Some Final Personal Stats

There are 200 million people without God’s Word in their heart language but even after Scripture is translated, there are still obstacles. One of the greatest obstacles is the literacy barrier. Riding across the country to help Wycliffe raise awareness of this need and help fund an audio Scripture project in Guatemala was truly an incredible adventure.

I logged 2667 miles in 35 days, spending 185 hours in the saddle.

By God’s grace we missed 115 degree temps in the southwest by a week and a half.

The longest hill—Alamagordo to Cloudcroft NM, 15 miles at a 6% grade.

I was given the award for the most flats (Edwin and I were neck and neck till he split off for home at Florence, AL). I stopped counting when I started getting two a day (I don't think I got more than 12 or so but some of my teammates would beg to differ).

Points of interest for me:

• Riding below sea level along the Salton Sea, CA
• White Sands Missile range
• Crossing the Mississippi on a bike
• Riding the historic Natchez Trace Parkway through MS & AL
• Riding through my wife’s hometown and past the church where we were married in Limestone, TN (Davy Crockett’s birthplace)
• Can't forget riding through Frognot, Noodle and Bugtussle TX (and so many other wonderful little towns across our great country)

Biggest surprise—Jo and the girls showing up in Dallas on my birthday half way into the trip.

We had some interesting wildlife crossings including rattlesnake and tarantulas and the closest I’ve ever seen a bicycle come to hitting a deer in Mayhill, NM

Greatest rush on the bike was the first day—riding into Palm Springs, CA with 40 mph tailwinds—we literally coasted for miles.

We slept in church nurseries, Sunday school rooms, fellowship halls and sanctuaries and never missed a shower.

Thanks for your prayers for our safety. As a team we safely logged just over 20,000 miles accident free.

As a WHEEL POWER Christian Cyclist team we were able to witness to 242 individuals one-on-one and led 49 people to the Lord with 14 rededicating their lives to the Lord.

As of today we’re just $2,700 short of the funds needed to make our goal, a matching $25,000 gift toward the Kekchi audio Scripture project. Would you consider helping us go over the top?

Thanks to Wycliffe USA for this opportunity and to WHEEL POWER Christian Cyclists for making it happen. To my wife and daugthers and my home church (Faith Assembly, Orlando) for all your support... it's been an awesome ride! Soli Deo Gloria!