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TRANSPORTATION : A POWERFUL TOOL FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE KINGDOM
WOW ! What a historic celebration held in
Gillette , Wyoming , June 21-25 . Congratulations are in order to every CMA member participating in Run for the Son . Many chapters and individuals succeeded in breaking their previous RFS fundraising records , but all are to be commended for praying , believing , and asking .
There is much to celebrate in the Transportation Program , which CMA and MVI share . Here are a few statistics for you to enjoy and give thanks for this last fiscal year :
β’ 569 modes of transportation were provided to pastors , church planters , and evangelists with no adequate form of transportation of their own .
β’ 50 countries were impacted by gifts of transportation last year .
β’ The cumulative number of salvations since RFS began is now over 20,000,000 , with tens of thousands of healthy churches having been planted .
A gift of a motorcycle to a dedicated pastor , church planter , or evangelist in third world countries serves as a powerful tool for Kingdom expansion . Winston Churchill was quoted to have said to Theodore Roosevelt in Britain β s fight against the Nazis , β give us the tools , and we will finish the job .β Salvations , leadership training , and church planting explodes in impact
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as gifts of transportation are received as β tools β for Gospel outreach .
We are witnessing an β acceleration effect β occurring globally as the Spirit of God leads , empowers , and blesses the efforts of effective , faith-filled stewardship of RFS resources . Please don β t misunderstand me β Kingdom impact is not ours to claim or glory in ; rather , all glory and honor belong to the Lord as we seek to obey and faithfully comply with the Spirit β s leadership in our ministry efforts .
Even though transportation impact is already amazing , I find myself frequently praying for more revelation and wisdom according to the prophetic instruction of the Lord found in Isaiah 54:2 ( NASB ), β Enlarge the place of your tent ; Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings , do not spare them ; Lengthen your ropes And strengthen your pegs .β
God β s redemptive purpose is big β really big !
It β s bigger than what we have comprehended and prepared for . Yet , our excitement continues to build , knowing that it is the Spirit who provides insight and wisdom to reap the harvest of lost bikers and lost souls throughout the world , and it is He who will show us how and where to β enlarge ,β β stretch ,β β lengthen ,β and β strengthen .β
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Testimony from a pastor in India who received a motorcycle this year : β Odisha state in India has 799 people groups . 709 of these have no Christians . Persecution is real and can result in death for believers . Many local families sell their children into slavery to pay off family debts . As a result , many precious , little ones are forced into prostitution .
In Odisha , Pastor R . has been traveling to share the Gospel of salvation available only through Jesus Christ . At best , Pastor R . could reach 2-3 villages a week . However , after receiving a CMA motorcycle , he has been reaching 10-12 villages each week . Many unreached people groups are now hearing the Good News for the first time , and many are giving their lives to Christ despite threats of persecution .β
Glory to God ! I love you , CMA . Your efforts through RFS to reach bikers as well as the nations with the Gospel are making an β accelerated β difference β one heart at a time ! Empowering ministers of the Gospel in difficult , dangerous areas of the world , like Pastor R ., is an honor we share .
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