THE ABOUT US AND THE WHY
After resigning my collegiate career as Department Head of Medical Microbiology & Special Chemistries, I became an entrepreneur for the first time. I jumped in head first and budgeted all I had saved from years at my job. I was told "are you crazy?" "Are you nuts?" "Giving up a good job!" "Using up your savings!" by everyone except my parents who paid for my 6-years of education to get a Masters in Laboratory Medicine.
They encouraged me to go after my dreams ....
..... So I did.
I took a hobby and opened a retail store and we made it. Beat the odds (there is a bigger story here of trial and error and time). I was free from having a boss (or so I thought). 3-years later, my wife was free. I knew nothing about business or marketing, timing, yet I was a sponge to learn. 20-years later I sold to my employees and walked away with a successful exit and a chunk of change in the bank.
-- Now what ?? --
Kids were gone pursuing their dreams. So we sold our home in Maine and moved to Arizona. Something my bride said about "living where water doesn't freeze."
We dove into Real Estate so we could work from home, yet the franchise provided professional office space for clients and tons of training. One must always be willing to educate oneself and learn and we were a sponge to learn all we could (there is a pattern here).
I took on the online and local print marketing. My bride did some meetups with locals that were from Maine ... a natural connection. We did well. Teamwork.
Then my girl got sick. You can read about that on the home page.
Then, seemingly out-of-the-blue, God gave me an ever so subtle dream, a calling that I would be granted my wish, yet instead of just fun, it would be for His glory and the Kingdom. Let me backup a bit... ..............actually way back.
My brother Joe
Joe and I are 2-years apart. He is the younger one. We were inseparable since we were toddlers. Did most everything together. Experienced most everything together.
As adults in our late 20s early 30s, we both took risks, resigned jobs and started our own businesses in separate towns in the State of Maine. We were successful and with hard work, grew them and were both able to get boats on the ocean, Joe a 37’ power boat and me a 36’ sailboat. I believe out of 6-kids, we were the only 2 to love ocean boating. Got it from our dad.
We cruised weekends everywhere together, sometimes separately as I was able to take a month off every summer and travel. Joe’s business was high-season in summer. As we grew older and were getting a bit burned out with retail, especially as the US economy had changed, we talked endlessly of moving aboard passage-makers and cruising the world together … or at least part of it. Seems to be the BIG thing today!
Joe got sick with something the doctors could not figure out until it was too late. He kept getting weaker and weaker, Finally a diagnosis … ALS....
Lou Gehrig's Disease.
I flew from Arizona to Maine twice for him that year. Once to make sure he had all his affairs in order for his family and business transition and that he was right with God.
My second flight was to be the leader at his funeral.
That was a few years ago, and Joe, who was the biggest giver I knew, would never realize his part of our dream. This hurts even still to go over this story that I don’t share with everyone.
Vision and Calling
In 2014, God said to me ever so slightly, yet very clearly, and stronger ever since that it would be I that would carry on Joe and my dream of passage making , yet with a twist.
Rather than just take off and have a good time, like so many today, we would be leading mission excursions of health, sanitation, clean water making and the Gospel of Jesus, all for the Glory of God, to the missions of my church (initially) in the Baja Mexico, Brazil, Central America, the Caribbean, coastal USA, and then beyond. This would be for the Glory of God....building the Kingdom as we carry out some mercy missions to actually help those in need right now.
We will be taking medical assistance, sanitation, nutrition, clean water making and the Gospel of Jesus Christ to underprivileged people, in the USA coastal areas first to get familiar with a catamaran, crew and logistics and then the missions of South America, the Caribbean and then, perhaps Europe or the South Pacific ….. or however that unfolds. It's in His hands.
Since then, doors have been opened to logistics and resources deployment (a gal I met on Instagram that lives in Dubai and does logistics for a living as well as a company in Ft Lauderdale Florida).
More people I don’t know. A man from Wisconsin who just invented a sanitation device that is FDA approved and works on 30 watts of solar who approached me as I have never been to nor know anyone in Wisconsin … until then. He connected with me on LinkedIn.
A woman in the Philippines who is praying for me to have success in this mission, needs this kind of help for her mission there and does not even know this story. She found me on Facebook.
And a company that makes a water making device that uses no electricity and will make 1-million gallons of clean, fresh water we heard about from Christian Radio … will last a family a lifetime. And a few others, with new connections happening regularly. Social networks can be something much more than just fun or politics.
We have done all the leg-work for these 5-years up till now. We have followed the call. Sold most all we owned and moved to Florida, (the launching-off point), said good-bye to our church family, friends of 14-years and sold our home in Arizona, all that we owned and paid all the expenses for this project with God's help over the past 5-years.
2020 is the time....
.....and now we need your help.
Now we need some assistance for the next stage. There will be no ROI on this (other than emotional satisfaction) as you will be investing in the mission and vision. Of course, there will be tax advantages (check with your CPA or accountant on how this is organized) and there is the potential of helping the ocean and the environment.
And there will be some amazing perks from us. The project is called HOPE OF JOE in honor of my brother and is in the process of configuring as a 501 (c) (3), non-profit, or other charitable entity. The boat (home for the next 5-10 years) will be called THE OFFICE as it will be our home/office base, storage for the equipment, medicines and accommodations for the crew, medical & dental personnel for many years as we carry out this calling.
May we count on you to help ?? Any amount will make a significant difference. Thank you.
Click here to help => whatever capacity
This will be a: 'lets go sail the world' disrupter !!
For more information, contact us here
They encouraged me to go after my dreams ....
..... So I did.
I took a hobby and opened a retail store and we made it. Beat the odds (there is a bigger story here of trial and error and time). I was free from having a boss (or so I thought). 3-years later, my wife was free. I knew nothing about business or marketing, timing, yet I was a sponge to learn. 20-years later I sold to my employees and walked away with a successful exit and a chunk of change in the bank.
-- Now what ?? --
Kids were gone pursuing their dreams. So we sold our home in Maine and moved to Arizona. Something my bride said about "living where water doesn't freeze."
We dove into Real Estate so we could work from home, yet the franchise provided professional office space for clients and tons of training. One must always be willing to educate oneself and learn and we were a sponge to learn all we could (there is a pattern here).
I took on the online and local print marketing. My bride did some meetups with locals that were from Maine ... a natural connection. We did well. Teamwork.
Then my girl got sick. You can read about that on the home page.
Then, seemingly out-of-the-blue, God gave me an ever so subtle dream, a calling that I would be granted my wish, yet instead of just fun, it would be for His glory and the Kingdom. Let me backup a bit... ..............actually way back.
My brother Joe
Joe and I are 2-years apart. He is the younger one. We were inseparable since we were toddlers. Did most everything together. Experienced most everything together.
As adults in our late 20s early 30s, we both took risks, resigned jobs and started our own businesses in separate towns in the State of Maine. We were successful and with hard work, grew them and were both able to get boats on the ocean, Joe a 37’ power boat and me a 36’ sailboat. I believe out of 6-kids, we were the only 2 to love ocean boating. Got it from our dad.
We cruised weekends everywhere together, sometimes separately as I was able to take a month off every summer and travel. Joe’s business was high-season in summer. As we grew older and were getting a bit burned out with retail, especially as the US economy had changed, we talked endlessly of moving aboard passage-makers and cruising the world together … or at least part of it. Seems to be the BIG thing today!
Joe got sick with something the doctors could not figure out until it was too late. He kept getting weaker and weaker, Finally a diagnosis … ALS....
Lou Gehrig's Disease.
I flew from Arizona to Maine twice for him that year. Once to make sure he had all his affairs in order for his family and business transition and that he was right with God.
My second flight was to be the leader at his funeral.
That was a few years ago, and Joe, who was the biggest giver I knew, would never realize his part of our dream. This hurts even still to go over this story that I don’t share with everyone.
Vision and Calling
In 2014, God said to me ever so slightly, yet very clearly, and stronger ever since that it would be I that would carry on Joe and my dream of passage making , yet with a twist.
Rather than just take off and have a good time, like so many today, we would be leading mission excursions of health, sanitation, clean water making and the Gospel of Jesus, all for the Glory of God, to the missions of my church (initially) in the Baja Mexico, Brazil, Central America, the Caribbean, coastal USA, and then beyond. This would be for the Glory of God....building the Kingdom as we carry out some mercy missions to actually help those in need right now.
We will be taking medical assistance, sanitation, nutrition, clean water making and the Gospel of Jesus Christ to underprivileged people, in the USA coastal areas first to get familiar with a catamaran, crew and logistics and then the missions of South America, the Caribbean and then, perhaps Europe or the South Pacific ….. or however that unfolds. It's in His hands.
Since then, doors have been opened to logistics and resources deployment (a gal I met on Instagram that lives in Dubai and does logistics for a living as well as a company in Ft Lauderdale Florida).
More people I don’t know. A man from Wisconsin who just invented a sanitation device that is FDA approved and works on 30 watts of solar who approached me as I have never been to nor know anyone in Wisconsin … until then. He connected with me on LinkedIn.
A woman in the Philippines who is praying for me to have success in this mission, needs this kind of help for her mission there and does not even know this story. She found me on Facebook.
And a company that makes a water making device that uses no electricity and will make 1-million gallons of clean, fresh water we heard about from Christian Radio … will last a family a lifetime. And a few others, with new connections happening regularly. Social networks can be something much more than just fun or politics.
We have done all the leg-work for these 5-years up till now. We have followed the call. Sold most all we owned and moved to Florida, (the launching-off point), said good-bye to our church family, friends of 14-years and sold our home in Arizona, all that we owned and paid all the expenses for this project with God's help over the past 5-years.
2020 is the time....
.....and now we need your help.
Now we need some assistance for the next stage. There will be no ROI on this (other than emotional satisfaction) as you will be investing in the mission and vision. Of course, there will be tax advantages (check with your CPA or accountant on how this is organized) and there is the potential of helping the ocean and the environment.
And there will be some amazing perks from us. The project is called HOPE OF JOE in honor of my brother and is in the process of configuring as a 501 (c) (3), non-profit, or other charitable entity. The boat (home for the next 5-10 years) will be called THE OFFICE as it will be our home/office base, storage for the equipment, medicines and accommodations for the crew, medical & dental personnel for many years as we carry out this calling.
May we count on you to help ?? Any amount will make a significant difference. Thank you.
Click here to help => whatever capacity
This will be a: 'lets go sail the world' disrupter !!
For more information, contact us here
