We ran across this quiet gentlemen at a couple of the Smoky Mtn shelters. You notice right off that he has a great speaking voice. Turns out that he was on the trail for a few days of mental and physical rejuvenatation. From what, you ask? Whew! Let's see. He and his wife run a facility in GA for international refugees. Their focus changes depending on the most pressing needs e.g. any one at risk of being executed by death camps if they are deported?
They are running his facility from a site originally intended to be a manufacturing site for simple solar devices for everyday use that Don created. (He is a mechanical engineer). The plan is to get back to this project in the future.
Don does a great deal of work with Habitat for Humanity - initially in the US but lately overseas. He had an amazing story of christians and muslims celebrating together for the first time in years after they did some Habitat for Humanity building in their community in Lebanon. He is also working to create a similar program in NORTH Korea. No kidding.
Oh, he was also one of the first 200 people Al Gore trained to spread the global warming message.
Bottom line - here is a very authentic someone going out and following his passions with thoughtfulness, resilience and tenacity.
I understand he's written some nonfiction books about some of his experiences - Don Moseley. Looking forward to finding them!
Oh and he decided to leave the trail alittle early and shared some yummy food. Trail magic!
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