We landed at a familiar place for me, Schipol Airport, in Amsterdam around 11:30am and had an 8-hour layover until our flight to Nairobi. We decided to throw our bags in a couple lockers at the airport and take the train into the city centre. It was a perfect weather day as we enjoyed one of my favorite cities. I played tour guide since I’d been there several times before. We grabbed some lunch and then coffee afterward in the square. After taking pictures and some light shopping, we headed back to the train station to return to the airport.
As we were walking back to the station, I heard someone say my name. I looked up and saw Mark Hall and the rest of the Casting Crowns people! It’s strange enough to run into people you know in the States, but in Amsterdam? On the same street? At the exact same time? It turns out they are on their own World Vision trip to Rwanda, Africa. They even wound up being on our next flight to Nairobi. Weird…and awesome. So we all headed back to the airport together to rest up before our next flight.
As per Stellar Kart tradition, I had to make a stop at the McDonald’s in the airport before we left. After finishing my nuggets, I slept for the first time on the trip. I took about an hour-long nap on a very uncomfortable bench (which my “friends” with whom I am traveling documented with an amazingly unflattering photo) and then took off on my second 8-hour flight in 24 hours. The movie selection on the previous KLM flight was amazing, but the in-flight entertainment on Kenya Airways did not work at all. I tried to fall asleep while crammed in the seat next to a man wearing an oversized puffy coat that far surpassed the space allotted to him on this plane. Fortunately, exhaustion set in quickly and I was able to nod off for a few hours on the way to Kenya.

We departed Phoenix, Arizona at 1:45pm to begin our lengthy trip to Lusaka, Zambia. Originally we booked our flights way ahead of time on British Airways with only a small layover in London, England before getting to our final destination, but the airline decided to go on strike about a week before our trip. By a small miracle, we were able to rebook our flights on KLM/Kenya Airways at the last minute. That miracle included stops in Detroit, Michigan…Amsterdam, Netherlands…and Nairobi, Kenya before finally touching down nearly 36 hours later in Lusaka, Zambia.

The final week of the Best Tour Ever Tour with Stellar Kart, 7eventh Time Down & Same As Sunday starts next week!  We’ll be heading to Kentucky and Tennessee for the week so come out for a great night of music and worship!

5/25 – Owensboro, KY – The Boneyard

Tickets: 270-903-6065

5/27 – Dickson, TN – First Baptist Church

Tickets: 615-446-4640

5/28 – Clinton, TN – Lifepoint Church

Tickets: http://www.itickets.com/events/243183/Clinton_TN/Best_Tour_Ever.html

We are so excited to announce the “The Best Tour Ever Tour” with our friends 7eventh Time Down and Same As Sunday!  We’ll be playing all the songs you love plus new songs from our NEW album Everything Is Different Now!  Head to the TOUR section for more details on each date and check back for more dates to come.

Check out the website below to see how you can win FREE tickets and a FlipCam.  You could have your footage included in our next music video!

BEST TOUR EVER TOUR FLIPCAM CONTEST!

The Best Tour Ever Tour with Stellar Kart, 7eventh Time Down & Same As Sunday
4/21 – Harrison, AR – Eagle Heights Baptist Church
4/22 – Canadian, TX – Texas Crown Performance Hall
4/23 – Madill, OK – Madill First Baptist Church
4/24 – Greenwood, AR – First Baptist Church
4/25 – Colleyville, TX – Crown of Life Lutheran Church
5/12 – Groveport, OH – Madison Christian Church
5/13 – Lakewood, OH – The Lakewood Masonic Temple
5/16 – Mechanicsburg, PA – New Covenant Fellowship Church
5/17 – Richmond, VA – Grove Avenue Baptist Church
5/25 – Owensboro, KY – The Boneyard
5/27 – Dickson, TN – First Baptist Church
5/28 – Clinton, TN – Lifepoint Church

Hey guys and gals….Welcome to THE new stellar kart page. It still smells clean and looks shiny! Have a look around.