50 Hours: 1,888 Pictures

1,888 pictures. That's right. Rachel certainly got some solid documentation! It really is difficult to put the weekend into words. As long as the 50 hours seemed at times, by 3:00 Sunday afternoon I was left with that feeling of "what just happened here"?! So much preparation went into the weekend, everything really did go incredibly smooth, and we couldn't have asked for better weather, better support, better teammates and a better cause. More reflections to come, I'm sure, but here are a few highlights from the weekend:

Our two team names and inspirations for the weekend, Teteh and Tomas. Named after two of the boys in Ghana. One has been rescued while the other is still working on Lake Volta.
Mercy Project mastermind and our most faithful supporter. Check out the onesie!

Team picture before taking the field.

And so it begins...

Catcher? Check. WAKA Official? Check. Batter? Well... at least the attempt was made! Waiting for one of many pitches. Way too many to count!


We certainly did not go hungry!

Wow. Just wow.

Katy: evasive maneuver behind Matthew.

Ready to take the field again. Notice our "scenic" dump ground in the background.

Outfield action.

A bit o' air.
Taking some time to revamp the schedule a bit.

A run-in with the Pope. I promise, it was everything BUT graceful! Check out Ben's face in the background!

Yes, we did take our picture with the Chick-fil-A cow. Don't judge. I did ask him if he had a nickname. His companion answered "Cow". Ok then!

Our tent city, which I must say, stayed intact all weekend long. Three cheers!

Emily and myself during one of our "night shifts". This girl is amazing, not to mention the fact that she has the coolest hammock ever!

And then we rested... 3 blissful hours of accumulated rest time from 2-5 am the second night.

Team Tomas A. These guys were so fun to play with; could not have asked for a better team.

Done! Carrying the clock to home plate for the final picture.

50 hours!!! $19,000 raised for Mercy Project!!! What a way to finish out the weekend! Epic indeed.