My name is Paul Scholl, I'm 29 years old. I am a teacher up in Fargo, North Dakota, and I'm doing an awesome exciting bike trip this summer, very excited cross-country bike

trip starting in Oregon and going all the way over to Maine. I think we all have

opportunities every day to make a difference and some of us make a difference

without even realizing it. In fact all of us do just by being witnesses of Christ in

our world here just through our actions and attitudes and so forth but this might be one

great opportunity for me to make a difference a big difference in one big event.

Welcome to the Experience Jesus Calling Podcast. Paul Scholl is a 29 year old math

teacher who grew up in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He always dreamed of making a

cross-country bike trip.

However, this dream was not only fueled by accomplishing that physical task,

but he also wished to make a lasting difference

with the trip for his local community

and for the lives of those he would encounter along the way. Here's Paul.

When I first started to think about the trip, I think it actually was a long time ago.

I don't know, five, six, seven, eight years ago. I recognized a couple people that were going

cross country on their bikes and we had stopped for lunch or something and they were coming by and they stopped too and

anyways I made some effort I probably ran them down or something I was so

excited to see people coming through with bike packs on and I was you, oh my gosh, what are you doing?

This looks awesome.

And they told me they were going from one side of the country to the other.

And I was just amazed. I just thought what a cool idea. I've always really liked

Viking. I've always enjoyed outside. I've always enjoyed camping and that sort of thing so that's how it kind of

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