ON A JOURNEY FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Published July 26, 2008 05:34 am - NORTH KINGSVILLE — The Rev. Bruce Overstreet has spent close to two months on a journey he will not soon forget and it’s not over yet. ON A JOURNEY FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN N.Y. pastor bikes across country to raise money for hospital in Africa By STACY MILLBERG - Staff Writer - smillberg@starbeacon.com Star Beacon NORTH KINGSVILLE — The Rev. Bruce Overstreet has spent close to two months on a journey he will not soon forget and it’s not over yet. Overstreet, of Plattsburgh, N.Y., has been riding his bicycle across the country since June 2. His mission is simple — to help women and children he has never met by raising money for the construction of a new hospital wing in Mali, West Africa for expectant mothers. The motivation for his ride came out of the need for better healthcare in one of the... [read full story]