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The Center of the Universe is in Grand Rapids, MI. How ironic?! I didn’t know it was so close! 
The Center of the Universe is in Grand Rapids, MI. How ironic?! I didn’t know it was so close!
come on, you gotta chuckle at a town named “effingham”. albeit chuckling like an 8th grader 
come on, you gotta chuckle at a town named “effingham”. albeit chuckling like an 8th grader
God knows i’ve been naive, but i think it makes Him proud.sleeping at last
How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live. Henry David Thoreau
Sometimes Living Your Dream Is Scary“Faith begins when we take that first step towards something that feels terrifying and leaves us without feeling control” - Paul Hewson (AKA Bono)
This definitely would describe my life at the moment. Tomorrow I head out for a 2 week tour for Ten Thousand Homes. Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Texas and then a very long drive back to CT. I’ll be honest, I’m tired. I’m coming off 2 weeks of traveling, events, and speaking in CA, CO, and FL. Also just wondering if my car has the capacity to make a 6000 mile trek
So I’m either crazy or resilient. The two intermingle most of the time for me. Looking at what lies ahead it creates a hope in me that this tour is as much of a pilgrimage as it is a mission. I love when people get a glimpse of God’s love for the orphaned and vulnerable. Over the past few weeks I’ve seen blank stares turn into hopeful gazes. There is a new chapter being written for Africa. It is no longer simple “that place” with “those problems”, but rather one of the fastest growing churches in the world. Even more, it is a place filled with children who are more than simply orphans - they are future heads of states, those who will find cures for HIV/AIDS, Malaria, they are entrepreneurs, artists, fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters. Do we dare hope larger than the evidence before us? Perhaps we are either crazy or hopeful, and probably a mixture of the two.
This is something to risk for: A Movement to end the orphan crisis. A Movement that will outlast our simple organization.
This is my dream job: Creating a Movement! But my dream job is also one of the riskiest things I can imagine.
What’s your dream?
WIth Hope,
David
My Brother and I in SoCal 10 days ago. Before the beard make its exit and before the CO and FL. 
My Brother and I in SoCal 10 days ago. Before the beard make its exit and before the CO and FL.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
An icon of music. So glad to see the Hollywood Bowl…Thanks Susan! 
An icon of music. So glad to see the Hollywood Bowl…Thanks Susan!
cruising the freeways of southern california w/ my brother Dan 
cruising the freeways of southern california w/ my brother Dan
ten thousand homes blog!stories: they create connection and spur movement.
