Three friends will bike from California to Florida to raise funds for an orphanage in Medellin, Colombia. They witnessed the effects of child prostitution in Colombia and want to provide shelter, food, education and hope to vulnerable children. They are asking for prayers, donations and t-shirt purchases to fund the $60,000 goal of purchasing and renovating a property for the orphanage, which will house 150 children and help break the cycle of poverty.

1. Dear Family and Friends,
I have a fantastic opportunity to go on a bicycle trip from San Diego, California to St.
Augustine, Florida. On May 10, 2010, we, Tyler Priest, Chris Wilson, and Corey Fuller, will
start our journey across the southern tier of the United States. The purpose behind this trip is to
raise funds in order to build an orphanage in Medellin, Colombia. The title of the campaign will
be called “Break the Cycle” because in doing this we hope to break the cycle of child prostitution
in the city of Medellin, which was considered the most dangerous city in the world in 2005.
During a missions trip to Colombia in December of 2009, Tyler and Chris witnessed
firsthand the effects of prostitution on the children in the city. During the day, a local church has
a day-camp for the children to stay at where they are given food as long as they refuse to
prostitute themselves, but at night the children, which range in ages from 3 to 12, are left on the
streets with neither food, nor shelter. Also during the trip, we had an opportunity to look into a
few properties for sale that would be able to function as orphanages for the children.
Our vision is to ride across the country on our bikes and speak in churches both locally
prior to the trip, as well as in churches along the way in order to raise both financial and prayer
support to aid a branch of churches (Emanuel) in Medellin in purchasing and fixing up a piece of
property to build and run an orphanage. This orphanage will give some kids in the city a chance
to get off the streets and a hope in the future of a better life. Not only will they be given a roof
over their heads, but they will also be given food, education, and a chance to break the cycle
their lives have currently been subject to.
The reason I’m sharing with you about this trip is, first of all, to ask for your prayers.
Prayer is so necessary for the needy children in Columbia and for our safety as we make the
dangerous journey. Secondly, we want to ask you to consider giving a monetary donation. 100%
of your donation is going straight to the development of the orphanage. Our goal is to reach
$60,000 to cover the cost of fixing up the property and making it a safe place to live in. We are
also raising funds to cover the cost of our trip by selling t-shirts with our logo and cause on them.
T-shirts can be purchased from www.campustogs.com/btc. Please check out our brochure
included with this letter to find out more details about our trip and how you can help out!
Thank you for your time and support,
Chris Wilson, Tyler Priest, Corey Fuller

2. RESPONSE CARD
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Please place a check mark in the diamonds below that
correspond with the way you would like to support this Websites:
cause.
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◊ Prayer: I will keep those involved in the bike trip and YOUTUBE.COM/BREAKTHECYCLE3092
the children of Medellin, Colombia in my prayers.
◊ T-shirts: I would like to purchase a t-shirt and have it
FACEBOOK PAGE: “Break The Cycle Of Child Poverty
sent to my home. (T-shirts are 15 dollars plus 4.99
of Poverty in Medellin, COLOMBIA”
Shipping/Handling) and Prostitution
◊ Individual Sponsorship: I would like to become a Email:
sponsor by giving a monetary donation.
BREAKTHECYCLE3092@GMAIL.COM
in Medellin,
◊ Corporate Sponsorship: I would like for my business
to become an advertised sponsor on this bike trip by
giving a monetary donation. (Email us for corporate Mailing Address:
Colombia
sponsorship details.
P.O. Box 1705
For donations, send a check made
out to Restored Life Fellowship, with Duarte, CA 91009
“Break The Cycle” in the memo.
Donations go through RLF to ensure 1 John 3:16-18
that your donation is tax deductable. Please send this
portion back!
For other questions, please send us
an email.

3. The Trip
The Mission How You Can Help
We will be starting our bike ride on May 10th, 2010, in
Long Beach, California. After we dip our back tire in the
Prayer – We firmly believe that unless God is in
On May 10th three friends (Chris Wilson, Tyler Pacific Ocean, we will ride 3092.5 miles along the
our plans we are laboring in vein. We ask that you
Priest, and Corey Fuller) will embark on a bike southern tier of the United States, over a span of 46
would consider praying for us as a team, as well
ride across the country, in order to “Break the days, averaging 68
as, the children of Colombia.
Cycle” of poverty and prostitution in Medellin, miles/day. We will end
in St. Augustine, Florida. T-shirts – We have custom made t-shirts that are
Colombia.
Thanks to the people of available for $15. Every penny will go towards the
In 2005 Medellin was considered to be the most building of the orphanage.
our home church, Re-
dangerous city in the world. Still to this day, an
stored Life Fellowship in Corporate Sponsorship– If you have a business
innumerable amount of children are left on the
Monrovia, CA, the expenses for the bike trip itself will be that would be willing to make a donation, we will
street without parents, shelter or food.
taken care of. This enables 100% of every donor’s advertise your company in a variety of ways,
We will be riding across the country in hopes of money and t-shirt sales to go to the orphanage fund. depending on the amount of your sponsorship.
speaking in churches to raise awareness as well
as prayer and financial support for the children of The Goal Individual Sponsorship– This will be our primary
means of fundraising. We are asking that you
the city and to give others a chance to have a
consider pledging a certain amount of money per
hand in what God is doing overseas. Our GOAL for this is God-sized. We need $60,000 in
mile that we ride. Upon completion of the ride we
Through this campaign, order to make the purchase of a property that can
will have biked 3092.5 miles.
we have a solution to house at least 150 children. This money will also pay
“Break the Cycle” of for any maintenance that the property might need. We
poverty and prostitution
are in direct relationship with the people in Medellin A penny/mile = $30.92
to which these children
are subject by aiding in that will be running the orphanage, so it is assured that A nickel/mile = $154.60
the building of an or- all of the money will be used extremely wisely. A dime/mile = $309.20
phanage that will house A quarter/mile = $773.00
150+ children and give This is not a missions trip, we are not asking for money
them hope in a brighter A dollar/mile = $3092.00
to pay for our bike ride, we are asking for people to
future.
PARTNER with us, in financially helping the less fortu-
(Any donation amount is highly appreciated, of
nate children of Medellin, Colombia.
course, these are creative ideas on how much to
Check out our video at : give. However, we encourage you seek out what
Youtube.com/breakthecycle3092 God is leading you to give.)