Sunday, February 27, 2011

Dates are Up!

I'm not entirely sure that this ride was "real" to me until I planned out my riding schedule.  When I first thought about the trip in my head, I figured I could do 80 miles a day nice and easy and get across the country fairly quickly.  Unfortunately, I hadn't taken into consideration rest days and hilly parts of the country.  But that's a classic 23 year-old male thing to do, right?  Now that the schedule is basically finished, why don't you take a look at the "Dates" page and see all the places that I'll be stopping?  It'll be fun, I promise.

Now my next step is to contact churches in those areas and see if they are willing to house a stranger for the sake of the trafficked souls in the world and in this country.  My hope is that people will see how important this project is and eagerly help.  If you know of any churches in the areas that I'll be stopping, please get in contact with me and let me know!  I can't get to 27 million revolutions on my bike on my own--I need your help!  Just as the Body of Christ imply and require community, so does service to and for others imply and require community.

Friday, February 25, 2011

Start Following!

Ok, so, today is what, February 25th?  That means that I have about two more months before I embark on my bike ride across the country to raise awareness and funds for the fight against human trafficking.  I'm excited to have teamed up with the Polaris Project... but now it's your turn to show your support!  

I have two more months to train for the trip, and you have two more months to click on the link on the right side of this page to start following me, or to bookmark this page and get in the habit of checking in every so often.  6 days a week I am exercising twice a day on my exercise bike, for a total of an hour; I'm swimming once or twice a week at the university pool next door; and I'm anxiously awaiting warmer weather so I can continue doing all that but also get on my bike for some real outdoor riding.  While I'm working hard (and eating a lot!) to make sure I'm in shape, you can do your part by following, reading up on the statistics of human trafficking, start giving to Polaris Project from the link on my page, and telling your friends and co-workers about what I'm doing.

I hope you'll be a summer-long partner on my journey!