Well it's official! Mack and I are taking a trip across the western part of the United States. 2000+ miles of back roads through Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Iowa, Oregon, Washington, up to Vancouver, Canada, down CR 101 along the coast of California, through Nevada, Arizona and then 40 days later BACK IN TEXAS. We have been talking about this trip ever since my husband bought his new Nissan Titan and transformed it into an office/home on wheels. He is the smarted man I know, prepared for everything and is always looking for the next, cool new camping gadget out there.
We have our rig set up with a pop up shower, bathroom, changing room, covered awning to eat and hang out in and a camper shell where in every bin are the necessary items to live out of our truck for 40 days. The idea came about during our first year of dating during our trip to Big Bend for Spring Break. We took "Stella", Mack's Toyota Tundra on back roads and one major, Old Ore Road in Big Bend National Park where the adventures began! From there Mack explores every night on ExpeditionPortal.com where the wheels start turning.
WE HAVE DECIDED along our route we are going to stop at different charity organizations and volunteer in different cities to meet new people and give back on this trip that God has blessed us and allow us to take together.
WHERE DID OUR ADVENTURE NAME "ACROSS AMERICA FOR AFRICA" COME FROM?
There is an organization called "The Rafiki Foundation" which Mack has heard from in the past through BSF "Bible Study Fellowship" that we love and would like to support. Rafiki established ten Rafiki Training Villages within the African countries of Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and Ethiopia. These Villages provide living, educational, and medical facilities through Rafiki’s four programs: Childcare, Education, Training, and Widows. The Rafiki Foundation sends out qualified professionals to work with African nationals to promote the physical, spiritual, educational, and social well-being of children and widows through its programs.
ON OUR PAGE:
We will have a link you can donate to The Rafiki Foundation. OR we will also have a Mile Donation, where you can donate any amount per mile to also give to The Rafiki Foundation. There will also be a link to the foundation's store if you would like to purchase any of their products.
The Rafiki Exchange is located at the Home Office in Florida and is the retail outlet for items produced by the Widows Program—a program designed to give African widows and impoverished women of the church a means of employment and artistic expression through the making of handcrafts. The Exchange displays products fashioned by the widows from both West and East Africa.
WE WOULD LOVE YOUR SUPPORT!!
PLEASE FOLLOW US NOW and THIS SUMMER ON OUR BLOG "McGowens on The Move" to see what God has in store!
Across America For Africa,
Mack and Lauren
http://www.rafikifoundation.org/
