Who knew there were so many cactus and armadillos and snakes in Georgia! We sure didn't. The armadillos must be nocturnal since we've only seen them "sleeping" by the roadside. And only one in 15 snakes we've seen are alive.
We met a super kind lady a few days ago named Ethel outside a post office as we were passing through town. She said we were shining brightly with all our colors and she just had to talk to us. After exchanging only a few sentences she grabbed our sweaty hands and started praying for us for God's protection and blessing on our journey. It was just what we needed to get our day off to the right start. She encouraged us more than she'll ever know. She phoned yesterday to see how we were progressing and to let us know she is still praying for us and having others pray too. God bless Ethel!
We've had so many opportunities to share the purpose of the Refuge Ride and the need in Syria. While riding through Dublin, GA, police approached us with lights flashing saying they saw us balancing at a traffic light and just had to pull us over to meet us. Immediately before this we were being photographed for a local paper.
When we stop at an intersection to figure out which way to go or when we rest by the side of the road, people will roll down their windows to see what's up. We give them our card and explain the Refuge Ride Project and many will donate right then and there.
People will drive by us slowly or pull ahead and stop and watch us come by. Dustin will usually ride up next to them and hand them a card.
At gas stations and restaurants people will ask us all kinds of questions, spanning a wide range of brilliance. Most common: "What is that?" (referring to our unis) and "How far are you going on those?" We take every opportunity to share!
Today an ambulance whizzed by us on the road and scared us with, "What the he**?!" over the loud speaker.
Thanks for journeying with us. This is quite an adventure!
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