MOM & DAD ARE STILL MAKING AN IMPACT FROM HEAVEN!

  
We are prepping for our kayaking trek tomorrow and one of our trucks sprung a fuel leak (we have fixed it a couple of times, but the repair isn't holding and no time to address it again before the trip) so we are using Dad's van as our back-up vehicle. And we are using Mom's car as one of our "taxis" at the take-out location. I kept our parent's vehicles and use them regularly (I guess it's a way that I keep their memory constantly alive). Something feels so right about using their vehicles for tomorrow's event. Mom & Dad were our number 1 supporters, and they are continuing to support the ministry even after they got 2 tickets to paradise ❤️ ❤️ 

 

 

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GOD IS UP TO SOMETHING SPECIAL!

  
Each week there are a few new positive developments in GTD. All I keep saying is that God is up to something special. We can see His fingerprints on so many things. I meet weekly with different staff, volunteers, pastors, & people just generally interested in being a part of what God is doing. And I meet regularly with Carson, Laurie, Stacy, Andrew, Kirsten, Wendy, & others as God prepares us as He launches this ministry into the next 30 years. Our focus is on "abiding in the Vine" (John 15) knowing that ministry isn't powered through "MANpower", but rather through Holy Spirit power (‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty. - Zechariah 4:6) and unless God does it then we are just wasting our time ("Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain." - Psalms 127:1). So we aren't being presumptuous acting like we know exactly what God is up to, but in faith we see that He is at work building something and giving us little indications, reminders, and "clues" that He is definitely up to something special! We are also experiencing significant amounts of spiritual warfare along the way which seems to suggest that our advisory is trying to stop something Godly & special from happening. So we are doing our part simply abiding in the Vine and taking steps of faith & obedience as He instructs us or opens doors of opportunities 😀. Pray with us that God is greatly glorified, that GTD bears much fruit for His glory, and the devil takes another loss 🙏 

 

 

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MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE SONG YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF ...LULLABY BY GHOTI HOOK!

  
Like everyone I have countless favorite songs, but if you asked me to pick just one all-time favorite song then without hesitation or a blink of an eye I would wholeheartedly say that "Lullaby" by Ghoti Hook from their 2000 album "Two Years To Never" is my favorite song of all-time... it makes me want to workout, run 10 miles, never wear a mask of fake-ness, have the courage to confess the failings I'm ashamed of, acknowledge the constant ongoing spiritual battle between the flesh & spirit, rise from the canvas when I've been knocked down, strive for a life that glorifies God, and become a better man... all in one song!

I feel like this song is my personal anthem as if someone wrote this song exactly for me and about me. It starts out very unassuming with a piano entry and crescendos into a garage band grunge / rock song that inspires every fiber of my soul. You'll probably hate it, but that will only make me love it even more =)

A line in the song says:
"Always a fight for me to change
Into the man you want me to be"

This is my spiritual fight song! It reminds me of when Jesus said, "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak" (Matthew 26:41). Life doesn't become easier when you start following Jesus; it becomes a spiritual street fight against an advisory that hates your guts and schemes 24/7 on how to kill, steal, & destroy you. But praise God, we have the Holy Spirit, the armor of God, the Word of God, the promises of God, and a Savior that has given us a pathway to victory: "But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians 15:57)... and even with all those assets for victory I can still be defeated if I don't use them and fight back in the power of the Holy Spirit. I know many Christians who are daily defeated just driving in rush hour traffic. I digress lol

Anyways, in case you're interested haha, here's the song you've never heard of and may wish you never heard if you choose to listen:

Lullaby by Ghoti Hook
https://youtu.be/wlZGOcxoiZo?si=JlqI5KcB3jZaZGDR

 

 

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1 WEEK TILL GTD'S NEXT FREE EVENT!!

  

LIQUID KAYAKING DAY TRIP (May 16, 2026)

Join us for a fun day in God's amazing playground for our annual LIQUID Kayaking Day Trip on May 16, 2026 (that's on a Saturday) 9:00am - 1:00pm.

GTD supplies all the kayaks and equipment!

Location: Boca Ciega Bay & Long Bayou (St Petersburg / Seminole, FL) launching from War Veterans Memorial Park =)

Cost: FREE (includes lunch!!)

Click here for all the details & to register.
 
Going The Distance Adventure Ministry
God-awesome Adventures Since 1996!

 

 

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2 WEEKS TILL GTD'S NEXT FREE EVENT!!

  
Join us for a fun day in God's amazing playground for our annual LIQUID Kayaking Day Trip on May 16, 2026 (that's on a Saturday) 9:00am - 1:00pm.

GTD supplies all the kayaks and equipment!

Location: Boca Ciega Bay & Long Bayou (St Petersburg / Seminole, FL) launching from War Veterans Memorial Park =)

Cost: FREE (includes lunch!!)

Click here for all the details & to register.
 
Going The Distance Adventure Ministry
God-awesome Adventures Since 1996!

 

 

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