CMA HeartBeat February 2020 | Page 19

youth movement By ZEKE McPherson operation was very much the same. I had seen these special folks year in and year out at secu- lar events where my parents were serving, or even at state rallies or Changing of the Colors. They were consistent in their presence near me as I came of age to engage with the ministry in my own right. There were many events and years where I didn’t even really acknowledge these people who were there. They were friendly and loving to me, but I didn’t necessarily always run to them and tell them all that was going on and ask for help. But, they were there. They lived out a ministry method of “Here” even if you don’t need us. Some of us may feel like that in our area of CMA. We’re going to bike shops, events, and rallies, but we are not seeing any change. We have a hard time even engaging in meaningful con- versation with lost bikers or peo- ple who we would love to see join CMA. And when we try to force the conversation, it comes out awkward and harsh. We can easi- ly feel like we’re simply “Here” and they don’t need us. After years of that in my life, I remember two rallies in particular where I was having a crisis of identity and a crisis in my mental health. All of the sudden, my eyes opened to these lovely people who I knew I could call on for prayer to walk with me through my hardest moments. By simply being there, they were here when I needed them. Don’t give up. You may feel like you’re grinding away at an impossible task, reaching the lost bikers in your area. But keep put- ting yourself in the position to be in the right place at the right time, because when the time is right and the Lord calls their name, you will be there in their hour of need. It’s more than a catchphrase to say when we go to events. It’s a lifestyle, year after year consistency that is con- stantly making the difference in individual’s lives. When they need Jesus, when they need a friend, CMA is here. “Here if you need us.” CMA Zeke and Samantha McPherson serve CMA as Youth Movement National Evangelist. has been minister- ing to the lost motorcycling world for almost forty-five years now, and it was very early on in our history that we began to use the phrase “Here if you need us” to express how we do ministry. Servanthood evan- gelism was the foundation that we stood on to reach lost motor- cyclists with the Gospel. Recently, I have been dissecting this small phrase in my mind, and I have experienced inspiration as I remembered many CMA mem- bers who helped me to become active and engaged in this min- istry. They did so with this posture of ministry. We can trace this specific gene of our ministry’s DNA all the way back to Herb, our founder. He began going to motorcycling events because he wanted to reach his son. His hope was to put himself in his son’s path, doing things that were also interesting to his son, until he could help his son find the Lord. Here is the amazing part, this model of min- istry still works to this day. When I think about the people who led me to confess my sins and call on Jesus in my early years of engagement with the ministry of CMA and then helped me to engage with ministry to motorcyclists, their mode of CMA