Blue Sky!

Today is Sunday and I’m in a borrowed car (it belongs to long-time friends living in Lynchburg—thanks Tracy & Ang!) in a wi-fi parking lot across the road from the church I’ll be attending this morning. The service will be the culminating event of our cross-country trip.

We’ve had some down time the last couple days. Friday was another soggy day in a place that has been desperate for rain. Instead of a ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway we did some packing, some bike maintenance with a team dinner and commencement celebration that took us late into the evening. Saturday was the dawning of a new day and our first glimpse of the sun since arriving in Virginia. Because of WHEEL POWER’s indirect ties and relationship with Liberty University, we were invited to be a part of the weekend homecoming festivities which started with a parade, tail-gate party and football game. A couple of us opted for a ride instead of the game and we got in a beautiful 64 mile ride southwest of town. You’d think we’d had enough riding in the last six weeks but there’s something about a beautiful day and beautiful countryside to lure the runaway heart of a cyclist.

I’m ready to be home. My family is ready for me to be home. It’s been an incredible adventure. I plan to do a final blog in the next day or two with the final stats. Your prayers for our safety have been answered. Praise God! We appreciate your ongoing prayers for the lives we touched along the way and please continue praying for the Kekchi people of Guatemala. We may never know this side of heaven the impact and the lives touched through God’s Word in Kekchi in audio. And it’s not too late to give toward this project. The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever!

Pictures. 1) Final group shot. 2) Somewhere outside of Lynchburg, VA--beautiful ride!