And here we go...

In the past twenty-four hours, we've been to three different countries, two different continents, traveled thousands of miles, spent almost fourteen hours in planes, and lost about six hours to the time changes, all with the intent of reaching Krushe e Vogel, Kosova. And we're not done yet.

In the past week, we've plowed through rain and mud, jumped into fifty feet of open air, climbed walls over sixty feet high, hauled canoes in the least efficient way possible, ate an absolutely delicious meal (5 cups uncooked rice, half a bottle of tabasco sauce, three spoonfulls of mayonnaise, 8 ounces of lemon juice, and a pinch of vomit you swallow back down), and led a church service, all in the name of getting closer to God. And we're not done yet.

In the past six months, we've humbly mailed out letters, sold toilet paper, wore embarrassingly noticeable shirts, took money out of savings and worked and trusted and worked and trusted that God would provide the money we need. All of this was done in the name of reaching the Kosovo people. And we're not done yet.

For the last hour, we've used a potent combination of broken English and Albanian to talk to a couple of Kosovar gentlemen. We've never said the name of Jesus, never told them that we're Christians, but just hoped that the love of God would shine through us to these men. We pray inside, we pray hard, and we're never done with that.

Matt and Isni Amehti in the Vienna airport.

ORU's first ever Team Kosova: Elizabeth Redemann, Toni Haynes, Caitlin Boewe, Grant Eisiminger, Matt Bittner