I'm at the Arizona Border

Man, am I out of shape. The dessert between La and Blythe proved very challenging. Last time I crossed the Mohave I was in much better shape. I ran out of water once, and ran in to three sand storms.
God is good, he touched a couple from Florida's hearts to stop and give me water North of Meca. Yes I made it to Meca, California, that is, below sea level and very few places to get water. The first sand storm happened last night, a wind storm came through and took out my tent. With me in it, not much sleep last night. The last two were on I-10 East of Desert Center. Not real bad, but tough on the eyes.

I had to go 60 miles today before I could get food and water. I was so happy to finally make it to Blythe. Unlike I-8 going across California, I-10 proved difficult to navigate. Several times I had to turn around because a sign said no bicycles. From here to Cottonwood, I know the route so it should be less stressful.

I may sty a few days here in Blythe, I'll have to check out the tenting situation, bye dan

On the Road Again

Its been quite some time since my last post.
My mother ended up passing away on May 27, 2011. She died peacefully in her home in Wyoming MI.
A month after her passing I traveled back to Washington State to again look for work. Like most of the country its very difficult to find work.
While riding one day I was hit by an automobile. A passanger in the car, and myself became friends and he offered to let me stay in his home in the Silicon Valley area of California while I looked for work. Again after 5 weeks of no luck I've decided to continue down the Pacific coast towards SanDiego, then points East. Today I'm blogging from the beautiful Cal Poly campus of San Luis Obispo. I plan on departing South towards SanDiego tommorrow.
Thank you for checking out the site, God bless you all, bye dan

Spring is on its way

HI, thanks for stopping by the site. I've been struggling with a little depression and some old bad habits that have resurfaced. It seems like when I stick around Grand Rapids I have a tendency to engage in behaviors that are self defeating. My mom continues to struggle with her cancer and I cook and clean for her and my dad. My bicycle is still working fine. I'm looking forward to warmer weather and more bicycle trips, have a good day, bye dan

Working as a Cook

I'm now working as a part time cook at a local sports arena. So far its going good. MY mom and dad are still hanging in there. My dad is getting back to normal, but my mom continues to experience fatigue and some pain. Please pray that the stress that has built up in the house will be softened as all 3 of us struggle through our stages of life. Thank you for stopping by the site, and God bless, bye dan

New Bike/ New City

I'm back in my home city of Wyoming again. I was able to purchase a used bike. It seems to be a good bicycle. I had a good reunion with my parents and I look forward to helping them with their daily needs while I look for work. Dad is recovering from a severe infection which they thought he might die from, and mom has cancer that has spread to her bones and is currently on chemo. Both have lost a lot of weight. Pray that the right employment opportunity comes my way so that I can pay my child support and help my parents. Please let me know if I can pray for you, my email is still daniel.gibbs@yahoo.com, have a wonderful day, bye dan

Done Fishing

The city of Bellingham WA and Watcom county proved that a homeless man can work himself off the street and get a room for himself. During the last 4 months I've been working at a frozen storage company, where we processed, stored, and shipped mostly fish. They paid me a wage high enough to sustain a place to stay and pay my child support. I truly am grateful for the opportunity to do this type of work again. Ninety-nine percent of the time I am no longer considered for such a position. Employers back in my home state of Michigan have so many job candidates to chose from that I would not be considered for such a position. Getting back into some of my old bad habits and a failing right knee has made it necessary for me to move on. I plan on moving back to my home state. In the past 18 months or so, both my parents have developed serious medical conditions. I plan on going back and trying to help them with their daily needs and also once again try to find gainful employment. The poor economy and my often less than perfect work history will present very difficult challenges. If I don't pay my child support in Michigan I will more than likely end up in jail, so I go back with apprehension. A very good young social worker I met through the Hopehouse in Bellingham has worked on my behalf to provide transportation back to Michigan. I will have to leave a real nice bicycle behind. During the past few years I've been able to travel in all the lower 48 states, and bicycle in 44 of them. I've witnessed how my needs have been met by God through very compassionate people all over the country. I have so many wonderful experiences embedded in my memory and in my heart. I leave Bellingham looking at a beautiful city, not perfect, but not lacking opportunity and many people filled with compassionate hearts. I witnessed a lot of Christ here. When I ride my bike I am forced to rely on God in ways that when I am working I can not muster. For this reason and some poor choices on my part I am not where I would like to be spiritually, but God is faithful, He promises to be with us in our weakness, and I feel His peace and it gets stronger everyday. I will need his strength in the coming weeks, thank you so much for reading the blog, and may God have mercy on us all.

Back in the Mountains

The spring semester is over. I did pretty good considering I haven't been to school in 25 years. I'll get an A in one class, I passed the other one, I'm not sure if it will be an A or not. I've packed everything up and moved 50 miles south to a mountain outside Prescott. In Cottonwood I lived next to the shooting range, it was very loud at times, here it is so quiet and peaceful. The town of Prescott its self is going through some struggles. We can use your prayers. This new immigration law seems to have increased the negative energy directed at less fortune people. The police are cracking down on homeless people. Prescott has a VA hospital, so people from all over the country end up here. It puts a strain on social services. The other day a conservative church outreach that has helped me in the past pretty much said "go some where else." In another case, The police barged into a homeless advocate shelter and man handled my friend Chris,( She runs the day center), she is quite shaken up. Now more than ever we have a chance to show the love of Christ. The lady at that church said you ( homeless people) don't have any thing coming. That is so true, God might say the same thing to us all some day. So many homeless people know the Lord. When I needed a sleeping bag, you gave me one, God when did I give you a sleeping bag? "When you gave it to my homeless friend, you gave it to me." Now more than ever our less fortunate brothers need our encouragement. We have a chance like no other time to help people that don't have it coming, and thus demonstrate the love of Christ on earth. I can't thank the precious people who have demonstrated this love to me enough, it has allowed me to share with others of your kindness and generosity. I love all of you very much. I start school again in three weeks here in Prescott, thank you for visiting the site, Love in Christ, Daniel