Josh Whitehead » Travels

World Travels

Josh — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:54:29 +0000

It has been a crazy two weeks of travel. I wanted to update you on where I’ve been. Take a look at the stats from the 13 days -

Delta messed some things up and then pulled it out BIG TIME. Flew Business Class (or better) on all but 3 flights.
Flew 22,000+ miles on 4 different airlines.
Traveled to 5 countries and 4 different time zones including a Military Dictatorship & Communist Country.
Rode 5 hours on a Thai bus (enough said), but drank some GREAT coffee.
Spent 6 days in Sydney, Australia for the Hillsong Conference, where they have yet to introduce reasonably priced or free internet.
Worshipped at the Hillsong Church City and Hills campuses – an awesome experience at each.
Enjoy some pics and video from the conference (all taken with the iPhone 4 – simply an amazing phone)

Click here to view the embedded video.

Bottom line: It’s good to be home.

God-sends

Josh — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:00:50 +0000

A few years ago we were on our way to the Dallas area for a one-day workshop on stewardship. We were really looking forward to getting back to our old stomping grounds for a few days. After a great meal at Chili’s, we were ready to board the flight.

As we were boarding, my stomach began to rumble. As the wheels lifted up off the ground and the seat belt sign was turned off, I began to feel sick. I ran to the tiny porta-potty in the sky that they call restrooms on planes and began to puke my guts out. This is not a joke: I had blue stuff from the plane toilet on my jeans. I puked for about an hour when Kim began throwing up. It was horrible – we both puked in between handing our terrified 18-month old back and forth to each other.

Okay, so why do I share this? Steve and Beth were on that flight and watched this all happening. They were leaving in a few days for Africa as missionaries. But as they watched us, they felt compelled to help. Steve stayed with me (I was in a wheel chair) in the baggage claim area while Beth took Kim to get a rental car. They stayed with us until he had loaded the luggage in the car and they had sent us on our way to the hospital.

We have told this story to people over and over. We were so thankful that they would have done this for us. They didn’t know us. They didn’t have to stop. They could have gotten sick and missed their departure from the states. BUT, they followed the leading of Christ.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and there are people like Steve and Beth all over the story of your life. Have you stopped and told them that you are thankful for them?

China

Josh — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:03:04 +0000

I spent the last ten days in China with 6 close friends. Unfortunately, I cannot share a ton about the trip. But, let me say that God is truly at work in China. WOW!

While there we were able to see some amazing sights. One thing that I have always wanted to do is walk on The Great Wall. It was a surreal moment. Check it out.

Click here to view the embedded video.

We also visited many other sites, including the Drum Tower. From there, you have a great view of parts of Beijing and the Hu Tong – a somewhat trendy part of the city (even though you cannot tell from this video).

Click here to view the embedded video.

Honestly, this was one of the greatest 10 days of my life. I can’t wait to tell many of you more over the next few weeks. It’s great to be back!