A Ride for Baby Granton

Granton Bayless is a six month old little boy from Bolivar, Missouri. In March of 2008, Granton was diagnosed with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID.) SCID is a rare genetic disorder in which the immune system fails to develop. Granton is the light of his parents' life and has become the focus of prayer for a countless number of friends, family, and others. The financial strain on Granton's Mom and Dad has already been great and has only been overshadowed by the emotional strain they have felt over these last few weeks. On June 16th, 2008, I will set off on a five day, 330 mile solo bicycle ride to raise money for Granton's family. Your pledges will allow us all to attempt to help alleviate some of this financial strain. This Blog will let you know how you can contribute, as well as keeping you updated on the progress leading up to and during the ride.

Thank you for your support and Prayers,
Jayme Green

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Day One-continued

OK, before I get into day two, let me back up and finish my thought on Day one. First of all, the trip was 63.1 miles from the LEC to the front door of the Christian Church of Burlington. It took right at 3 hours & 30 minutes. When we got there we were greeted by Pastor Gordon Van Zile, who took excellent care of us (and is one of the people who really helped this trip happen.) Shortly after we arrived we were also greeted by both the local newspaper, The Coffey County Republican, and the chamber of commerce. That evening we were treated to a wonderful dinner by members of the Young Adults Sunday school class-(Thank you Dennis and Kristen for hosting and everyone else for the great time and food.) After dinner we were welcomed into the home of Judd and Nadine Graham. The Grahams took unbelievable care of us giving us comfortable beds to sleep in, great company and a big (I probably ate more than I should have before a long ride) breakfast. Thank you to the amazing town of Burlington and the people of the Christian Church of Burlington for setting the bar so high on the first day of the trip.
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