Youth Visitors this past Sunday

I don't recall seeing (m)any of our Youth this past Sunday, but we had a special group of visitors. A group of 16 youth cyclists with 3 adult chaperones.

The group is the 10thGear Christian Youth Cyclists. We had the special honor of them staying in the Church Saturday night, so they could join us for worship Sunday morning.

Get this ... they are riding 600+ miles from Williamsburg, VA back "home" to central Massachusetts. Each carrying their own gear on their bike with no support vehicle. They stay in Churches along the way and ... DIDN'T HAVE A PLACE TO STAY THE DAY BEFORE on both Friday and Saturday night! This is truly a journey of faith! Rev. Cari was contacted about 7:00AM on Saturday, was happy to open our building to them (THAT NIGHT!); they did their ride / tourist thing for the day then found us that evening.

What can I say, living your life through faith, knowing that God will provide! Their "touch stone" scripture?

Isaiah 40:28-31 (NIV)

28 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.

29 He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.

30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;

31 but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.