Eight year old blogger, Nick Challies, is on his way to live-blog a mission trip to the Dominican Republic.
He is traveling with his father, Tim Challies, who was invited by Compassion International to visit the Dominican. While there, they have been invited to peek behind the scenes, to see what Compassion International is doing for 40,000 Dominican children.
Here is a copy of Nick's travel day post:
Tomorrow at 5:30 I am saying goodbye to my mother and my sisters and taking a bus to the airport. Here are a list of things I'm going to miss:
- My family (my dad not included since he'll be with me)
- My teachers
- My friends
- My friends at church
- My house
- My bed
- My Wii
I am going to miss all of these things very much (except for the Wii). One thing I won't miss is my paper route. Here are some things I'm grateful for:
- I did not have to leave before my sister's birthday or before Halloween
- I am sure that I'll be perfectly safe in Dominican Republic
So those are the things I'm grateful for.
Today
we went to a couple of stores and bought some things for our trip. We
got books and activity books for the plane, we got stickers and
lollipops to give to children in the Dominican Republic, and we got
some medicine and sunscreen to use there.
We have to get up by 5
o'clock tomorrow morning, so I will need to go to bed early tonight.
I'll write on my blog again when I'm in the Dominican Republic. Bye!
Let's all give this young man LOTS of links, so that the world can see this wonderful experience through the eyes of an 8 year old young man.
