Mark Schultz Across America
Platinum selling, Dove Award winning recording artist, Mark Schultz, is embarking on an ACROSS AMERICA bike ride to raise support for orphans and widows. From May 6 through early July, Schultz will bicycle from California to New Hampshire stopping along the way to perform concerts featuring music from his acclaimed, best-selling album, Broken & Beautiful.
Schultz’s inspiration to make this 3,500-mile trek came from a visit he and his wife, Kate, made to orphanages in Mexico. In the spring of 2006, they went on a mission trip with The James Fund, a non-profit organization founded by Family Christian Stores, to meet the needs of orphans and widows in distress. Schultz’s own adoption drew him to explore this ministry. Seeing firsthand the harsh realities for many orphans and realizing that he could have easily been one of the boys in the orphanage, he wanted to make a difference.
“I went to visit some orphanages last spring and hang out with the kids, and I thought, how can I raise money for these kids?
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It seemed like nobody in the music business had ever done a tour where they rode their bike across the country and did concerts. I thought, that sounds impossible, lets do that!
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Not only am I excited about this, but this may be what I’m meant to do.” - Mark Schultz
“The James Fund is honored to have Mark Schultz join us as an advocate for the fatherless and the widow. Mark’s heart is like ours in that we desire to touch the lives of orphans and widows. Together we want to bring the news of Jesus Christ to these dear ones wherever we come in contact with them. We want to give them care for today and hope for eternity. This is the Father’s heart for the fatherless and widows and it is the passion Family Christian Stores Foundation, The James Fund, shares with Mark.” - Steve Biondo, president of The James Fund
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