Blessed to be a Blessing

Posted on August 5, 2018August 5, 2018

Written by: Stephany Escalante Galindo

Today we rode 58 miles from Bellefonte, PA to Lewisburg, PA. It still blows me away that there are church members who choose to wake up early (sometimes as early as 4:30am) to cook breakfast for a bunch of cyclist going across the country. This morning we had the pleasure of enjoying breakfast thanks to two special ladies from St. John’s Church. We had 2 egg casseroles this morning- one had turkey and the other had wild boar sausage.Continue reading→

Rolling Through Nature

Posted on August 4, 2018August 4, 2018

Written by: Julio Galindo

7/31/18 we biked 73 miles from Grove City, Pennsylvania, to Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, with an elevation gain of 7,372 feet according to the bike computer we use. Today lights on was at 5 am. We slept on a bunch of pillows put together and it was very comfortable. Today Stephany and I were sweeps. We had an extra rider with us for a few miles, the pastor from the church we stayed. As we were going uphill a family of 3 deer crossed right in front of us. Continue reading→

Meet the Mission Leader (Vlog)

Posted on July 23, 2018July 23, 2018

Interviewee: Jim McCracken

Mission Leader Jim McCracken is interviewed by Chore-Team Master Stephany Escalante-Galindo in a short (under 5 min) exposition on his experiences with the Fuller Center Bike Adventure.

Hospitality in Huntingburg

Posted on July 21, 2018July 22, 2018

Written by: Stephany Escalante-Galindo

Today we rode 82 miles from Fairfield, Illinois to Huntingburg, Indiana. That’s right- we are in a new state. When we crossed the Mississippi River leaving St. Louis we expected to see the Illinois state sign, but didn’t see it. When we were getting ready to leave Illinois we looked for the sign and crossed the street to get a quick photo. This day we were joined by 3 cyclist from Evansville, Indiana. One of the cyclist is a RAM contestant and winner for his age group. I was looking forward to riding with him and had the opportunity for about 15 miles.

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Sweeps and Sweets

Posted on July 8, 2018July 8, 2018

Written by: Stephany Escalante Galindo

Today we biked 83 miles from Dodge City, Kansas to Great Bend, Kansas. I volunteered to sweep today with our trip leader, Joel. It’s always fun to chat and ride with him because he’s goofy. We passed miles and miles of windmills along the way.Continue reading→

Cooks and Comedy in the Courtyard

Posted on June 24, 2018June 24, 2018

Written by: Peter Asmuth

Last night was a “stone soup” kind of meal. Because we stayed at the Valley High School, there was no church community to feed us. On such nights, the “dinner team” is responsible for buying the groceries and preparing the meal. Unfortunately, 2 out of the 3 dinner team members had to go 100 miles to a bike store for repairs. Also, the “kitchen” was actually the nurse’s office, which had a mini microwave, a refrigerator and a sink. That’s it.