Arrival!

Well, the tents have made it to Washington D.C.! After battling traffic for quite a bit, the tents arrived in D.C. at about 5:00 last night. Throughout the day we passed through Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and finally D.C...lots of time in the car, but well worth it.

Because of the traffic we missed registration and set-up time, so we will be wandering over to the National Mall first thing this morning to get the set-up process under way.

Late last night we went over to look at the tents that are already set up, and about the only word to use to describe it is: WOW. The amount of tents that were up, along with the tents still sitting waiting to be set up was amazing! It was evident (even without people around) that this project was a HUGE stand against the genocide in Darfur. It was very cool to see all the different designs on the tents, and to see the tents done by artists. Since it was dark out, we did not get many good pictures....so check back in later today to see just how many tents are up!

13 tents & 6 states!

Hello Everyone!

We're writing you from the great state of Pennsylvania. Yesterday morning we packed up the tents, and left Appleton with Ohio as the destination. After a nine-hour drive, we made it to Camp Mowana--an ELCA camp in central Ohio. The weather so far has been fantastic, and traffic has had its slow moments, but for the most part has been GREAT! We're hoping to make it to Washington D.C. later this afternoon, to register and set up the tents.

Stay tuned for pictures of your tent set up on the National Mall!
Dara

Journey of the Tents!

A number of ECSW congregations and campers at Crossways
have been working on painting tents for Tents of Hope,
a project designed to raise awareness of the genocide happening
in Darfur.

The time has come for the final culmination of this nationwide
project with the Gathering Of Tents event on the National Mall in
Washington D.C in November. This weekend of prayer and education
will be the sending event for the tents before they travel
across the world to Darfur, Sudan to be put to use in providing
shelter for refugees in the region.



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