Sunday, October 28, 2007

Tammy here, the road weary tour manager for this group of angels! We are having an incredible journey together! I am amazed at the heart of this group. Some of you know that I am Jannel's sister, while it may be a news flash to the rest of you. I am so grateful to be along on this adventure that has been an emotional journey to say the least. We have had many moments of laughter, mixed with an overwhelming need to shedd those much needed tears. That seems to be the thread throughout this journey as we stretch and grow through this time. We have had Jeff's pnemonia to deal with, Christi's knee issues, Dana's sniffles, and now some kind of allergic reaction on my eyelids. Who knows where that came from, but we all are handling life on this bus amazingly well! We have grown so accustomed to this rocking boat of sleep that when we are offered a motel bed, we choose to sleep in our tight knit bunk. We feel like the bus is our home now. To be able to help these families at each stop has been an incredible, fulfilling experience...one I shall never forget. Today we took flyers to a truck stop in Columbus, OH. The truckers were very receptive and took the flyers to post wherever they traveled. I am encouraged by the goodness of people out there, the generosity of strangers. We still have good people out there, and there are alot of them. The amazing thing about this group of musicians is how they perform. No matter the size of the audience, whether it be 5 or 500, they go out and give it their all each time. They give all their energy, all their heart, not leaving anything out. Their hearts are felt each time they perform, audiences are touched wherever they are. I am honored to be a part of this tour, and to help out in anyway I can. Jeff's favorite thing to say to me is, "You are really earning the money you raised for yourself." It always makes me laugh. I would do it again in a heartbeat, it is an adventure of a lifetime to be able to travel with such a mission as we have chosen. Even if we don't find our sister Gina, we may find someone else's sister, mother, brother, son, daughter...that is what makes us get up at 5:00 am and back to bed after midnight! It is soooooo worth it!!! Until next time....Tamlyn