2017 Crew

JuergenJuergen Loewen, our nephew from Abbotsford. He and his wife Marylu have four beautiful children. Juergen has crewed for Arvid many times and is looking forward to celebrating at the finish line as he has often done the first stage in Arvid’s events. Juergen will be the Crew Chief on RAAM. Marylu, Joy, Luke, Anika and Lisa will be cheering Arvid/us on from home.

IMG_9853IMG_9854Sylvain Baril and Martine Fortin, our friends from Winnipeg. Sylvain & Martine have 3 young adult children; Jonathan, Benjamin and Allison. They crewed for Arvid for the first time in 2016 and eagerly accepted the challenge of crewing for RAAM this year.

WesWes Loewen, our nephew from Paraguay, South America. Wes and his wife Hanni have one little boy who will become a big brother later this year! Wes crewed for Arvid in 2011. Hanni and Joshua will be cheering for Arvid/us from home.

RuthRuth Loewen, enjoys being Grandma alongside Grandpa Arvid to our 9 lively grandsons. It is a privilege to serve the children at MCF by being on the support crew of Arvid’s events.

Project Description

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GrandpasCan 2020 Training

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Prayer Requests

May 20: As the ride begins, pray that we will have strength equal to the task ahead!

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About MCF

Charles Mulli is a former street child from the slums of Kenya. He became extremely successful in business, but then God called him to give it all up and care for the orphaned and abandoned children still on the streets in Kenya. Charles Mulli is the founder and CEO of Mully Children's Family. To learn more about MCF, click here.

Arvid's Role

God has called me (Arvid) to be an ambassador for Mully Children's Family. I have chosen to use ultramarathon cycling as my platform from which to fulfill this calling. You can follow my ride, here, at www.grandpascan.com/ride. To read more about me and my story, click here.

Donate

I am asking you to help. I am trying to raise funds for the ongoing and capital expenses for the child mothers program at MCF. This program provides the critical life skills the young mothers need. To learn more about donating, click here.

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