The Future of Travel The Road

Tim Scott, Will Decker and Michael Scott, founders of Travel the Road, recently sat down with website writer Joe Halsey for an in depth interview to capture the history of Travel the Road, and future plans of Travel the Road. Here is the second part of that interview:

Joe: Tim and Will, tell me how you guys got into missions work.

Tim: It all started in 1998 for me. I thought that I was going to be a stockbroker. But then I went on a mission trip to the Czech Republic. I had been on mission trips before, but something happened over there. And it was something that changed my life forever. I asked the Lord what His plan was for my life. And the Lord told me to go and preach the Gospel in the world. I was young, 19 at the time, and I did not know what would happen or what I would do. But I knew that my life was about to change. I came back to America from that mission trip, and I started selling everything I owned. I told my parents what I wanted to do and they were all for it. They said "go for it with your whole heart". They also said, "make sure that someone goes with you". That's when I called Will. I told him I was thinking about going overseas to do missions work, and that I wanted him to come along with me.

Joe: That is an unbelievable story. Now that we have talked about the origins of Travel the Road, let's shift gears. What are the future plans for Travel the Road?

Mike: First of all, we have to complete this first season of episodes and see what the viewing public thinks about it. Tim and Will will also be busy traveling for some speaking engagements at churches and other organizations to share more of the vision of Travel the Road once the show premiers in May.

Tim: We are also working hard on producing a DVD set of Travel the Road's first season episodes that will be sold through our website, bookstores and other sales channels. Our goal is to get people excited about missions work, and this is a great avenue to accomplish that. A biography of our travels is also in the works, that will further tell the story of mission in foreign lands.

Will: We will also focus on further developing our website so the Travel the Road family can track our travels when we hit the road again later in the year.

Mike: Beyond all this, we want to get Tim and Will back on the road to continue their missions work as soon as possible, most likely in the late summer or early fall of 2003.

Joe: That's a full plate. Anything else on the horizon?

Mike: Very importantly, we will be looking to partner with other missions organizations that complement our vision by being on the front line pioneering missions work.

Joe: Have you partnered with any mission organizations yet.

Tim: Yes we have. Overland Missions is an organization that sends missionaries out to far reaching places like Africa and the Amazon and teaches people how to be effective (and survive) in what are otherwise tough living conditions at times. Overland is like-minded to Travel the Road's mission and has a similar heart as ours to see unreached people groups hear the Gospel.

Joe: How can the general public support Travel the Road?

Tim: First, we covet the prayers of our friends and family. Pray for us during this busy time and for God's will to be done in all we do. Next, the costs of producing work like Travel the Road can be very high. We welcome the financial support that the Lord places on the hearts of Travel the Road viewers. Beyond that, we hope you enjoy Travel the Road and that our mission of motivating people to get involved in missions is fully embraced.