st - Head back to the states, we fly into San Fransisco. We are going to hang out with the Cherrys for a few days, then back home to Denver.
As far as communication goes we will hopefully be fairly reachable via email for most of the trip.
I also need to introduce Nate Vogel to some of you. One night we were climbing and I started telling him about the trip, he got super excited and I told him if God opened the doors he was welcome to join us. Sure enough details fell into place and now there are 3 of us. We met Nate 3 years ago from a friend of a friend, he became our 5th roommate at the condo in Golden and we have all been friends ever since. He has an amazing passion to serve others and he approaches his faith with the same commitment and clumsiness that Tiff and I do. We are excited to grow and learn with him.
That is all for now, keep us posted with everything that is going on at home.
