As the sun set on Day 2, we rolled into the outskirts of Kansas City, KS. What would be better after a nice meal than enjoying the company of friends we hadn’t seen in quite some time? Club soccer was what originally brought our families together. It turned out we would form a car pool, sit and cheer for our girls at games, hang at tournament hotels, and even attend elementary and middle school activities that had nothing to do with soccer. They were a good family to connect with. After graduating in 2012 from sister high schools, relocating to Kansas was in our friend’s near future.
For many, dreams are born in college. This was true for Quincy, our daughter’s club teammate that attended MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, KS. Quincy took advantage of an opportunity to participate in a mission trip supporting a rural Haitian community in need of economic and medical aid. While there, her eyes and heart were opened to the dream of establishing a soccer facility in the community she was serving. Sadly, Quincy was unable to pursue her passion as she passed from this world unexpectedly over the winter break. Her family, in honor of Quincy and as a product of their unwavering faith, is working hard to make her dream come to fruition. Check out www.LQVE.org. When completed the soccer field will be a true blessing for the boys and girls in Haiti.
Day 3 started with the sun rising in the east, a cup of Starbucks, and a slice of cinnamon coffee cake. Our goal? Give our daughter a hug by early afternoon. Leaving Kansas on I-35, we make our way through northwest Missouri…
…and then pushed onward through Iowa.
With a big right turn in Des Moines we are only a couple hours away from Rock Island, Illinois.
Road trip over! We do some shopping and help our daughter and her roomies move into the house she will live in the next twelve months. After a couple of days, we leave the car, a full tank of gas, and food in the pantry for our girl. The road trip was nice, but we are flying home!
Relationship. Clearly you create this in the classroom and on the road. Your girl is lucky to have such giving parents. Thanks for http://www.LQVE.org. Soccer can bring inspiration to many as I saw you do over your career. Nice to see the relationship continue with Quincy’s spirit.
We didn’t know Quincy, but when they lived in Phoenix, her family was a big part of the church we now attend. She must have been something else, because we felt the impact of her loss without even knowing her personally, but seeing the hurt through friends she had made at Mountain Valley. What a small world.