Many things go into PLANNING, PREPARING, & PROVIDING (those are the 3 P's of GTD) a God-awesome Adventure Trip (especially the first big trip of each summer), and our magnificent Ministry Partners around the US often help launch us into our upcoming events. Our most important piece of mechanical equipment are our trucks (our profound thanks to the City of Pinellas Park for donating this incredible 2008 F250 to GTD several years ago!!)... without our trucks we couldn't haul all of our equipment in order to provide the potentially life changing event. So step 1 of kicking off the summer is our regular maintenance, "check-up", & oil change. PTL, everything is functioning great so we move on to Step 2 - haul the heavy trailer towards camp while purchasing all of our food & supplies to run the trip. GTD has THE BEST SUPPORTERS!! Almost everywhere we travel we have a Ministry Partner nearby, and they always open their homes to us (unless I smell real bad haha). So as we travel towards our ultimate destination we get to spend quality time with the fantastic people who help make this ministry possible. This time our journey took us through Easley, South Carolina where we got to stay with Jason & Heather (seeing them is always one of my biggest highlights of the summer!). We got to workout in their garage gym, enjoy their beautiful garden & backyard oasis, walk the dog thru the neighborhood as we keep up with our daily steps, enjoy delicious home cooked meals, and get some great fellowship & sleep before we head on to camp! They literally LAUNCH US into camp rested up & ready to go for non-stop physically demanding outdoor activities & adventures! They are just as much a part of our success as our staff, volunteers, & equipment. As Carson & I depart for camp we pick up our food order from Sam's Club just 10 minutes from their house. With 85% of our food purchased we head off for Lakemont, Georgia to meet up with our Volunteers and begin setting up camp. What lies ahead??? Only God knows, but we are on our way!! Stay tuned!
Going The Distance Adventure Ministry
God-awesome Adventures Since 1996!
CELEBRATING 30 YEARS (1996-2026)!!
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