LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
DAYTONA 2025
I was in Daytona this weekend and was blessed by a group of your members. I parked in the CMA parking area. When I came out, they were filling my tires for me. Turns out my rear tire only had 8 lbs of pressure. I had gotten on my knees that morning. I had no idea where to go once I got to the track, so I just followed another biker right into the lot. God directed me to people who were also believers.
God is so good! Thanks, guys and Vivian. Doug Huey
2024 THUNDER BEACH FALL RALLY
Last October, volunteers once again blanketed Panama City Beach, Florida, with many prayers, bike blessings, and rag tracts! The 2024 Thunder Beach Fall Rally wrapped up well; the ministry numbers were incredible. Twenty-nine volunteers from Florida, Alabama, and Georgia prayed up and showed up to spread the love of Jesus to the rally attendees over four days. 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,
Donna, had never been blessed with a bike blessing sticker. 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 we thought would be a quick bike blessing turned into a half-hour or hour discussion, which was terrific. I have never witnessed so many people open to a Jesusfilled conversation at any rally other than a CMA event! The high point of the rally was when a young lady stopped by our canopy and asked if she could pray for our CMA staff there. By the time she was finished, we were all sniffling and praising God for the opportunity to 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, I wanted to shout out to all the volunteers and those others who encouraged us and prayed for this rally. We ' ll be back in action on April 30 through May 3 for the 2025 Spring Thunder Beach Rally!
Rick Braun CMA Alabama Area Rep
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