Biking for Babies’ Origin Story
Originally “The Mike and Jimmy Show,” Biking for Babies has grown to a cultural and national movement. See how it all got started.
Originally “The Mike and Jimmy Show,” Biking for Babies has grown to a cultural and national movement. See how it all got started.
God takes our offerings, sanctifies them, and redeems them for His good. How can your gifts be given redemptively?
Missionary Conor reflects on his “why” for defending and celebrating life with Biking for Babies. Conor is a first-year rider missionary from Pennsylvania.
Missionary Amanda reflects on her “why” for defending and celebrating life with Biking for Babies. Amanda is a first-year rider missionary from Massachusetts.
Missionary Joe reflects on his “why” for defending and celebrating life with Biking for Babies. Joe is a second-year rider missionary from Ohio.
When the Celebration of Life returns to St. Joseph’s this July 13, grab your favorite noisemaker, and join the masses who are celebrating the goodness of life the best way they know how—through breaking bread, sharing stories, and encouraging each other to go out, with joy in their heart, to share the news that life is good.
Missionary Josh reflects on his “why” for defending and celebrating life with Biking for Babies. Josh is a first-year rider missionary from Illinois.
Missionary Max reflects on his “why” for defending and celebrating life with Biking for Babies. Max is a first-year rider missionary from Ohio.
I think we can learn a lot from the man in his front yard. He keeps prayer as his focus and relies on his faith to keep on doing what he does, asking God to be with him on his front lawn, no matter what he might face that day. May we all fix our eyes on Jesus, asking Him to help us be unwavering in the truth that life is a gift!
Life can be hard, and there are real struggles and suffering that will be faced. However, the gift of life far outweighs any difficulty that we may ever have. No one ever said life will be easy, but it is always worth it.
Matthew 16:24-25 – “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”
Biking for Babies proclaims the dignity of human life by uniting cycling with the formation of young adults into missionary disciples of Jesus Christ.
Young adults undergo transformation by encountering Jesus through a lived experience of sacrificing their time and energy on behalf of the culture of life.
These sacrifices deepen their love for God and neighbor. They discover the spiritual truth that “losing their lives” (loving sacrificially) leads to fulfillment and joy.
Concretely, young adults volunteer for a 6-month, extra-curricular formation program where they:
Young adults volunteer for a 6-month, extra-curricular formation program where they: