Stirling Guest Hotel Reading

... last month and a half since my bike was getting the S&S retrofit so i don't know how good of shape i am going to be in. It should be interesting! Steve and brett have been training for the last month so they are probably going to be in better shape than me even though they never really rode before!

Oh man, the excitement and the nerves are really starting to kick in. Its only 9 days till we fly into ...

... yourself for a trip of a lifetime. A trip that will be with you for as long as you live. A trip that will spur you to action. We ARE charged with serving the poor and needy. And all of you, the Ambassadors of 2009 will truly live out that charge in your actions over the next week. And for that I thank you for your willingness to do more than just "write a check."

To all our friends, families, colleagues, and clients that follow this ...

... discussion about the idea, actually. Concepts included being equally yoked (not just in marriage, but in all relationships) so as to avoid struggling and pulling in conflicting directions, the consequences of being yoked to worldly distractions, and the ease of being yoked to Christ. Some interesting things.

Anyway, also, the church was promoting a blood drive tonight. A blood donation agency would ...

This [extended] weekend, we're staying in a wonderful little motel--family owned, specializing in extended stays. So we have a little kitchenette, and a separate bedroom. How refreshing it is to say "Hey I'll be in the other room"

We're in the quaint little Pennsylvania town of Mohnton, and we're staying here just in time for the annual Pumpkin parade!

It was fun! Pictures attached!

... was planning a 7:30 show.

But no worries, we just tidied up a few things, and were ready on time. It was actually a blessing, because that meant that we could leave that school a half-hour earlier than we thought and have a comfortable time buffer to travel an hour to our next school that day. Perfect.

We regretted having to leave that school in such a hurry ...

... show, a pair of girls came up to Kelsey and told her that they, like a group of students highlighted in our video, want to start a bagged lunch program for the homeless. Kelsey encouraged them to talk to their principal. You never know--maybe it'll catch wind and happen!

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Upon looking at our Atlas, we discovered our close proximity to Hershey, PA!!! (The 3 exclamation points are due to the fact that Kelsey is now adding this section ...

... cheap Ryanair flight)
England (Bristol because of a cheap Ryanair flight)
Wales
Northern Ireland
France (Provence)
Spain
Gibralter (Gotta see the rock!)
Malta
Italy
Croatia (this time the Adriatic coast. Google Dubrovnik and you will see why)
Bosnia-Hercegovina (Sarajevo)
Macedonia (Again)
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Lebano n
Syria (Yes, Syria!! There are some great sites here like Aleppo)
Sharjah (United Arab ...

... and my Creator's hand on my life. Then the sad part of my day - I cut it off with boy. :( Just cannot allow myself into that world that he's a part of. It was hard to say it and then make myself walk out of the room. He was so sincere and really did not think it would bother me. Oh, this is not fun. Later that night, most of the crew and band ended up at the Ugly Oyster bar. Quite of few of the group had arrived about 3:30 to ...

... Europe for less than half the amount of time that I'll spend in Africa. Still, I'm nervous that I've forgotten to pack something very important (as usual). When I visited school this past week, a friend of mine told me to "whip those Africans into shape". I'm pretty sure the Africans will be the ones whipping me into shape, and I couldn't be more excited about it. It's been a long, busy, stressful summer, so I'm ready to get away and exploooore!

... May 30-31 - Night train to Sapporo, about 13 hours Sapporo May 31-June2, 2004 - Stay at Ino's Place (www.inos-place.com) and one night with Dr. Kawamori and family. Dr. Kawamori owns a coastal engineering company in Japan and I had the chance to give him some english lessons while he was staying in Delaware. Unfortunately I didn't pick up any Japanese during this time. He is a seafood fanatic and was especially fond of Maryland style steamed crabs. To do in Sapporo ...