Thank you God

Riding thru Kansas was tougher than it looked on the map. By the way its not totally flat. The hot temps that have followed me from Washington State continued up until this morning. Yesterday afternoon a cold front came thru and it rained all day today. I was very cold. I stopped by a church around 11 to see if they had coffee and a preacher took me out for lunch. I went to a church this evening and a very nice guy took me to Walmart, bought me a tent and supplies and paid for a motel. Missouri is proving to be a state with some real nice people. This has happened just in time. I have so many mosquito bites. The abscess in my mouth is healing. My shoulder is still sore from the bicycle accident I had earlier in the week. I really needed this night inside. I want to thank the special person who has generously provided for me this evening, and thank you God for your faithfulness. "If my people who are called by my name humble themselves and pray and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and heal their land". I'm riding across the country I love and we need to pray and turn to Him. Thank you for reading the site and I pray you pray this prayer with me. Have a great day, Daniel

Its Hot out here

Hi, I've made it thru Colorado and into Kansas. was hitch hiking along I 80 when a man in a truck picked me up ant took me to his house in Hutchinson. He let me work a couple of days, which enabled me to buy a used bike at the salvation army. I went NE from there. My seat fell a part so I detoured to the city of Emporia. A nice lady at a down town cycle shop gave me a used seat on the house. I spent 2 nights at their mission and cleaned, and rested up. The heat has been Waring me out. I have so many mosquito bites. Yester day my bike was broke down on the side of the road and a man that owned a bike shop stopped and picked me up and fixed the bike. He is 75 years old and participates in 20k races. So many nice people out here. Today I entered my 30th state on this adventure. I've made mistakes, spiritual, physical, and mental, but God is faithful, he has not left me nor forsaken me. Late last night going down a hill my front brake broke and wedged in my tire , which cause me and my bike to tip over. I had a hard time with the accident. My shoulder is still sore. There was a few minutes where I was much less than happy about what happened. I'm so sorry God for blaming you, and thank you for being there with me. Rain and cold is cumming next, this will be a big change. I'm battling lack of sleep due to mosquitoes and hot temps. When I get overly tired I'm pro an to have negative attitude. Again God is faithful. All ready today I was able to shower and change my clothes here in St. Joseph. I told a group of young insurance agents I would give them a mention on the blog. Four early 20's young people in an insurance co vehicle picked me up hitch hiking and gave me a ride to Colorado Springs. They bought me lunch and gave me a 20. Looking at their car, age, and prosperity, I would say this was close to impossible. People are still allowing God to work thru their hearts, thanks guy es your friend Dan








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Bicycle problems/heat ground bike

I left the SanJuans on bicycle heading for Colorado. Fifty or sixty miles down the road my bicycle broke down. I caught rides thru the Northern Cascades, which is beautiful, into Cordelene ID. I bought a bicycle for 10 dollars. It made it 100 miles south. Temps over 100 and to small of bike helped me to decide to catch rides again. I spent 2 days in Boise ID. St. Vincent Depaul gave me a voucher for a bike. Like many its rear rim was to weak for heavy travel. I've been used to 60 degree temps in coastal WA. This 100 degree desert heat is difficult for me, as far as riding is concerned. I went over 100 miles on public transit thru the Utah Valley. What a nice prosperous place. An LDS church let me spend the night n their picknick area. I've met many nice people on the road here. I've been on the road 11 days now. So many rides, so many nice people, so much beautiful scenery. I clearly heard God tell me to come here, after I asked for prayer for direction. Have a great day, and thank you for reading the site, God bless you all. Daniel

Bike lands on SanJuan

Some times you can just feel divine intruvention. I was headed down a road towards Oak Harbor WA. and I stopped at a hurch picknick and one thing lead to another and I was at a church dinner then on a ferry to SanJuan Island. They have a state park devoted to watching Killer Whales. I was on a cliff over looking the ocean and I saw about 10 of them. I think about 80 make the island's their home. Todays sign reads " Because of Him" With a large cross using the I as the upright of the cross. God is so faithfull. I had another tire and tube go out and he sent a man to help me with in hours, hes so faithful. I love you all, please pray God will lead my thought pattern, yours in Christ, Daniel

Back in Bellingham

What a few weeks. After staying in Bellingham about a month I felt lead to head down the coast toward San Diego CA. I started off on buses then road some trails between Seattle and Tacoma. Then I was on buses again till the Oregon border. From there I had every intention to ride to San Diego. It was cool and rainy. Oregon has a bicycle route along hw 101 that has camp sites and every thing. There were dozens of other cyclists along the route. On the 4th of July my tire developed a split and the inner tube started squeezing out the side. I stopped at Cannon beach, a popular tourist spot, but the bicycle shop owner was unable to help me with the repairs. He suggested a recycle center in a town 30 miles away or so. While trying to make it there the tire gave way. In Oregon you get 5 cents for pop can returns so I had been collecting them to try to pay the repair bill. As fate would have it my bicycle broke down in front of a church having a pot luck. The ladies at the church were very kind and fixed me a plate of food and a much needed cool beverage. The pastor reluctantly allowed me to stay behind a shed on the church property. Looking at a 40 yr old bicycle with bad brakes 1 gear and a bad tire and tube I determined it was not Worth fixing, so I began to hitch hike. The 2Nd day hitching a Christian man gave me a ride to Ashland OR. A week earlier a bus driver had told me if I had a chance to go to Ashland to go. So when this man offered to take me there I said lets go. The man's father and mother are self supporting missionaries and listening to my story they decided to donate a real nice bicycle. That night I road long after dark trying to find a place to sleep. The next day it was close to 100 degrees. I went over 3 passes before sleeping at a closed rest area in CA. The next day it was mostly down hill. It was over 100 degrees. I had an afternoon swim in the Smith river before hitting a Red Wood Forrest. After a 15 mile ride thru the Forrest I was in 70 degree weather. I was at Cresent City. I was out of food so I found a St. Vincent Depaul. They were unable to help at that time



, but did have some suggestions where I might find some help. The feeding mission there had stopped feeding 5 days a week to 3 days because of lack of funding. The man at the desk was very helpful. He found some food for me and we prayed. He explained to me that no feeding organization had ever made it in Cresent City. They had sold fire works to try to help with the bills. I stopped at a church and they wouldn't allow me to stay on their property. I found a beautiful spot on a cliff over looking the Pacific to sleep. The next day a kind lady gave me 28 dollars out of her own money and an evangelist that preached at the meal gave me 20 dollars. I thank God that he touched some kind hearted Christians to support his sign. I parked the sign in front of the MacDonald's and the Burger King. The air in Cresent City was mixed with the smoke from the forrest fires that plagued the area. Almost every river valley you could see smoke comming in from the mountains. While sitting at Mac Donald's I watched fire vehicles go by. I went up a steep hill out of Cresent City, a family sopped me and inquired about the sign. They were from VA. I made it as far as The Avenue of the Giants. I spent the night in the Red Woods praying. Faced with closed roads to the South and 199 closed to the East and the smell of smoke I decided to head back to Washington. I rode the bike and used public transport to make it back to Bellingham. God used so many nice people to get me back. In this day and age we can really stand out by doing to others as we would want done to ourselves.

Biking Again

I started down the Pacific coast, I used public transportation and bicycle. It was raining a lot. On the 4th of July my bicycle broke down in Mansanita Or. A day later a man gave me a ride to the Medford area and his mother and father gave me a bicycle. From there I went down the Red Wood Highway back to the California coast. On one side of the coastal range it was over 100, on the other it was around 70. To days sign reads " Just a closer ride with him" then a cross. Then the words "savior this my plea". Thank you for your prayers. Your friend Daniel

Riding in Washington

Its been a long time since I've posted. So many things have happened. I haven't felt lead to put the sign back up on my bicycle, but its not impossible it could happen again. I'm entertaining the thought of writing a book. Up till this point I just haven't felt lead to do it. An idea for a book came to me this morning and I'm going to run with it.
I'm currently in Bellingham WA. I'm riding a 1970 JC Penny bicycle that has only 1 gear working. God continues to take care of my needs. There are so many wonderful bicycle trails in this area. I've considered riding from the Canadian border to the Mexican border a long the coast. I just have not heard the call to do it.
I doubt if anyone is still checking the web site, but if you do, I thank you for your prayers and concerns. I pray God continues to show all of us mercy. Have a great day.My email adress is daniel.gibbs@yahoo.com