If donating to World Bicycle Relief to increase the impact of the Kingdom Builders and Be the Blessing at Ascension is something on your heart, please do it at this page, which will sum all of our donations:
https://www.powerofbicycles.
April 13 Ascension Lutheran Church Bike Ride Event
At Ascension Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks, volunteers were recently challenged to take $100 and use it as seed money to create something good as part of its Kingdom Builders initiative. For avid Conejo Valley cyclist Scott Searway, the idea was a natural: host an event that would bring together riding enthusiasts among the Ascension community while bringing attention and a donation to World Bicycle Relief.
You don’t have to be a member of Ascension to join the group for this ride, which will begin at 1 PM April 13. Cyclists will meet at the Ascension Lutheran Church West Parking Lot 3 for a prayer and the start of the road ride of about 15 miles.
To extend the power of the bike, you might want to donate to World Bicycle Relief. The organization has given out more than 868,000 bicycles and mobilized more than 4 million people in Africa, South America and Asia in its first 20 years, according to its website, Https://worldbicyclerelief.org. “We envision a world where bicycles improve healthcare and education outcomes and broaden economic opportunities so individuals and communities can thrive.”
Scott notes that “often, a bike given to one individual becomes a family benefit.” And those benefits can be life changing. For example, “Their efforts truly allow young women and girls to stay in school, enabling them to cover enough ground to fulfill obligations like getting water in the morning and still making it to classes,” he says.
Another plus is that World Bicycle Relief trains people in bicycle maintenance, which can become a self-sustaining business model.
This is a no drop ride. If you would like to come ride with the group, please RSVP to Scott Searway --
