CMA International
By PERCY Valiente
him. I went to his home and prayed
for him and shared the Gospel. He
prayed and accepted the Lord that
day as his Savior.
I visited him in the hospital after
his operation and he is very grate-
ful. He now attends the weekly Bible
study I have in our home. This same
biker recently wrote to me saying:
“Today I prayed for you that you will
have a great trip and a good return.
I am sure God the Father has cho-
sen you to continue preaching His
word and captivating hearts just as
my heart was to enhance His pur-
poses of faith, blessings, peace,
benevolence, and forgiveness He
offers us. I will follow your footsteps
my dear brother and await with joy
your return to guide us in the way to
God the Father.”
The president of a local club said
to one of his club members: “Call
Percy for prayer regarding the need
you have.” Another biker said, “If
any person is with CMA, then he
must be a good man.” Another biker
was giving an overview of the biker
community to a new comer. When
he referred to CMA he said, “CMA is
a good group and if a CMA’er is
present on any trip that would be a
plus because they are always help-
ful in time of need.” Comments like
this are often heard from Peruvian
bikers. The fact that over 50 clubs
came to our anniversary celebration
last year shows the good accept-
ance CMA Peru has among the biker
community.
I am convinced the following say-
ings are very wise and have proven
to be effective strategies; “We need
to earn the right to speak” and “One
heart at a time.”
May the Lord bless us. CMA
Percy Valiente is the President of CMA Peru.
would like to share something
relevant about what is happen-
ing in Peru by sharing what bikers
from different clubs are saying
about CMA Peru rather than just
sharing our activities or thoughts.
One biker man (Franco Salinas)
had a heart problem that was so
acute that in the emergency room
the doctors had to stop his heart
since it was beating 290 beats per
minute (normally one dies at 240
beats).
After the doctor stopped his
heart, they tried to revive him and
he did not respond until the third
try. He later shared with me that in
that short “dead” state he had a
peaceful and beautiful spiritual-like
experience that was rudely stopped
when the doctors revived him. That
experience scared him and made
him think seriously about God like
never before. He then called me
saying he wanted to talk to me
because he was going to be operat-
ed on and knowing that we are
Christians, he asked me to pray for
I