Wonder Years

The Hill (2003)

September 1, 2010

2003 was a pivotal year for Wonder Voyage. It was the first year that Shawn made a full paycheck. Expozure was taking off. Shawn found his source material for the Via Crucis (which he would go on to eventually publish). A lot of things started to go right in a history where there had previously [...]

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At Just the Precise Time (2003)

September 1, 2010

The Four Leadership Keys that Rocketed Our Organization into Epic Expansion Occasionally someone comes into our life at just the precise time and just the right way. As I read through my journals from 2003 I found some notes that reminded me of such a person. I was working as a consultant for a local [...]

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Sacramental Steps (2004)

September 1, 2010

2004 brought twelve more trips to Wonder Voyage; into Ireland, New Orleans, New York City and San Antonio. Our core values were now firmly in place, Cheryl became the part-time office manager, Molly began leading trips, while Shawn spoke with potential clients and prepared for the summer. One of the more notable things to come [...]

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The Core of the Matter (2004)

September 1, 2010

I sat down for a cup of coffee with a good friend, Rawd Jones, at the end of our fifth summer of leading voyages. I was telling him about a summer full of great trips. I felt we had something very different to offer than any other organization. But it was becoming more difficult to [...]

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Transitions (2005)

September 1, 2010

For Wonder Voyage 2005 was a year much like 2010. The year was a chance to look back upon five years of growth, change and increasing definition. Up to 2005, we had created over fifty events and worked with over fifty different churches. We had taken 1400 participants on our trips, retreats and Expozure adventure [...]

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Pilgrimage- Where it All Began (2005)

September 1, 2010

This morning I head out on the beginning of numerous pilgrimages in 2011. I will be joining 40 students from Texas A & M in New Orleans, the location of the very first trip I led eighteen years ago. When I departed by bus for New Orleans that fall of 1993, I thought I was [...]

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Personalized Journeys (2006)

August 31, 2010

By 2005, Wonder Voyage had a formula that worked: personalized journeys that allowed participants to explore unique destinations, serve the local community, and encounter God in a real way. 2006 was our most impressive year yet, with a growing number of trips, directors and new locations. We were set to lead 560 pilgrims on nineteen [...]

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