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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 and started down Manhattan. Darla, Grant, Chanel and myself. Nicole was not with us. She just started her senior year of the Nursing program at Northwest University. It was best she stay in her classes. Our support crew had grown. My sister, Jeanne, has been with us the whole way and has been an irreplaceable part of the Hope and Courage Team. She was joined today by her two adult children, Robby and Jenny. Our best friends flew in from Oregon, Todd and Media Culver. Todd rode with us on Nicole’s bike. We were also surprised by our nephew, Brett, and Nick and Chuck from Brett’s church. The five of us started pedaling while the others went to Battery Park to wait.
We shared the bike path with a lot of people. This is New York, you know. We smiled, waved, stopped to talk and take pictures. We attracted attention. Even in the Big Apple. America is a huge country. Believe me, we know. It is made up of people that are incredibly different and incredibly the same. Like snowflakes. (OK, that was an incredibly cheesy analogy.) The point is we all need Hope and we all have Courage. “Hope in Christ and the Courage in yourself to do something with that Hope.” I can’t tell you how many times we have said those words over the last four months. Our path went to Ground Zero. There’s an example Hope and Courage. A lot of work going on there. Two construction guys turned away from the ruins and noticed us as we paused and took pictures. “Whoa, nice bike!” I told them we were moments away from finishing a Journey we started last May in Gig Harbor, WA. And the words rolled out of my mouth again, “Hope in Christ and the Courage in yourself to do something with that Hope.” This would be the last time we said it before we reached the end. The workers took their cell phones out and took pictures of us. We reached Battery Park amid a sea of flags and the sounds of bagpipes playing. But they weren’t for us. They were part of the 9/11 ceremonies carried over from the day before. It did make an appropriate background, though. We were met by our support team and shared hugs and congratulations. We were joined by a group of 40+ boys that drove in from Connecticut. They were part of Pathways, a mentoring group I meet with each time I go to Danbury. They were all wearing Hope and Courage tee shirts. A few others met us and a few more tried but never connected. Special permission was granted to take my bike over to the Statue of Liberty (thank you, Mark) along with our Team. We all got on the ferry, even the boys from Danbury. As we got off the ferry, we had another surprise. Darla’s sister, Betty and her husband Dave, along with her brother, Paul and his wife Karen were waiting for us on the dock. What a treat! We parked my bike in front of the statue and had our pictures taken. We made it.
Four months, a dozen states, and a couple of thousand miles after we left Gig Harbor we reached our destination. The Statue of Liberty. What have we learned? A lot. But I will condense it to two things for you now. One…life is experienced in the journey, not the destination. And two…it’s not about the miles, it’s about the Message.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wish so much i could have been standing there to greet you when you got there with those big smiles on your faces. Glad Brett was there to meet you. I wondered if he would be there. Awesome! Can’t wait to talk to him and hear all about it. I worked til 11:00 and watched some tv when i got home, hoping to hear and see something on it about you all…nothing! How disappointing. Hope to be seeing you on TV soon and hearing about you all over the media for what you have done and spread across America. All my love and gratitude for your accomplishments and courage.
Sunni* Get some rest now and enjoy what you have done!
Wow!!! Whoo hoo!!! A Big Congrats to you all!!! Awesome job!! Thank you for sharing this special trip for all of us. We all can’t wait to see you again and hear more stories of your summer adventure.
Good Job!!
God Bless!
Well, Bob, Darla, Nicole(in abstentia), Grant and Channel, congratulations!!! What an accomplishment! We had so wanted to be there at the end, but it just wasn’t meant to be. You set a course, followed your hearts and God’s leading, and look where He took you!!! What a job well done. So glad we got to spend some time with you on Monday, and what a joy it was to meet Tom in Portland and to meet Jeanne in Danbury! What a family. We feel so privileged to be able to call you our “friends!” Until we meet again, get some rest and carry on promoting Hope and Courage in Christ!
God Bless, Nancy & Fred Conklin
You were on my mind all day yesterday, I had many co-workers come up and ask & I proudly said “THEY DID IT!” Stacy sends her love & congrats. On behalf of the Sparks,Barrett Family & the St Clare Surgical Staff “CONGRATULATIONS”
Come home soon,……
Congratulations and praise be to God all that He has allowed You to see and accomplish not only in getting to the Statue of Liberty, but in the lives of those You met and touched.
God bless you and your family and all those whose lives have been transformed.
Amazing! Congrats! As our country and our economy creates some huge struggles for many folks, your message sure is appropriate.
Thank you.
Congratulations, and many blessings for whatever shape the journey takes ahead.
We’re grateful you stopped at Goshen IN enroute and we of College Mennonite Church thank you.
I knew that Brett, Chuck and Nick were going to be there to see you all at the finish line. It’s amazing to think of the amount of miles, people you have touched, the scenery, wear and tare on the bodies, meeting Amish folks, all kinds of weather but also the changes within each of you. I look forward to hearing all about it. Congratulations to you all. I wish that Nicole could have been there. I’m sure she wanted to be in the worst way.
Gayle (RCC)
AMAZING!!! Praise the Lord for favor and this accomlishment.
You are indeed a family of faith, inspiration and encouragement.
Congrats from your friends at NGA. When’s the book and movie coming out?
be blessed!
I just read your Blog! What a Blessing and accomplisment upon reaching NY! I could not help but feel the emotion of it all!
Your family has blessed Bill and I tremendously and thank you for visiting Pennsylvania! We feel we are a part of your family now and wishing you lived nearby! We know that being a part of the Family of God that we will someday be forever with the Lord!
Your Hope and Encouragement speaks volumes!
God’s Continued Blessing to your Family and Ministry!
Love, Bill and Susie Nearhoof
Congratulations on your endeavor. This may seem like the end of a journey however the lessons learned and the lives touched will prosper onward through the people and generations. Quite in the sense that when God closes a door He opens a window. I sure appreciate the wisdom that you’ve given. The part about “No matter what you are facing you should always have the attitude that you will live through it” has come to me at the most opportune time. Thank you.
Bob
I am still in awe that you did this & it was great to meet you.I have been telling everyone i know about your trip & sending the links to them.
Your NYC photographer Joe
Congratulations on the completion of such a monumental undertaking! We’re all proud of your family and your commitment to the Lord and the completion of this trip. We’ve enjoyed following your progress online.
Cousin Rita
Hey—now what will we do for excitement at night when we come in after a hard days’labor on our five acres??? It was always fun to check your blog and see how things were going for you. But it will be great having you back home.
We’re so anxious to get together and hear the details of this trip. We should probably bring our sleeping bags and spend a couple weeks!
YaHoo and Hallelujah!!!
Love Ya,
Frankie and Char
Congratulations on your accomplishment. I’ve been following your progress through your blog and weekly updates on the radio. What a fantastic journey!
Take care.
Laurie Pugmire (Elwell)
Puyallup, WA
P.S.-Darla and I graduated from high school together. Maybe we’ll see you at the 30 (yes 30!) year class reunion in October.
September 28, 2008
Bob Mortimer,
I am an RVer fulltime from Washington and when I was in Florida I got a chance to THE HOLYLAND EXPERIENCE in Orlando in 2005 February through the senior bus trip that Trinity Baptist Church had and I was just thinking that it might be interesting if you guys were to continue on down and maybe make a circle coming back to Washington. Wish you lots of luck.
In Christ’s love,
Terry Nicks