I've been on other mission trips, but it was probably the hardest work we've done. But it's a feeling you can't compare to anything else.

I definitely will not forget this ever. We plan to go back down there this summer to help. So many people still need it.

I was just so happy we could help get them back for Easter. If I couldn't be at my church for eight months, it would be like part of me was gone.

The thing I think about when I think about Bart is perseverance. With Bart, hard work has never been a problem. This is a testament to him and his parents ... there were a lot of tough times. This is a nice reward for him and his family.

I am in Boston right now, in fact, to do work at the New England Historical Genealogical Library, where I'm trying to finish up tracing my lineage back to the seventeenth century.

Find Your Balance.