Here's The Scoop

Hello All! One Week, exactly until blast off!
Many of you don't know a whole lot about this trip, but I have told you a little bit about it. So, for those of you who are in the fog as to what is going on, here is the scoop on what I plan to be doing for the next three months.

The idea for this trip came to me over a year ago, while I was at school. Ideas were tossed about my brain about a trip around the country while I had the freedom to do so and on this trip, I would see some of the great sights of this country. Well, as I thought about it, my ideas started to grow and prosper and I got more and more determined to go for it. Through a lot of prayer and a lot of planning, I have decided to go on a 90 day; 15,000 mile motorcycle trip. Why so long? Well, 15,000 miles is what I want to cover to see the things I want to see and 90 days means that I need to average about 160 miles per day, which isn't too demanding, physically or mechanically. In driving shorter distances, I should be able to actually stay in places for a while and make it up other places on the road.

Well, that is all good and dandy, but other things were laid on my heart. Another goal I have for this whole trip is to meet Christians from around the country. In places where I don't know people, I will probably drive into a town in the afternoon, find a church, and ask if someone is willing to put me up for the night. Then, that entire evening, I will spend with those people asking about their church and what they are doing as a community and how God is working there. It would be so awesome to see how Christ is moving in different churches and Christians around the country.

The other thing is, I want the Holy Spirit to open me up to the leadings from the Father. There are people out there who just want someone to listen and talk to and who want to spend a meal with someone and who's heart is maybe open to hearing the gospel. Maybe it will be buying a gallon of milk for a single mother and her child. Maybe it will be sharing a hot meal with a homeless person and listening to their stories. Who knows? But, God can work in mysterious ways and if I can be Christ to a few people and show them what Christians are supposed to look like, maybe, just maybe, the Spirit will move in their hearts. Who knows, but it is better than sitting on my butt doing nothing.

Well, that is the basic gist of it. I know, with the missional standpoint, Satan is going to be after me and trying to frustrate me and there will be circumstances that I will come across that I can't even imagine, but I have to trust that God will lead me through. Please pray for me during these times. I am extremely excited for the adventure, but I am also extremely scared for the challenges that lie ahead.
Thanks you and God bless!

Timothy