Prayer
Prayer gives me space to slow down, reflect and ask for wisdom before reacting to difficult situations or important decisions.
Faith / HAVIKWAY
I believe
I believe
in God.
Faith is not a separate chapter of my life. It is part of how I understand purpose, responsibility, people and the road ahead.
I am a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and my Christian faith is part of the personal story behind HAVIKWAY.
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My faith
I believe in God, and that belief is part of who I am.
My faith gives the journey a dimension that cannot be measured on a map.
HAVIKWAY may be about walking across countries, but for me the road also raises deeper questions: how I treat people, what I do with the opportunities I receive, how I respond to difficulty and what kind of person I become along the way.
I do not want faith to appear on this website as a slogan. I want it to be visible through character, decisions, respect and the way I relate to the people I meet.
For me, faith should affect ordinary choices as much as major ones: how I speak, how I keep promises, how I respond when plans fail and whether I remain honest when nobody is watching.
MEMBER
SDA
Seventh-day Adventist
My church
I am a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
This is part of my personal Christian identity and part of the background from which I begin HAVIKWAY.
I believe in God and in living faith through everyday choices, not only through words.
The journey will take me through countries with many religions, traditions and worldviews. I want to remain honest about my own faith while showing respect to people whose beliefs may be different from mine.
Foundations
Faith gives the journey a framework, not a shortcut.
A long expedition will bring uncertainty, fatigue and decisions that cannot be reduced to distance or logistics alone. These are some of the principles I want to carry consistently.
Scripture
The Bible remains an important reference for how I understand character, responsibility, service and the value of other people.
Sabbath
Rest is not only physical recovery. As a Seventh-day Adventist, the Sabbath is part of my spiritual rhythm and a reminder that the journey is not defined only by productivity or distance.
Service
Faith should produce practical concern for other people, especially when there is a real opportunity to help without creating dependence.
A spiritual compass
What I want faith to change in the way I travel.
I will enter places where I know very little. Faith should make me more willing to listen, not more certain that I already understand everything.
Decisions about safety, promises, money and people should be made carefully and honestly.
If I can help someone in a practical way, I want that help to come with dignity and respect.
A long road will include fatigue, uncertainty and disappointment. Faith gives me a reason to continue without pretending that every day is easy.
Faith in action
Belief should become useful.
One reason HAVIKWAY matters to me is the opportunity to use what I know to help other people.
My experience in mobile phone repair, web design and server administration can sometimes be useful to people or small businesses that have limited access to technical support.
I want that part of the expedition to remain practical: listen first, understand what is needed, then help if my knowledge genuinely fits the situation.
For me, faith and service should be connected. A journey has more meaning when it creates room not only to receive experiences, but also to give something back.
Faith across cultures
Conviction and respect can exist at the same time.
HAVIKWAY will pass through places where Christianity is common, places where it is a minority faith and places shaped by entirely different traditions.
I want to be honest about my own beliefs without treating another person's religion, culture or worldview as a problem to be solved.
I do not need to hide what I believe, but I also do not need to force every conversation into a religious argument.
Customs, sacred spaces, dress and local expectations deserve attention before I decide what is acceptable or normal.
Being welcomed into another person's home or community is a privilege, not an opportunity to judge the people offering that welcome.
RESPECT
I can be clear about what I believe without demanding that everyone believe the same.
HAVIKWAY will cross cultures, religions and communities that may see the world very differently from me. I want those encounters to be approached with curiosity, dignity and respect.
My faith is part of my identity. Respect for another person is part of how I want to live that faith.
The quiet part of the road
Not every important moment needs an audience.
A long-distance journey contains many hours of silence.
Some of those moments will be practical: thinking about the route, water, weather or the next place to sleep.
Others will be personal moments of reflection, prayer, gratitude and asking for direction.
I do not expect every spiritual experience to become content. Some things belong to the journey without needing to become a post, a video or a photograph.
A rhythm for the road
A long journey needs moments that are not about progress.
Walking can easily become a constant calculation of kilometres, borders and deadlines. Faith reminds me to protect time for reflection, gratitude and spiritual rest.
Start the day with prayer, gratitude and a clear sense of responsibility.
Patience, honesty and respect matter most when plans are difficult and people are different from me.
Rest protects both body and judgement and reminds me that the expedition is not a competition against time.
Sabbath creates space for worship, reflection, community and rest beyond the normal rhythm of travel.
What faith does not mean
Faith does not remove responsibility.
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Believing in God does not mean ignoring safety, preparation or real risks.
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Faith does not replace planning, visas, medical preparation or good judgement.
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Faith does not give me permission to disrespect another culture or religion.
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Faith does not mean pretending that fear, doubt or difficult days do not exist.
When a decision is difficult
Faith should make judgement more careful, not less practical.
Courage is not the same as ignoring risk, preparation or the impact my decisions may have on other people.
I want to avoid promises, claims or stories that make the expedition appear more successful, dangerous or meaningful than it really is.
A decision that gains attention for HAVIKWAY but reduces someone else to content is not consistent with the purpose of the project.
The road will move on, but my decisions remain part of the person I become through the journey.
MY PERSPECTIVE
Believe deeply.
Walk humbly.
Treat people with dignity.
Help when you can.
Be honest about your limits.
Keep faith when the road is difficult.
Give thanks for the road itself.
Faith and HAVIKWAY
The road is physical.
The road is physical.
The purpose goes deeper.
I begin HAVIKWAY as a Christian, believing in God and as a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
I do not know everything the journey will bring, but I want to move through it with faith, responsibility, respect and a willingness to serve.
If the road changes me, I want that change to make me more patient, more disciplined, more grateful and more aware of the responsibility that comes with being welcomed into other people's places and stories.