Hello all!

I'm writing today from home - Florence, South Carolina!

We've been home for a couple days now, resting up from the journey and such. Ended up clocking in at just under 10,000 miles! Crazy! Very thankful that our little rental car, Isabella, held up so long!

First, we should go ahead and say that we are so grateful for the huge amount of prayers and support we've felt from all of you! It's been an awesome experience, but without the love we felt from friends and family at home it would have been way more difficult. Thanks for that! :)

After making the trip around the continent and meeting so many fascinating people, we definitely learned some things and got valuable insight. It will all be addressed in the documentary, for sure, but here's some of it:

1) People were pretty open about sharing their personal beliefs with us. Sure, some people said they'd rather not talk to us. Overall, however, people were willing and sometimes eager to talk about their faith or lack thereof. It was quite a confidence booster to see that as a person and as a Christian, one can actually have a meaningful conversation about faith with a stranger. We certainly felt more of that confidence in Christ on this trip (maybe more than ever before), and it led to great talks with great people. Anybody reading this, we can all be bold!

2) No matter who we asked - Christians, Mormons, Atheists, Muslims, or whoever - when we brought up the subject of people's opinions on the Christian church in America today, the usual answer that if Christians acted more like Jesus and actually lived by what he said, people would like us a lot better. Of course, a lot of people had varying opinions apart from that, but that was a pretty common thread. It's amazing to hear how many people have been burned by the church because of Christians not living out the Gospel. We're all guilty of it, most certainly. And that's not something we should beat ourselves up about, but instead, take hold of the grace that Jesus has given us and love people better! If we show the love of Christ, people will notice.
Which leads to the third point:

3) It's so awesome to see the unified vision of churches and ministries across the continent who truly are seeking God's heart! God let us talk to several churches and other ministries all over the place. All these ministries shared so many ideas and missions integral to the Gospel, even though they had no contact or relationship with one another! Including: Establish relationships and community, not just charity. Be patient, sometimes it takes a long time to see results from seeds planted. People should be made to feel valuable, because they are. The time put into these efforts is worth it, because each individual matters to God. The people we meet can enrich our lives as we, hopefully, can enrich theirs, as well.
The great thing about seeing this unified purpose in so many places is that when these types of things are the focus of these ministries, guess what? They work! They aren't stagnant, they are dynamic and God uses them in crazy ways. So uplifting to see!

We'll go into all this and more in the film itself. Keep watching here for updates when we get into editing and such (Can't promise how long it will take, because there is a lot of footage!).

A huge thanks to everyone that made this trip a success-
everybody we met, interviewed, talked to on the street, stayed with, or supported us from home! We love and appreciate you guys. Can't wait to get this footage put together and into something you can watch! We'll let you know as soon as possible!

Thank the Lord for the ways we've seen him work!

Love in Christ,
Tim and Randy :)