While we were in North Carolina, we really wanted to go to the JAARS headquarters. JAARS is an acronym for Jungle Aviation and Radio Services, and JAARS is affiliated with Wycliffe Bible Translators, who we visited while we were in Orlando (if you haven't read about our wonderful Wycliffe experience, you can go to that post here). (Oversimplified) Wycliffe does/supports the … [Read more...] about Learning about Bible translator/missionary transportation at JAARS!
North Carolina
New Friends!!!
After our wonderful 2 weeks near Winston-Salem, it was time to start heading back west. We had a few stops to make on our way out of the state, so we didn't drive far the first day- only about 2 hours. We pulled into a Walmart to park the rig while we ran up to visit the Samaritan's Purse warehouse. But Vaughn did a walk-around of the 5er, and realized that we had a broken … [Read more...] about New Friends!!!
Getting our ‘ Eastern Pioneer’ fix…
...which is much different than a Western Pioneer fix! ;) While we were family camping at Tanglewood RV park, we were located nice and close to Winston-Salem; this gave us a great chance to explore the area! We drove in one day to see their downtown area. Our first stop before heading to Old Salem was at their unique Visitor's Center; we picked up brochures on popular … [Read more...] about Getting our ‘ Eastern Pioneer’ fix…
RV Tanglewood Campground, Winston-Salem, NC…
While my crew was volunteering in High Point, we stayed part of the time in a Thousand Trails park that is part of our membership, but we also spent 4 nights at Tanglewood campground, which is closer to Winston-Salem since we wanted to explore that area. We spent 4 nights at Tanglewood RV campground, which is part of an 1,100 acre county park. The campground is very … [Read more...] about RV Tanglewood Campground, Winston-Salem, NC…
High Point Disaster Relief efforts with Samaritan’s Purse…
Towards the end of March, we spent 2 weeks in North Carolina while Vaughn and the 3 oldest (with us) were volunteering with Samaritan's Purse ice storm cleanup efforts. We were camping near High Point, NC, which is located between, and just south of Greensboro and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. High Point is known as the furniture capitol of the world for it's huge upholstered … [Read more...] about High Point Disaster Relief efforts with Samaritan’s Purse…