With all the pain in the world, it’s important I think to remember our blessings. We’re celebrating silly memories from ten years of the FREEDOM TOUR. Enjoy! + + + Big Mike has served our team his amazing food for years. One look at this photo will tell you which year this happened. Outdoors. Zoom […]
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A Very Special Story
We talk a lot about hope and freedom for kids rescued from human trafficking. 22 children with names, families, stories, and dreams, and mostly we must conceal those details. As we celebrate our 10th anniversary, here’s the story of one young woman we’ve known and loved since 2013. + + + As a child, Saloni […]
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Lean On Me?
We’re having a bit of fun with some silly pictures from ten years of the FREEDOM TOUR. Check here for previous goofiness. + + + A lot of tour life is about teamwork. Near the end of the 2014 tour, Irene couldn’t manage another step. True to form, her husband Rick was right there to […]
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No Words
I don’t know what to say. At such times I’m tempted to fill the space with words because I feel like I should say something. But…we can’t all be experts on international relations. We can’t all be political leaders. Do I ignore the horror unfolding on the other side of the globe? Maybe just write […]
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More Fun
We hope you’re enjoying our look at some of the silly memories as we celebrate 10 years of the FREEDOM TOUR. Last time I described our early “adventures” when we didn’t scout routes in advance. Sometimes, no amount of preparation compensates for unexpected road and trail conditions. The 2015 team had to portage around some […]
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Facing Evil
Earlier this week I spoke to Jon Barratt from Project Rescue. Jon’s remarkably upbeat and optimistic. (He also rides bikes with us.) Knowing the sort of work he does, the things he sees, I thought how hard that must be. I try to imagine children and women in circumstances so horrific, so dangerous, that the […]
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Have Some Fun!
Celebrations come in many forms. Some are serious and organized like our Jersey Parade and Theme Song Review. Others can be just spontaneous and fun. During our ten years of cycling to support the kids at the Home of Home we’ve accumulated literally thousands of photos and hundreds of hours of video. You can see […]
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Celebrations Need Music
Every great celebration has music. We’re grateful for our theme song. For 10 years the FREEDOM TOUR has enjoyed Kristen Orphan’s beautiful version of Anyway. We hope you’ll appreciate this wonderful music along with 10 years of memories. Can’t see the video? Click here.
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Yeah, But…
It’s a default setting in my internal vocabulary. Someone voices a statement I believe to be true; it creates some sort of internal circumstantial dissonance. Rather than pausing to honestly examine the conflict, I react with, “Yeah, but…” Love your neighbor. “Yeah, but he’s a jerk.” God so loved the world… “Yeah, but He never […]
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Couldn’t Care Less (More)
I couldn’t care less. Ever heard that? Ever said it? There’s a conversation. Someone’s passionate about a topic and some cynic reacts dismissively, “I couldn’t care less.” Seems like there’s a lot of I-couldn’t-care-less around lately. Unless the issue is right in our faces and impacts us directly and personally, it’s awfully tempting to turn […]
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The Best Ever
2022 – the 10th FREEDOM TOUR! So, let’s celebrate. Have a party. Get everyone together and do it up right. Hats, balloons, cake, the whole deal. Let’s make this THE BEST FREEDOM TOUR EVER! Bad idea. Not the celebration. The party, the hats and cake – let’s do it. But I hope we stay away […]
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A Jersey Parade
Everything’s a process. Like everything else about the FREEDOM TOUR, our jerseys and the design process have gone through quite an evolution. I hope you enjoy the memories as you look back at the jerseys and some of the amazing people who have worn them. Can’t see the video? Click here. + + + Want […]
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