This past week our team was blessed to eat lunch with two of our team supporters, Topper and Carole Long. We met them at a Cracker Barrel (always a good thing) in LIttle Rock for a few hours of talking, laughing, and eating. And so that Topper could hold Reed (probably the more accurate reason they stopped).

Topper holds a special place in our team history as he was instrumental in helping Lauren and Heather to go on their internships to Africa in 2007– which we look to as the catalyst for our team coming together. He also holds a special place at Harding– helping a number of girls at Harding afford their college education.

Topper and Carole are now retired, spending their time traveling the world and doing adventurous things. Soon they’ll journey to Tanzania and Kenya for a safari, then to Antarctica, and then…who knows.

Our team is continually blessed by this family– through their continual wisdom and support– and through their friendship as they are always taking time to see us when they are close.

Thanks for lunch and for the many other blessings you’ve given us!