We are so thankful and amazed at how well the Refuge Ride continues to go. 33 days down and we have only paid for lodging 2 times! When hotels have not been able to donate, churches have covered our lodging. We are very thankful for the First Christian Church of Sikeston MO, Lynwood Baptist Church of Cape Girardeau MO, First Baptist Church Du Quoin IL and the Sparta Ministerial Alliance of Sparta IL for their generosity and partnership and putting us up for the night.
Also a big shout out to The Davie School Inn for a wonderful stay in Anna IL in a former 4th grade classroom (davieschoolinn.com). Should you ever be in the area you must book a room and enjoy the brilliant renovation of an old school house and Gary's home cooking! Speaking of home cooking...it was so great to have friends right on our route in TN! We haven't seen them in 3 years and it was wonderful to reconnect and be blessed by fellowship and a washing machine!
On day 30 we crossed the 1,000 mile mark of our cross country trek on a busy road in Cape Girardeau. We stopped on the side of the road and jumped around a bit to celebrate. People may have thought we were slightly deranged but we were excited to have made it this far by the grace of God! Many more miles to go and we are up for the challenge.
Our equipment has been doing great so far. We are all set with a new pump that will hopefully hold up better than the last. We pretty much have our daily routine down for riding, stopping to connect with people, eating, updating social media and sleeping. That about sums up our lives these days.
We have met so many wonderful people and experienced generosity and kindness in unique ways. For example, we were resting in front of a gas station in IL and two kids on vacation from NC came over with a plate of brownies their aunt made that morning and they wanted to share them with us. So sweet in more ways than one!
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