October 18, 2008 / Windsor / Moosomin / Waterloo / Hamilton / Oakville / Fort Erie / Fraser Lake / Muskoka / Halifax

Ride for Refugees 2008 - October 18, 2008
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The Lives and Faces of Those Touched By the RIDE


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Gilles and Mirielle's Story
Family's Visit to Greek Refugee Centre Real Eye-Opener
Augusto's Story
Jean's Story
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Gilles and Mirielle's Story

We fled from our home in Haiti six years ago because of political oppression. We were afraid for our lives. [read more...]


Family's Visit to Greek Refugee Centre Real Eye-Opener

One in three people living in Greece is a refugee. [read more...]


Augusto's Story

"I didn't want to live in fear for the rest of my life. I had to do something." [read more...]


Jean's Story

"The barbaric murders continued in our city and I did not know who to trust anymore." [read more...]


Leo Johnson

"After nine years of separation, I finally found my family." [read more...]


Welcome Home

"Since it opened, Welcome Home has hosted 76 refugees from 27 different countries. ..." [read more...]


Guelph Church sees RIDE as "An Amazing Opportunity"

"We love them. They're beautiful kids. The whole congregation has embraced them..." [read more...]


WWII Refugees Remember and Ride

"My heart really goes out to refugees because I know what it was like..." [read more...]


"Over the Hills" Bracebridge Seniors Team Cares About Refugees

"The singing coming through the windows of those huts was absolutely beautiful. When I go to heaven I hope the singing sounds like that." [read more...]


Last to Finish, but Kendra Wilson is No Quitter

"I know what it means when athletes say they have to dig deep. For me, what got me there was Jesus." [read more...]


100 KM Ride No Sweat for Love, Sweat + Gears Biker

"A person's dignity needs to be recognized. God cares for the poor and for aliens." [read more...]


Paul Atkinson, Team Leader of the 'WMB Rwanda Riders'

"I believe the quality of our world is measured by the way we treat each other." [read more...]


New Hope: Small But Mighty

This small church of only 100 people (including children) raised $18,000 in 2007 in the Ride for Refugees. [read more...]


Humbled by the Experience

"It was a meaningful and purposeful thing to do," said Mary Smith. "And a great thing to do as a family." [read more...]


Highland Baptist Church Cares About Refugees

Highland Baptist Church (HBC) cares about refugees and has helped over 200 in its history. [read more...]



Highland Baptist Church Cares About Refugees

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Family's Visit to Greek Refugee Centre Real Eye-Opener
Augusto's Story
Jean's Story
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