December 2009
3 posts
Realist vs. Dreamer
The realist in me: So why do you want to go to Ireland?
The dreamer in me: It just looks so beautiful and magical. You look at pictures and everything is green and colorful and alive. The castles are so mysterious and beautiful and the cliffs look breathtaking. It just looks so beautiful and it has always drawn me.
The realist: What if you get there and it is nothing like what you expected? What if it doesn't live up to your high expectations?
The dreamer: Then I'll keep traveling and see all the magical, beautiful places of the world until a find a place that lives up to my expectations. Then, when I die, I'll go to heaven and it will exceed my expectations and be the most beautiful place ever.
WatchApril 2009 Nicaragua Trip
Blankets for Babies
Last year our Nicaragua team raised money for kids packs for a kids party. We bought over 200 kids packs and the smiles on the kids’ faces made the effort well worth it.
When we were in Nicaragua last year we met many young women in their teens with children of their own. Due to incest and rape, many young women are getting pregnant, some as young as 12 years old. There is a place where young...