Comments on: June 18th, 2007 Champaign, IL to Crawfordsville, IN http://www.markacrossamerica.org/blog/june-18th-2007-champaign-il-to-crawfordsville-in/ Track Mark as he bikes across America on behalf of The James Fund Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:10:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: charmaine http://www.markacrossamerica.org/blog/june-18th-2007-champaign-il-to-crawfordsville-in/#comment-587 charmaine Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:03:01 +0000 http://www.markacrossamerica.org/blog/june-18th-2007-champaign-il-to-crawfordsville-in/#comment-587 Hi there Mark - good to see you finally had a LADY riding with you for a change! :) You didn't mention who she was though....and it doesn't look like she rode with you long? Continue to have a great ride! I loved the raccoons on the video!!! :) Charmaine Hi there Mark - good to see you finally had a LADY riding with you for a change! :) You didn’t mention who she was though….and it doesn’t look like she rode with you long?

Continue to have a great ride! I loved the raccoons on the video!!! :)

Charmaine

]]> By: Andy Lehman http://www.markacrossamerica.org/blog/june-18th-2007-champaign-il-to-crawfordsville-in/#comment-581 Andy Lehman Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:18:18 +0000 http://www.markacrossamerica.org/blog/june-18th-2007-champaign-il-to-crawfordsville-in/#comment-581 Mark, Christian, Clay and Eric I keep thinking how awesome it is to be REDEEMING the TIME on this journey - it's a trek like no other. Grueling, exhausting, wearing...yet eternal & everlasting EFFECT! Keep pressing on! Love you guys... Andy Lehman Life International www.lifeintl.org Mark, Christian, Clay and Eric

I keep thinking how awesome it is to be REDEEMING the TIME on this journey - it’s a trek like no other. Grueling, exhausting, wearing…yet eternal & everlasting EFFECT!

Keep pressing on! Love you guys…

Andy Lehman
Life International
http://www.lifeintl.org

]]> By: sweettlc http://www.markacrossamerica.org/blog/june-18th-2007-champaign-il-to-crawfordsville-in/#comment-580 sweettlc Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:16:57 +0000 http://www.markacrossamerica.org/blog/june-18th-2007-champaign-il-to-crawfordsville-in/#comment-580 Great to see you smiling and having fun on your journey today. Today's quote, "When we share out dreams with God, He won't laugh. As a matter of fact, God will take our dreams more seriously then we do, because He knows no compromise. He doesn't deal in pieces of happiness and shadows of dreams. He will ask more of us than we ask of ourselves, but He will return more to us than we could ever hope or imagine ourselves." How fitting this is. Mark and guys just to let you know my prayers have been answered and all my fears have stepped aside, as of now. The Governor of MN and the Adjuct General of the MN National Guard announced that the 26,000 troop that were shipped to Iraq almost 23 months ago are on there way home. 75 arrived today for their debriefing, physicals, and all the paperwork, before they can officially "go home." The good Lord watched over this large group. MN lost only 9 precious lives. The good Lord has been with this group since they were extended in March, the month they were to originally return. My prayers are going out to all returning Red Bulls (the group from MN) and of course for your mission. Please assist in praying for a safe return for these tired, burnt out soldiers, who are returning to the safety of their country and of course their families. I do have to thank you for giving me the strength and for doing life one day at a time. It's been a long 23 months. Thoughts and prayers are going out to you. Sweettlc Great to see you smiling and having fun on your journey today. Today’s quote, “When we share out dreams with God, He won’t laugh. As a matter of fact, God will take our dreams more seriously then we do, because He knows no compromise. He doesn’t deal in pieces of happiness and shadows of dreams. He will ask more of us than we ask of ourselves, but He will return more to us than we could ever hope or imagine ourselves.” How fitting this is. Mark and guys just to let you know my prayers have been answered and all my fears have stepped aside, as of now. The Governor of MN and the Adjuct General of the MN National Guard announced that the 26,000 troop that were shipped to Iraq almost 23 months ago are on there way home. 75 arrived today for their debriefing, physicals, and all the paperwork, before they can officially “go home.” The good Lord watched over this large group. MN lost only 9 precious lives. The good Lord has been with this group since they were extended in March, the month they were to originally return. My prayers are going out to all returning Red Bulls (the group from MN) and of course for your mission. Please assist in praying for a safe return for these tired, burnt out soldiers, who are returning to the safety of their country and of course their families. I do have to thank you for giving me the strength and for doing life one day at a time. It’s been a long 23 months. Thoughts and prayers are going out to you.
Sweettlc

]]> By: tscooper http://www.markacrossamerica.org/blog/june-18th-2007-champaign-il-to-crawfordsville-in/#comment-579 tscooper Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:41:12 +0000 http://www.markacrossamerica.org/blog/june-18th-2007-champaign-il-to-crawfordsville-in/#comment-579 Hey Mark, It is so nice to see you have a good day, riding with the wind and not against it, with friends to share the day's journey! It hurts to see you struggle at times, but it is so inspiring to see you never give up and keep pressing on through to the finish line! What a heart you have for the Lord and for others! God bless all of you! Terry Hey Mark,

It is so nice to see you have a good day, riding with the wind and not against it, with friends to share the day’s journey! It hurts to see you struggle at times, but it is so inspiring to see you never give up and keep pressing on through to the finish line! What a heart you have for the Lord and for others! God bless all of you!

Terry

]]> By: herron333 http://www.markacrossamerica.org/blog/june-18th-2007-champaign-il-to-crawfordsville-in/#comment-577 herron333 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:44:37 +0000 http://www.markacrossamerica.org/blog/june-18th-2007-champaign-il-to-crawfordsville-in/#comment-577 Mark and Crew, I cannot thank you enough for the opportunity to ride with you yesterday. It was beyond my greatest expectations. As I told you while we were riding, the time spent with you gives me even more admiration for you than I had already developed. You are an inspiration, spiritually, physically, and personally in so many ways, to so many people. I thank God for the blessings I received during my time with you, and will forever be thankful. More importantly, the lifetime of benefits to those associated with the James Fund will be priceless, and for that I also thank you. May God Bless You all in doing His work. In ZAX, Michael Herron Mark and Crew,

I cannot thank you enough for the opportunity to ride with you yesterday. It was beyond my greatest expectations.

As I told you while we were riding, the time spent with you gives me even more admiration for you than I had already developed. You are an inspiration, spiritually, physically, and personally in so many ways, to so many people. I thank God for the blessings I received during my time with you, and will forever be thankful.

More importantly, the lifetime of benefits to those associated with the James Fund will be priceless, and for that I also thank you.

May God Bless You all in doing His work.

In ZAX,
Michael Herron

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