It has been 94 days since we left Boise on the Share5 Tour. Here's a bullet list summary of what's happened since we left.
Part I - Keep Breathing Tour
- 27 days on a Christian Rock Music tour
- 17 band members, 2 sound techs, my wife, me, 2 rowdy kids, and a girl named Leanne that became a great babysitter!
- 20 cities
- $642 raised in one night for a pastor in Ghana that was robbed at gunpoint
- 1 broken collarbone, but 1 great testimony for God (Lead singer, The Wedding)
- 1 sad, late night goodbye at In-N-Out Burger
- 20 new friends
Part II - Every Day Since
- Total of 8,229 miles
- over 1,100 gals of gas
- approximately 20 rolls of TP
- countless gallons of Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee
- 1 new GPS unit
- one miracle working mechanic that has blessed us beyond belief
- 2 oil changes, and one on the way
- new airbag suspension in the
rear of the RV
- served food in a rescue mission
- prepped and served food in an orphanage in Mexico
- sheetrocked a church stage and bathroom
- dug a footing through almost solid rock
- textured a wall with Grandpa Dick in Mexico
- encouraged a recovering drug addict in Costco's parking lot over lunch
- encouraged a former missionary that God still wants to use her
- encouraged a single mother at a laundromat to pursue her faith
- cut the hair of a homeless mother and her child
- put shoes on the feet of poor children (Thanks TOMS)
- attended a homelessness awareness rally
- saw our bank account dip below $10 more than a few times
- never went hungry
- saw God prove his faithfullness throughout
- boarded Air Force One
- acted as bartenders for a alcohol-free singles party on New Years
- have spoken to over 2500 people about Share5
- have booked upcoming speaking engagements at 3 churches
- have teamed up with a church to build a home in Mexico in March
- will be completing a book on Share5 by March (rough draft!)
- have 4 chapters completed and beginning editorial review!
Thank you for your support. As we head into next week and our 100th day on the road (February 6th, one day before Chad's birthday!) we thank those of you who have contributed through your prayers, finances, and much more.
We will be speaking in South Gate, CA on Feb 15th, then down to Irvine for an event on the
16th, after which we will head for Boise, ID for a wedding Feb 21st. We will be visiting our home church, so if you are in the area, we'd love to see you. We will be sharing at all three services the weekend of February 21st-22nd, so come see us at Life Church Boise!
If you would like for us to visit and share with your church, and you are either in Boise or between LA and Boise, or Boise and Phoenix, we are available on Wed. Feb 18th (traveling north from LA) and Wed Feb 25th (traveling S to Phoenix) We will be teaching in Phoenix Sunday, March 1st. Please contact us for more information. We'd love to join you.
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