When we first started brainstorming what this trip around the country would look like, I had this picture of a US map.  The route we took would be revealed by a thin, red line, sewn into the map linking all the places we had been.  That line would represent the bringing together of people, ideas, [...]

About a dozen years ago a very normal, typical South African family of 6 drastically changed their family and their lives. Gerda Audagnotti read a book about the orphan situation in China and soon after finishing it learned how huge that same issue was right in her own backyard. At the time, South Africa had [...]

The salt in the air hit my nose as the coast of California lay in front of us. We had just endured 2 days of relentless heat and wind pounding us, the bus, and our spirits. We lost some battles (clothes and food flying off the roof), but we won the war (making it to [...]

One month in… Wow, what a month of adventure. We are loving this! We’re amazed at how many awesome people we have met, both through the various companies and non profs we’ve visited with as well as just random people we’ve hung out with along the way. We are encouraged and inspired at all the [...]

We have seen a ton in the last week or so. Here are some pics to show the beauty we’re seeing. Everywhere we go we think about how amazing it is. I just keep thinking about how God has created a world that points to His goodness. When I get to the mountains or valleys [...]

One of the best parts of doing a trip like this is it allows us to meet some way cool people in some way cool places. This post is about some of those people. How did we meet them? How have they helped us along the way? And who will we meet on the rest [...]

It started as a half-joking mention of a faraway possibility in the future for these high school sweethearts, but for Dave and Morgan, the idea of adoption didn’t die away or remain a faraway possibility. After a few years of marriage and the blessing of a beautiful son named Asher, The Hansow family began the [...]

Here are a few pics of the last couple days in the CO mountains. Sorry if I went overboard in the amount I’m posting. I couldn’t put the camera down! Benji likes VIA! Coming Soon: Light Gives Heat The people we’ve met And much much more! Thanks for reading (and viewing friends!)

http://www.ourmomentum.com/ Here are a couple of buzzwords that you will probably be hearing pretty regularly in our writing: “Fair Trade” and “sustainability.” We hope they will become more and more familiar and common in our language, because they are crucial to the improvement of our world. If you are not completely familiar with what fair [...]