Hello All,

After another full week of preparation I'm dead tired but feeling confident about the mission at hand.  I've been horseback every day this week out at Mr. Willie Leahy's place and really getting familiar with a nice Irish Connemara pony.  He's by far not bomb-proof but I feel that he will be fine to start off with.  I've been riding him every day near the road and next to traffic and he has been doing just fine.  After saying that I'm happy to announce that tomorrow is the big day.  I will head out from Galway Ireland at 9:30 a.m. and begin the quest to ride across Europe horseback.

I have still been overwhelmed at times of the mission at hand but by God's grace and provision my soul's at ease.  Over this last week Lanny and I have been so humbled by the Abundant Life Fellowships commitment to support this ministry.  Just to give a bit of insight to the tremendous blessing they've been:  They have blessed us with a really nice van that is insured, licensed and ready to go. 10,000 personalized tracts written personally by Pastor Kevin Sanford.  A  video phone (which will be used for you-tube videos to upload to site), a commitment to manage the web-site and a personal commitment to be the supply station for the entire trip.  I'll tell you it is so overwhelming the love that they have shown to Lanny and I since we have arrived.


The church is planning a great send-off from a historical site in downtown Galway in the morning.  The local media has also been contacted and I've been on the local radio and also in the local newspaper speaking about the ministry.  The church is going to bring musical instruments and plenty of Gospel tracts.

I will ride (by God's grace) from Galway to Caughwell Ireland tomorrow.  It is right around 15 miles and will be a good first days ride.  I have roughly outlined an itinerary:

Saturday 26th--Galway to Craughwell--16miles
Sunday   26th--Craughwell to Dartfield--11 miles
Monday   27th--Dartfield to Balinasloe--15miles
Tuesday  28th--Balinasloe to Athlone--16miles
Wednesday 29th--Athlone to Fahreen--15 miles
Thursday 30th--Fahreen to Rochfortbridge--16 miles
Friday 1st May--Rochfortbridge to Griffinstown--9 miles
Saturday 2nd-- Rest the Horse and ourselves
Sunday 3rd--Griffinstown to Kilcock--21 miles
Monday 4th--Kilcock to Dublin--21 miles

All in all it should be right around 150 miles and take right  around 9 days ride.  I hadn't been to Griffinstown yet but look forward to spending a day of rest there.  It will be interesting to find out the history of this town.  Maybe I'll find a distant relative.

I'm not sure when we will board the ferry to the U.K. but should be sometime around the first week of May.  It will take us a bit longer to get across the U.K. but  I hope and pray to be into France by the end of the month.  There is an event called "March for Jesus" at the end of May in Paris and I'd love to make it there for this.  Pastor Kevin Sanford will be there along with many other preachers and evangelists.  After spending 6 years working in Paris at the Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show I'd really love to make it back.  This time for Jesus.  Praise God!!

Everything has come together in such a blessed way.  The dollar is weak and the euro is strong but I know that God will provide the way.  I am still praying for provision as far as the horse goes.  The horse I'm starting the trip on is pretty pricey and I'm hoping and praying for support.  I have worked an agreement out with Willie Leahy to lease the horse for 50 euros a day.  I'd like to keep the horse for the English side of the trip but have the option to return the horse after the Ireland trip.  I'll just see how it goes.  If I just rent the horse for the 10 days across Ireland it will be around 500 euros and if I find a way to buy the horse I can apply that amount to the total price of the horse.  Gasoline is also a lot more expensive here.  It's around $7.30 a gallon and Lanny and I have been burning quite a bit.  I'm sharing this with you to not ask for support but to let anybody  know that all support would be so greatly appreciated.  I have recently added a pay-pal account to the site and it is secure and any money given would be directly routed to my account.  I then receive a message on my e-mail verifying the amount and who it is from.  Again, any donations would be very greatly appreciated.

Well my eyes are aching and I'm about completely give out.  I will write again very soon to let you know how tomorrow goes.  Please forgive me if this update sounds like a zombie wrote it but that's kinda the way I feel right now.

I'll write again soon and until then God Bless.

Love in Christ,
Couy Griffin
Romans 10:9,10