photo by Ron Acord

Day 1

Thursday July 2

Back for a third time! Kinda hard to believe we got 20 people. We have 2 teams full of great people and we’re here and ready to rumble. Will and Lauren are leading one team of 10 that’s staying in Tirana, while Lucy and I lead the team …

In less than 2 weeks, I’ll be in Albania :) This time just for 2 weeks, but I’m ready to go for good. But, all things in their time:

There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to …

Howdy! My name is Gordon Burgett and I’m going to Albania this summer. I first went in the summer of 2013, and fell in love with both the people and the mission. Since that time I’ve been back and forth every summer, and a few stints in between.

We’re continuing the work we’ve …

The best part is it’s only half over! I’m writing this post from the home of my good friend Aldo Rustemi, in Tirana the capital city of Albania. So much has happened, and so much more is to come. It’s awesome :)

Wien, Österreich

We began the trip in Vienna, where we went …

Travel Days

July 12-13

We flew overnight on Austrian airways, leaving early morning on the 12th with a layover at Washington Dulles. We were all tired, but some of us were awake enough to go out to the National Air and Space museum Udvar-Hazy center for a couple hours. My dad decided to meet us …

Day 1

Thursday July 18

I don’t even know why God brought us down here. What more can we do that He’s not already doing? Today we got off the plane, and found out our luggage won’t arrive until tomorrow. We rode into town with a nice guy who picked us up. We were met at the …