http://www.hcjourney.org/journeyblog Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:48:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is no surprise to see that headline in the Goshen News.  This is Indiana Amish country.  I didn't expect it to be about us, though.  Let me bring you up to date on our Hope and Courage Journey Going Home. After reaching the Statue of Liberty on Sept 12 we spent a ... http://www.hcjourney.org/journeyblog/?p=34 God Bless America, Land that I love. Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam God bless America, My home sweet home.                                    Irving Berlin  We finally reached our destination. The Statue of Liberty. We got on our bikes in Harlem ... http://www.hcjourney.org/journeyblog/?p=33 I can’t fully describe how we are feeling tonight.  Tomorrow we climb on our bikes and pedal eleven miles down the Westside of Manhattan to Battery Park.  Someone pulled some strings and we will take my bike and the team over to the Statue of Liberty for some photos.  My ... http://www.hcjourney.org/journeyblog/?p=32 Just a quick note.  We are 70 miles from the Statue of Liberty!  Yea!!!  We will officially end the riding part of our Journey at Battery Park, NYC on Sepember 12 between Noon and 1:00pm.  We have no idea what type of 'event' will take place at the finish but ... http://www.hcjourney.org/journeyblog/?p=31 We are in Pennsylvania and 254 miles from the Statue of Liberty.  It is hard to believe we are getting that close to the end of our pedaling.  I know we haven't posted much about the pedaling.  We like to talk more about the people and the ministry.  But pedaling ... http://www.hcjourney.org/journeyblog/?p=30 “So,” Grant asks, “if a tornado were to hit the RV we’d all be killed, right?”  We are very accustomed to Grant asking random questions that seemingly have nothing to do with anything going on.  I knew where this question came from though.  Earlier in the day we were looking ... http://www.hcjourney.org/journeyblog/?p=29 It was the end of our first ride after returning from Washington for the reunion and wedding.  It felt great to be back on our bikes. The lady walked right up to us as we stopped.  “My daughter-in-law just got her hand cycle today.  She loves it!”  In the next ... http://www.hcjourney.org/journeyblog/?p=28 On the road again.  We are back on the journey after our break at home.  The family reunion and wedding went great!  We arrived in Shipshewana, Indiana (somebody should write a song using that name) yesterday to get the RV back from the shop and reconnect to our bikes and ... http://www.hcjourney.org/journeyblog/?p=27 Hello again all! After spending two beautiful weeks back in Washington while Justin was home on leave I am back on the Hope and Courage road once more. The past few days have been  spent enjoying all Indiana has to offer. Our first stop in Indiana was at the Yogi ... http://www.hcjourney.org/journeyblog/?p=26   July 18, 2008 ~ Friday There are those times in life when you just know that you are in the right place at the right time.  Well, today was one of those times.  We were riding through a little town in Indiana when both Bob and Nicole got flat tires.  ... http://www.hcjourney.org/journeyblog/?p=25