We landed in Brussels around 45 minutes ago – it’s 8:47 am Brussels time and 1:47 OKC time. I drugged myself up on the flight and don’t remember much of it. So…that’s good!
(That’s me and RocksInMyDryer.net)
On the flight from OKC to Chicago, I got locked in the bathroom. As in…call the stewardess, this baby is NOT opening up. Five minutes later, I was free. That’s the craziest thing that’s happened so far.
That, and Shaun’s discussion about nose farts…
so, who came up with that phrase? san diego or bust. new york or bust. bust what? what does that mean??
anyway. i am without internet at home. we moved from smoky apartment to a non-smoking apartment successfully.
at noon-ish tomorrow, i leave okc to fly to chicago to meet up with everyone. and then we go to brussels. and then africa. we arrive there late at night monday night, but around 3 pm or so central time for you guys. if you ever want to know what time it is in kampala, you can click here.
if you’d like an action step…please. email everyone you know about this trip. put a widget on your blog. have them follow our blogs.
blog the stories.
you are as much a part of this trip as we are…if not more. we need you!
from a wooden seat at java dave’s, i sign off for now. please continue to pray for us.
ok…so, we are leaving for uganda in less than a week, and i would REALLY love your help. this whole “history making” trip is just that because of the influence of web 2.0 – blogging, more specifically – and that wouldn’t even be anything if it wasn’t for YOU GUYS!
i have said this before, but you, the people who share and comment and make flowerdust.net the community it is, are what makes this unique.
it would mean the world to me (and literally, would mean LIFE for many children!) if you could help us get the word out. we are SO excited and SO passionate about getting these children loving sponsors…
i will stop at nothing…i will beg you, plead with you, even pay you if necessary to show some link love to this trip. these children deserve it!
here are some images that you can link to…two that will send people to my blog for uganda videos/photos/updates, and two that will send them directly to sponsor children from uganda.
please use them wherever you can, however you can…please just use them!
and please let me know in the comments if you are using these to link. if i can, i’d like to pick you guys up something while we are there.
i cannot tell you how much i am looking forward to sharing this journey with you!! for reals.
you can copy the code in the box underneath for the picture you want to use.
LINK DIRECTLY TO SPONSOR CHILDREN FROM UGANDA:
YOU ARE JUST AS MUCH A PART OF THIS TRIP AS THE PEOPLE GOING…let’s use the power of blogging to change the world!
A few months ago, Carlos asked on his blog,
What could be done if bloggers put the influence of their blogs together to create change in a single moment?
Well…On February 10…
From all over the country we will fly to Chicago and meet.
From Chicago, we’ll head to Brussels, Belgium.
From Brussels to Nairobi, Kenya.
From Nairobi, to Kampala, Uganda.
We’ll spend several days in Uganda with Compassion International, visiting villages, meeting children and sharing this experience with you through video, photos, and our words. We will bring these children to you.
They need you…
Here is a list of everyone who’ll be going. Visit their sites. Pray for us. We return on February 18. Over 20,000 miles round trip. I can’t wait.
Joe Carter http://www.evangelicaloutpost.com and http://www.frcblog.com/
David Kuo http://blog.beliefnet.com/jwalking/
Randy Elrod http://randyelrod.typepad.com/
Chris Elrod http://www.seekersolutions.typepad.com
Carlos Whittaker http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/
Heather Whittaker http://whittakerwoman.typepad.com/
Shannon http://rocksinmydryer.typepad.com/shannon/
Sophie “Boomama” http://www.boomama.net/
Anne Jackson https://annemariemiller.com,
Phil Ware http://blogs.heartlight.org/phil/
Doug Van Pelt http://www.hmmagazine.com/blogs/doug
Shaun Groves http://www.shaungroves.com/shlog/
Compassion Staff
Spence Smith http://spencesmith.typepad.com/spence
Brian Seay http://brianseay.wordpress.com/
Photographer
Keely Scott – http://keelymariescott.blogspot.com/
