Joy and I so thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Ramanda Inn that we decided to stay for two nights. No setting up a tent at all this weekend. Sleeping in a bed made of real foam rubber with sheets and pillows was a nice treat. But what made the weekend so special was that we spent almost the whole weekend with our children and grandchildren, who came to the hotel. The grandchildren where mostly interested in the pool, so Joy and I had to spend much of our time in the water with them. We also were blessed with Mom Post stopping in and many brothers and sisters. Bob & Pat Stuitje also left us encouragement by showing up on Saturday evening. It is humbling to us and really cannot come up with the words on how much we appreciate the encouragement and the prayers from our family and friends.
Sunday was the day we said goodbye to our cyclist (approximately 15) who are not continuing to New Jersey and we welcome aboard approximately 50 new riders. Our tour will continue with approximately 200 riders going to New Jersey.
In the afternoon we went to the celebration at fifth third ball park. We had heard that they were expecting up to 5,000 people coming to the park, but I doubt there were anywhere near that many. Hopefully those of you that attended the worship were blessed with the words from Shane Clayborn. God gave us a beautiful day to gather with friends and family. We were excited to see again many friends and family who supported this tour.
Our first day leaving Grand Rapids, was a bit of a spoiler, because for only the 3 time on this trip, we had a wonderful tailwind, pushing us toward Jersey City. Everyone is hoping that this continues until we reach the east coast. We stopped at the McDonalds in Ada, and met a few of my co-workers, Terry, Jerry, Ted, and Scott. Then just as we were leaving, we noticed at Gordon Food Van at the Vitale's, driven by my son's Father-in-law, Sam, so we stopped and talked to him also. It was really good to be able to see so many friends and family members this weekend. It made us realize how blessed we are, and how much we miss everyone.
Doug and Joy
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