July 8, 2013
Today I rose early and once again strapped my pack to my back and headed out into the morning. Instead of heading north to Maine, however, I spent my morning traveling to Louisville, KY, to prepare for the opening of the North American Christian Convention. My goal, to take the message of Blazing New Trails For Disability Ministry to another level.
This convention (NACC), is a yearly event attended by thousands of people and Christian ministries from all across the US and around the world. In recent years the event has become more open and aware of the great needs presented by the disabled community. It is hoped that my presence here will aid in raising an awareness of the responsibility of the church to reach out to this unreached group and the family members that surround them.
The plan is that tomorrow, the opening day of the convention, I will hike through downtown Louisville to the Convention Center. Along the way I will be joined by others and when we finally reach the doors of the convention center we will add many of the residents from the Riverwood homes and others from the disabled community who are here for the week. Together, we will hike down through the convention hallways, through the display areas, and onto the main arena of the convention gathering. For the rest of the week, I will be sharing about my hike and purpose at our booth, in workshops, and in personal meetings with church leaders. Our booth in the display area is designed after a campsite, complete with a campfire, tent, and a large pot of trail mix cooking over the flame.
I'll try and share about the specific goals of Blazing New Trails in my next few entries. Right now, it's way past hikers midnight, and tomorrow might be the most important miles I will hike all summer. It time to click off the light, slide down in my bag, and get ready to blaze a new trail of experience in this ever challenging summer of walking on the edge.
Today I rose early and once again strapped my pack to my back and headed out into the morning. Instead of heading north to Maine, however, I spent my morning traveling to Louisville, KY, to prepare for the opening of the North American Christian Convention. My goal, to take the message of Blazing New Trails For Disability Ministry to another level.
This convention (NACC), is a yearly event attended by thousands of people and Christian ministries from all across the US and around the world. In recent years the event has become more open and aware of the great needs presented by the disabled community. It is hoped that my presence here will aid in raising an awareness of the responsibility of the church to reach out to this unreached group and the family members that surround them.
The plan is that tomorrow, the opening day of the convention, I will hike through downtown Louisville to the Convention Center. Along the way I will be joined by others and when we finally reach the doors of the convention center we will add many of the residents from the Riverwood homes and others from the disabled community who are here for the week. Together, we will hike down through the convention hallways, through the display areas, and onto the main arena of the convention gathering. For the rest of the week, I will be sharing about my hike and purpose at our booth, in workshops, and in personal meetings with church leaders. Our booth in the display area is designed after a campsite, complete with a campfire, tent, and a large pot of trail mix cooking over the flame.
I'll try and share about the specific goals of Blazing New Trails in my next few entries. Right now, it's way past hikers midnight, and tomorrow might be the most important miles I will hike all summer. It time to click off the light, slide down in my bag, and get ready to blaze a new trail of experience in this ever challenging summer of walking on the edge.
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