Hi everyone, and thanks for your motivating comments! Jimmy and I are spending the night in Lafayette, Al. It's town that once thrived because of the nearby textile mills. Like many of the small towns we've passed through, Lafayette has many shops that have since closed their doors. I was shocked as Jimmy and I walked four blocks down the street to the grocery store we didn't pass a single business that was open. The pastor of Lafayette First Baptist told us the unemploment rate went down last month... it's now only sixteen percent.

Tonight we are sleeping in a sunday school room at Lafayette First Baptist. This church graciously opened their doors
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to us for the night. The pastor even let us take showers in his home and his wife is prepairing breakfast for us in the morning.

I was nervous going into this bike ride because our plan was pretty agressive--to ride across the country in 29 days. Some groups take twice as long for a route similar to ours.

Four days into the ride I can say with some confidence, we are going to make it. I really believe, Lord willing, we will touch the pacific ocean 25 days from now. We both feel strong and our bodies are getting stronger.

Jimmy and I are having a lot of fun during this ride. We are enjoying the many people who wave at us as we bike across green grasslands and rolling pine forests. We are motivated by the many people who ask us were we are going, and can't hide their surprise when we say San Diego. We won't soon forget the landscape of America we are pedaling across.

Thanks for all your support and prayers!