Outdoor Expeditions

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For Andrew Martin, The Hearts of the Father Outdoor Expeditions isn't simply an organization he founded. It is a calling he has spent much of his life growing into.

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As an adoptee himself, Andrew understands many of the questions boys from foster care and hard places can carry—questions of identity, belonging, worth, and whether their story matters.

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That experience developed into a deep conviction: boys need people who will see them, believe in them, challenge them, and keep showing up.

In 2015, Andrew turned that conviction into action, beginning with a tent, a handful of boys, and a willingness to take them outside.

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His passion remains simple: create places where boys can experience adventure, faith, challenge, belonging, and trusted relationships without being defined by what happened to them.

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Andrew believes God has called him to stand in the gap for boys who can easily be overlooked and to build a community of men and women willing to do the same.

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Whether around a campfire, on a trail, beside the water, or behind the scenes building the next opportunity, the calling remains the same:

“The outdoors is simply where God gave me a place to reach boys. The real mission has always been the boy—the one who needs belonging, challenge, truth, encouragement, and somebody willing to stay.”
— Andrew Martin

Gather. Build. Affirm. Honor.