Good Bye Old Friend

My participation in the Peru 2012 Mission trip will be the first stamp on my new passport.  After 9 years and 8 countries, the washing machine finally got the better of my previous passport.  All though it did make it through the border several trips after that (using my tried and true method of "stand there and look stupid and confused until they let you pass"), it was time to stop rolling the dice and actually get it replaced.  Here's to hoping my old passport gets sent back (and not destroyed as one lady said it would be) and I can keep the memories.  Otherwise, my 600dpi scans will be all I'll have to remember my old friend and our journeys.

Glad to be starting off my new passport with a stamp representing a trip based on missions.  I'm happy to be on a team that rooted in a great mindset and vision of helping by building lasting relationships and learning about the community and its needs rather than slapping the Bible, singing some songs, taking some pictures and leaving.