LETTER TO THE EDITOR
2024 THUNDER BEACH FALL RALLY
Once again , the volunteers came together and blanketed Panama City Beach , Florida , with many prayers , bike blessings , and rag tracts ! The 2024 Thunder Beach Fall Rally just wrapped up , and the ministry numbers are incredible . Twenty-nine volunteers from Florida , Alabama , and Georgia prayed and showed up to spread the love of Jesus to the rally attendees over a four-day period . They managed to do slightly over 1,000 bike blessings , handed out about 1,000 rag tracts , and had intense and meaningful conversations with many others . One volunteer in particular , Donna , had never blessed a bike before . After we demonstrated what we do by blessing her bike , we gave her a handful of stickers and wished her well . She caught on very quickly and did over 50 blessings during her shift ! Her joy was contagious , too !
The number of people that we thought would be a quick bike blessing , but turned into a half-hour or hour discussion was amazing . I have never witnessed so many people open to a Jesus-filled conversation at any rally other than a CMA event ! The high point of the whole rally was when a young lady stopped by our canopy and asked if she could pray for our CMA staff that were there . By the time she was done , we were all sniffling and praising God for the opportunity to even be there ! Many others stopped by to encourage us , which went a long way towards keeping us on task and walking the parking lot despite the heat and physical demands . In short , thanks to all the volunteers and those others who encouraged us and prayed for this rally . Come see us next April 30-May 3 for the 2025 Spring Thunder Beach Rally !
Rick Braun Alabama Area Rep Panama City , Florida
Rick Braun , Tim Barney , Donna Barney , Claritza Bunten , and Thomas Bunten , left to right .
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