Leighton’s Blog

This if my route so far in Kenya and Tanzania. Right now I’m in the southwest part of Tanzania where the gold arrow is. I’m heading east to Dar Saalem this week.  My Garmin stopped working a few days after I arrived in Kenya a few weeks ago. I’m using Gaia and it’s not my favorite for tracking and definitely not very useful in Kenya and Tanzania for finding places to camp. As usual, iOverlander has been very, very helpful to find places to stay and camp.  Haven’t done much camping because of my schedule, but hope to do a lot in the 10 days, along with some game drives.  Here is a link to my route on Gaia, which I’m trying to update every day.  https://www.gaiagps.com/public/Sq8hKEcr0mgMREGqWaTZeoeX

Yesterday was our last outreach to help the homeless. Over the last 300 days and over 28,000 miles, Mission For Hope & Christian Jeep Association has given out thousands of blankets, hygiene kits and Bibles along with lots of clothing, food, water and prayers in cities across the United States & Canada.  THANK YOU to all the people who encouraged, supported and prayed for me the last 300 days. Thank you Beantown Blankets for donating thousands of blankets and shipping them into all the cities.  Next… Tuesday I fly to Kenya for month to help the children in Kenya and Tanzania get better access to clean water, healthcare and education.  Three days after I get back from Africa I leave on a 5 month trip in my Jeep to 10 states to attend 18 Jeep events that the Christian Jeep Association will be attending.  Thank you for your encouragement, support and prayers for my next two trips!  Acts 1:8 ‭

  Today Mission For Hope & the Christian Jeep Association served our brothers and sisters on the streets of Portland, ME. We handed out blankets, hygiene kits, socks, snacks, water & Bibles to people living in tents. Pretty scary conditions. Please pray for the poor in Portland. 🙏

Lots of great people hitting the streets of Manchester to help the people on the streets. It takes a village. Thank you! #missionforhope #christianjeepassociation  

We were a small but mighty crew in Burlington, VT today.  A little snow wasn’t going to stop us from blessing our friends on the streets.  Thank you Sarah and Kelly! It’s a pleasure serving with the both of you. @missionforhopeinc  @christianjeepassociation #missionforhope #christianjeepassociation 

Today Mission For Hope, Inc. & the Christian Jeep Association blessed the guests at Sparrow Ministries outside of South Church in Hartford, CT with blankets, clothing, snacks, hygiene kits, water and Bibles. It was a bit cold this morning but our friend in the streets warmed our hearts with their appreciation.

Today Mission For Hope partnered with the Hyacinth Foundation and LIFE Center Tabernacle to serve over 100 of our homeless friends in Trenton, NJ. We gave out blankets, hygiene kits, gloves, hats, shirts, food and Bibles at the homeless shelter at the Budget Inn, the train station and the Saturday morning community lunch at St. Mary's Cathedral. It truly takes a village to make this all happen. #takesavillage #trentonnj #nj #trenton #newjersey #village #missionforhope