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We woke up early, around 4 am and were on our way by close to 5. There was a lot of driving to be done and I was surprised how quickly the kids mobilized. We hit the first place that brewed coffee and were off.

Destination: In & Out burgers in Redding, CA

Our youth slept most of the morning and I learned something very interesting about Oregon. You can’t pump your own gas in the state of Oregon. It’s illegal. Does it make sense? Nope. It’s just a 100 year old law that keeps on going.

About mid-morning, Oregon turned into California and we were able to experience the town of Weed, CA. The kids were amused for obvious reasons.

From Weed, we kept driving. And something that started that morning would play a considerable role later on into that day… 80’s butt rock was discovered. But more of that later.

Nearing the noon hour, we rolled into the town of Redding. A few exits later and we could see the sign. “In and Out Burger” read above the trees. We were finally there. The kids rushed out and we all waited in line for our “Double Double” burgers (two patties and two layers of cheese). The food was really good. I mean really good. Most of their stuff is fresh and I ate, “hands down” the best fries I’ve ever had. It was so worth it. If the trip ended there, I would have been satisfied; but it was far from over…

We got a pretty sweet write up in a regional paper. Check it out here.

Today we embark on a journey. A journey for a hamburger. 6 students, 2 leaders and over 1000 miles over 2 days. Madness? Probably. But it should be a memorable spring break for the youth.

Please keep us in your prayers for safety and spiritual growth. Yes, spiritual growth! This is actually a contemplative journey for 6 high school students that happens to involve fast food, visiting churches as we drive, prayer, questions and camping on the Oregon coast. I’ll tell you how it goes when I get back.

I’m headed to Cali. Later.

For more about our epic road trip, go here…

In interviewed some of our students about their experiences with our ministry here at Arlington Youth Dynamics.  Here’s the video I put together for our banquet. Youtube dropped a bit of the quality, but you’ll get the idea…

It’s almost ten o’clock at night and I’m still at work. The coffee quit working hours ago. Tomorrow is a big day for us. We have our annual fund raiser and last minute details are being wrapped up (and wrapping me up). Pray for me and the rest of us working on this event. Our goal is to raise over thirty thousand dollars towards the ministry here at Arlington Youth Dynamics. We’ve already brought in ten, so twenty more to go!

Pray for my sanity and the Lord’s provision tomorrow…