Thanks for the tent

Boy did it come down last night. I'm staying in a woods off a bicycle trail. Its a little muddy, but seems to be remote enough so that I won't be bothering any one. My warm up suit got quite muddy yesterday. I rode around 40 miles or so. I escaped most of the rain during the day but it was wet enough to have the back tire splash me pretty good. The mugginess and humidity had me very uncomfortable by the time I stopped. The big news around here is that Iowa just beat Iowa State. I stopped at a garage sale and bought a fresh shirt and a pair of pants. Its nice to feel clean again. I was able to clean up at the library restroom. I still must find a clean pair of socks, this is way over due. If I found a very cheap pair of shoes I may buy them also. Iowa Falls has a wonderful bicycle trail system, theres some type of festival going on. I was able to witness of God's faithfulness to a nice young lady from Minnesota. I pray God continues to draw all of us closer than that he will have mercy on all of us. Have a great day, daniel.gibbs@yahoo.com

Skys are still dark

I was able to ride 50 miles or so yesterday. A church let me stay on their property last night. I was woke up this morning to a large back hoe removing trees from the Iowa river. It was a beautiful stretch of river. I'm grateful the church let me stay on their property. They were very reluctant. Most church around the country would say no. They would not let me use their rest room. The fear that has entrenched our country is very cold and hardening. I some times feel sad when I see coldness in the Church's. We have such an opportunity to stick out in this day and age. We are suppose to be different. Like no other time in my life time society has made it so abnormal to show love and affection to strangers. It can be such a cold world. I thank God and the people that He's used for all the love they've shown me over the last months. He who helps a prophet will get a prophets reward. I stand on God's promise that he will do what he claims and I rejoice at how he will bless so many. Have a great day, yours in Christ, Daniel

Rain day

I'm currently in Ames Iowa. Home of Iowa State University. I was able to take a bicycle trail 28 miles North of Des Moines to a place called Salorville. It is an Army Core of Engineers dam project. It is a beautiful area. Last night a Baptist church allowed me to camp on their property. The pastor shared some bread they had in their kitchen. Its a growing church. It was nice to see a church with a mid week service. Around the country its getting harder to find them. It looks like heavy rain comming this way on radar, I'll wait for it to go thru before going further North. Have a great day, Daniel

DesMoines Trails

The sign still reads "soon" with a cross. It rained last night. I'm grateful for the tent. I stayed next to a creek 30 miles from DesMoines. I went on a bicycle trail that extends 18 miles south of town. I've seen many nice trails in the city and on the map. Its cloudy and around 70. I'm thinking I may try to find a place to take a shower and change my shift. The bikes still hanging in there. A nice guy gave me some bread sticks for lunch. I hope all of you are having a great day, your friend Dan

Another State

Today's sign reads " Soon" with a cross. I woke up this morning to a flat tire. I thank the nice man from Cameran that bought me a pump. I was able to pump up the tire and make it to Walmart to put green slime in the tire. It looks like it finally sealing it. I've had to put air back in it 3x or so. A lot of farm country. I made it through Missouri and I'm now in Iowa. My tooth is pretty much healed. My shoulder is still sore. The road is mostly rolling hills with farms. The cows and horses get entertained when I ride by. I've went by quite a few Amish buggy's. My email is daniel.gibbs@yahoo.com. I hope all of you have a great night, your friend Daniel

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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