In 2016 we gave our hearts and lives to help Serbian Roma kids get an education. Not just to learn stuff, but to help them start their own cycles of generational success.
Our hearts are still in this, as too are our lives, but we need some help.
Wow! It was 12 years ago this month we left home for the UK. On 15 July 2009 we stepped off a plane in Birmingham UK to start our 3-year long stint with Next Level International. Little did we know!
We could cover all the ups and downs of the past 12 years, but there is something much more important to celebrate Continue reading
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages, we proudly announce The H.I.K.E. 2021 is alive and well and on the calendar for September!!!!
Yippppppppppppeeeeeeee!!!!! We’re back!!! And we are ready!!!!
– The team is in training (I hope).
– The route has been mapped out. (The Great Glen Way, Scotland)
– Distance: 120 KM
– Dates:12-17 September 2021 (tentative)
– Loch Ness Monster sightings (possible)
This is the 4th Annual The H.I.K.E. event. Continue reading
What if….oh….what if there were a way to double the number of kids in Propel’s Sponsorship Program?
Wouldn’t that be great?!?! Having every kid who has signed up be fully sponsored and able to be kitted out for school! Wow!!!!
But…how?
How do we find 40+ more amazing people willing to make this dream a reality?
We had a few not-so-good ideas to achieve this goal: Continue reading
The H.I.K.E. 2019 ….is over…and it was a resounding success. With over $12,000.00 (US) raised!!!!!
Our quest to fulfill 100 promises to help100 kids be prepared for school this year has been fulfilled!!!
Thank you to everyone who donated, encouraged, prayed, and/or cheered us on.
What is The H.I.K.E.? Continue reading
The H.I.K.E…. it looked like this….Six days…the width of England…about 90 miles/150 km. Something neither of us had ever attempted. Armed with hydration packs, bananas, a guide book, and the knowledge we just needed to keep going west…we started.
Here is a day-by-day recap…with some great pix taken along the way. Enjoy.
Both Mary and I have had some doctor-ordered down time for the month of February. Mary had pneumonia and I had a bronchial infection. We were instructed to stay home and rest. Having such a restriction does have its upside. It gave us time to think.
So, over the past few weeks we have looked back at these almost 9 years and have marveled at how our mission, our work, and our very lives, have been sustained by a Continue reading
