When Quitting is not an Option: My Road to Cycling, a Guinness World Record and Making a Difference Arvid Loewen with Paul Loewen Castle Quay Books …
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“I love my life.” These four words spoken by a Kenyan child struck a chord with me as I watched this documentary. She is one of many children abandoned by family only to be rescued by Charles Mulli, founder of Mully Children’s Family (MCF).
Fundraiser for Mully Children’s Family. Ultramarathon cyclist. Finisher of the Race Across America (RAAM). Guinness World Record holder. But most of all, grandfather of eight Arvid Loewen wants to be known as an ordinary person.
You bet they can! Arvid Loewen, a member of North Kildonan MB Church, Winnipeg, mounted his bike July 1 and broke a Guinness cycling record July 14 while raising money for Kenyan orphans and street children.
Battling rain, sun, the Rocky Mountains, and three relay teams, North Kildonan MB member Arvid Loewen raced his bike from B.C. to Winnipeg, July 17–21, to raise money for the Mully Children’s Family Charitable Foundation.
Since Kenya’s civil unrest early this year, inflation has risen to 19 percent, making the purchase of basic goods a nightmare for residents and over-crowded refugee camps. In response, a…