There are several young people who are my new heros! One specific young lady, Brielle, whom God spoke to in a vision to help raise money for Mission of Hope in Haiti to feed thousands of people. Haiti is already a very poor country, but they were recently devastated by 4 hurricanes. You can see more by going to http://www.missionofhopehaiti.org/ to see what they are doing to help the people of Haiti and also how you can give to this worthy cause. Or see Brielle about giving.
This past Wednesday night, we began riding bikes (and some walking and roller blading), for 24 hours on the 9+ mile trails around Lake Hefner. The event went from 6 pm Wednesday to 6 pm Thursday! And trust me, the night hours were in extremely bitter cold temps with the wind coming off the water. Brrrrr!!! We froze! Brielle accomplished riding her bike over 100 miles during this 24 hour time period! What an awesome experience. There were many others who came for various times to ride and some who endured thru the night as well. We kept the hot chocolate and coffee going...um, there is no heat and no running water out there! So, yeh, stinky nasty portapotties....nuf said....lots of hand sanitizer! It was an experience none of us will ever forget and plans are already being made for next year....this might become an annual event! (but I don't think we'll do it thru the night again...just go for maybe 12 hours). Regardless to say, it was a huge success and an amazing 24 hour ride!!!
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