It has truly been a wild/amazing experience living on the road for the past handful of weeks, with more things learned than we can count. A few that come to mind… 1. Duct tape & peanut butter might be the greatest road trip companions ever invented. 2. The number of seats in a car is not always the maximum number of people it can carry. 3. God is using people in just about every capacity to impact others and further His Kingdom. Hospitality. This concept has been foundational in our experiences thus far as each of our hosts have gifted us with their own unique version. It has taken on all different forms as our generous hosts have let us into their worlds, showing us various sides to living out the Gospel. The idea of ‘home’ is pretty foreign to four Midwestern guys driving through Central America. However, those that have opened their homes to us have reinvented what that idea looks like for the next handful of months. Whether it is planting churches in Monterrey, Mexico; reaching kids on the streets in Tegucigalpa, Honduras; or discussing matters of faith within their coffee shop in Panajachel, Guatemala; our hosts have taught us valuable lessons that have impacted our ways of thinking while on the road. Most of these lessons are ones we have not learned in the last 16-ish years we’ve spent in school. As the four of us look to our own futures, hospitality is pretty foundational and is something we would hope to adopt in our own ways. MANY thanks to those who have given us a brief home away from home these past weeks, we are grateful for the countless stories, meals, and restful hours slept in beds/couches (instead of the trunk of our car). Finally, to provide a bit of recap, here are most of Project:GoThere’s stops in the first 27 days! San Francisco, CA —> Santa Cruz, CA —> Los Angeles, CA —> The Grand Canyon, AZ —> Los Alamos, NM —> San Marcos, TX —> Monterrey, Mexico —> San Luis Potosi, Mexico —> Puebla, Mexico —> San Cristobal De Las Casas, Mexico —> Xela, Guatemala —> Panajachel, Guatemala —> Antigua, Guatemala —> Guatemala City, Guatemala —> Copan, Honduras —> Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Head over to https://projectgothere.travelmap.net and check out each of our stops in a bit more detail with photos too! Take care, Karl
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Pat Cooper
10/15/2017 05:28:11 pm
This is over the top beautiful to read about all the angles of the impact of your trip on you and the guys. So good to know beyond a shadow of a doubt that you are in the Lord's hands and plans for you guys. Praise God!
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