Since leaving Afolkey Illinois on Monday things have been great despite not going as planned. We rode from Afolkey into Wisconsin and then into Iowa. We ran into more hills than we expected and decided to stay in Dubuque rather than ride up to Guttenburgh. We had to find a place to stay on short notice. We ate dinner at a homeless shelter and ended up staying in a womans cottage right on the Mississippi River. She was serving the dinner at the homeless shelter and decided that we could use some real beds and a shower. Apparently we smelled.
The next day we had a very long ride to CedaR Rapids Iowa where we stayed in an appartment with a nephew of Tom and Pam Brey's. His name was Adam. Adam made us pizza and we had a nice visit before crashing on an air matress and futon (I don't know how you spell futon...).
The next day we set off expecting to reach Ames. The wind had different plans for us. We were riding into 30 mph winds all day. This made for average speeds of 8 mph. We only made it to Marshaltown (30 miles east of Ames), but this was a blessing in itself. The father of our host in Ames lives in Marshaltown so she just had a nice excuse to visit and brought dinner to Marshaltown. We all had a great night and even some homemade ice cream! God works in his own ways and we have been pleased to be a part of that.
Today we ride to Ames where we will spend some time with an old friend. Patrick Mac is studying at Iowa State and we will spend the evening with him.
Keep Praying. It seems to be of the highest importance.
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ReplyDeleteI remember when we took our over-sized van and travel-trailer with the under-sized engine across the plains.... Pedal to the metal and we were only going 55 mph against that wind. Returning, making progress was a breeze -- literally.
ReplyDeleteIf you think of the wind as the pneuma or spirit, and put it in the context of the Spirit of God, there's a great illustration of how when we go against God's Spirit, life is hard pedaling. But when we walk in conformity with his Spirit, we make great progress.
So -- as you press those pedals against nature's pneuma, thank God that his Pneuma is pushing you on!