We thought since we've just recently passed the Halfway Point on our trip that it would be fun to update everyone with some statistics. So here we go:
Miles driven to date: 7,429
Number of days Craig has worn the same shorts: 29/35
Number of times they've been washed: 3
Longest time between showers: 3 days
Favorite on the road snack: hummus and anything dip-able (veggies & corn chips)
Food most often bought at a restaurant: sushi
Food most often made in the Stanza: kale salad
Best place we've stayed in the car: Pismo Beach, CA
Worst place we've stayed in the car: Walmart parking lot, St Mary's, GA
Most looking forward to on the second half of the trip: Visiting the Amish couple, New York City, missions conference, Montana...okay, pretty much everything!
Number of friends/family we've seen along the way: 25
Scariest thing Craig's done while driving: Pretended to fall asleep at the wheel and drove off the road
Number of times we've felt like sleeping with a gun under our pillow: 2
Sleeping stats: nights with friends- 18, nights in the Stanza- 14, nights in a hotel- 2, nights Couch Surfing/ in a Tree House- 1
We really enjoyed our time in Charleston, SC. What a beautiful city! We stayed with some friends of ours from our community group in Seattle...Matt & Stephanie had moved down to Charleston about 3 weeks before we drove through. Nice timing!
We hung out in Charleston for two days. Swan in the Atlantic Ocean for the first time, went to the famous South Carolina Aquarium, ate lots of Fro-Yo...it was a lot of fun!
Our next stop was the JAARS center in Waxhaw, NC. We had been looking forward to seeing this for awhile. Their name stands for Jungle Aviation And Radio Service and they are the main source of transportation for getting Wycliffe Bible Translators into otherwise unreachable areas.
We joined the Center Meeting in the morning and heard them describe the celebration that had just taken place in Peru after the translation of the Bible into their language had finally been completed...after 40 years! It was amazing to see pictures of people holding a Bible in a language they could read for the very first time.
We also met someone at the JAARS center that we were not expecting! The woman giving us a tour of the center mentioned something about Jo Shetler walking by, and we both stopped. THE Jo Shetler? She wrote a book that we read when we very first started dating..."And the Word Came with Power". An amazing book about Jo and another woman going to a remote tribe in the Philippines to translate the Bible into their language, and the intense spiritual battle that insued in that village. And we got to get our picture taken with her!
We also decided to try Couch Surfing for the first time in Waxhaw. For those of you who don't know, Couch Surfing is a network of people with an open couch (or bed) and a willingness to share it with travelers. Of all things, we ended up with a guy who lived less than five minutes from the JAARS center and whose parents had been Wycliffe missionaries in Peru for 20 years. We even got to sleep in his tree house! Here's a pic of the Tree House to prove it :)
Up next: The Amish post! We'll get this one out soon...it was an absolutely amazing experience. Can't wait to tell all about it!
3 comments:
I met Jo Shetler at WSU back in my early twenties. That's where I bought the book you read. And now to see you & Craig with her over 25 years later. Cool.
Looks to me like you're having an amazing trip. I hope this is helping you determine whether mission aviation is in God's plans for you. Awesome visit at JAARS!! Glad you stopped there.
Perry Pust
Hey! Just started reading your blog... my bro in law is Josh, said builder/owner of the tree house :) Glad you all had a good couch surfing experience with him! Safe travels!
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