Incredible Stories of Faith and Impact

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The power of advocacy

Thanks to our ministry’s focus on prayer and advocacy, we have with your support been able to have incredible positive impact supporting international youth ministries. At Ends Cycling storytelling is very important to us – and we want to share the stories of our beneficiaries with accuracy and excitement!

The stories that follow are simply a testament of what we can achieve when we exercise our faith, pray without ceasing and advocate passionately to bring the hope of the gospel to global youth through our bicycle tours.

Latest Stories of Impact

The Faithful Farmers

Kathleen and I want to thank you for your support from the 2022 Break Every Chain Virtual Bike Ride, which enabled us to build a dormitory for youth. In just the last three months, 239 teens have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior! Zambia is experiencing the worst drought in forty-years. We are also teaching them survival skills through Farming God's Way, how to sustain a family of six even in challenging times of...

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Zoya, Nepal and RAGBRAI

Zoya narrowly escaped being trafficked when her parents were approached with a proposition: a couple was looking to purchase a girl to be their daughter. Traffickers frequently use tactics like these to prey upon desperate families. They trick girls and their parents and then sell those girls into slavery.

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We are Ambassadors for Christ… On Wheels…

“We are ambassadors for Christ!” (1 Corinthians 5:20) This August, we are excited to introduce you to our 2024 Ends of the Earth Cycling Ambassadors. They have been featured on our social media channels, and now they will be featured on the Stories of Impact Blog in two installments. These are 13 remarkable friends of the ministry who are out serving in unique ways – making much of Jesus on and off the bike –...

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Transforming A Bar Into A Church

We live in a broken world where it's too east to find individuals who are lost, searching, and without hope. In the action sports world ​(surfing, skateboarding, wakeboarding) this couldn’t be more true. The action sports community is full of negativity: drugs, alcohol, partying, and rebellion. Roughly 120 million youth around the globe are a part of the action sports community. For our friends at Ride Nature, this is their mission field.

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A Virtual What?

God can work through the strangest of things… If you were to ask me, “What is a Virtual Bike Ride?” you would not be the first. I had heard of riding indoors because it is snowing outside, but a virtual bike ride that impacts youth around the world? Who knew that was a thing!

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A FUTURE OF FREEDOM

Shanti was terrified that her daughters would have to endure a life of exploitation like hers. Where they live in Nepal, it is extremely dangerous for girls, as they are frequently sold into sexual slavery or forced labor due to the low value placed on girls; combined with rampant poverty. Having no way to repay a loan taken out to send her husband overseas for work, Shanti feared she would need to leave her daughters...

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Disconnecting From An Overwhelming World

In a world invaded and dominated by screens, we want to offer at Alpinis Leadership Center (ALC) an outdoor experience to help all those that visit to disconnect from the overwhelming and tumultuous world and connect with the Creator of it all. In this effort, we are setting up activity areas to help make the experience richer for the campers and those who visit.  All of this is possible only with your support and inspiring...

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The Main Event

My buddy, Slavcho, who is our group ATV guide when we ride, owns the auto service and he agreed to train the girls on how to charge a dead car battery and how to change a flat tire! We were hoping that this fellowship will lead and equip Macedonian 16-19 year old young ladies to become women of character, integrity, strength and wisdom. It was a very successful day and the girls LOVED IT.

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The Old Man And The See Train

As a young boy many years ago, I read the famous book “The Old Man and the Sea.” Now, at 70 years of age, I’m the oldest of our riding team. We have been named the “See Train” because we are the slowest of the four riding teams on this

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Diplomatic Relations… On Bikes… Pt. 2

This March and April, we are excited to introduce you to our 2023 Ends of the Earth Cycling Ambassadors. They have been featured on our social media channels, and now they will be featured on the Stories of Impact Blog in two instalments. These are 11 remarkable friends of the

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Diplomatic Relations… On Bikes… Pt. 1

This March and April, we are excited to introduce you to our 2023 Ends of the Earth Cycling Ambassadors. They have been featured on our social media channels, and now they will be featured on the Stories of Impact Blog in two instalments. These are 11 remarkable friends of the

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Spiritual Retreat From War

It has already been more than 350 days of full-scale war with Russia. It can still be dark, loud and difficult for us, but God is removing fear. When we look back at 2022, we understand how faithful and good our Lord Jesus has been to us. God has lead

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The Old Man And The See Train

As a young boy many years ago, I read the famous book “The Old Man and the Sea.” Now, at 70 years of age, I’m the oldest of our riding team. We have been named the “See Train” because we are the slowest of the four riding teams on this

Read More »

Diplomatic Relations… On Bikes… Pt. 2

This March and April, we are excited to introduce you to our 2023 Ends of the Earth Cycling Ambassadors. They have been featured on our social media channels, and now they will be featured on the Stories of Impact Blog in two instalments. These are 11 remarkable friends of the

Read More »

Diplomatic Relations… On Bikes… Pt. 1

This March and April, we are excited to introduce you to our 2023 Ends of the Earth Cycling Ambassadors. They have been featured on our social media channels, and now they will be featured on the Stories of Impact Blog in two instalments. These are 11 remarkable friends of the

Read More »

Spiritual Retreat From War

It has already been more than 350 days of full-scale war with Russia. It can still be dark, loud and difficult for us, but God is removing fear. When we look back at 2022, we understand how faithful and good our Lord Jesus has been to us. God has lead

Read More »

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