Thursday, August 22, 2013

The Thrill of Adventure... Just Weeks Away....

"I am looking for someone to share an adventure with." -Gandalf, The Hobbit

Three weeks from today I am going to be stepping on a plane about to emark on my first ever journey off the continent... and I am so excited! 

For those of you who don't know, I will be spending a year in an orphanage in Montero, Bolivia with the Salesian Lay Missioners.  I will be helping to care for 120 little girls, babies through high school!  This is why this blog is titled "120 and Counting";  I figure that this will be the only time in my life that I will ever have 120 children at one time, so I might as well make the most of it. :)

I will be posting as often as I can, because I want you to be a part of things and to share this adventure with me. 

Oh, and one minor side note... there will be occasional pictorial appearances of a stuffed cat, namely one "Little Chrissy."  These are intended for one very particular eight year old back home.  (Plus, I just enjoy a chance to do something random and crazy...) :)

Thanks to all of you for supporting me!