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receiving the bikes and the faces of the CMA team members as we prayed over each rider β absolutely priceless!
Pastors who had previously received bikes, both here and at the church plant, are trained by One Mission Society. These pastors shared how the bikes had impacted their ministries. Our team visited church plants in Accra( the capital city on the southern coast), Tamale, WaleWale, and Bolgatanga in the far north. Pastors divide the workload to cover more schools as they take and / or retrieve the packets of Christian literature.
A few key takeaways:
β’ One pastor can take his wife and children on the bike, so he doesnβ t have to be away from his
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family for extended periods while visiting his churches.
β’ After 41 years, one pastor received a bike. Now he can get to the outer areas, where the church is not unified, more consistently.
β’ One pastor oversees 15 churches, so the bike helps him visit them more often and minister more to his members.
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Potential Impact for New Bike Recipients:
β’ Pastor Clement explained that he will be able to supervise / train his young pastors more frequently and consistently.
β’ Two seasons in Ghana β dry and rainy. Now, the rainy season wonβ t prevent the pastors from reaching some of their churches, as the dirt bikes can handle the
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usually treacherous, now-flooded roads to the villages.
β’ Pastors will be able to transport sick members to the hospital and take materials to villages so their members can earn income by making or growing sellable items.
β’ Pastor Ebeneezer said he will pick up the women of the village to bring them to prayer meetings and Bible studies.
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I leave you with this quote from a recent daily devotion:β Individually, we are but a drop; together we are an ocean!β Thank you, CMA, for taking my drop and using it to send an ocean to the lost and dying! CMA
Kathy Cooley is a mission trip winner from last year. She and her husband, Mark, are former Florida State Coordinators and remain active as CMA members in
Jacksonville, Florida.
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