We are down to our last week on the road! Tomorrow morning we will leave New York and in quick succession this week will travel through Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Friday night, Lord willing, we will be celebrating the completion of this epic journey across America in Bar Harbor, Maine.
Yesterday we had one of our most challenging days yet on the road. We biked over 120 miles from Redfield to Newcomb, New York, up and down and through the Adirondacks. Upon arrival at nearly 7 p.m. (we started before 7 a.m.) I told Lloyd (who is driving our advance support vehicle) that if I ever had such a crazy idea again to slap me! However, we were greeted by such warm hosts here that the pain has quickly vanished. Tom, our biker from California, figured out that we burned about 7,900 calories yesterday--meaning we can pretty much eat whatever we want these days and not gain weight!
Speaking of support--we are so blessed to have had a number of wonderful support people travel with us over the last eight weeks. Currently we have Lloyd and Marie Bakke from New London, Minnesota who are driving our advance support vehicle and Emma Duncan (who has been with us since the beginning) and Becky Luedtke (almost the entire time) in our Support and Gear Van. They have been a tremendous blessing and help to all of us.
We have also enjoyed the support of so many people along the way--people back home, financial and prayer supporters, wonderful hosts and churches. We are all tremendously grateful for them. As John Duncan said in our church presentation this morning, the way people have supported us and taken us in is a wonderful testament and example of the love and connection amongst the family of God.
Thanks so much to all of you for being part of this adventure with us. Please keep praying and giving. We are not done yet!
Yesterday we had one of our most challenging days yet on the road. We biked over 120 miles from Redfield to Newcomb, New York, up and down and through the Adirondacks. Upon arrival at nearly 7 p.m. (we started before 7 a.m.) I told Lloyd (who is driving our advance support vehicle) that if I ever had such a crazy idea again to slap me! However, we were greeted by such warm hosts here that the pain has quickly vanished. Tom, our biker from California, figured out that we burned about 7,900 calories yesterday--meaning we can pretty much eat whatever we want these days and not gain weight!
Speaking of support--we are so blessed to have had a number of wonderful support people travel with us over the last eight weeks. Currently we have Lloyd and Marie Bakke from New London, Minnesota who are driving our advance support vehicle and Emma Duncan (who has been with us since the beginning) and Becky Luedtke (almost the entire time) in our Support and Gear Van. They have been a tremendous blessing and help to all of us.
We have also enjoyed the support of so many people along the way--people back home, financial and prayer supporters, wonderful hosts and churches. We are all tremendously grateful for them. As John Duncan said in our church presentation this morning, the way people have supported us and taken us in is a wonderful testament and example of the love and connection amongst the family of God.
Thanks so much to all of you for being part of this adventure with us. Please keep praying and giving. We are not done yet!
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