We said our goodbyes after an early breakfast and headed for the airport. Along the way we had to pull off the road for a few minutes to let an oncoming bicycle tour of forty or fifty cyclists get past. The rest of the trip was uneventful. Our plane was delayed for a bit because it was overloaded. A combination of ejecting a party of four, burning off some excess fuel, and a better breeze got us off the ground and over the Caribbean in a few seconds.
We traveled from the coast to the western border, and about one-third the north-south distance of the country. We went about 750 miles, which required $300 BZ in gasoline (that’s $150 US). We developed an unexpectedly good friendship with Ed and Janice from Wyoming, and we met many people who could help us with many water projects.
We thank God for the opportunity to make this trip and pray that it will be fruitful. And we thank all of your for your prayers and words of encouragement that helped us along the way.
The blog for the First Presbyterian Church of Oak Ridge, Tennessee provides us with a place for members to communicate their adventures in the larger church beyond Oak Ridge back to the congregation at large. It also gives us a place to create institutional memory of who we are and what we do. It might also give some insight into why we do what we do, and how it changes us.
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