The Hope For Today Charitable Fund. Seeing God's hand at work… Around the World.

Ever dream of getting on a ship and sailing around the world? Tom & Chongae did! Join us on this epic journey. We look forward to you traveling with us.

Category: Update

  • Some final thoughts…

    June 5, 2025 There is something about extremes isn’t there? Tallest, deepest, furthest. If it gets a superlative attached someone has probably already attempted it or is planning to. We humans have always had a thing for the end of the earth. The North Pole, The South Pole, the mystical places of this earth. This… Read more

  • Watercolors….

    June 5, 2025 Chongae likes to draw and watercolor, so she decided to memorialize our journey by creating some artwork. Here’s a sample of some of her work. Thirdmill Update: Formations Bible College partners with Thirdmill to support the college’s curriculum. We were hoping to meet the senior class when we were in the Boston… Read more

  • Sunrise…Sunset…

    June 4, 2025 We experienced some amazing sunrises and sunsets during our journey. I’ve been saving them so that you might enjoy them all at once. Sunrises Sunsets And Some Incredible Rainbows Thanks for traveling with us. Read more

  • Portland, Maine…

    June 2, 2025 Whenever I can I try to visit Presidential Museums or Presidential Residents. As we were in Portland, Maine we thought we would take a quick excursion to Kennebunkport, Maine to see how the Bush family lived. Enroute to Kennebunkport, we took a tour through Portland, Maine. Portland’s success has always been tied… Read more

  • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada…

    June 1, 2025 We have been to Halifax, Novia Scotia (“New Scotland”) before because many cruises to New England and Canada stop at Halifax. Our goal was to visit Lunenburg, Nova Scotia and I specifically wanted to see a special schooner. In 1995, UNESCO designated Lunenburg a World Heritage Site. It is considered the best example of a… Read more

  • Saint Pierre, France…

    May 30, 2025 How did we end up back in a French possession and had we known we wouldn’t have spent all those last Euros in the Netherlands! Saint Pierre is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France. France and Britian, as they did in many parts of the world fought over this area for years. Under the… Read more

  • St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada

    May 29, 2025 A beautiful day in St. Johns! For more than 500 years, St. Johns has been visited by European explorers, adventures, soldiers and pirates. St. Johns, the provincial capital, is the economic and cultural center for Newfoundland. First discovered in 1497 by John Cabot, St. Johns has a rich and colorful history. It… Read more

  • St. Anthony, Part 2…

    May 28, 2025 Health care started out as something simple. If you were hit with a stick, someone patched you up. If you feel off your horse, someone pulled you out of the mud and set with you until the shaking stopped. In the beginning medicine was all about the visible, arrow in the leg,… Read more

  • St. Anthony, Newfoundland, Canada

    May 28, 2025 People in St. Anthony still tell stories about Wilfred Grenfell, M.D., as if he were a member of their family. Today, there is a hospital that bears his name. But his real legacy is that people are still here, they did not desert the area. Some industries remanences about the old days.… Read more

  • Newfoundland, Canada…

    May 27, 2025 I am so interested and excited about our arrival in Newfoundland, Canada tomorrow. I am especially excited about visiting St. Anthony, a city with healthcare at its very core. For most of its history medicine in the far reaches of Newfoundland, Canada’s eastern most providence had no resemblance to what we now… Read more