Day 4 of Walking the Walk III
Day 4, March 16, 2010 
Completed 18 Miles
We started the day at 5:30 a.m. and we quickly deemed it “D Day” due to us tackling the hill of Natchitoches. I believe that Day 4 determines our destiny and even though our bodies are aching, we are yet encouraged.
We reached our starting point at 8:30 a.m. and prepared for the journey by doing our morning ritual of stretching’s. We attempted to not focus much on the hills but in the back of our minds, we saw “The Hills” and we simply chuckled. The first four miles went well and we were met with various waves and horns blowing.
We began to prepare for our break and Pastor William Roberson stopped by and shook our hands. We returned the love and fellowship that he showed as well as discuss that Pastor Everett and Lake Bethlehem Baptist Church would be participating in Revival this week at his church.
We set out on climbing the steep hills of Natchitoches around 10:42 a.m. and let me say this, “It was a long and rugged road!” We knew we need some kind of assistance, so we pulled out our reinforcements, IPODS!
Kirksey played his favorite rapper Tupac and I needed the mother of Gospel Music, Shirley Caesar to get me thru this journey and wouldn’t you know it: We finished the second leg half way up the hill. We came to rest in the driveway of a dear man simply named, Mr. Chambers and he was excited to see us. He stated that he had just finished reading of the walk and wanted to shake our hands and we were happy to oblige.
After fellowshipping with Mr. Chambers, we felt the need to press on and we didn’t do much talking as we continued listening to our IPod’s. I must testify and say, “The Climb got harder and harder however, the victory is ours, Saith the Lord.” As we prepped to break for lunch, a truckload of gentleman stopped and exclaimed, “Are you guy’s celebrities, because we read about some guys walking for a cause and you guys favor them?”
We promptly shook their hands and thanked them for acknowledging us and I quickly responded, “No sir, we are not celebs, however we are walking for a cause we believe in.” For the first time since walking, we took a real lunch break and we loved it. We met two young ladies, Hanna and Kirby, at Papa’s restaurant and they both were interested in Autism and fighting for it as well. They are both studying at Northwestern University and they served us a great lunch and before you knew it, we were back to walking.
Once back on the road, we knew we had 6 more miles left for us, so we put our IPod’s back in place and knocked out the last two legs. We were both grateful for safe passage and we were excited to realize that we completed 18 miles and ended the day in Natchez, which is located just below Natchitoches, Louisiana.
God is with us and we are grateful!
Patrick!