Spring Break
Students 'Ride for Christ' during break
SARAH WATKINS
Issue date: 10/29/07 Section: News
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They biked the 283 miles to raise money to send students on all-expense paid mission trips for the summer.
The event, called Ride for Christ, ended in Jacksonville, where the participants watched the Georgia-Florida football game before heading back to Athens Sunday.
Half of the participants biked the entire length. The other half had partners that alternated between riding and encouraging from a car.
"This year, we have 108 people going on Ride for Christ, including students and alumni," said event coordinator Allison Cox in an e-mail prior to the ride.
"Ride for Christ began eight years ago when our recreation team was looking for a fun way they could help the BCM raise money for Collegiate Summer Missions," said Nathan Byrd, one of the campus ministers at the University's Baptist Collegiate Ministry, in an e-mail.
"Several students were avid cyclists and took up the challenge offered by Rhonda Abott, one of our campus ministers at that time, to bike to the Georgia-Florida game," he explained.
Byrd said last summer, the University Baptist Collegiate Ministry sent about 30 students abroad with the money raised from Ride For Christ. He said they hope to send more student missionaries this year.
Participants spent Wednesday and Thursday nights in the homes of sponsoring church members and biked during the day.
Lindsay Isbell, a senior that participated in the trip the last three years, said the beginning of the ride - from Athens to Sparta - is the hardest because of the number of hills. She said after that section, the route gets easier.
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CoastalDawg
posted 10/29/07 @ 10:52 AM EST
It's great to see people, especially those of the age of these riders, put themselves on the line to raise money for summer mission programs. The ride helps them do that and also gives extensive exercise to those who participate. (Continued…)
stephen
posted 10/30/07 @ 9:05 AM EST
The only thing jesus did was take the wheel from Carrie Underwood on that dark and stormy night. other than that - zilch.
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