Our Favorite Things
Some of the riders have shared their favorite parts of the 2016 national ride! Click to read more of the stories from riders Clare, Jonathan, Michaela, and Chris!
Some of the riders have shared their favorite parts of the 2016 national ride! Click to read more of the stories from riders Clare, Jonathan, Michaela, and Chris!

Life Network of Southern Illinois is more than the trying effort of a single group of people. Life Network of Southern Illinois is more than the trying effort of a single group of people. It is a community effort coordinated and led by Debbie Geist and her hard-working teammates of paid staff and volunteers. The community and myself are proud to stand (and pedal!) behind them—churches and pastors of various denominations, the Catholic Diocese of Belleville, many proud residents of Waterloo and the nearby towns, and of course Biking for Babies.
“I wanted to give interested riders and support crew members a peek at the nitty gritty of Biking for Babies. What does pro-life really feel like?”
“I know you recognize that we have a messy world, and that mess presents itself in different ways: poverty, starvation, hatred, abortion, sexual abuse, violence, conflict, divorce, loneliness. I think we each recognize that the world needs changing, but the real question is: What are YOU going to do about it?”
“If you went to the March for Life event this year, I sincerely say, “you rock!” But if you believe that is all you are called to do for the “pro-life” cause, then I am here to challenge you…Sweat, bleed, and hurt for the one who feels hopeless.”
“We are willing to hurt, to help, and we invite you to join us, one prayer, one pedal stroke, at a time! Eternity is worth the pain, especially when it hurts.”
“As your true physical and spiritual strength improve, you will find yourself constantly persevering through 1 more push-up and praying in thanksgiving even after a bad day. “
“We have to prepare for the unexpected and trust that no matter how bad the situation seems, God will provide us with our very own manger. The only question is, when we receive the manger, will we thank God for His blessings, or will we curse him for not giving us the room at the inn?”
By adopting some new techniques to be more generous with our talents, our money, our time, and our gifts, we can be more generous with our selves, our compassion, our love. Sarah Swafford says, “The very act of loving is an act of self-donation, of giving ourselves to another.”
On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give.
In this first period of formation, the young adults:
With eyes now opened to the need and Christ-centered solutions of problems, these young adults are sent forth as “missionaries” into the rest of the formation program and into the rest of their lives, committing to live with the truth of the Gospel of life as the lens through which they see every relationship, every decision, and the world at large.
In this second period of formation, the missionaries
In this last period of formation, after the National Ride, missionaries