Second Ride for Child Abuse Awareness is in the Books--Thanks!

I would like to thank everyone for the encouragement and support I received for my second ride across Indiana to raise awareness about the plight of so many abused children. I made it to Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana on my Trek Jet 20 at approximately 7:40 p.m.--12 hours and 40 minutes after starting. I would also like to thank my grandparents Robert and Carolyn DisPennett for providing my transportation to the start line, my friend Perry Meyer for picking me up in Richmond that evening (despite all of the mishaps that involved!) and all of the RAIN staff who encouraged me throughout the day (the RAIN staff who will put on the RAIN ride next week were riding the week before, the same day I was--they were passing me throughout the day!). For those with faith, I would ask you to pray for an anonymous family with three children who have been in a bad situation--the children have been directly exposed to violence, and now are dealing with an incarcerated parent. If that cycle of violence isn't broken, it will continue on to the next generation. Violence begets more violence, hate begets more hate. If you have righteous anger about an injustice, keep it--but temper that anger with righteous love.

Finally, I would challenge all to make a donation, if you have not done so. Specifically, so many pennies for every mile that I rode (160 x number of pennies). For example, if you give one penny per mile, then that would be $1.60, 2 would be $3.20, 3 would be $4.80, 4 would be $6.40, 5 would be $8.00, and six would be $9.60. It's a small sacrifice to make, but don't discount the value of a small contribution--for our Lord once fed an entire crowd with a little boy's sack lunch.