It was a good day yesterday. Marg is here and we headed to church in the morning at Church of the Servant, meeting people we knew from days gone by and new people. Then I dropped by the orientation for new riders to see what I had missed. In the afternoon we went to the rally at the park they had trouble naming - 5th 3rd Park. The best parts of the service were Tyler Buitenwerf's emotional talk about his joureny with Sea to Sea before and after his injury. Kyle from Vancouver had composed a song about the trip and he played and sang it for the crowd. It was striking to see how apprecitive the sizeable crowd was of the cyclists and what we were doing. it was very impressive.
Today the 'newbies' ride. There is a sendof in 3 minutes that I need to head to as well.
About Me
- Pieter
- I am a Pastor in London Ontario Canada and have cycled, mostly non-seriously, from my teen years. I very much wanted to cycle on the 2005 Sea to Sea tour but I wasn't free to do that. This time I want to make sure that I get in on at least part of the ride. I will be riding from Madison Wisconsin to New Jersey, a total of 2,000 kilometers. I turned 50 this spring and this is my birthday present to myself. I am delighted to raise money for the cause of breaking the cycle of poverty. It is an important goal and a great point of connection with folks outside the church. Sponsoring ON CRC Churches: London First, East Strathroy, Strathroy Westmount
4 comments:
Saw a picture of you on Julia Wissink's blog. So much for keeping your mouth shut!! How's that going for you BTW???
See you Thursday (possibly Wednesday)
Heather
Hello Pieter! Glad to hear (and see, courtesy of Margaret) that things are going well. Aside from the fall, you look to be having a great time! Keep rolling and hopefully we will be able to cheer you on in person when you roll through London this week.
The Wotherspoons
We proudly follow your progress. Do not ry to be an (Olympic silver tri- athlete) Whitman though! We rather see you healthyly with the lot biking by on Saturday! Mom and Dad.
Hey Pieter--Willemina here. If you have a chance, could you contact me? Not an emergency, per se, but an important decision needs to be made. Thanks!
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