Rich Dixon reads Nehemiah, too.

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We had our team. 7 cyclists, 2 volunteers, Becky, and me.

We had 3 months to figure out a route, learn how to transport bikes, design jerseys, plan meals, and find host churches. Perhaps the biggest blessing was that we didn’t know what we didn’t know.

I’m thinking about Jon’s conversations with Nehemiah, about the million important details and the obstacles he encountered while rebuilding the walls.

But Nehemiah distilled everything into a simple statement: “The city is in ruins. The gates are burned. Let’s rebuild the walls.”

People didn’t join us because we had it all figured out. They jumped in because of a simple idea: Let’s ride bikes together, follow Jesus, and support kids rescued from human trafficking.

I think that’s still true. When I’m fussing about exactly the right jersey design, I need to remember.

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One week before blastoff, one BIG problem remained. Through cold-calling and sweet-talking, Becky secured host churches in every city… except one. We didn’t have a place to stay in Trinidad, Colorado.

We had a meeting with Nancy, one of our supporters. She asked how it was going, and Becky said, “You don’t happen to know anybody in Trinidad, do you?”

Turns out, Nancy’s sister & family had a big house in the hills above Trinidad. She thought they would be thrilled to host us.

I remember feeling terrified that we wouldn’t find a place.

Nehemiah assumed that if he was asking God for wisdom and opportunity, then the ideas that came, the plans that were laid out, were the wisdom.

Unlike Nehemiah, I too often worried and fussed and scrambled. Not enough calm trust that Jesus held this thing in his hands.

Fortunately, He didn’t need my trust to guide our steps.

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Less than 2 weeks until 200+ cyclists and volunteers gather around the same idea: Let’s ride bikes together, follow Jesus, and support kids rescued from human trafficking.

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