January 31, 2025 As gold from the Dominican Republic significantly helped replenish the coffers of Spain in the 15th Century, the Spanish conquistadors now set their sights on the northern part of South America, now known as Colombia. This gold exploration, or rather, exploitation was one of the three contributing factors that shaped the history… Read more

January 29, 2025 Christopher Columbus had some trouble with financing and that fact alone determined who controlled the western hemisphere and how the first European settlement in the Americas would be established. That story unfolds in our first port of call Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Some people believe that Christopher Columbus, known as Cristobal Colon… Read more

January 27, 2025 It is hard to imagine that we are starting the second year of our Hope for Today Journey-Seeing God’s Hand at Work…Around the World. My, how time flies! We began this new 131-day adventure from Ft. Lauderdale yesterday. We will be sailing down to the South Pole, Antarctica and then all the… Read more

January 25, 2025 Another two charitable organizations that we partner with are Hope Partnership Gifts and Christian Service Center. Each of these organizations provide vital services to the homeless. Although Orlando is often identified as part of “The Magic Kingdom” in 2024, there were 1,094 unsheltered people in the greater Orlando area an increase of… Read more

January 22, 2025 Among the many charitable organizations that we partner with, as an author, one holds a special place in my heart. Page 15 is a nonprofit that help children grades 3-12 improve their literary efficiency through after-school-programs, summer camps and an annual high school creative writing contest. Page 15 helps youth who have… Read more

January 4, 2025 Chongae and I, our children and grandchildren, including the newest additions to our family, Olivia June and Eden James wish you all A Most Blessed New Year in 2025! As we begin the 2nd Year of Our Hope for Today Journey I would like to ask a favor of you. My brother,… Read more

Christmas morning, December 25, 2024 The whole entrance was wrong. Nine months pregnant and riding on a donkey for days, ask any woman who has given birth what that experience must have been like. No admission into a private room in a hospital but only the pathetic rejection by an innkeeper who only slightly opens… Read more

Sea day. December 18, 2024 As we come to the end of the first year of this 3-year Hope for Today journey I asked myself what the common denominator was that I could find in the countries and cities we have visited. Unfortunately, the answer came too quickly: WAR. In most countries the wages of… Read more

December 15, 2024 I’m so sorry. My brother, Brian, informed me that he has been trying to send comments to my blog and has been receiving an “undeliverable” message. As soon as I get home, I will contact the website administrator and have that corrected. I thought you all had been tired of hearing from… Read more

December, 13, 2024 After refueling in Gibraltar, we took a dip back into Northern Africa to Tangier, Morocco before we set sail for Cadiz, Spain our last port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean back to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. On the map you can see the northwest Africa promontory where the Atlantic meets the… Read more