Day 70 - July 27 - East Canton to Canton, OH (15 mi)
We set out on our 70th day late this morning to ride from Indian Run Christian Church (south of East Canton), to the north-side First Christian Church, in Canton. I put it that way because we rode a whopping 15 fairly hilly miles, all in a light rain. Oh, that all days were as ching-song as the last couple days! "Ching-song" means "easy, relaxing," in Chinese. Did I mention that we actually had a refreshment station mid-way between Malvern and Indian Run yesterday evening? What a blessing!
Now, we are so use to refreshment stations, we had to make our own on the way to FCC -- we stopped at Taco Bell! Leslie Strobel, on the missions team met us there. Dan Stoffer, FCC's interim minister and a Timothy, met us at the church building. Greg and Vicki Rush, members of FCC were also there, and are hosting Luey and Andy, as well as entertaining us all for dinner.
We are looking forward to tomorrow -- to worship with FCC! Like Malvern and Indian Run, FCC, here in Canton, has been with us since the beginning, since we went to Taiwan 15 years ago! Why is FCC one of our partners in ministry? That's truly one of the ironies of the family of God! Why? Paper airplanes!
When I was just a lad, I enjoyed creating and flying paper airplanes. The balcony to the baptistry of the old FCC church building, here in Canton, presented a unique challenge. Could a paper airplane glide 250 feet, and land in the drink? I made it my mission to find out! Let's just say -- I GOT BUSTED -- it wasn't pretty! Years later, however, the FCC brethren, full of grace, pardoned this lad who still likes paper airplanes! They even decided to partner with us in Taiwan! They even helped pay for more than a one-way ticket! :-)
If only the 7,162 UPG's could one day experience the grace of God that we have experienced over and over again! To this end we ride! Lord willing, one week from today -- see you in NYC!
Thank you for praying!
Dave, Luey and Andy
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