Wichita, KS

Today we had an 80 mile day into Wichita. We had another great arrival to a friendship visit where we played Bingo and had lunch. That evening we had a sponsored meal from a parent of a 4 time Journey of Hope member. That night we went out on the town to enjoy our night off. In the morning we had a sponsored breakfast. This is the best meal to sponsor because we are used to a half or bagel, half of banana, and a small cup of cereal. So to have a nice home cooked breakfast was wonderful. From there we went to an afternoon friendship visit and lunch. Brandon and I left the friendship visit to go talk about the Journey of Our Talk. Our Talk is a local afternoon talk show. We were on live air for about 8 minutes talking about the mission of Push America and the Journey of Hope. We had the afternoon off so I took a glorious nap. That evening we had a friendship visit with a local organization that aids people with disabilities to become independent. I met a woman who was just able to purchase a walker from the funds that we donated to the organization. It was very fulfilling to see that the hard work that I put into fundraising has made a difference and allowed a woman to continue to live independently. I also met the CEO of an organization called Lose Your Training Wheels. The organization teaches people with disabilities to ride bikes. They hold camps around the country each summer and I am looking forward to seeing when the camp is in Indianapolis to see if I can volunteer there next year. That night we took a quick swim in the hotel pool and called it a night. We have reached our mid-way point and most southern point of the trip here in Wichita. From here we start heading north and start counting down the next 2000 miles till Washington, DC.