When hope needs wheels, these counselors hit the road.

Joshua and Colin built Camp Pride—a place where LGBTQ+ youth could breathe, belong, and finally be seen.

But not every child can make it to camp.

In small towns across Virginia, there are kids still waiting. Still hiding. Still wondering if anyone will ever come looking for them.

So Joshua does what he’s always done when the world falls short.

He builds a way forward.

With his Outreach Playbook in hand—a blueprint born of experience, compassion, and hard-earned truth—he and Colin take Camp Pride on the road. Alongside David and Nate Gardener-Reese, Trent Peterson, and Alex Mayfield, they set out across sixteen days and six rural towns, carrying more than supplies.

They carry hope.

What they find will test all of them.

Young people holding their breath. Parents caught between fear and love. Communities where a single conversation can feel like a line drawn in the sand.

And not everyone wants them there.

There are still voices raised in anger. Doors that close before they can knock. Moments where showing up doesn’t just take courage—it carries risk.

And beneath it all, a quiet, unrelenting question:

Can you change a life… just by showing up?

For Colin, the journey becomes something else entirely. Because he’s learned—again and again—that love doesn’t always save people.

And this time, he may have to face what that really means.

Some journeys are measured in miles.

This one is measured in courage… in connection… in the fragile, stubborn belief that someone, somewhere, will finally say:

You matter. You’re not alone. We’re here.

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