On September 6, 1620, the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England for the New World. Men, women and children, 102 of them, were determined to start a colony and wound up unintentionally starting a country. Right about now, 390 years ago, those brave ones were making the preparations to leave all they had ever known for the unknown. They had much to do. Many they loved they'd leave behind. Much courage and faith to sustain them. What if they had changed their minds, canceled their plans, had serious second thoughts? If just one of those precious passengers had stayed behind...well, how would it have effected our lives?
In any plan, the foundations are what keeps it or wrecks it. We sit here today because these determined individuals made a trip that changed the face of the world. Where would we be today if that particular boat, with those particular passengers had not landed at Cape Cod, November 11, 1620?