jsharr

I work with a few guys at my church repairing bicycles for our Single Parent Family Ministry. It is not so much a co-op as it is just a chance for us to use our gifts to serve others in need. Several times a year we will host an event where single parents can come to our church and get school supplies, hair cuts, clothes, car washes and we recently added bicycle repair. We supply tires, tubes, cables, pedals, etc. We also collect and refurbish bikes to give away if a kids bike is too far gone to fix.

I do it because I have been so blessed and I want to share that blessing with others. I get to share my faith and I get to see the pure joy of child getting to ride a bike.

I have had tears in my eyes more than a few times seeing a mother who is struggling to make ends meet cry in happiness watching their boy or girl ride a bike that we were able to fix. I have helped kids learn to ride without training wheels and even had one kid stick around and learn / help as we repacked every bearing on his bike.