LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LONESTAR RALLY
Hi Friends ! I wanted to share a cool testimony . This morning , we received an email from a lady named Rita , who lives in Pueblo , Colorado . She and some friends had attended the Lonestar Rally . On their way home , they went through a storm , and their truck was struck by lightning near Wichita Falls . Rita mentioned that some CMA ’ ers had given her a coin with our information on it at the rally . She wondered if someone nearby could help get their trailer and bikes back to Colorado . I knew that was a big ask , so I was reluctant to call anyone . BUT GOD ! That chapter
ACCIDENT TESTIMONY
We would like to say thank you to those in Spring Riders # 528 , chapter at Hot Springs National Park , Arkansas .
One of our Ohio members , Dave ' Dewey ' Green , was involved in a bad accident coming home from Colors in October . He sustained many injuries and had to go into surgery immediately . We were already beyond the scene , but God had a plan ! We stopped at our regular fuel stop before getting to Little Rock , where president owns what I ’ m assuming is some type of trucking company and took care of them right away . I just had to share this with you guys . South Texas , you all worked hard at that rally and planted the seed ! West Texas , your guy answered the call and was ready to put words into action ! Every piece of this CMA puzzle working together is literally changing the world , one heart at a time !
Cassidi Hankins CMA Events Coordinator
there were two CMA brothers . We told them what happened , and one was an Arkansas Area Rep ! He called the State Coordinator , and the ball was in motion ! Dave said when he awoke from surgery , the first thing he saw was a couple of CMA brothers standing in the doorway of his room ! They all stuck right with him and took care of his wife when she arrived from Ohio ! Thank you all for your loving example of ' Here if you need us !'
Mary Gilbert , Ohio State Coordinator
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IN GOD ’ S HANDS
It was a great time at the 2024 Daytona Biketoberfest . The weather was warm and sunny as I started for the Florida Panhandle that Saturday . I was riding my 2015 H- D Ultra Low . I was wearing a vest , long-sleeved shirt , pants , boots , and a shorty helmet . I was traveling down a state four-lane just outside of the little town of Bronson , Florida . As I sped up to 50-60mph , there was a “ boom .” That was the rear tire blowing out . The bike wobbled to the left and then the right and started to go down . At that moment , I blacked out .
I came to just as they were putting me in the ambulance . I was taken to Shands Medical Trauma Center . They were surprised at the lack of severity of my injuries : road rash on my right arm , a cut above my left eye from my sunglasses , three cracked ribs , and a lump on my head . Thank God for helmets . When asked about the crash , I tell everyone , “ I was in the hands of God .” There is no way to slide sixty feet down the road and only have an arm with road rash . God had me in His hands and held me above the road . It was His hands that took the abuse of the road . The bike is totaled , but I ’ ll ride again with the Lord very soon . Five weeks out , and only my ribs are left to heal . GOD IS GREAT !
Ken Thorndyke Committed Christian Riders # 446