Merry Christmas! 

As some of you may know, Jars of Clay is out on their Love Came Down Tour right now spreading Christmas cheer and raising money for Blood:Water Mission. If you don't have the chance to see the Christmas tour in person, you can enjoy music from Jars of Clay, Sara Groves, Sixpence None The Richer and Leeland by downloading the Love Came Down Tour Compilation.  All of the artists on the tour have donated songs for you to download and all of the proceeds will go to clean water and HIV/AIDS projects! Visit bloodwatermusic.com/noisetrade to name your price for the album and support communities in need of clean water and adequate health care this holiday season. 

 Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Blood:Water Mission

Mix 11 languages, 18,000 miles, 7 years, 3 continents, 17 times zones, 14 countries, 36 million steps, one man, a backpack and a dream and you get The Earth Expedition.  A mans dream to walk the worlds continents on nothing but two feet. Since 2006 Daren Wendell has been planning, saving, reading, researching, and training for The Earth Expedition; a dream that he have committed many years to accomplish. “I am drawn to challenge and what people say I cannot do.  I’m attracted to risk; I’m attracted to the unexpected, attracted to new people, new languages, new cultures, and new places. People always ask me the question Why?" 

Continue below to read Daren's article in Vanity Fair !

Middle Tennessee advocates for clean water had a chance to join a national awareness-raising bike ride Saturday, if only for a couple of hours.

The longer trip began with 18 people on June 10 in Los Angeles to bring attention to the need for cleaner water in sub-Saharan Africa. As the Ride:Well Tour team made its stop in Nashville, riders participated in a city ride, giving locals a chance to participate and help raise funds.

With the combination of the Ride:Well Tour cyclists and about 100 local cyclists, the local goal of $10,000 was met and exceeded.  (story continued)

Thanks to all of you who we saw out during the "Christmas Offerings Tour" with Third Day and Jars of Clay.  Nearly $75,000 was raised for Blood:Water Mission during the 12- City "Christmas Offerings Tour." At least 12 entire African villages will now have clean water as a result of money raised during the 12-city tour which saw sell out crowds. 

(story continued)

Apparantly Walla Walla means water in a language other than English.  I have no clue which one or if that is even actually true.  But it is a good attention getter when you are working for a group that is trying to provide clean water for people who don't have access to it.  

February 24, 2007

Once again in the skies, headed toward Denver, Colorado, after a quick morning flight from Nashville, TN to Atlanta, GA. It is day 4 of our adventure and David, Joe, and I are headed to Denver, so we are strategically positioned to pick-up our trip vehicle, a Dodge Durango that awaits us Monday morning in Colorado Springs, CO.

January 26, 2007

EXPOSITION:  This entry comes from Joe's myspace blog, shortly after the B:W M team found out that they would be heading on the road with Jars of Clay to promote the vision and goals of the organization.