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......first update from the road....
Well....
This has been quite the journey so far and we have only gone around 150 miles-ish. Today we are in Santa Monica after riding 30 miles today along the coast...it was gorgeous. So far we have climbed hills that i thought were going to kill me, changed flats, cleaned cuts, visited hollywood, and walked along the beach.
I have come to realize that this ride is just as much mental as it is physical. There are hills that literally make you want to cry and you reach a point to where you think that you cannot possibly go any further....but you have to.
I have not cried over a hill yet, but i have yelled at them.
I currently am fighting discouragement over the fact that the next 10 days of cycling will be all climbing, or so we have been told. Climbing is not my strength but it has tough me to really rely on my teammates for encouragement and support, which is something that I need to be accepting of.
God has really blessed me through this team. I have been given verses for every day and i have attached them to my bike so that i can meditate on them every day. I was given some perspective and reminded that if i have to get off my bike and walk it up a hill, i am just relating to our African brothers on a different level. I needed to hear that.
Needless to say, I am exhausted but staying encouraged for the most part.
They told us that the first two weeks would be awful...emotionally, mentally and physically...And they were not kidding. So pray for us, pray for encouragement and pray for strength. Sorry this is short...but im kinda tired.
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Comment by Cody Henderson on June 14, 2010 at 12:32am -
Keep yellin at those hills, Heather. It's working! :) You're doing so great!
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Comment by Brenda Knox on June 12, 2010 at 7:47pm -
Heather, I am thinking about you and praying for you...You sound great and strong. We all miss you and I know David does. I love you, sweet girl....
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Comment by redheadkate on June 10, 2010 at 7:37am -
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song. Psalm 28:7
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