MADISON — Imagine a world where women do not have to make choices out of fear or convenience but feel empowered to make choices out of love and purpose.
Imagine a world where the gift of life is the thing held in the highest respect.
Biking for Babies believes in that world, and they are chasing that vision.
Awareness and support
For the 13th year, Biking for Babies sent out young adults from all sides of the country to raise awareness and financial support for pregnancy resource centers in America.
In July, 56 college students and young adults covered a total of close to 4,000 miles for the babies, women, and families served by these pregnancy resource centers.
They rode an average of 17 miles per hour, covering an average of 100 miles per day.
Teams that converged in St. Louis on July 16 left from Green Bay; Columbus, Ohio; Natchez, Miss.; Dodge City, Kan., and Minneapolis, Minn.
The team riding into Washington, D.C., will leave from Columbus, Ohio.
The history of Biking for Babies is not best understood in miles cycled or money fundraised, but rather is part of the penetrating story of pro-life work that is alive and growing stronger — in our families, churches, communities, and in our own hearts.
This year’s national ride was a historic event for Biking for Babies, with more missionaries, pregnancy resource centers, and routes than ever before.
The growth speaks well of the desire of young people to put their pro-life beliefs into action and support women in crisis pregnancies.
Biking for Babies missionaries ride these miles, sharing the gift of every life in spite of the “throwaway culture of indifference” (St. John Paull II, pray for us).
These young adults train for months, learning about their local pregnancy resource centers and sharing the details of their partnered centers’ primary mission: to provide free support and resources to the women and families who are experiencing an unplanned, difficult, or at-risk pregnancy.
Riding with Biking for Babies means these missionaries will go the extra mile to love others and celebrate their dignity unconditionally.
Greeted in Madison
Locally, the riders from Green Bay, after biking 125 miles, were recently greeted by more than 50 enthusiastic supporters as they rode into the Madison Women’s Care Center parking lot.
A Mass celebrated by Fr. Rick Heilman, pastor of St. Mary Parish Pine Bluff, was followed by food and sharing time with the riders.
Nationally, the group raised more than $246,000 supporting centers just like the Madison Women’s Care Center.
If you would like to donate, visit their website at www.bikingforbabies.com