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Heading back to salem

Yesterday Royal and I went up to visit his nephew near Portland. We hung out there last night. I ended up getting my flight home for wed of next week at 3:30pm. Praise God. So I will be hanging in San Fran for a bit. Right now we are just driving back to his siters house to stay there for a couple more nights. God is still taken care of me as Royal continues to buy me dinner. Praise the lord. I'm pretty sure God wants me to speak at some churches when I get home and they are already starting to get lined up. My life will never be the same. Amen. I will continue this blog as much as possible so you can continue to see the glory of God. Thank you again for your prayers. God bless.

Austin Nevada. 391 miles to go

Today was 70 tough miles to Austin Nevada. Most of the day was flat but there was a big climb at the end. Praise God though because we are nice and comfortable in our tents. The campsite we are at is also a baptist church. So the owner gave us 50% of which made it only $10 fo all three of us. Judging by the map, we have the hard days over with. It has been a blessing riding with the GiveABike crew. They have been great company through Nevada's loneliest road in America. Although this road has been super busy during the days we have been on it. Lol. Nevada would have been so much worse without their company. Plus I have made two more great friends. God has brought me to all kinds of great people. I got to do Kansas, Colorado and Utah with Katie and Cheney. They were great to ride with as well. They had amazing stories about their journey. We got to share some great times together in laughter amd in pain up some mountains. There's a good chance I might hang out with them in LA and fly out of the LAX. There was also the GiftABike crew at the beginning of my trip that I rode with for two weeks. They blessed me with food and a place to sleep for their trip. Praise God. I've probably spent atleaste half my trip riding with company. You can ask any bicycle tourist. They will all tell you about how there is an immediate connection being on the road. We just share so many similar experiences that not many people witness. No matter where you're traveling to or from if you pass a fellow bicyclist, you stop and exchange stories. It's so great hearing different things that people have gone through. I'll be with Adam and Christy for a few more days and then they start heading north. San Fran is getting close and its going to be amazing. I thank you for all your prayers and support. God Bless.

Stormy day but glad Gods the Judge

So today we had two big climbs. We only had 62 miles but they were tough. We thought yesterday was going to be the hardest but we were wrong. It started out with a strong head wind. The first climb was tough but we finally got to the top. Nevada is nothing but long roads with mountain passes ever 20 to 40 miles. So it's flat then up then down and flat again. It's the same thing over and over and over. Once you get to the peak of each mountain, you can see all the way to the next pass. When we got to the top of the first pass today, a storm swept over the whole valley. It was clear one second and literally dark in the matter on a few minutes. So we put our rain gear on and slowly made for the decent. After a few miles, the rain and lightning was so bad we had to take cover. The only place for miles was a house and barn in the distance. So we pulled in and knocked on the door. We got no answer. So we walked around back to an overhang we could stand under. About ten minutes later, Adam went to get something off Christy's bike. When he walked up, the owner of the house was home. He opened the door and asked Adam if he new we were on private property. Adam told him yes and that we knocked and needed shelter because of the storm. The owner then kicked us off the property and told Adam that it was our generation who started disrespecting peoples privacy. I didn't hear that part but it was along the lines of that. So we had to get back on our bikes and ride on. There were no other places to take shelter. It's Nevada. Lol. I was shocked that someone really kicked us out into a storm like this. It's alright though because God knows all and sees all. Praise the lord. The next 15 or so miles were rough but we finally made it to a cafe. Praise God. We stopped there and ate. It was great to take a break. Two fellow bikers were there that we met yesterday or the day before. After we ate, the sun came out. It was beautiful. So we all jumped on the road and road to Ely. Right when we got to Ely, it started to storm again. We decided to split a motel. It feels good sleeping in a bed. Praise the lord. Tomorrow is another tough day. "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" amen. God bless.

Added a new link to the right for my Facebook account

Check it out. I also posted another video. Adam and Christy did a blog for me. Everything is going amazing. Couldn't be better. If you don't already know, Adam and Christy gave up a year of their lives to tour all 50 states. They are riding to raise money for two amazing charities. They've gone over 10,000 miles and have 2,500 or so more to go. Go check them out at GiveABike.com. Do it now! It's worth the time, trust me. God Bless

Words just don't do justice

Today started of with a pretty nice ride. First 15 miles were downhill. Then we got into some climbing. It was all good though and didn't get too rough until the last 6 miles. We were all getting exhausted. It was a 60 mile ride to Cedar City. The plan was to stay at a warm shower host that we left a voicemail with earlier. Once we got to town we hadnt heard back from her. The first thing we did was went to walmart. I absolutely love that store. It's a bicyclists heaven. Cheap prices and everything we need on the road. How can you beat that. Right when we walked in, it started to down pour. Thank God we missed that rain on the road. I went in and bought some PB&J supplies. Afterwards I was once again down to $6. Remember, better broke with God than rich without God. Amen. So after walmart we decide to go hang out at Starbucks until we get our plans together. There we meet and talk to Bob and Nancy. Praise God. We talked to them for about an hour about our trips. They even gave us these little apple turnover things that were delicious. Then they were getting ready to leave and Bob hands Adam and I a 50 dollar bill each. Talk about an almighty God. I was speechless. I couldn't help but to smile. We all did. We were amazed with joy. So once again God comes through and gives money when I'm in need. I'm pretty sure he's watching over me. It doesn't end there. So we were pretty much out of options for a place to stay for the night. We called some churches but no answers. The KOA was our only option and we didn't like it. I had told Adam though that I wanted a tree to camp under if we did go. That way to stay out of the rain. So we decided KOA it was. We got on our bikes and I mentioned going down this one road. Praise God. About a mile down the road we rounded a corner and there was a church. At the church was a huge cookout party going on. We had smiles on our faces as we pulled in. I said to Adam that I knew we were goin to get a spot to camp here. Praise God. Before we got off our bikes, Fred invited us in to eat. We got some great food an talked to some amazing people. We asked if we could camp in the grass. They said yeah but were worried about the sprinklers. Then Enoch invites us to stay in his yard at home. He was a couple blocks away. Praise God. So after the party we rode to his house. In his front yard was the tree I wanted. At this point it's not raining but it could pick up. He offered us everything we wanted without us asking. That includes a shower, laundry and wifi. It doesn't get better than that. After we set up our tents, a guy from the party pulled up. He gave us a bag full of bananas, oranges and apples. Praise the lord. Now we have breakfast. I am amazed daily with Gods love. This is what my trip is about. The love that people have because of our God. Thank you all for your prayers and god bless.

In Torrey Utah

Praise the lord. This morning I started off with a headache and a stomach ache. One of my tent poles also broke again. That's the fourth time my tent poles have broken. Instead of getting down and being in a bad mood, I Rejoiced. We had a big ride ahead of us and I had to stay in good spirit. I once again learned how powerful our God is when you keep him in you thoughts. This morning started off with the devil attacking me but guess where it ended. I'm 49 miles closer to San Fran with no headache and sleeping in my tent that literally took seconds to fix. You see you can't let things of this world get to you. If you do, they will ruin your soul. The couple I ride with have a great saying. "our thoughts create our world". It's a good saying because our mind is such a powerful thing. As long as we keep God on our mind we can do anything. Everything that happens in this world starts with a thought. It's what we do with it next that truly matters. God is good. So Katie, Cheney and I are riding together until Nevada. From there I head to San Fran and they goto Los Angeles. After San Fran I will probably ride down to LA. Katie said I could stay at her parents house for a couple weeks. That way I can work to save up for a plane ticket as long as I need. Everything is just falling together. That's because God is in control. Amen. Thank you all for your prayers and God bless

Long day to Moab Utah.

I got up at 5:30am and was on the road around 6:30am. It was a 100 mile ride to Moab. It was a tough 100 miles because there were no services between Grand Junction and Moab. That means no place to fill up with water. So Ed and Maggie rode with my the first 10 miles or so. They showed me the way to route 50. Then I was on my own. Well me and Jesus ofcourse. Praise God. So the first 50 miles had some climbs in them. They were pretty tough. Then I had about 30 miles of slight down hill. You would think that would be an easy 30 miles. Not the case. I had a head wind that was strong enough to keep me from coasting. That means I had to pedal to go down hill. That was no fun. Then when I was around 20-25 miles from Moab, I ran out of H2O. At this point I was back into some hills and my legs were dead. I was walking my bike up the hills. Keep in mind I have had no place to stop and get a decent lunch. I have good energy bars with lots of protein but after about four and no water, they don't seem to be appealing. Also it is about 100 degrees. One positive is that the scene was absolutely beautiful. I was following the Colorado river in a gorge that was about 300 ft tall on both sides of the river. Amazing! So then I get a flat tire. Exactly what I needed. I didn't let it get to me. I just took the five minutes and changed it. So now I'm contemplating tenting up on the side of the road. I would still be without food and water in the morning. So I decide to keep moving forward slowly but surely. About 5 miles up the road I hit a jack pot. There was a lodge I could fill up with water. Praise God. So now that I had water, I felt replenished with energy. Once I got back on the road I had about 16 more miles Togo. I had a little head wind so I decided to ask God to take it away. I rounded the next turn and guess what happened? the wind probably tripled in power. I had to stop and off my bike I could barely stay on my feet. There was no way I was riding against this wind. So I decided to try and wait it out a bit. Ten minutes and no sign of getting any better. I had to just jump ony bike and give it a shot. Shortly after the wind did die down a little. Praise God. I felt a new burst of energy so I bumped up my pace. I kicked it up and held strong. Before I knew it I was rounding the corner to see Moab in my sight. Praise the lord. 13 1/2 hours and 102 miles later I was there. It felt amazing. I ate some dinner and went to a campground. I'll be staying here for two days and might do some white water rafting. God is good. I'll talk to you tomorrow. God Bless.

In Salida Colorado

Today was a wonderful day. Praise God. I rode 60 miles to Salida. The first hour was a crazy uphill climb. Then after that I had a strong head wind the whole day. I kept strong though because I knew I had a place to stay. My best friends sister lives in Salida and said I could stay there. Theres also a huge bike race starting in Salida tomorrow. Some of the biggest riders including lance are going to be there. Praise God. So I'm going to take the day off an hang out here. They took me out to dinner an paid for my food. Praise God. I also finally got to take my files of my phone. So now I have all the space in the world to take more videos. Everything is working out great. I also might get to go zip lining tomorrow. Mogda which is Conrads sister works at a zip line place and said she should be able to hook me up. It's 700 ft long over a valley. I can't wait. Her and her husband Michael are treating me just like family. Oh and I also got to cut off all my hair. Feels so good not having a beard and a helmet. Lol. It was getting out of hand. Til tomorrow, God bless and praise God!

In Ordway Colorado

Tomorrow I will be posting a video blog. Sorry for the shortage. I met a couple about three days ago who are riding to Los Angeles. So for the last few days we have been riding together. Praise God. They are really cook and riding with people has been great. Tomorrow will be our last day together. Our trails part ways after Pueblo, Colorado. Today we rode 61 miles to Ordway. I called ahead and got a church to let us stay inside. Praise God for AC. It feels amazing to be in Colorado. Today was the first day I was able to see the mountain range in the horizon. It is beautiful and scary all at the same time. It's going to be a tough ride but once I get to the other side, it will surely be worth it. Everything has been great. I've had no maintenance problems with my bike because it's just too sweet. Praise the lord for that. It's also starting to get cooler as we get farther into Colorado. It's in the 80's during the day and 50's at night. It's going to be so nice. other than that I just wanna thank everyone for their prayers and support. Without God by my side, none of this would have been possible. God be with you all.

Praise the lord

I haven't posted a text blog in a few days. I'm not sure if anyone is just reading and not watching the videos. If so than I'm sorry. I'm currently in Ellinwood Kansas. Tomorrow I'm going to try and get up early to set a record. I'm not going to tell how far I'm going to try and ride because there's a good chance I won't want to get up and ride that far. Lol praise God though. Today was a good day. I was at a church last night so I got to attend service this morning. Then I rode 54 miles to camp out on a catholic church property. I called ahead and got permission. Praise the lord. West Kansas is all flat but they have a lot of these burrs that puncture tires. I've had one flat on my trailer but that isn't goin to hold me down. The weather is getting a little cooler. Today it was only 94 degrees. I can't Waugh for Colorado because it's in the 80's during the day and 50's at night. It will be really nice. Everything is going amazing as usual. God is always good. I'll talk to you tomorrow. God bless.

Bikes in the shop

Praise the lord. Once again I have to go with a part that is a step down. This time though the step down is around $180. Bike parts aren't cheap. Praise God though because Ruth said she would make sure it was affordable for me. My bike is still being worked on and it's raining outside. Ruth offered me to stay another night so that's what I'm going to do. I just got done eating lunch and I'm just hangin out at the shop while my bike gets fixed. Ruth and her husband Bob took a trip to California and back on bicycles for their honeymoon. So I got to talk to them and they showed me a good route through Colorado and Utah. Praise God because that's a big help. They told me the safest roads to travel on. Everything is going great. Thanks to God and our prayers. God Bless

I took a little spill on the sidewalk but all is well

I was riding at a pretty good rate on the sidewalk when I cam across about 10 feet of water/moss. My bike came right out from under me. I slid on the sidewalk for about 10 to 15 feet. I got a little scrap but more important, I broke my brake lever and gear shifter. Praise God though because I called the bike shop I went to earlier. They were closed but Ruth saw the Ohio number and decided to pick up. She came and picked me up and now I'm in the shop. They have the parts and she is letting me stay at her place tonight. God is taking care of the situation. Praise the lord. Go check out the videos for more details on the wreck. God Bless

Francis Chan video I just watched

I will post every now and then when I watch good sermons. I think this video is really good. Check it out or don't. Lol praise God


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Praise Jesus Christ

Sorry but there was a video that I know a few watched that I had to delete. It had really bad audio because of the wind. Yesterday used to be the hardest day of the trip until today. I rode the first 5 or so miles west which wasnt a big deal at all. Then I turned north to head toward Wichita. Right as I turned north, I get hit with major winds. They were twice as bad as yesterday and I almost gave up riding for the day. It was 27 miles to the next town where I would turn west again. The first 9 miles were never ending. I stopped about 5 times to take a break and even thought about ending it for the day. After the nine miles, I stopped for about 20 minutes. I was hoping to hitch a ride. No trucks stopped. One lady did stop but she was heading the other way. I thought about pitching my tent right there in the field. But then I decided that I would jump back on the road. Atleaste get a few more miles. Then I turned on my music. The song How he loves was the first to play. Praise God. Right then I had a revelation. God was still God and I have had nothing but blessings on my trip. Was I about to let one rough day bring me down? No, I should be praising God through tough and easy times. We all know that life is going to have it's tough times. I felt as if God would be more pleased if I showed him my love even when I was in trials. So that's what I did. I pressed on like it was any other day. Guess what happened. I conquered those next 18 miles like they were nothing. I felt like I had more energy than ever. Praise God. Then the wind died down and I made it to a cafe in Leon. It was a cafe/full Gospel church. The lady saw my sign and gave me my meal for free. Praise the lord. Then I rode 16 more miles that went by like nothing to an Assembly of God camp where I am now staying. I'm in a housing facility with bunk beds, showers and AC. Praise God because even with the worst wind and toughest riding, it was still a glorious day. Amen. Thanks for all your prayers and God bless.

Praise God

Probably the hardest day of my trip. It was nothing but head winds and hills for 60 miles. Then I end in a city with no food or gas station. It wasn't a good sign. I was not looking forward to riding to the gas station that was 5 miles farther. There are only two church in this town. It has a population of about 200. So I though I would try and call one of the churches. Praise God because Justin the preacher answers. I told him my story and asked for a camp. He said no problem. They also had a van going into the town with the gas station. So I got a ride and got a bunch of stuff to drink and some snacks. The church paid for it all praise the lord. So I have a place to stay and plenty of water. God Bless you all. Posted a video as well.

Staying another day at camp

I slept in a little today. It was raining do I decided I was going to stay another night. Praise God. I went Into the city to grab a bite to eat. After that I went over to walmart. When I got there I ran into Joe. Praise God. He was one of the guys that I met in Joplin. He has a bicycle and trailer he is riding across Kansas. So I hung out with him and invited him to my campsite. We got some dogs to roast and were hanging out now. Tomorrow I might ride a little with him. He only does about 40 miles a day so I'm not sure. Praise God though for the company tonight. God Bless

Elk city Kansas

Today I rode 82 miles. I had a head wind pretty much the whole day. Praise God though because when I got to the campground and told the lady about my trip, she paid for my site. I posted a video. God bless.

Bike is fixed

So Nick who was the manager or owner of Lewis and Clark was so helpful. He offered to help me with whatever I needed. Praise God. So my old derailer needed some new parts in order to fix it. So instead they put a new one on my bicycle. They told me my old derailer was around $200. The one I have now is around $25. Really I can't tell a difference. I just didnt want to throw my old one away though. So Nick asked me what I wanted to do. I said I would love if you could get the parts, fix it and send to my home. Praise God because that's what they are going to do. He also gave me his info invade I have any problems down the road. I truly can't believe the amazing people that God has pit me intouch with. I got to say goodbye to Scott this morning at the Mercy hospital that I stayed at. Truly a blessing. They all look forward to checking out my blog. So I'm back on the road and probably going to get half way to Joplin today. Praise the lord. Got my bike fixed for free. God is great.

Just watched a cool video

I don't know about you but I am going to try my hardest to live in a way that pleases our father. I want to end by hearing "well done good and faithful servant". Praise the lord. We must live for others and not ourselves. Check out this video. http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=t5sAUqTo098. Just copy and paste in browser. God bless

Everyday is a new day full of surprises.

Today I left the Buffalo river state park planning on riding 35 miles to Harrison. At 25 miles I came up to a gas station for a break. Before hand I had been talking to God asking for a ride to Harrison. These hills are no joke. As trucks passed by while I was on the road, I kept telling them to pull over. Lol I was just talking outline to myself of course. So then I stop at the gas station. I bought something to drink and a snack. As I was sitting on the bench outside, Marvin pulls up in a truck. As he walks in he starts conversation saying "it must be hot on that bike today". "sure is" I reply. Then as he comes back out he asks where I started and where I'm ending. So I tell him. He was very interested. I told him I was trying to get out of these hills. As a joke I asked him if he was heading towards Joplin. You never know, right? He says no but he offered to take me to Harrison. Praise God. So I jump in his truck. We got to talking and he asked where I was staying tonight. I told him I planned on staying in Harrison. So he brought me to his house and I'm going to stay here VHS also called his son and he is goig to take me to Branson Missouri in the morning. Then I'll be only 95 miles from Joplin. Isn't God amazing? I just got a shower and my clothes are being cleaned. And I asked to get a ride out of these hills and that's exactly what I got. It doesn't get better than submitting to God and living his schedule and not mine. Thank you all for everything. God Bless

Today. Free lunch. Free campsite. Free dinner. Awesome God.

So I got to a campsite that was only $12. Praise God. But all I had was 20's. So I drove around and found a group of people with a baptist church van. I asked them for change and told them what I was doing. They paid for my site. Praise god. Then I asked god to feed me. There is nothing around that's close to bike to. My neighbor camper just came up to me out of the blue and asked me if I wanted a hamburger. If that's not God then I don't know what is. Praise Jesus. I also got free lunch earlier. Check out my videos. Praise the lord

Jesus is the way the truth and the life

So today were going to a lake. I was planning on leaving from the lake on my bicycle. But God has different plans for me. When I was at the bike shop, I saw my dream bike. Disc brakes, steel frame, three gears on the front, bigger tires, just all around touring perfection. Only problem was it was $1200. Praise Jesus Christ. So I got my bike appraised for $275. There was no way I was affording that. But God wanted to bless me. So before I get on the bus to go to the lake. Angela came up to me and said her family wanted to bless me and pay the difference. Are you kidding me? Is God really that amazing. He truly is. I can't explain how blessed I have been. I've got $400 cash and I'm getting a brand new bicycle. :-). I will be posting a video later. My life is completely changed through what God has done for me. I am truly speechless. Praise the lord God almighty. Thank all of you for your prayers and I pray god be with you all.

All I can say is God is AMAZING

So you know about how I met John and Brian. Praise the Lord. I went over to Johns house to bring my stuff there and stay there for the night. Brian had to go to a camp and speak to a youth group around 4pm. So around 3:30 John asked me if I wanted to go there with them and speak in front of about 50-70 kids. I said why not. He pretty much had me speak in place of his lesson. Praise God. So we went to this camp and we sang a few songs and then Brian talked a little and introduced me. I was a little nervous but I just gave it all to God. I knew that speaking to them was all for his glory and not mine. It was the first time I have been in front of a crowd that big and they said I did great. I talked for about 15 mins and then answered about 20 questions. Then I got asked to sign about 10 t-shirts.lol They were teens from around 12 to 18 or so. Then a couple of them handed me some cash. I'm pretty confident I'm going to have a few more facebook friends here soon. After that they took me to church where they had me speak to another youth group. There were also a good amount of adults there as well. There were probably about 40 or so this time. Then people started handing me more money. I got a total of around $300. Do you understand how great God is? Pretty Great if you ask me. I met a lot of amazing people and we even went out afterwards for snow cones. I can't explain how great it feels to be a part of Gods plan. Just to let him work through us is all that we can ask for. I went from debating on stopping at a Mcdonald's at only 21 miles, to speaking in front of two crowds talking about how great our God is. This is his schedule and not mine. We need to remember that we will never understand his ways and we need to submit to his will. He doesn't want us to try and figure out our own will. His is much more GLORIOUS.

PS Thank you all at Searcy!!! I feel truly blessed to have been able to tell you all my testimony. I hope as much as you have effected my life, God has touched your's through me. He is a truly amazing God and everyday, my journey reaches new Heights. Never ending love. Thank you again. God Bless.

Rode 21 miles today

Praise the lord. I stopped in Searcy, Arkansas at a mcdonalds. When I walked in, Brian came up to me and asked me if I was planning on eating. He said he would pay for whatever I got. It kind of cought me off guard. Praise God. Him and John saw me on the road and was curious what I was all about. I had just ate but he bought me a smoothie. I told them about my trip so far. They asked what my plans were on how far I was going for the day or whether I was staying in their town. They offered to put me up for the night. I couldn't decline. Brian is a youth minister and John is soon to be a youth minister. Their church has a service tonight as well. They took me to a sweet bike shop where they are doing a check up and an appraisal for a possible trade in. All I gotta say is God is great. So I'm going to hang out here for the night.

Sleeping inside tonight

My grandpa has a friend who he emailed to set me up with. I'm in Arrlington Tennessee. They are super nice. I got here around 3pm. I got a shower and then they took me to stake n shake and paid for my dinner. Praise God. We also stopped by a bicycle shop so I could pick up a spare tube. They are letting me stay in their spare bedroom. God saves the day again. Oh and tomorrow I get breakfast and a ride 30 miles to the other side of the Mississippi River.

Staying another day

I might just move in. Lol. I know I said I was going to hit the road today but it has just been so amazing to be here. They are so nice and God is so great. It's nice to meet people where God is the center of their lives. Just being able to talk to them about how great God is, is a blessing. I'm posting a series of videos that I recorded last night. There's five of them. They are just me talking my thoughts. "let's start being real". Praise the lord.

Had a great Day

Praise God. We just got done eating a nice home cooked dinner. Jesse keeps calling me Twix Boy.lol I bought four twix bars at Walmart. It was a steal. I had to. No one has ever met anyone who eats Chipotle 7 days a week except everyone in my family. Praise God.lol The dinner was amazing. I also want everyone to know that I gave in and opened up a Facebook. If you search my email it will come up. I haven't been able to get a pic on it though. BikeForChrist24@yahoo.com. People always ask if I have a facebook on the road. It's probably going to take over the world soon. Everything is amazing and the people I meet are just truly a blessing. I pray I get to stay in contact with everyone I meet on this trip. Praise God. I love you all and let God bless each one of you.

Staying one more night

Right now I am hanging out with Jesse in a sound studio. I posted some of his songs that he wrote. I want you to comment what you think. He is really good. I like his style a lot. His family is truly making me feel like, well like I'm family. Praise God. So tomorrow I plan on getting back on the road.

At a rest area for the night

If you didnt watch the video, i got permission to stay at a church tonight. I talked to the pastor Jeff. When I talked to him, I was 60 miles away from the church. I figured I would be there by 9:00pm. Once I got on the road, I realized it was a really busy road for log truckers. It's the most dangerous road I've been on so far and pray it's the most dangerous of of the whole trip. I rode 40 miles of it but when the sun started going down, I called it quits. I called Jeff to let him know I wasn't going to be able to make it. Which Is kind of a bummer. I couldn't take any chances though. Even though God is my protector, I'd rather not ride this road at dark. Praise God though because there are some really nice security guards at this rest stop that said I could camp here. Also a few miles back I stopped at a little farm shop to get a peach. The guy gave me two for free and filled me up with some ice water and gave me a Gatorade. Praise the lord. Tomorrow I am going to try and hitch a ride to Tuscaloosa so I can get off this road. I'm 50 miles from there. Let's see where God takes me tomorrow. Amen

Everything is great

I hope everyone likes videos more than reading. Lol. I posted mor videos be cause it's a lot easier for me. I have a journal I keep as well. So between writing it down on paper, posting it on this blog, making a video, and the people I call daily, I have a good amount of times I tell my story. Praise the lord. I'm so thankful too to have you following my blog. It means the world to me. God is truly amazing and he shows me that daily. I just pray that you are seeing his glory as well. God is truly everything the bible says he is. Once you start asking and relying on God, you start to realize little by little that what the bible actually says is true. Slowly but surely my faith just continues to grow and grow. Praise God. I love you all. Just for an update of destinations. They are in order as follows. Memphis Tn, Joplin Mo, Moab Utah, arches national Forrest, Canyonlands national park, Bryce Canyon, then San Francisco. That's roughly 2900 more miles and as of now I've gone 2,719 miles. Praise the lord. I'm pretty much half way. 2900 miles is nothin, I got this. All with the help of God Almighty. Amen. God Bless

A good day

I made it to the church I called earlier. It feels good to be done for the day. I was exhausted from the lack of sleep last night. I rode 85 miles today. I'm only going to ride 60 miles tomorrow to Perry Florida. I am going to take my route a little north to miss Texas. My dad said all of Texas is under heat warnings. I'd rather play it safe. Praise God. My brother Phil was telling me how sweet Moab Utah is. He told me he would pay for my rafting trip if I went there. Praise the lord. So Moab it is.

Faith community Church

Today I called ahead and found a church to stay at. Praise god. They were doing youth group when I arrived. I filmed a short video.

Just left

I just left the hotel a little bit ago. Praise God because they gave me $40. It was tough getting up to leave but it feels good now to be on the road. I posted a video. God Bless

Cocoa Beach

Today we went to the beach to hang out for the day. I might stay til tuesday. I wouldn't mind spending another day with my sister in law and nephew. Praise the lord. On the way to the beach we saw a club called cheaters. What is the world coming to? I had to film a video to show you the club. Go check out the video. Also I thank you all for your prayers. God bless

Posted a video

I found out that the Casie Anthony situation happened here in Orlando. I had no idea about the whole thing until I heard about it from my aunt Robin. The location where they found the body is 5 miles from our hotel. Guy and I took a trip over there to check it out. I took a video of the trip. I can't describe the feeling of being in the area that it all took place. Truly heart breaking.

Waiting for my brother

I rode 50 miles halfway to Orlando to meet my brother Guy. As I was leaving this morning, my aunt handed me $100. Praise the lord. I just posted a video.

Live for others

Praise the lord. I just posted a video. I made a donation today to the Food for the Hungry foundation. Praise the lord. Go check out my video. God Bless

Praise the lord

Another beautiful day. First thing is first. I want you to go to YouTube and watch this video of Francis chan. http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=qnrJVTSYLr8 . If copy and pasting this site doesn't work, then please just go to YouTube and search "Erasing hell by Francis Chan". Praise the lord. It's a great video. So today I started off by going to the beach with Robin. We went to Clearwater Beach. Then she took me to lunch and paid again. Praise God. After that we went home to get ready for the fireworks. We left her place and on the way to the park, we stopped at best buy. I wanted to look for a cell phone case. They had this really sweet one for $50. It didn't cover the screen though but screen protectors were another $20. $70 is a lot of money for a traveler on a bicycle. Lol. It's a good thing we serve an almighty God because as I had it in my hand, Robin grabbed it and paid for it all. Praise the lord. It's ten times better than my old one too because it locks the phone to the clip. There's no way it's going to be able to fall off my bike now. We then went to the park for the fireworks. She bought me dinner again which was another blessing. I'm pretty much not spending any money. Praise God. Then I walked up to a t-shirt booth and saw a hat. You'll never guess what it said. Praise the lord. Yeah that's right it said "Praise the Lord". I had to buy it. I told the guy my story so he sold me the hat and a sweet shirt for $15. I think I got a pretty good deal. The fireworks were cool but nothing special. God is truly amazing. Amen. I wanna thank you all again for your prayers. God Bless.

Keep your eyes on Jesus

I'll tell you what, temptation is everywhere. It's not easy being in public and trying to stay focused on God at the same time. It seems to me that you almost have to lock yourself in the basement of a house while you build you faith. Then after 20 years, you can go out in public, but only to get groceries. Lol. The world is crazy. There is just so much evil in advertisements and media. It seems like everywhere you look, you will see something that the devil is behind. Praise the lord though. I posted another video about an idea of Conrad and I. God Bless

Just posted a quick video

I had another amazing day as expected. God never let's me down. I am striving to make sure I don't let him down. Praise the lord. Thank you all for you prayers. God Bless.

Praise God

Everything is going great. My aunt Robin is taking care of me everyday. She has been spoiling me with dinner, snacks and all the Dr Pepper I could ever dream of. Lol. It's probably not good for me to drink but it just tastes so good. She also gave me $20 cash so I would have money for tomorrow. We have been playing cards every night. Praise God. Tomorrow I am going to go to a nearby Christian church. Then I am going to hang out at the beach. I wanna thank all of you for your prayers and support. God has truly been amazing everyday. God bless

Posted a video

You can click on my videos at the top right of the page. I will be relaxing this week so I just posted a video of some of my thoughts. Praise the lord. I hope you all enjoy it. Thanks again for all the prayers. God bless.

Praise God I am back up and running

I am in Clearwater Florida at my aunt Robins place. I posted a video that I took last night. Go check it out. God Bless

A day of rest

It felt really good to sleep in till 1pm. Praise God. Today Joey took me to the apple store to see if I could get a new phone. They told me I wasn't covered by the warrantee but I could get one for $200. Praise God because thats better than $650. I haven't got the phone yet because I was a little short but I'm sure I will have it when I get to Orlando. Today I was blessed with another $50 from my grandpa. Praise God. God is always great. I just got done eating dinner with Joel and his family. It was amazing. I am going to miss staying here the day I leave. I figured out that most likely I will be doing another 4200 miles or so. It would have been around 3400 but I want to go up to Oregon because my brother said it was supposed to be the most beautiful place. I have some National parks that I have planned to visit out west. They are as follows: Yosemite, Bryce Canyon, Deschutes, Umatilla, Ochoco, Rio Grande and San Juan. Praise the Lord. I'm pretty excited. I think I will be keeping the bike I have now. Also I want you all to know that this next week or so up until the 7th of July, I might not be able to blog at all. So I apologize in advance for the lack of blogs. I just wont have a computer or a phone. Praise the lord though because everything is going to be great. So far, all the prayers from you all have helped me tremendously. There is no doubt in my mind that God hears us all and has taken care of me because our Faith. I thank you all so very much for your prayers. God Bless.

Being treated like family

God is doing an amazing job of making me feel like family everywhere I go. Joel and his family have all taken me in and shown me the love that God calls us all to have. I feel like I have known them all for a lifetime. Praise God. We all went to see the movie The Green Lantern. They paid for my ticket and bought me a drink. The movie was actually really good. It had a great message about having a strong will. You see because we can do all things through confidence. The best part is that we can get our confidence from Jesus Christ. That's way it states that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. Amen. The movie also shows how strong fear is. I always say that F.E.A.R is False Evidence Appearing Real. Fear prevents us from doing a lot of things. Most of all, it prevents us from doing the things we love. I know this because I am experiencing it right now. If I would of let fear get to me, I would have never taken this adventure and I maybe never would have seen the glory of God as I do now. I had all kinds of people ask me what I was going to eat and where I would sleep prior to the trip. If I would of let those things get to me, I never would have seen the things I've seen so far. I never would have met the amazing people that I have on this trip. I am witnessing the power of Gods love for me. He takes care of me daily. I give all the Glory to God. I now know that I want to do nothing else but live my life to serve our father in heaven. That's the way it is supposed to be for all of us. God is Love. What reason is there to make anyone not want to follow christ. I thank you all again for the Prayers. I just want you all to know that my life is being changed in a way that is truly amazing. I can't help but to think about God now. It's been a blessing everyday. God Bless you all

We rode 29 miles to Franks Church

Joel who's house I am at, said I can stay as long as I need. Praise the Lord. We got up early today and rode to the church. It was pretty cool because there were about 60 people there waiting to celebrate the arrival of the group. It felt good to ride through a big group of people. It made me think about the day I will be finishing my tup and how great it is going to feel. Praise God. I decided I am going to stay here till tuesday morning. I Don't think I will be getting another Iphone. I called apple and told the lady that my phone dropped off my bicycle and got ran over by a car. She told me that accidental damage to the phone isn't covered through the warrantee. So I asked her "What if I told you I purposely through it under the car?" haha She just laughed. So Adam who is one of the guys who was part of the group said he might have an extra phone I could have. I'm not sure how it will do with internet and videos but I will give it a shot. Praise the Lord. I'm still going to go to apple just to see what they say in person. You never know with how great our God is. Amen. Also today while we were riding, I saw some interesting animals. In Ohio, you see raccoons and ground hogs on the side of the road. Today while I was riding, I saw two 5 foot alligators dead on the side of the road. It was pretty sweet. Praise the lord for prayers and all the support I have. I love you all. God Bless

Next little jump of the trip

I have an aunt who lives in Clearwater Florida. I just talked to her and set up a plan. It is the 25th of June right now and I'm meeting my brother Guy on the 7th of July in Orlando. So since I have some time to spare, I am going to go visit my aunt Robin. Praise God. I will probably be heading her way on monday. She is 180 miles from where I am now. She said I could hang out with her and go to Tampa for the 4th of july. Praise the Lord. So I am going to be taking another small break. I don't want to spend that much time at a stand still but I have to meet up with my brother. This trip is all about relaxing and having fun. I did push it the last week and a half with the guys but they were a blessing. I couldn't pass that opportunity up. Praise God.

Praise the lord

I posted a video just now that I took last night. Praise God. Today we only road 28 miles because we were going to get caught in a storm. Joel had his wife come and pick us up. It felt so good to be in a truck. Right now I am at Joel's house. The other four guys are getting ready to go ride some more. You see they are riding to except donations to buy bicycles for kids. The way it is set up, people make pledges for a certain amount per mile they ride. So they have to ride 1200 miles. I decided to take a break since I am going a little farther than 1200 miles. praise the lord. They are treating me like family. I feel right at home here. I'm not 100% sure exactly what the plans are tomorrow but I know either monday or tuesday I will be heading up to Orlando. I also want to let everyone know that there could be a few days to a week from this post until I blog again. Once I leave these guys, I wont have access to a computer till I get another iphone. I should be getting one soon though. Today I hit 2198 miles on my trip so far. I believe I am either in or very close to Naples, Florida. Thanks again for all your prayers. God Bless.

Praise God

Last night while we were eating pizza hut, we decided we were going to ride all the way to the RV. That was around 9pm. It was another 60 miles to the RV. Praise the lord. So we jumped on the road around 9:30pm. The next 40 miles were through Ocala National Forest. At the beginning there was a bear crossing sign warning for the next 16 miles. We were told it was a popular bear sighting location. It's a good thing we have Jesus Christ on our side. We started with some prayer. The road was woods on both sides for 40 miles. There was no service and it was pitch black. One car would pass about every 30 mins. We had flashing tail lights and headlights a well. We were all tired from the day but I'll tell you we road as if we had all the energy in the world. I had my bear grylls knife zip tied to my bicycle. A couple of times we heard some animals running and we road faster. It was great because we were all constantly talking to God. After 16 miles we felt great. Then we saw another bear sign for the next 14 miles. Why didn't the first one just say 30 miles? We pushed through and finally made it. I couldn't even feel my legs while I was riding. We got to a gas station and got all the food they were going to throw away for free. Praise God. The guy said he sees bears every other day. God protected us every pedal. Road 120 miles and got to the RV at around 3am. Praise god

Crazy day

We only rode 60 miles today. It is 8:46pm right now and we are at pizza hut. We literally had 8 flat tires in two hours. Praise God because I didn't have a single flat. The Rv is 60 miles ahead of us. So tonight we are going to rough it and find a random place to stay. We don't want a motel because it cost money and we can't shower because we don't have clothes or anything. I know God is going to take care of us. I will let you know how it goes tomorrow. Praise the lord. All our bikes are fixed now so it is all good. Thanks again for all your prayers. God bless.

Rode 62 miles today

Praise the lord. I am posting aging from Joey's iPhone. Today we slept in til 10am which was amazing. I ended up going to Verizon to see what I could do about getting a new iPhone. There $650. Crazy, so I asked what there cheapest phone was so I could get a temp phone. They told me the cheapest phone is $180. I asked if there was anything they could do to help. Ofcourse the said no. They did say there was a place across the street that fixes and sells cheap phones. Praise the lord. So I went there and bought a brand new flip phone for $30. They also told me that I can go to apple and get a new iPhone for $200 to replace mine. Praise god. I re received another $60 and I'm expecting a few checks so I should be able to get the iPhone in a week or so. Praise God. Til then, there probably won't be any videos and there could be a few days without posts. God will take care of it though. He always does. Amen. The RV got fixed and is up in running. Thanks for the prayers. We are at a church tonight in the parking lot. God is great. Last night while the Rv was broken, frank paid for two motel rooms. We were able to shower which was great. Were 284 miles from Immokalee Florida which is where were going. Be there in three days. I love you all. God Bless

Rode a tough 119 miles

Praise the lord for today. We rode from 9am to 10pm. Talk about an exhausting day. We made it to the Florida boarder. Felt good. I had a little issue though at about 90 miles. For all that don't know, I have a belt clip on my handlebars for my iPhone. I looked down to check the map and it was gone. I knew I looked at it 6 miles ago at the gas station. So it had to be close. The road we were on had those bumps on the side for the gars not to go off the road. I figured I had to of hit those and it must of just fell off. Praise God. So I told the guys that I had to ride back and find it. I have like 240 pics and videos of my trip on that phone. So I rode back and 4 miles later I found it. Praise the lord. It did have a few scratches on it. Actually it got ran over and it is in about 5 pieces. When I saw it I just smiled and started laughing. It felt good actually because God says don't worship anything but himself. Don't store up things that will perish. My phone is gone and it's just a phone. I'm not going to let it bother me. It didn't change the fact that God is great. I just won't be able to post any videos for a while til I figure out how to get another one. I know God will take care of me. Right now though we are stuck in the RV broke down. So if you could pray for the RV, that would be great. Praise God always. I love you all. God Bless

Another 98 miles today

We got to the RV around 8pm. Praise the lord. It was a pretty hard day today. It's making my legs stronger though. Praise the lord. Frank wants to ride around 125 miles tomorrow. I don't know if it's even possible but we'll find out. I like the challenge. I had another blessing today. My friend Ron from back home just hired a new employee not to long ago. The employee told him to take 10% of his earnings and donate it to tons church. Ron told him about me and my journey. So he decide he was going to donate to me. Praise the lord. Today was the second donation he made. It's truly God the way I have been supported during my trip. I can't believe it. Right now we just got done eating in the RV and I'm going to goto bed. Thanks again for all your prayers and God bless

Good day

Today was a little easier. It was still tough. We only rode 55 miles today. Joell has a sister in the town we were stopping at. So we met her and some people at a water park. Praise god. I am down to about $20 at this point. It was amazing to get cooled off in the water bleaker god. I called my mom just to check in. She started off by telling me she had another $100 to put into my account. Praise the lord. Another family back from my church wanted to bless me. Truly amazing how God gives me money exactly when I need it. So after the park we dropped off the RV at a house. I'm not sure how or who they talked with to get the location. It's a house on about 200 acres with the owner out of town. So we dropped it off and went to a BBQ we got invited to. Praise God. The food was great. Then we get back to the RV around 10pm. As we walk in, we smell something burning. The microwave was running and we had sugar and bread stored in it. Praise god the RV didn't burn to a crisp. The microwave wouldn't turn off even with the door open. Kind of scary. So we had To shut off the braker. Then I go outside to set up my tent. Keep in mind it's pitch black and were in the middle of 200 acres. As I grabbed my tent out of the side compartment, a black dog came around back. He stopped and growled at me then took off. Then I come in and they tell me that there is a graveyard on the property. Last but not least, they have a wifi connection in the house that is labeled chainsaw. It's crazy because when you pit it altogether, it's pretty scary. I am defiantly sleeping in the RV tonight. The best part is that I have God on my side. The devil can't touch me. Praise the lord. I just thought I would post a little about my night. Every is great and I love you all. Thanks for you prayers and God Bless

Rode 92 miles today

Honestly it is pretty tough. I look at the bright side though. God is great. This part of my trip to Florida is to build my endurance. I think it will be a good training for my trip to San Francisco. The RV's water tank is full so we can't take showers tonight. Praise God though. You see because God wants us to love him through the tough and the easy times. That's because no matter what, God is always the same. He never changes. Praise the lord. Right now we are at mcdonalds using their wi fi. The RV is at a church down the road. One thing I continue to learn on this trip is how many things I used to take for granted. It truly proves the saying, you don't know what you have til it's gone. For example when we got to sleep on nice mattresses and take showers last night. It is truly a blessing. Back home I used to think nothing of it. Now I can't wait to get back in my comfy bed. I would come home now but I know God has more sharpening to do to me. He has some more wonderful things to show us all on this trip. Great things to those who love the lord. Amen. I love you all. God bless

Todays experience

Today was the hardest day so far on my trip. We rode against wind the entire day. It didn't matter which way we turned, the wind would change the moment we changed direction. We rode 99 miles today. Talk about insane. I was actually thinking about going back to riding by myself. It was well worth the ride though when we got to the church. God came through and blessed us all. Byron and Tivo drove the Rv forward to a couple churches. The third one they got to ended up being the one were at. He pulled up and talked to a few people and they were having a VBS meeting and worship service. Afterwards they were doing dinner here. Byron asked them if we could hook up the RV to power and water. They said yeah but asked why. He told them we needed it to run the AC and take showers. They said well why don't you just stay inside the church. Praise the Lord. They have a whole building thats made for people to stay in. They also have mattresses that were going to sleep on. We got showers and are able to do laundry. They had about 100 people or so at the dinner. There was a huge stage. They fed us very well and the food was amazing. After dinner they asked Byron and me to get up on the stage and tell them our stories. They thought I was riding for the same cause as the crew. Which by the way you can get on Facebook and search Gift A Bike. Their page will come up. They also have videos. Praise God. So when they asked for the bikers to get up, I was the only one in the room. So I got to get up on stage with a microphone and tell about 100 people about my journey. I handed out about 15 cards and gave the church about 20 cards. She said she would make copies and post them around. After we did all that which was truly amazing, I got to talk to a bunch of people who were asking me all about my trip. Then on kid who was about 15 came up to me and asked if I was one of the bikers. I said yes and he donated me $5. Praise God. He said it wasn't much but I told him that it was a huge deal because any money helps. I felt though like it was meant for the Gift A Bike crew so I offered to give it to frank. He said I could keep it. Praise God. Then Jerry, which is the head of the kitchen lady brought me into the huge kitchen. There were three giant fridges. She walked me through everything in the kitchen and said we could eat anything. She actually demanded me to since she doesn't like left overs going to waste. So I think I'm going to treat myself to some ice cream tonight. Praise God. We met so many great people and the night has truly been a blessing. God has been too good to me. Thanks to all the prayers and our faith in christ. God bless and the journey continues tomorrow.

Praise God

Today has been a pretty tough day keeping up with the pace. I was thinking about going back to riding by myself. I just remembered that nothing in life worth having comes easy. Praise God. I think I'm going to stick it out. All for glory of God.

Arrived at the RV

Praise the lord. We rode 77 miles today. Felt good. I posted a couple of videos. The last 10 miles we drafted behind a truck at 20 mph. Praise the lord. He was a friend of Franks who we met in the base. Thanks for you prayers and God bless you all.

Marine base

Praise God. There are five of us altogether riding. We came up to a marine base which would save us about 10-15 miles by riding through it. Frank knew a person on the inside. He called to get us Id's to gain access. The only problem was Frank had no form of ID. It's a base so they are extremely strict. Praise God though because we met a supervisor who just so happens to be a Christian. We talked to him and told him about our journey. He walked up to the gate and told the guards who were holding Ar 15's to let us in. Praise the lord. We are riding through the base right now. God is truly amazing. God bless

The lord is amazing.

I'll be honest, riding with this new group is pretty rough. We average about 17 mph and do 100 miles a day. Praise God though because I get to follow them to their camper where I get to eat dinner every night. They make me feel right at home. Praise god. Today we were at the bike shop and Frank told me to take the tire off my rear rim because he was going to pay to have it fixed. They put two new spokes on it and straightened it out. Praise the lord. It ended up only costing $10 but Frank didn't know. I once again got blessed. All glory to God our father. I thank you all for you prayers. God Bless oh and I posted a couple of videos today.

On a ferry

I had a video I tried to post last night but I'm having trouble so this will have to do. Yesterday I rode 81 miles. Half way through the day I had another spoke break on my rear rim. Praise God though cause I just straightened it myself. I was on my way to a campground that had the cheapest price on the island. It was $26 a night. About 10 miles from the camp, I started thinking about the price. I really didn't want to spend that much money on the site. I was thinking that I could even asked people who were camping if they would help me out. I could ask for spare change or even to share a site with someone. I ended up getting there around 7:30pm. I didn't feel the desire to ask people so I just went straight to the office to buy a site. I paid $26 with my card. Praise God. I met Robert who helped me at the desk. After I paid, I gave him my card and told him about my trip. He said "why didn't you say something, I wish I would of known". He turned around and grabbed $26 out of the register. Praise the lord, he paid for my site. We had a great talk about some mission work he does and he gave me his info. He told me I could call him if I needed anything. Praise God. Right now I am on a free ferry. You can't beat that. God is great. God Bless.

God is great

Today I rode 81 miles. Praise God. I got to a camp site that was $26 a night. God wanted me to stay for free though. I posted a video. Check it out. God Bless

Absolutly an amazing day in every aspect

God truly doesn't mess around. First things first I went to a worship service this morning at the camp ground. There were only five of us but that's plenty enough to praise our father who is in heaven. So I got to tell them my story and give them my blog info. The next part of my trip was across a bridge tunnel that was about 15 miles long. It was about 100 miles from my camp site. Larry, which was one of the five at the service asked me how I was getting through the tunnel. It wasn't a bike friendly tunnel so I told him that I would probable hitch a ride with someone. He was worried about me hitching a ride. He was worried enough that he straight up asked me "why don't you throw your bike in the back of my truck and ill take you across." Praise the lord. He ended up driving me 119 miles to the other side of the tunnel with his son Larry. How amazing is that. He also bought me lunch. People probably think I'm crazy just getting in a truck with random people but the truth is that I feel like family. I have no doubts now that God is taking care of me every step of the way. I know this because I am being blessed in every aspect of this trip. It is impossible for luck to be the reason for my encounters. Also I started this morning with $10 in my bank account. Most people ask me "What do you eat" or "where do you sleep?" I know now that I truly don't have to worry about tomorrow. It says not to clearly in the bible, but it took this trip to fully understand Gods Love for me. So Larry drops me off at the end of the tunnel. It was two hours what would have taken me two days. Praise God. So I looked up the nearest gas station so I could use the restroom. I rode about half a mile and came across a Church of Christ. It said 6pm service on the sign. I thought to myself "I gotta go to that." You cant worship God too much. So I pull in and there is Howard who is working on the church irrigation. I start up conversation and tell him a little about my story. My plan was to go to the service and ask if I can stay on the church property. We ended up talking for about an hour or so. Praise God. He then took me back to his house and we went to his neighborhood pool. He gave me some shorts to wear and I got to cool off in a nice pool. I must be a lucky guy, right? Wrong, its God who is at work here. So we swam for a bit and then go back to church. I met a couple people before service and then we learned a little about God. There were probably around 60 or so people in the church. It was a beautiful Church. After the service before the last prayer was said, one of the people I met announced for everybody to come meet me after the prayer.lol So that's what happened. I had a circle of 5 or so people around me at a time telling them my story. I handed out a bunch of cards. Praise the lord. Then one person gave me their info and said I could stay at their place for the night. Then another said I could stay with them and they would feed me. Lol I had a huge smile on my face. I actually had choices of where to go. Truly amazing. So Howard had my bike in his truck and said he would drive me to George and Alona's house. When I got there Alona handed me $30 from people at the church who wanted to bless me. Praise God. Also I got a text from my mom that friends from church gave her $100 to put into my account. So now I'm at $140. I just got done eating dinner and have my own room to sleep in. Which is good because it is raining outside. I am also getting made breakfast in the morning. Do you see now why I don't worry about tomorrow? What I will eat or where I will sleep. Praise the one who takes care of both you and me everyday. What more could I ask for? I really cant say thank you enough for all the prayers. God listens to us all when we talk to him and put our faith in him. I love you all and God Bless. Lets see what God has in store for us next. 

God is amazing everyday

Right now I am in a truck getting driven across a tunnel. I went to a worship service this morning and met some amazing people. I told them my story and where I was going. Larry and his son Larry decided they wanted to drive me because they were worried about me hitching a ride through the tunnel. Praise the lord. Truly amazing. I posted a couple videos. I have been truly blessed. I love you all God Bless.

Horses on my site

Last night I asked God to bring me some horses in the morning so I could make a video. I woke up to a few horses 10 ft away from me. Praise the lord. Go check out the video. God bless

This is what it is about

Right now I'm at a camp site. I was riding in this park and saw signs for camping. I don't have much money so I was hoping it didn't cost too much. I was riding and couldn't find the office. I ran into a couple and asked where it was. They told me where it was but said I would be better off camping at their site because of how exspensive it was. They also said the park rangers weren't very nice. So praise God because I get to camp for free. It's truly amazing. I also posted a video. Right now I am in Lewes, Delaware. Just heading south for now. My plan is to stay on the coast. Praise the lord. I hit 1020 miles today. God Bless

Waiting for a Ferry

I got down to the tunnel and found out it's a ferry. Praise God because it was only $10. Right now I am just waiting till the next take off. It feels great to be in air conditioning. I just went to the food stand here and the lady was super nice she warned me the the food had been sitting for a bit and they were grilling fresh food outside. She ended up giving me two slices of pizza for the price of one. Praise God. At this point, every penny counts. I also got to tell her and another person about my trip. Gave them both cards. That's what it's all about. Praise God. Thanks for all the prayers and God Bless.

Beautiful day

Even though it is 99 degrees, it's beautiful. Praise God I just posted a video. I feel like my eyes are being opened more and more everyday. It is such a blessing. God bless

Posted a couple videos

Just wanted to let you know I posted a couple videos. Even though its blazing hot, I'm doing great. Praise god. God bless

Another amazing day

I don't even know where to begin. It is so great to see Greg. It's been about four years but it feels like just yesterday. He has been an amazing host. He bought me chipotle yesterday which was heaven. For all that don't know, back home I ate there around 8 days a week. Trust me, if there was an extra day in the week, I'd be at chipotle. Praise God. We woke up this morning and he brought me to a diner and bought me breakfast. I'm truly blessed. Were just hanging out at his place right now deciding what we wanna do. I'm not really too interested in checking out the city. I have been in New York before. Just a bunch of tall buildings and a lot of people everywhere. God has been amazing every step of the way on this journey so far. Praise him for it. God Bless

Hanging out

It feels good to see my old friend. We grew up together. It's been a few years but feels just like yesterday. I'm going to be here all day tomorrow and then leave tuesday. Praise god.

Run in with the cops

Praise the lord. I slept in a park last night. Some cops did their rounds at about 1am. I posted a video. All is good. Praise the lord.

Praise God

I rode 82 miles today and I'm only 18 from Penn station in new York. Praise the lord. I just posted a video. Click top right on my videos. God bless

New York is my next stop

I have a good friend who lives in Long Island. I just talked to him and he said I could stay with him. I'm 102 miles away from Ny, Ny. I thought I would go there and hang out for a couple days. Praise God. So tomorrow it's off to the city. Thanks again for all the prayers. God bless.

Camping last night didn't last

So like you saw in the video, Conrad and I went in the woods last night to camp. We got a fire going and we made what we thought was a sweet bed. Turned out that the bed wasn't really comfortable at all. But we were still thinking about sticking it out. Then aound 10pm we had a little scare. Keep in mind the fire lit up about a 30ft circle and then it was pitch black. We were just laying in the hammock and then we heard a howling. It was literally 40ft away. Both Conrad and I pulled out our Bear Grylls knives and hopped up in a tree. It sounded like a coyote. It was extremely scary. We finally got a little confident and packed up the rope from the hammock and went home. We were close enough to a road that we just walked there and followed it home. Praise God. We came to the conclusion afterwards that it was probably an owl. The mind can play some crazy tricks on you. We weren't taking any chances. Praise God. It was pretty scary. So that's that. I am posting an interview of me pretty soon so keep a look out for a video. Conrad asked me a few questions. I have to post it in two parts because of length. Thanks and God bless.

Camping in the woods

Conrad and I decided to go stay in the woods for the night. No tent or sleeping bags. We just have a fire and a self made hammock. Praise the lord. Go check out the video. God Bless

Our God is so great!!!

I just posted a video you can all check out. Right after I made the video, I got my business cards. You'll understand why I told you this once you watch the video. I'll probably show you the cards on the next video. Thanks again for all your prayers. God Bless.

Wow. Praise God

I just rapelled down 130 foot cliff. Praise the lord. Truly amazing. It was the scariest thing I've ever done in my life. I posted a few videos. Go check them out. God Bless

A beautiful day

I am just relaxing right now enjoying the weather. It is probably 80 degrees outside. I have just been doing some planning for my adventure when it continues. I'm not sure yet what route I will be taking. I originally wanted to take the south coast. I might be changing a little of that because I might be going to some national parks. It's still up in the air. praise the lord. I am feeling that God is going to do some more amazing things. Again I apologize for this time I am taking off. I can't wait to get back on the road. Thanks again for all the prayers and God Bless.

Follow up

Right now I got my bike in the shop. I'm having a full check up done on the bike. From the gears to the spokes of the rims. I also ordered a couple new parts. I am getting a new set of what I like to call saddle bags. They're actually called panniers. The new ones I am getting are a little bigger and 100% water proof. I also ordered two more touring tires for spares. All this should come in sometime next week. I'm sorry for the time off the bike but i gotta get these things done. I am so pumped up and can't wait to get back on the road. I am shooting to get back on the road around the 4th. I hope everyone can hang in there til then. I know God is going to do some amazing things. Praise the lord. Thanks again for all the prayers and all the love. God Bless. I also posted another video you can check out.

God is great

Just wanted to let you know that I posted another video. Praise God. Go check it out. Thanks. God bless

Praise God

It's amazing knowing that God will always protect us. I just did some rock climbing with Conrad and posted a quick video. He also is blessing me by letting me work with him and make some extra cash. Everything has been great so far. Thanks again for all the prayers. God Bless

Praise God

Today I feel great. I got a good nights rest and now I'm with Conrad going to a moving job. He is going to give me some cash. Praise the lord. I posted a short video of us in the truck. There will be more. Thanks again for all the prayers. God bless

I am here. Praise the lord

I am finally here. It was about 750 miles. Praise God. I just posted three videos. Praise God. It's feels good knowing I'm going to get some rest. I will be here for a week or two and then on from there. I will still be doing some amazing things while I'm here so stay tuned daily. Praise God. Thank you all again for your prayers. They truly make a huge impact on my life and on others. God is great.

Just posted three videos

Sorry but I had no service last night. Praise god 40 miles to second destination.

Done for the day

I rode 50 miles today. It was pretty much all hills. But I did get some major speed on the down hills. Right now I am in Troy, NY at Marty's son Jon's house. Just got a shower. Praise God. I am 112 miles from my first destination. I should be there sun. Can't wait. It's going to be sweet. Thank you all for your prayers. Truly amazing stuff. God bless you all.

Wow. God shows up again

I say shows up again but God is always present. Check this out. After I posted that video about the church I'm in and the $150 blessing, this happened. So my sister in law Donya was telling me about how they read this chidrens bible to their son every night. She was telling how they talk about me and pray for me. Praise God. About an hour after I talked to her I get a text from my brother Guy. He said he flipped to a random page in the kids bible to this prayer. Its truly amazing.


Dear God, Thank you for new opportunities and new beginnings. Help us to make the best of this new start and to go forward with confidence and joy.

Here I am, Lord, at the end and the beginning - The end of one life, beginning of another; Leaving behind the well-known, well-worn, comfortable things and stepping out into the unknown, unseen, unfamiliar.

It's scary, Lord, this next stage of the journey - where does this ROAD lead? Where will it end? Walk with me, Jesus, hold my hand, be my companion on the journey and together we'll step boldly into the unknown. (Rowena Eldin-White)


It even had a pic of a boy riding a bicycle. Im not joking. This is truly life changing. Thank you God for everything.

Can't explain it

God is amazing. So far I've been sooo blessed. Go check out the latest video. Praise God. Love you all. My videos top right.

Posted a video

I wrote a blog and it got erased so I just made a video. You can click on My Videos top right. Thank you all for you prayers. God bless

Another great morning

It has been 10 nights so far and 8 of those, I have been fed. I just got a great breakfast in me and about to hit the road. Shawn, Becky and their family were wonderful. They even made me three PB&J sandwiches for the road. Praise the lord. God has no doubtingly brought me to the right places everyday. I truly couldn't ask that it be any better. The rain has nothing on me. God bless.

Very tough but absolutely amazing day

Today I rode 80 miles. They were the hardest miles of my life. I was planning on only riding like 50 miles but I got a call from Doug who's house at I stayed at last night. He had called his brother Shawn and he said I could stay there. That was 39 more miles from when I got the call at about 3:30pm. I decked to push for it. After about 20 miles, every pedal was extremely tough. I even thought about stopping. But through God I pressed on and arrived there at around 8:30pm. I rode about 11.5 hours. I never felt so good in my life to arrive somewhere. Praise God. They had dinner ready for me when I got there. I got a shower and my clothes are in the wash. There truly isn't any better feeling than being loved. I've been treated like family every place I have been so far. praise God. I'm 240 miles from Middletown ct and I've rode 450 miles so far. Praise the lord. It truly feels amazing to know how God has been taking care of me. I can't explain it. God bless and thanks for the prayers.

Today was a little tougher

20 miles into the ride today, got another flat. The advasary was defiantly attacking me today. Once my tire went flat I pulled into a gas station. I already had one patch on my front tube. Ends up being a piece of glass in my tire. I know, what the chances? No chances at all, I blame Satan. I was sitting there taking a break wondering what I was going to do. I really need new tires. They had some fix a flat in the gas station so I thought I would give it a try. Definantly did not work. At this point I was wondering what God was going to do for me next. I checked my phone and I had a voicemail from my good friend Ron. So I decided to call him he wanted to see how everything was going. He also told me that his spiritual mother lived in New York and that if she was close, she would probably be happy to take me in for the night. Praise God. So he called her and gave me her number. Pam is her name. Thank God for Pam. She was super excited and called a friend John and Susan who lived 22 miles from where I was. They said they would take me to a bike store. So I rode to their house and they were amazing. Fed me lunch that was delicious. Then they took me to the bike store where I got new tires that are finally made for what I'm doing. Praise the Lord. Then Pam gave me her son Doug's number and I am going to ride to his house and stay there for the night. He is good friends with Ron and he used to live in Ohio I think. I've met him before as well. Praise God. Just when the Advasary thinks he has the upper hand, God comes down and saves the day. Thank you God. God Bless you all. Thanks so much for all the prayers. I don't know what I would do without them.

Taking the day off

Praise the lord. Today I went to church with Don. Then he took me to lunch. I decide because of the rain that I would stay another night so I could get a early start tomorrow. Don said it wasn't a problem at all. He made me feel right at home. He also took me to a store and bought me propel drink mix pouches and some energy bars. Praise God. God never fails to impress me with something new. He also gave me a rosary and a prayer card. The church we went to was a Roman Catholic church. It's nice to experience new things. Praise God. I have all my things packed and ready for the rain. Tomorrow it's back on the road. God bless you all.

God is so great. He always shows up right when you need him

So today I got off at a late start because I had some stuffdone to my bike for better touring of the world. Lol. So I get to riding around 3pm. It's starting to sprinkle a little. Oh and part of what I had done to my bike was that I had a new rack put on. So I had my old one and I was just planning on giving it away to someone I saw riding. So I'm truckin along and it's about 6pm now. I need to start looking for a place to camp. I'm riding by this church an I see another biker who is sitting by his bicycle. So I decide I will ask him if he wants my old bike rack. He ends up being a super nice guy and takes the rack. His names Don. He was interested in my trip so he takes down my blog site. I tell him a little about how I've been asking people to stay on their properties. I didn't ask him though. He had a flat tire and was waiting for a ride. So I continued on. About a mile up the rode he drove up to me and asked me how far I was planning on riding. I told him probably not to much farther cause it might start raining. He said ok and wished me luck on my trip. So I continued on. Praise God. I kind of laughed because I thought he was gonna ask me to stay at his place. A little farther up the rode I get a flat tire. What is it with flat tires? Lol. It was only low so I decided to pump it up and ride a little farther. At this point Don had turned around and pulled over again. Praise re lord. This time he insisted that I stay at his place for the night. I just got showered and I'm washing all my clothes. Oh and they are taking me to dinner. Then in the morning were gonna eat breakfast and goto church. Do you understand how good God is being to me? It's really unbelievable what he is doing. Even at times when the advasary comes against me, God will show up and take over the situation. Praise God. Thank you all for the prayers and God bless. Just so everyone knows my plan is to stay in Conn. a week or so and try and raise some money to buy new tires. Then it's to New York and on to San Fran. Praise God. If God is taking care of me like this so far, why would I stop?

Another amazing breakfast

Just got done eating apple cinnamon pancakes. So good. Thank you God for everything. Got a little longer slew last night. Felt good. I will be on the road probably in about an hour. I will talk to you again soon.

Praise God

First off, just so everybody knows I got on a computer and added a new function to my blog. Praise the lord. Now you can access my videos over there where it says my videos. keep looking. Right there on the top left about where it shows my followers. So now all you have to do is click on that link when I post new videos. Right now I am inside and just got done eating ice cream. Marty bought me dinner at a really good burrito place calld Moe's. He gave me a room and a bed and I'm getting a shower. Praise God. He is into biking as well and it is such a blessing to have met him. He even offered me fruit and all kinds of goodies. I have litterally been treated like family the last 6 days. I can't explain in words what God is doing for me. When a group of people all come together and pray daily for the same cause, Great things happen. I feel so blessed to be the one traveling on this amazing journey. I also can't thank all of you enough for following. I know God will show us all glorious things.  Soon there will be another video or two to watch.  God bless you all. Much Love

Praise God for good people

Right now I am in a car getting ready to come up on the falls. 20 miles from the falls I got two flat tires and my pump broke. The devil thought he would try and take me down. I wasn't gonna let him. So I had changed both tires but I could only pump up the front one half way. At this point I ran into Marty. He was on his way to the falls. Praise God. So I rode with him and found some air for my tire. He then took me to a bike shop where I got a new pump and some more tubes. We then rode to his daughters house where I left my bike. Praise God. He said he would drive me there so I could see it today in the beautiful sun. Supposed to rain all day tomorrow. After the falls he said I can stay either at his place or his sons. Praise the lord. I'm getting close. I will take a video soon. I love you all.

Paise God

I just wanted to let everyone know that the site is back up and running. For a little bit it wouldn't let me sign in to post blogs. I have been posting videos on YouTube so swing on over to there to see what God is doing for me. YouTube search bikefourchrist

Videos

I've been post a few videos but not on the blog everytime. It is much easier to post videos during the day and do blogs at night. Please check YouTube every once in a while. Thank you. You can search bikefourchrist on YouTube. God is great.

8am just started riding video

I'm have trouble making links on my phone. So you have goto YouTube and type in bikefourchrist spelled four in the search. Thanks and sorry.

Another quick video eating lunch

YouTube search bikefourchrist

Just posted a video and it looks like all the ones that I thought didn't go through did. Praise god. YouTube search bikefourchrist spelled exactly like you see. God bless

Sorry. Having trouble with posting the video

It's not a video but it will have to do for now. I'll keep trying

I don't even know where to begin. This post is a long one. I wanna tell you about a God we serve. If you don't serve him, then you best be dropping everything right now and asking God into your life. So I'm just gonna start from the beginning. I woke up and packed my stuff up. Jumped on my bike and decided that today I wasn't going to listen to any music while I rode. I wanted to see how encouraged I could be if I just thought about and talked to God. It was great. Today I rode about 65 miles. Praise God. Towards the end was a little tough. It was getting later than I wanted to stop and ask for a camp site. I wanted to hit my 160 mile mark so I kept riding. I finally came along an older man outside so I stopped. I told him what I was doing and asked if I could stay in his yard. He told me that I probably should go down the street to a park. He didn't really say no bust pretty much said try a different place. I said thanks anyways and continued on. I didn't goto the park because it wasn't on route. A little farther up the rode I saw a guy working on his car. I pulled into his driveway and a dog came running up. There were also a bunch of other dogs barking behind his house. I told him my story and asked him if I could stay in his yard. He said he didn't think it would be a good idea because his dogs would bark all night and keep him up. So I said thanks anyways and continued on. At this point I'm thinking in my head that I might have to set up camp in a random spot. Now it's around 6:00 and I'm talking to God. I say "God, if you want me to talk to someone then put them in the middle of the street". I didn't want to fo up to someone if they were to far off the road. Two mins after I said that, I ride up to a kid who is yelling with a sign"lemonade stand" . He was at the end of the driveway in the middle of the country where lemonade stands don't exist. I just start laughing and say to myself occluded I want lemonade. Lol. I stop and ask if I can talk to the owner of the house. One of the two boys goes and gets his mother while the other asks why I want the owner. I tell him my story and that I was going to ask to tent in their yard. He tells me that his mother probably won't care and actually she wants to ride a bike one day around the USA. Praise God. She comes out and I tell her the story and she says ofcourse you can stay here. She had her son set up this pop up camper. Lol she had dinner ready and fed me. Praise the lord. She even had just bought a new blender and made me a whey protein shake. I also got a shower. Lol I even was thinking not too long ago that I wanted power at my next stop to charge everything. Guess what, I have power in a camper. It also rained tonight. But I'm in a camper. Oh and I'm also getting blueberry pancakes for breakfast. Talk about a great God. Two out of the three days so far I got taking in like family and fed dinner. Praise God. Thanks for th prayers and keep them up and God will show us all great things.

Video

You can either goto YouTube and search bikefourchrist or you can copy and paste this link. http://www.youtube.com/user/BikeFourChrist

God is Great

Just thought I would post real quick. It's 8:55pm and I just received a phone call from the preacher I met yesterday. He just wanted to let me know he was getting ready to pray for me and and that he would every night around the same time. All I gotta say is thank you God!

Day Two

I rode about 50 more miles today. I got my first flat tire. Lol. So just everyone knows, my directions are from google maps. They have the option to hit bike routes. I didn't know but a lot of my trip is off roads and on bike trails. It keeps me safe from traffic but the problem is they're not all paved. I rode six miles on a gravel horse trail.Lol And then about ten miles before my stopping today, I ran into another unpaved trail where my tire went flat. Only took me about 5 mins to change though. While I was fixing that, a guy rode by and asked if I needed help. He told me that there was a bike shop not to far from where I was. So I decided to ride there but it was 5 miles in the opposite direction which is a lot on a bike. Praise God though cause I held my head up. So right now I am at the shop and the owner said I could camp here. He also offer his shower to me but I declined because I felt a little weird about it. Ive been meet people here and there as well. A guy came up to me at a gas station and asked me How far I was riding. He was in the army and told me he just got back and wanted to figure out life a little bit. His preacher gave him his bible with all his notes in it. I told him what I was doing and he said he would follow. Praise God. Now I'm just sitting on a bench and about to read some of the bible. Everything is great and thanks again for all the prayers.


Ps: I just bought sunscreen because my neck is cherry red. Lol. I knew I forgot something.

Got a née video on YouTube

You can either goto YouTube and search bikefourchrist or you can copy and paste this link. http://www.youtube.com/user/BikeFourChrist

What Our God has done for alread on the first day

So here's the deal. For all of you that don't know, God is real. The problem with most people is they don't understand what God is. So first off today I got about 30 mile into the trip where I decided to take a rest. I was on a bike trail just siting on a bench. I thought to my self that I wanted to read a little of the bible but not too much because I wanted to get back to riding to gain some ground. At that moment, Mike Hill sent me a text and all it said was psalm 20. I laughed and then I read it. Praise God. After that I jumped back on my bike and rode another 20 miles and I started to get into some hilly terrain. It was so exhausting that I actually was getting off and walking up hills. In my mind I was struggling with myself on staying positive and wanting to continue. I then saw a sign for a church of Christ. I thought that if I could atlaste get to there then I could tent up on church property. So a couple miles later I come up to the church. I was still debating on riding past because I wanted more ground to cover. But I felt it in my spirit to pull in because there where two houses pretty much on the same property. I passed the first one as I was think what I would say as I knock on the door. By the time I got to the door of the second house, the owner was already opening it to say hi. I told him I was biking across the country and asked him if he was apart of that church. He said " yes and were having dinner so come in and eat". The first house was the preachers house so they invited him down and I got to meet him. There were about 10 or so people altogether and we got in a circle and he prayed for me for my trip. Praise God. I couldn't of had a better first day. And the view of the land from the hill I'm on right now is amazing. I'll take pics. You can see for miles. The power of God is truly amazing.

35 miles in

Hello everyone. First of all. I couldn't of asked for a better departure. Thank you everyone for the prayers and setting me off on my journey. So far so good. I'm just taking a little break on a bench. My directions actually use bike trails as well which is pretty sweet. So right now I am on a paved path in the middle of fields and woods. I am starting to feel it in my legs a little but I'm just going to keep riding. Thanks again for everything. God bless and much love.

Last night before departure

Thanks y'all

Tonight I was surprised with a going away party. It was really great seeing everybody and knowing I have support. It is tough saying goodbye. I just want to say thanks to everyone who came and for the gifts. I did end up taking a little weight out of my pack because it was a little heavy. Tomorrow is going to be a big day and our God is going to show us all great things. I give all glory to him. God bless and goodnight.

Video posting

I just wanted to let everyone know that during my trip I will be posting videos on youtube. I created an account there and you can search it by typing in BikeFourChrist. Most of the times I post, I will just put the link in my blog.http://www.youtube.com/user/BikeFourChrist . I already have a test video on there and there will be plenty more to come.

Future Posts

Hello everyone,

So just so everyone knows, I am leaving sun may 8th after church. Praise God. I also want to let everyone know that I probably wont be posting everyday of the trip. Most of the time I will be charging my phone via the sun. So if there are rainy days than I wont have power. So if four days pass and there are no blogs, don't worry because God will protect me. I have been searching for a better blog site so I can post videos as well. I have come to the decision that I am just going to throw links on these blogs to Youtube every time I want to post videos. I have been sleeping in a tent for the last three days to prepare myself for the trip. It rained all three days and I was dry as a whistle. Praise the lord. I am so excited and look forward to posting for you to read. Thanks for your interest and God Bless.

Hello yo

So first off, sorry I haven't had any recent posts. It's hard to come up with anything important when you're living in a crappy place we all call soceity. Lol. So it's starting to get closer and closer to the day I'll be leaving. Sat should be my last day of work. I'm shooting for the weekend after this for my departure date. If not, then just a few days after. Praise God. I'm so pumped. I just bought a survival knife with a flint on it to start fires. I've been talking to my best friend and the more and more I think about it, the more and more I want to spend part of my trip off the grid in the wild. Like Man vs wild type stuff. It's gonna be sweet. Get away from the $4.15 per gallon of gas. Anyway, just keep me in your thoughts when you pray. Cause we all know we need God for everything. Amen. Also if you want me to pray for you, just post a comment and I'll put in a good word for you to the father. God Bless.

Praise GOD

Just got home from church. Praise the Lord Jesus Christ. I feel more pumped up right now than I ever have to want to make a difference. There was a minister today named Philip Cameron that I suggest everyone check out. He created Stella House which takes in young girls from orphanages in different countries before they get sold off for sex trafficking. He also goes in and remodels orphanages that are basically ran down. These girls live in these orphan homes and at age 16, the orphan homes buy them a bus pass back to where they were born and give them like $30. At only the age of 16, they get put out into the streets. Then they get kidnapped and beaten and sold off to other people. They then get raped and most die after two to three years. How can I sit here and waste any time or any money while these things are taking place? How can I blow $10 everyday on chipotle when these things are going on? How can I spend every dime I make on useless crap when God says don't store up treasures here on earth for they will not last forever? Every penny can help these girls. Don't you understand that even though you think that as one person you can't make a difference but together we can change the world. Lets stop wasting Valuable time and do something. I have already decided that I am going to stop drinking pop and eating out and all those little things that waste money. I want to give every extra penny to a greater cause. Yeah I know that I am going to be faced with temptation on a daily basis. I didn't say it was going to be easy. It would be highly appreciated if you could pray for my discipline and devotion. Praise God. While we sit in complete comfort in our heated homes, other people sit in complete suffering. How does God want to use ME??? I love you all.

Shooting for first week of may

A couple more weeks and I'll be on the road. Praise GOD I can't wait.

22.5 miles today

Today the weather was amazing so I decided to take a ride. I rode 22.5 miles and it took me 2 hours and 15 minutes with a couple 10 minute breaks. I was pretty worn out. I need to ride more though so I have decided that next saturday I am going to double my ride and see how long it takes.

The world

I just got done watching a documentary about the top one percent of the wealth in the United States. Praise the Lord. It makes me sick to see how wealthy some people are and then how poor the rest of the world is. It's not like there are rich people and then semi rich people and then poor people. It's either your filthy rich or you're struggling to get by. What happen to love thy neighbor. I will not live my life contributing to the corruptness of the world. I am putting my foot down. I will follow Jesus Christ. I want to live 100% for others. I will never be rich. I will receive my wealth from the Lord. Amen

Update

As the days go by I have been coming up with more ideas and goals for my trip. Most of the trip is going to be day by day and whatever God has in store for me will happen. But I do have a couple things that I will be doing for sure. Number 1, on the way to Connecticut I will be stopping by Niagara Falls. Once I get to Connecticut, I will be staying there for a couple weeks with my best friend Conrad. There I will be getting into the word of life with him. Amen! Then I know I will be traveling down the Appalachian Trail from Conn. down to Georgia. I know I will be hitting up Florida for sure. The next Major goal after that is to make it all the way west to San Francisco. I want to meet Francis Chan and he is starting a church there. He is a Holy Spirit filled christian and I know I can learn a lot from him. That's pretty much all I have planned right now and I know along the way, many other things will be happening. Praise God  

How great the Holy Spirit is

Today was an amazing day at church. I felt the presence of the Holy Spirit more than ever. I was so overtaken by the spirit of God that I could of done anything. Then I came home and realized something horrible. Just as fast as God can fill you with the Holy Spirit, Satan can take it away from you. I was in tears of joy on the way home today. Praise God. The only way I can keep the Holy Spirt in me is to pick up my cross daily and follow Jesus. I need to be reading my bible every second I can. Do you understand that the trinity is the Father, The Son and the Holy Spirit? So that means that we have the same spirit in us that rose Jesus from the dead. Doesn't that make us part of the Trinity? We are Gods mouths. When we get filled with that spirit and tell people the good news about Jesus Christ, we are speaking for our GOD. It doesn't get any better than that. Thats more powerful than anything you can imagine. Our God loves everyone of us. Don't forget it!

Great day

Today I got a new ESV study bible. My brother Tom and Mike got it for me. Praise God. It's exactly what I wanted for my trip. I can't wait. It's so great to see the love from people who are supporting me on this journey. I owe it all to God and his Grace. Amen!

There's no reason why I shouldn't be happy

Whenever I get down, I usually think about how fortunate my life has really been. A lot of us have it a lot better than others. We take so many things for granted. We get upset over the smallest things. It makes me sick to think about the things people stress out about. Don't people realize that there are other things going on in this world that are far worst than the things going on in our lives. There are people suffering in other countries because they don't have enough water. There are people dying because of it. There also also girls getting kidnapped all over the world being sold as sex slaves. There are countries where you can't even follow Jesus without being persecuted. There are people who are born handicapped. There are homeless people all over. There are thugs who go out and randomly shoot people. All these things and more go on everyday. What do we do about it? We sit selfishly worrying about our jobs and how much money were making. What kind of food were gonna eat tonight or what clothes were going to wear. We get stressed out about the weather or the bills we gotta pay. We let these littles things get to us when others would and do die to live as we do. All I'm saying is praise God for how great I really have it. I couldn't ask for anymore than what he has already given me. I am so thankful and feel most of us should be too. Praise the lord.

My belief about seeing Gods works

A lot of people Who don't believe in God say they don't ever see God work in their lives. They say things like " why should I trust God if he hasn't done anything for me" or "I've been praying and asking God for this and I don't have it". A lot of times, it's just bad things that happen and people like to blame God wondering why would God who controls everything, let bad things happen. You see the more and more I seek God, I come to realize why God does certain things. I believe the way God works is not show me miracles and I'll believe, it's I believe so he shows me miracles! I just don't believe God wants to provide miracles to people who don't put their trust in him. Would you give someone $100 who called you a liar and didn't trust you? I highly doubt it? And how much more valuable is a miracle than $100. Very much so. All I'm saying is put your trust in God and lean not on your own understanding. Then you will see the amazing things God will do for you.

God shows me something new everyday

I don't understand why we as humans do some of the things we do. It seems to me that a lot of the time we argue just to argue. Why cant we just get along and debate things without getting angry. I find myself too often getting upset at pointless things and not realizing it till afterwards. I do believe though that the stronger my faith gets, the less I will let myself get angry. God continues to show me these things even though at times I don't honor him. That's because he loves us with an undying love. Imagine the things he will show us when we are living our lives 100% according to his will. That is the day I look forward to. Till then I will thank God for every breath and every heartbeat. Praise God.

A little revelation I had today

I was thinking earlier about people who claim to be christians but are not and being able to judge a person by their fruit. It doesn't mean we should go judging people but Jesus said in Matthew 7:15-16 "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them." NIV. To me, ones fruit is their actions. There are a lot of people in this world who try to take advantage of people. We need to be able to identify these things so that we don't fall into their traps. We also need to bear good fruit ourselves. It came to me that a lot of people like to judge themselves by their wisdom and knowledge and not by their fruit. I say wisdom without actions is just a book. You see because the bible has all and everything in it we need but if it gets put in a closet without actions, what good is it? In the same way, If we do a lot of studying of the word of God but don't put it into action, we are just as useful as a book in the closet. Not at all. We need to both study and learn the word of God and then go out into the world and live our lives according to the word. That way people can look upon us christians and say "Wow, that's the life I want." How can we as Christians bring more people into the kingdom of heaven if our tree bears bad fruit. When you go to the orchard, do you not pick apples off the good trees and steer clear of the rotten ones. In the same way we will be judged. Lets make our fruit desirable so we make wider the path to heaven.  Amen!