🚲 What have you signed up to do this time?
I’m taking on the "Canyon Connector"—a 750-mile journey from Salt Lake City to Flagstaff. This isn't just a scenic tour of Bryce and the Grand Canyon; it’s a mission on two wheels. More about the event itself is at fullercenterbikeadventure.org.

Besides the 60-70 miles of daily riding, we’ll be stopping for Build Days, where we trade our spandex for work gloves. We’ll be working alongside families to build and repair homes, putting the "Theology of the Hammer" into actual practice.

 
🙏 Why are you doing it?
For years, the bike has been my "think tank." As a teacher and author, my head clears when I ride—I’ve literally outlined best-selling books while climbing hills. But this summer, I wanted my "ultimate downtime" to serve a higher purpose.

I’m riding because I believe in the Fuller Center mission. This is a Christ-centered organization that doesn't just provide housing; they provide hope. They bring the Gospel to families by inviting them into a partnership—building homes together on a no-profit, no-interest basis.

I am looking forward to:

The Mission: Helping families find the dignity of a safe, permanent home.
The Fellowship: Connecting with a community of believers as we ride, pray, and serve together.
The Gospel: Seeing the "Theology of the Hammer" change lives in real-time.
 
💰 What happens to my donation?
I live simply on the road—sleeping on church floors and eating modest meals—so that over 90% of your donation goes directly to housing projects. The Fuller Center is GuideStar Platinum rated, meaning your gift is handled with the highest level of transparency and stewardship.

What’s the Fuller Center?

A 501(c)(3) non-profit Christian organization that believes everyone in the world deserves the opportunity to have a decent home in which to live. Millard and Linda Fuller were self-made millionaires who gave away their fortune in 1969 to follow God's leading. They lived the rest of their lives on humble means and dedicated themselves to providing decent housing to over a million people in 100 countries around the world, culminating in their founding of the Fuller Center in 2005

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Ok, but what does the Fuller Center do?

It builds and repairs homes using volunteers in partnership with families, who help with the work and pay it forward using a no-profit, no-interest loan that gets repaid to help more families.

It works through a grassroots network of volunteer-driven Fuller Centers in 90 U.S. towns and cities and in 20 countries around the world. Work includes community transformation in El Salvador, Armenia and Madagascar to disaster recovery in places like Mayfield, Kentucky and in Haiti to name a few.

It’s built or repaired over 9,000 homes – enough to house 30,000 people! Learn more about the impact here.

What happens to my donation?

The Fuller Center is known for maximizing donations by putting as much of the funds towards the work as possible. Their independent audit estimated that 92% of the funds go directly to program expenses, with only 8% to administrative and fundraising costs. This is a MUCH higher percentage to program than most groups given that the industry standard is 65% to program. The organization is also rated GuideStar Platinum, the charity evaluator's highest certification.

During the ride we live very simply, sleeping on the floors of gracious and generous church hosts, resulting in only about 2-3% of the funds raised helping to cover Bike Adventure expenses on the road.

Are there other ways I can help?

The rides do need crucial support volunteers and media interns (and often more riders!) if you’re interested in coming along, but besides that, your encouragement and your prayers for health, safety, and a great team would be highly appreciated. THANK YOU so much! This is a team event, and it’s not just the riders: by helping YOU are part of the team!