We are happy to announce the birth of our daughter, Maple Josephine, born October 3, 2018. At birth she was 7 lbs, 7 oz, and 21 inches long. We know she will one day love hiking as she seems happiest when carried around; not when sitting still. Praise the Lord with us...

Congratulations to George Kroeker, the winner of Sola's bandana 2019 design contest and recipient of our $150 prize! George, who currently lives in Minnesota, is interested in photography, design, videography, and other creative projects. He works with Reformed...

Banzai, Hot Drinks, PapaBob, Anna, and Daniel made their way up from Sams Gap to Hogback Ridge Shelter for an overnight camp. We brought bananas for all the thru-hikers at the shelter. Perfect weather on the Appalachian...

Do you need your bicycle repaired? And you live near the Appalachian Trail? Well, you might just be in luck. Our friends, Glen and Bobbie, with Tour de Christ, are traveling the trail this year and fixing bikes as they go! I first met Glen and Bobbie hiking on the...

On Saturday, April 28 2018, Banzai and Hot Drinks went out to Sams Gap to give drinks, food, and Bibles to Appalachian Trail hikers. We met Little Horse, Trouble, Yote, Red Panda, Killjoy, Geico, Paw, Sport, Beer Run, Charlie, Chatterbox, Hey Hey, Lucky, Trek Make,...

This past Sunday, March 25th, we spoke about Sola at Reedy River Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC. It was great to meet the people there and the pastor, Dr. Roberts, who I had spoken with a number of times regarding theology but had not previously met. Last...

We got this neat "Hike-O-Meter" as a gift from Banzai's brother. They say the Appalachian Trail is 5 million steps. Someone want to count them for us with this device? -Banzai & Hot...