Bikers find “good people” in Lincoln

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[May 23, 2016]   LINCOLN - It’s interesting who you can run across when out and about in the city of Lincoln. We often hear that people travel through our community in search of Abraham Lincoln and Route 66, but how often do we hear of someone coming to town with the hopes of “finding good people?”

On Thursday, that was the case as a group of bicyclists passed through Lincoln and came across none other than Lincoln Daily News’ Roy Logan. They spotted Roy because the license plate on his vehicle relates to their mission, to follow the verses of the Bible found in the 3:16’s. They look at not just the best known John 3:16, but every 3:16 in every book.



Their goal is to find good people who are kind and friendly, but they also have a theme for each day of their travels from California to Maryland. On Thursday, the theme was “The Defenders of Freedom.” As Roy visited with Joe, Brad, Deanna, Kai and Matthew. They commented on how fitting it was that they should be in the city of Lincoln on this particular theme day. They noted this city represented very well, the legacy of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, one of the most significant events in our American history. The civil war exemplifies the freedom struggles of race in our country. For this cause, many soldiers sacrificed their lives for the belief that all men are equal. For this group, it is not just that all are equal, but that all are the creation of God, and are loved by him. They traveled on Thursday to celebrate those who believed that, as well fought and gave their own lives for the lives of others.



The group is traveling by bike from California to Maryland, with a goal of reaching their final destination on day 100. Thursday was day 71 of their journey. Accompanying the bikers is a recreational vehicle that is marked with the symbols of their mission. In addition, when they make their stops and find the good people they are hoping to find, they ask those people to autograph their RV.

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They invited Logan to sign the RV, and he was excited to be able to add his “Roy-Boy” to the side of the vehicle. There Logan signed “Roy-Boy,” and wrote “Play Fair, Work hard, and Be honest,” and of course always thinking about LDN, he added the LincolnDailyNews.com! Thanks, Roy!



In addition to stopping and visiting with folks, the group mounts a plaque somewhere in the area of each stop they make. On Friday morning, Logan went searching for that plaque and found it on a tree in town.

Logan said it was a neat experience and a good conversation with the bikers. He noted they had said that they began their journey because we hear in the news every day about the bad things and bad people who are in the world. They knew in their hearts that the good do outnumber the bad, and they just wanted a chance to prove it and show everyone in the country that good, Godly people are still here, every day of the week, all across the country.

The group has a website as well as twitter feeds and Facebook pages. If you want to learn more, you can visit their website, which also has links to their other social pages.

http://born26.com

[Nila Smith/Roy Logan]

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