A Treasured Coin

Since I got home from this year's RFTW, I've been thinking about the experiences of this year's trip. This coin always seems to come back up as one of my most treasured experiences from this year. Our Senior Chaplain gifted me with this coin. I say gifted because I can't think of anything I did to earn it. M25 is the organization that serves Run for the Wall every year, providing Chaplains, Chase Truck crews, Hydration Teams, and pretty much anything that RFTW needs. If you looked up the term "Servant Heart" you would find M25. I'd be all day if I told every story of everything they did that was above and beyond, so I'll limit it to this one . . . I, and a few other Road Guards, was tasked to lead the "wagon train" (trikes, trikes with trailers, bikes with trailers) to a separate fuel stop at one of the cities we went through. We took the ramp as planned, got to the fuel stop as planned, and due to a hiccup with another team, some of the people that should have been there weren't. (made for a great joke later). Fueling has NOTHING to do with the Chaplain's "job" but they parked their bikes, jumped off, and started flagging and running fuel pumps - all with a smile on their faces. We were in and out in a matter of minutes, even with the hiccup. When we got done, I walked up to one of them, gave him a hug, and said "Ya'll saved our butts." His reply was a simple "We're just doing our jobs, brother." I didn't tag any of them because they don't want the recognition, but my life is far better having met and ridden with the M25 team. Posted on Facebook by Kelley Perry.