The Tables are Turned: Adam Grew Up!

The first picture was taken approximately 33 years ago when Adam was a baby.  You can tell it was long ago as well by the fact that I have a head full of hair and do not weigh around 200 lb.  How about those circa mid-1980s glasses?

Adam's father is my only brother, Stephen.  His mom is Kim Austell Crane.  During Adam's childhood, his dad moved them around a few times while working for Carolina Freight Carriers.  They moved back to our home town just a few years before we moved to Kenya in 1993.  They built a house right beside my mom and great aunt, which was a blessing from the Lord.  They supported us %100 all those years we lived overseas, and were an extremely important part of our personal lives and ministry team.  They came to visit us in Kenya around 2001, and Adam and my two sons had fun together.  We enjoyed showing them some of Kenya's most beautiful sites. 

But as you can see from this second picture, Adam grew UP to be a big man like his dad.  Dare I say a 210 pound plus on a 6 ft. 2 in. frame man.  Uncle David will not be carrying him around anymore, that's for sure!

Adam spent the last 4 years teaching English to children in South Korea.  He just returned to the home town on April 3.  Since then he has, like me, been scrambling to complete tons of last minute
preparations.  He has, however, been preparing for this AT hike for around 10 months.  That's great news for me because it means he will be our navigator on the AT, having studied well the ATC Trail Guide, and having read the blog entries of others who have successfully navigated an AT thru hike.

So now it's time for Adam to carry me.  Sure, not physically pick me up and haul me around.  However, I have a feeling there are times ahead where he will hear his uncle begging for help with this or that.  Plus if any rough and threatening characters impose themselves on us, it will be my absolute pleasure to stand behind his massive frame and say "better not mess with us if you know what's good for you!  Right Adam?"

Please write our names down in your prayer journal and pray for our health and safety.  Pray that we will enjoy all the sights and people we will encounter along the way.  Pray that whenever one is down, the other will be up and willing to handle whatever extra burden might be required that day.

Remember, you can sponsor me on this thru hike at X amount per mile.  The AT is 2,181 miles long.  Or you can make a one time donation.  A check made out to Calvary Road Ministry, and earmarked for "Hiking to Help Refugees" can be mailed to: CRM, 4100 Fulton Rd., Corryton, TN  37721.  Or you can donate online at https://www.generosity.com/faith-religion-fundraising/hiking-to-help-refugees/x/16376073.

David Crane