Hey y’all! (I believe that’s how these southern folk say it)
Today, we had a gentle 100 mile trek from Lis’s house in Madison to Greenwood, Mississippi. The landscape provided both little resistance and little spectacle, as we travelled past field after rolling, flat field. The average day for the support vehicle involves supplying food for the riders, navigation, and rest-stop-coordination. The mid-ride water bottle handoffs are particularly awesome, as we line up on the side of the road while the bikers swoop by and pick up their filled beverage containers (this, of course, is assuming the bikers GRAB the bottles, not PUNCH them out of your hand *cough* *Mike* *cough*). Today’s route, being particularly desolate in terms of human interaction (seriously, the combined populations of the towns we passed through today surely didn’t surpass the triple digits) was a great opportunity to further develop the camaraderie of both the support team and the biking team; this bonding ranged from singing Grease tunes as the bikers drove by to staging outrageously incomprehensible “accident” scenes in front of the camera during a pit stop.
While yesterday was more centered around building our bond with the community, today has been more of an internal bonding, as only through our fellowship with each other and the grace of God were we able to successfully and painlessly traverse the seemingly endless crop field that is central Mississippi.
Today’s reading is particularly relevant, as it states how “In all things I have shown you that by so toiling one must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.'” This verse is a reminder of how we, as the support crew, have the God-given duty to give everything we have to these “weak” bikers; their toils are for a fantastic cause, so–in helping them–ours are too. This verse, additionally, applies to the unborn children all around the world. Our toils, as a cohesive Biking for Babies team, are being offered up to end abortion and protect these weak, innocent children. The Gospel, too, sheds light on why we do what we do. “I have given them my word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.” This verse is an inspiration, for it tells us that, though people may hate us for what we stand for and though it may separate us from what society deems to be “the world,” everything is alright, as these are the exact conditions under which Jesus loved and preached to the world.
Briefly, we would like to thank Jimmy’s uncle for lending his van to this wonderful cause. That old Honda Odyssey, though we had our doubts when we first saw the vehicle (seriously, it looks like the thing was ridden through a sandstorm and a hurricane simultaneously), it has held up great and we are all slowly falling in love with it. It has become a hub of community and love, as it is a symbol of the noble cause we fight for.
Thank you all for your support and prayers, we love you guys!
God Bless!
-Your B4B Support Team a.k.a Swagga Wagon
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