more bikes

So about that bike trip I mentioned last time. We organized another bike trip to raise support for a different organization. I say "another" and "different" in reference to the 8-day, cross-country, Sea-to-Sea trip that we planned last January. Remember--the one where I ripped the ligaments in my shoulder? Yeah, that one. This time it was a shorter trip. Fifty kilometers each way (that's about 35 miles for the Americans out there). Half pavement, half dirt. We raised just over $2000 for the Fundacion San Lucas, or the Luke Society. They are doing a land bank program very similar to the video I linked to in the last post. There were about 25 bikers and 25 other people (including support staff) who each paid to participate in the event. A portion went to pay for the trip costs and the rest went to the land bank program. The program gives landless farmers the opportunity to buy land at a reasonable price and pay it back over the course of several years. Then they learn about a biblical worldview and why sustainable farming is so important. They manage the land bank themselves through the board of directors that is formed. I made a short video about the trip, which I'm really happy with. I'm trying to decide if I will show it here or wait til I get home! I guess I'll post it here and you can watch it if you want. If you'd like to see it in full high-def we'll have to arrange with my brother to watch it in his basement...that would be great! Here it is:



Whoah! That came out big. Oh, well. That's okay for this time. I also wanted to tell you a story of a community along the Rio Coco. I think I'm gonna save that for the next post. Don't want to give you too much at a time.

Prayer items:

-pray that I can get a lot done before I head for Michigan on the 19th, specifically for another video that I'm working on and a project to reformat the server at the Nehemiah Center.