Comments on: Week 3 Update

By: roberta

roberta — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:56:32 +0000

Apparently the love of the state and the need to make things in it’s shape even goes as far as nibbling it out of a piece of Kraft American Cheese…according to David Crowder. I am currently reading Praise Habit by David Crowder…and he tells a story about the joy of nibbling a piece of cheese into the shape of Texas when he was a kid. I laughed out loud, connecting it with your account of so many other things in the shape of Texas…still when I think of it I laugh…good stuff! And yep, I’m with you Tom…I don’t quite get it either…but I’m from California and there’s a whole lot of other stuff the rest of the country doesn’t get about us. Ha Ha Ha

By: Doug Clark

Doug Clark — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:16:27 +0000

Don,

Saw where you were having you bike worked on in Little Rock. I hope the whole cassette isn’t thrashed. The Tyler Total Just keeps going up. We are close to 90K.
You guys were a blessing. WE are praying for you.

Doug Clark
For Grace in Tyler

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:52:12 +0000

I just love reading these updates. What an excellent adventure and opportunity you have been given. Hope to see you in DC.

By: naomi chan

naomi chan — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:48:46 +0000

p.s. I don’t know what drafting is, but I know you’re not talking about architecture or the military. (not that I need to know.) I don’t bike. I drive.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:36:07 +0000

Thanks again for the fun times in Dallas and Tyler. Your talk last night was great. I laughed a lot. I hope we all really start to “get it” too. Blessings on the rest of your ride. You will remain in our prayers. Cheers!

By: Kristie

Kristie — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:06:05 +0000

sounds like you are all having such an amazing adventure!

being a coffee addict, i had to look up your shirt…

The land of a thousand hills coffee… coffee with a story. Awesome!

By: Tom R

Tom R — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:54:59 +0000

Don, I think most Texans still believe Texas is a country. I never really understood that but being from KY I guess I wouldn’t. Most outsiders probably don’t understand our affection for basketball.

I’m wondering how many tubes you’ve been through thus far.

Best of luck on the remainder of the journey!

Tom | Georgetown, KY

By: naomi chan

naomi chan — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:59:06 +0000

I’ve been praying against headwinds, but I think you like them. Congrats on losing 20 lbs! It shows in your pix. Thanks for being part of something so much bigger than you, and for bringing attention to the issue through your sites. Thank YOU for loving on ppl you’ve never met. I hope you get to be at a dedication ceremony for some of these wells you helped build. That’d be awesome.

By: Judy N

Judy N — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:14:31 +0000

Love the updates. I check everyday to see how your team is doing. And I pray. And I pray. And I pray. Your comments about family and art remind me of this gem from Van Gogh: “I tell you, the more I think, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.”

20 pounds?! Wow. Which button do I push to get there?

Press on brothers and sisters,
Judy from Orlando

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:09:55 +0000

Loving the updates (here and twitter). Pretty awesome thing you’re doin! Loved the story of passing the guys trying hard to race. Reminds me of the scene in Iron Man with the jets coming up behind him while he’s flying and then he just bursts away.

That musical in Albany kinda sounds like something they have here in El Paso, TX (kinda disappointed your route didn’t bring y’all through here…oh well) called Viva! El Paso that tells the history of the Area through music and dance. But it sounds even more amazing that a small town would put something that grand together that lasted so long.

Keep on keepin’ on! Cheerin’ y’all on from west TX. Glad you had an awesome time in the Lone Star State!

By: Tyler Payne

Tyler Payne — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:38:08 +0000

Awesome. I laughed out loud when I read “which button makes the bike go faster?”
Hilarious and inspirational post. I’ll be listening to what happens in the next four weeks, as well. Thanks for keeping us updated. Wish you all were coming through Missouri…BUT I understand why you are not, haha.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:13:13 +0000

Don, you should check out a (pretty big, popularity wise - they’ve seen their share of time on MTV, for what it’s worth) band called Thrice.

They give a portion of their earnings from each record to a certain charity, and their latest album-project, “The Alchemy Index” has the proceeds going to Blood:Water Mission. “Parts 3 & 4: Air and Earth” is the especially good half of the album. They have intriguing (actually faith based) lyrics that you might like, being a writer, and a sound that you might like, from what I’ve read you listen to.

I’m not their spokesperson or anything, it would just be cool to see you “listened to Thrice whilst writing” at the end of your next book, haha.

Anyway, now that I’ve written you a short novel, I hope the rest of your tour goes well.

By: Darcie

Darcie — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:59:45 +0000

Don’t forget Texas-shaped sinks!
Arkansas eagerly awaits the amazing Ride:Wellers! Seriously, you guys are rockstars for both doing this, and being able to do this. And thanks for taking the time to share your experiences.