{"id":272539,"date":"2025-06-04T10:46:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T10:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/adventure\/neil-mullikin-from-puzzle-pieces-to-a-picture\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T10:46:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T10:46:51","slug":"neil-mullikin-from-puzzle-pieces-to-a-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=272539","title":{"rendered":"NEIL MULLIKIN: From puzzle pieces to a picture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As a trip leader since 2021, it\u2019s been a real treat to meet so many unique riders who have shaped more than 20 unique journeys.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This morning, Pam VanHoose cared so much for the group she made us a hot breakfast of sausage and eggs.\u00a0 \u00a0I swept with Maria, who is new to the Fuller Center and we discussed the world, our lives, and religion. Then I arrived at a church to not only see what great things the Fuller Center has done in Fitzgerald, but also meet the family, before they overfed us with an amazing dinner.\u00a0 Lastly, I saw a group of individuals\u00a0who reminded me of this morning\u2019s devotional where they saw the state of the world and decided to do something about it. All who are participating in our adventure have provided an openness and willingness to communicate and their participation brings the puzzle into focus.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In its simplicity, we have several of those days on our rides.\u00a0 Not only in the cross country but rides that span a week or two.\u00a0 Yet, today I realized this\u00a0team is very unique,\u00a0multidimensional too.\u00a0 The puzzle is coming together fast and will be one amazing picture when this\u00a0trip is complete.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This team has not only inspired me as a leader but reminded me why these journeys matter so deeply.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script> !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '2171109116449676');\nfbq('track', 'PageView'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js?v=next'); <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a trip leader since 2021, it\u2019s been a real treat to meet so many unique riders who have shaped more than 20 unique journeys. \u00a0 This morning, Pam VanHoose cared so much for the group she made us a hot breakfast of sausage and eggs.\u00a0 \u00a0I swept with Maria, who is new to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":272540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11760],"tags":[98653,19175,3893,705,1682],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-272539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adventure","tag-mullikin","tag-neil","tag-picture","tag-pieces","tag-puzzle"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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