Bike for Burundi 5/22/13

This week, about 9 men are riding their bicycles around Burundi in an event called "Bike for Burundi."  The majority are friends of Simeon's (mentioned earlier in this blog).  Most are originally from England.  A lot of the money raised from Bike for Burundi will go toward the school I teach in, the children's home I live in, or the clinic by the children's home.

The men came and stayed in the Children's home a few days ago, and I was able to talk to them and spend some time with them.  I have to say, I was especially excited that many of them had business and science backgrounds.  It was cool to hear what they did or have done.  One works for a company that makes flash drives, and another man is a mechanical engineer.  One was a civil engineer that works on mapping oil fields using magnetic fields, and one lives in the same town as my uncle and does land development work.

The men flew in on different days.  They put their bicycles on the plane, but unfortunately, because of a baggage strike in Brussels, four of the bicycles didn't arrive until Sunday night!

Simeon has been sick, and has been riding some of the days.  Jeremy, the nurse that lives at the Children home, is also riding.  A friend of his is visiting from Canada, is also biking.  Please keep him in your prayers though...he has had a problem with his knee.  A good friend of Hanna's is riding.  He lives in the capital.  Most of the men biking this year have not done something like this before, and all of them have been training for this event.  One man lost over 100lbs from training.

I hope to see them tonight.  They are biking through my town, and will be staying at the Children's home tonight. 

If you would like more information, check out the links below.

http://www.simonguillebaud.com/bike-for-Burundi
http://www.bikeforburundi.com/what-s-the-story/

Dinner with the majority of the men riding in "Bike for Burundi."