Earlier this month, on August 6, Pastor John Rusk from Grace North Church in Phoenix, AZ, set out on a cross-country motorcycle tour to visit all 48 state capitols in the continential USA.

He's doing it on a Kawasaki KLR650 and expects to cover 15,000 miles when it's all said and done.

His goal is to raise money, raise awareness, and raise the Holy Spirit, to fund a future mission into Africa, South Asia and South America, to do the Lord's work.

You can follow his journey on his blog, "Maniac for Missions"...
http://maniac4missions.blogspot.com/2007/08/today-ride-begins.html

You can also check out his progress on a Google map...
http://maniac4missions.blogspot.com/2007/08/heres-latest-map.html

As of this writing, it appears he's already visited all the state capitols in the western half, and is now heading into the eastern half.

Of course, I am certainly envious of his cross-country ride. I'd like to just spend a couple of months riding all over the country and narrowing my life down to just my motorcycle and the road.

Here's wishing him a safe return.

Labels: Long Distance Riding, Religion