Happy 4th of July! Rich and Mary Alice spent their morning fixing us breakfast! They came home very early just to prepare us a wonderful breakfast -- everything we needed to start the day! We set out at 6:30 AM, and in a new time zone -- our 4th on Gloritrek.
I remember saying, "It's only 50 miles today!" I failed to mention we would be climbing more than 2000 feet, up and down little hills which got taller as we traveled east .... and steeper! Ron and Florence Dunn (John Dunn, our co-worker from Taiwan, and younger brother of Ron), saved the steepest climb for only a mile from their home! So, for the second day in a row, we've been spanked -- first by Rich and Pickle Ball and then by the hills of S. Indiana.
We had a nice surprise in Spencer, IN; Steve Edwards and his wife drove out to meet us. Steve knows what it is like to go coast-to-coast, but he did it running! He actually came through Fisher, IL; back when I was still serving there. Steve may join us on Saturday for the ride into L'ville!
We are again stuffed! BBQ chicken, apple pie, green beans from the garden, homemade ice cream....After fireworks tonight in Ellettsville, we'll be spending the night in Bloomington with Judy Dunn, John and Ron's mother. She reminded me that the last time she was in Taiwan, Noah was a newborn, and had just come home from the hospital. She held Noah when he was just a baby! Noah was a good baby! Where did Brenda go wrong?!? :-)
We're looking forward to the fireworks! Last summer it was too dry to celebrate with fireworks! Thank you, Lord, not for fireworks, but for freedom -- because "if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." (Jn 8:36) It is for this that we ride, so that those who have never know one moment of freedom might one day meet the author of freedom -- Jesus Christ! May it be so Lord -- in us, in this nation and among all the 7,162 UPG's -- to the glory of God the Father!
Thank you for praying!
Dave, Luey and Andy
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