Tragedy is Uncontrollable

A few weeks ago we sat on a hill in Schuykill County, Pennsylvania. The county commissioner came out and offered us some water. As the conversation progressed we learned that his neighbor and three other young men had began a ride across the United States a week earlier. He showed us a newspaper article. It looked pretty cool. The ride wasn't much different than our own.

Today the host family we're staying with in Britt, Iowa let us know about a tragedy that happened in Laguna, New Mexico:

John Anczarski--one of the riders--was involved in a serious accident in Laguna, New Mexico and has passed away from serious trauma to the head. Rest In Peace. To support the Anczarski family in this difficult time you can send checks to:

John Anczarski
111 Valley Hill Road
Ashland, PA 17921

Check out their blog, pray, or send money to support the family (moving the body across state lines is rather expensive).

Also, continue to pray for our safety as we continue our journey. Like we posted a few days ago--it really isn't possible to control our safety as we bike along the roads of the United States.