The spirit of adventure

It’s the sound of a drum beating softly in the distance

A call that simply says “Follow”

Enter the unknown

Leave your country, people, language, currency

Look at the unknown

Full of sand, snow, mud, rain

Jungles, deserts, and mountains

Cities with out roads

Walking in lands where the supernatural exists

Where danger is both seen and unseen
 

Adventure

It’s more than a whip or a fedora

It’s grinding coffee fresh in a pestle and mortar

It’s more than seeing the sites you’re expected to see

But having seen the views that were unintended
 

Adventure

Is the sound of roosters at 4 am

Singing on the mountain tops

Feeling the love and embrace of a stranger

A stranger whom you may never see again

Yet whose touch will remain a stain your heart
 

Adventure

Fighting for the heart of a King who is both distant and near

Whose heart bleeds for the broken. 

For the widows and the orphans

Its telling the story of His heart to those without hope

Demonstrating it to those who have never felt love
 

The spirit of adventure

Guides you to be in a much larger family

To sing and dance with brothers and sisters who before were
unknown

To share a coke and love in a mud hut

To race down a broken road to exchange a smile

To Leap off the train unsure if its your stop
 

The King of Adventure

Invites you to hug a son whom you did not know was yours to
hug

To wipe the tears of sister whose grief is to great to bear

Leads you to fight for justice, with words actions and prayer

Lends His voice to speak:

life where there is death

Hope where there is despair

Mercy and grace where there is judgment

Liberty where there is oppression

Adventure

The thrill of a lifetime

What makes life worth living

It saves you from boredom of the constants and routines

To exchange the cubicle for a tent
 

Be blessed to dive into the unknown

Your life will never be the same again

You can never go back to the way things were

It’s a call you must sing to others

Repeat the beat of the distant drum

As you follow, lead towards

The spirit of adventure …
 

The heart of a Father

Don’t cry let me wipe your tears

Don’t worry about monsters