Product Description
by Bob Mortimer (Author)
ONE MANleading ONE FAMILYacross ONE NATIONwith ONE ARMsharing ONE MESSAGELife is a journey... Hope and Courage Across America set out with a simple message. Our hope is in Christ and the courage is in us to use that hope to face the mountains in front of us. Along the way, Bob and his family not only share the message...they learn it. "I pedaled my handcycle away from the dock and toward Lady Liberty. We stopped at the base of the statue. We had made it. Our bikes had carried us over Snoqualmie Pass and the struggle of that first mountain and through the snowstorms and rattlesnakes of Montana. We raced ahead of dogs crossing the prairies of North Dakota and lingered on the Amish farms of the Midwest. We rolled up and down the hills of Pennsylvania and finally through the city streets of New York. Hope and Courage Across America could pedal no further."Hope and Courage Across America tells the story of one family's journey from Gig Harbor, Washington to the Statue of Liberty on bicycles. Along the way, Bob Mortimer revisitss the other roads of his life that brought him through losing three limbs to becoming truly whole...the journey never ends.
Author Biography
Bob Mortimer is a motivational speaker and evangelist. In his early twenties, Bob lost three limbs from electrocution after a car crash. Not allowing being 'de-feeted' to defeat him, he decided to make the most of his life. He married Darla and raised three children while establishing a respected non-profit organization. Through Bob Mortimer Motivational Ministries he has inspired audiences around the world. His Being Our Best seminar has been welcomed by corporations, schools, and community groups throughout the United States. Bob pedals a handcycle with his one arm for exercise and recreation. In 2008, he led his family across America on bicycles. Hope and Courage Across America, Bob's first book, chronicles the adventures of that journey.
