I feel like every missionary email I see after they take a little break always starts with an apology for it being a while. I’m sorry? I don’t know, I’ve been going into the city every P day so it hasn’t left much time for emails. I knew I wouldn’t be here for long so…
Background and prep We would be biking 280 miles, roughly following the route below. Day Leg Distance Sun Gentofte → Helsingør → ferry → Helsingborg → Mölle 86 km / 53 mi Mon Mölle → Ängelholm → Båstad 86 km / 53 mi Tue Båstad → Laholm → Halmstad → Falkenberg 99 km / 62…
Happy Monday Y’all, I promised I would talk a little more about Davonta in my last email. It’s been about 2 weeks since he’s been baptized, and I am so excited for him. He has been dealt a really hard hand in life, he grew up in a rough part of Baltimore and as a…
Lost luggage in Joburg So we zoomed onto our Johannesburg flight, and we were worried about our luggage making it. The guy told us to just kind of zoom on and things would be okay. Walking off the plane I asked Tara and Halle, “Do you think we used up all our luck, or do…
Hello all! It came as a big surprise, but I am getting transferred! My companion is going home so I totally thought I would stay, but nope. I’ve had a good time here in the Annapolis YSA area, lots of really cool people. Quick one for you guys today – We got caught outside in…
Early Morning Kayaking at Union Reservoir, and Halle got her diploma!
WHAT. A. DAY. Our first day in Serengeti exceeded our wildest expectations. Yesterday evening I told Charles I wanted to see a Cheetah. We were joking that I was good luck, and that it would probably be the first animal we saw in the parks. Halle said, “Cheetah with cubs.” We all laughed and I…
Rusty woke up a little early this morning to go for a swim in the beautiful pool. Here’s his IG shot. The Tanzanians thought he was CRAZY. The water was pretty cold, but he said as long as he was moving it was ok. We enjoyed another breakfast with a view and then it was…
TRIP OF A LIFETIME! We are all changed for the better because of this trip. Rusty and I now see why Halle loves Africa so much. Any number of words we write will not be sufficient to explain all that we saw and all that we felt. I was so excited I could hardly sleep…
Hey guys! Not a super crazy week, but I got a couple fun stories today I met a homeless lady on the street a week or so ago and she wasn’t that interested in what we had to say. However, she must have changed her mind because she managed to track down my number from…