Life Lessons from Cycling

Thanks to the Intl. Christian Cycling Club (IC3) we had several bikes to ride with the CSC (Children's Shelter of Cebu) kids in Tabunok Canyon on Cebu in the Philippines.

On our rides we learned three important life lessons from cycling:

1) Stay Focused - Keep safely to the right and follow God's directions. Steer with your eyes by focusing on where you want to go;

2) Stick Together - Wherever we went there was always someone nearby to keep us on track and within the peloton; and finally...

3) Keep Rolling - whatever obstacles come up on the trail or in life, in order to keep your balance you must keep moving forward.

Best fishes,

AL

PS Congratulations to the other Team CSC on winning the 2008 Tour de France. Don't miss our annual Pedal 4a Purpose bike ride on SAT August 2nd, 2008. To show your support for the IC3, be sure to visit our Pedal 4 a Purpose website at:

http://pedal4apurpose.kintera.org

Are We Back Yet ?

WARNING: For those team members just back from the Philippines - Use extreme caution while driving and do not operate any heavy machinery or equipment - After 2 days of travel and crossing the international dateline, some drowsiness may occur. In fact for the next few days you may be tempted to cross the center divider and honk randomly at oncoming traffic.

After getting home from the airport last night I was watching the news and next thing I remember was waking up with the remote in my hands at around 12 a.m. Re-adjusting to our altitude and American culture after just one week in a third-world country may take some time. Hopefully we will never forget the captivating beauty of the country and its people.

Over the next few days we will attempt to share some of the photos and memories of this mission trip but words will not be adequate to describe the emotions - the sights, sounds, tastes and smells of our trip to the Children's Shelter of Cebu. In order to fully appreciate the miracles happening there, you must begin today to prepare yourself for our next journey in late Spring of 2009.

Best fishes,

AL