Bob Ward (from the CC 7th ward) is a service missionary down there and he's the one that helped Jordan organize this.
The people were very anxious to claim a bike for their own. It was difficult to watch as there weren't enough bikes for everyone.
Little children in the neighborhood
Jordan explaining what they'd be doing
Some of the boys that came
The grateful recipients
This picture helps portray the excitement the children felt about the prospects of getting a new bike. This little boy in the red shirt was a special kid!
Some more of the boys that came to help
An Eastern European girl and her new bike
McKay Gleason was a great help!
Two best friends waiting for their bike to be fixed.
This darling little thing was very curious.
Jordan and Benson together fixed 3 or 4 bikes.
Troy was in the thick of it.
and loving every minute of it.
Tyson helping a kid with his bike.
Fred and the other leaders made it all possible.
Jordan helping a dad fix his little girls' new bike.
Matt and Benson
Brother Edmun and his wife Kay were the first couple missionary from our ward (the 7th ward) called to serve in this area. The gentleman in the coral colored shirt was very grateful for a bike.
Matt and Jake
You could tell this little girl was very happy about her new bike.
Fred showing Sheff Jr the ropes.
Matt greasing a chain. 
Dan Northrup was working hard.
Here's some of the grateful kids.
Tag teaming
It was a little crazy with all the bikes that needed to be fixed.
This lady is the manager of the complex. She commented on how pleased she was to see the service today.
Kay Edmun and Gayla Ward--two of the people that made this all possible.
It started to rain and hail (quite hard) but the people stayed. 
They wanted their bikes fixed so badly that they covered the boys so they could continue to work.
We all got pretty wet, but it was worth it!
Brother Northrup was able to work under the shelter of Brother Edmun's umbrella.
Dillon was trying to keep Troy dry.
We took down popsicles to the kids. I think they might have been a bigger hit if the sun had continued to shine.
Troy was working hard.
Perry and Tyson were a good team.
Matt made a friend, Bien Venue, from the Congo in Africa. 
Some more of the grateful kids.
This was such an incredible experience. I know that Matt and Perry, who were in my car, chatted about it the whole way home. They were glad to have been able to serve. I think they were probably even a little enlightened as to how good they have it at home.
A special thanks goes out to Bob Ward from the 7th ward. He has been Jordan's friend and mentor for a few years now. He is the one that made this all possible. Thanks Bob!!
4 comments:
Hey so get this! Small world, I know Dan Northrup! They used to live in the neighborhood where I grew up in Sandy. I am the same age as his daughter Heather. You should ask him if her remembers me, and he should know my parents Terry and Robyn Bagley.
What a cool project, it looked so neat and I bet the kids were so excited! Lunch was so much fun the other day, little Emma was so stinkin cute! We need to do it more often, i miss you all the time!!
What an awesome project! That's so neat that you guys could do that. I'm sure that the boys will remember that for a long time. Definitely a good idea for our scouts.
Kim...what a great idea for a project! Makes me want to go out and find more bikes. That has to be something those kids will remember for the rest of their lives...the ones giving and the ones receiving. Loved this!
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