Leighton’s Blog

Got a little emotional today on my way to Dallas after Ashlee told me how much stuff they have collected for outreach in Dallas on Saturday morning. Hard to believe I have been on the road 113 days, through 21 states & have driven close to 19,000 miles. We have done 21 homeless outreach stops and 6 of those weren’t planned. We have given out over 1,000 hygiene kits, 600 Beantown Blankets, cases & cases of water, boxes & boxes of snacks, clothing, fruit, dozens & dozens of baked goods, Bibles, prayer and hugs! I can’t thank everybody enough for the donations, encouragement and prayers. Even total strangers want to be part of this mission. I can’t count how many times people have blessed me at gas stations or in department store parking lots with donations. So thank you! Couldn’t do this without you! 15 more stops & 12 more states to go. Keep those prayers coming...please. 🚙 🙏 #takesavillage #missionforhope #jeeps #jeepers #offroaders #givingback #helpingthehomeless

Got to hang out with about 20 people at the Community Kitchen in Roswell, NM Thursday. Very nice folks! Gave out about 20 hygiene kits, socks, water, oranges, snacks and baked goods. Also prayed with them. Making my way to Dallas today for outreach on Saturday. Stayed in Abeline, TX last night. Interesting drive. Lots of windmills,fields and big white SUVs. #missionforhope 

Going to do some outreach today. Roswell isn’t one of my scheduled stops but I was “prompted” Stop #21 #missionforhope #jeeps #jeepers #givingback #helpingthehomeless 

Thanks Michael, Felix, Jess & Gary Big O Tires for getting my tires & Jeep ready for at least  another 5,000 miles. Big O Tires is a sister company of National Tire & Battery who are sponsors along with their parent company TBC Corporation. 

Awesome homeless outreach today in Albuquerque with a sister club... Wicked Jeeps New Mexico . We gave out blankets, hygiene kits, water, sandwiches & Rainforest Cookies. Thank you for your support, donations & hearts. Awesome to meet all of you. Can’t thank you enough. #missionforhope #jeeps #jeepers #givingback #helpingthehomeless #unitedwewheel 

“Houston… I hope we don’t have a problem.” Been sitting at a hotel for four days, hopefully it’s the cooler air. Although, I did top off four days ago. If it’s a slow leak… no big deal. Get it repaired and get them rotated after I get my windshield repaired this afternoon In Albuquerque. #rt66 #missionforhope #pressingforward #jeeps #jeepers #jeepfriends #givingback #albuquerque #nm #newmexico #unitedwewheel 

  #iamsostupid I got way too confident about my accommodations. Backpack strapped to my gas tank was stolen last night. I went out to take the backpack off last night. I was in sandals and didn’t want to step in a big puddle to take it off.  So I didn’t take it off. After all the guy at front desk said the parking lot was good. My backpack only had some cheap Walmart hiking boots but for some reason this upset me way more than my recovery box being stolen last month in San Diego. I bought the backpack in Virginia a week into my trip. The kid working at the department store went way out of his way to give me a great discount on the bag because he knew I was on a mission trip. Kind of feel like I’m was not being a good steward of what I was given.  #missionforhope #keepmovingforward