I am so excited to announce I have signed up for the Sea to Sea 2013 tour this summer! On June 24 I will be biking from Newport Beach, CA all the way to New York, NY on Aug 24! That's a total of 6,178km. This year I was supposed to be living in the Netherlands for one year, and returning to Canada in September. Things didn't work out in the Netherlands, and I ended up returning to Canada early- feeling discouraged and defeated. But when I came back I met up with my good friend Kaitlyn Kuipers. She brought up that now I would be able to do the tour this summer! At first I didn't think it would be possible to come up with $10,000. But then after some serious thinking, I thought to myself I definitely can do this! My brother did the tour in 2008 and had an amazing time. He thought it would be a challenge to raise the money as well, but with the help of a generous community he ended up raising $12,000! Everything happens for a reason, and I truly believe God allowed me to return home early from my travels so that I could participate in this tour and make a big difference in the fight to end the cycle of poverty.
In 2010, I participated on a Global Village trip with Habitat for Humanity to build a house in Guatemala.
It was a real eye-opening experience to see such extreme poverty. I returned to Canada with a newfound appreciation for my country and my life. We are so blessed here! In Guatemala we wore t-shirts with the Ghandi quote written on them, "Be the change you wish to see in the world". I wish to see a world with less pain and poverty. I wish to see a world where everyone does what they can to make this a better place to live. I wish to see a world radiating with God's love.
