THE CAUSE:
All funds raised will be used toward the purchase of motorcycles/dirt bikes to enable indigenous Christian leaders to reach their own people with the love and message of Jesus. Transportation is a strategic tool for world evangelism. Most indigenous pastors working in jungles, mountain villages, and distant towns are limited to walking. A motorcycle/dirt bike will help an indigenous pastor expand their outreach "unto the uttermost parts of the earth". (Acts 1:8)
THE GOAL:
Provide motorcycles to indigenous pastors-cost is between $1,500-$3,000 per bike.
THE NEXT RIDE:
Sunday, September 14 - Download Flyer
2025 Motobike Presentation
“We have spoken of Thy faithfulness and salvation”
Psalm 40:10
Psalm 40:10
The month of March was once again a time of great celebration in Kenya as 35 pastors from Africa Theological Seminary (ATS) Kitale, Kenya and 20 pastors from Christian Mission Aid (CMA) received their important new tools for ministry - new motorbikes!! The gift of eternity spread through these motorcycles into difficult to reach areas is a huge game changer in the ministries of these pastors. In addition to a new motorcycle, each pastor also received 2 helmets, 2 reflective vests, a reflective jacket, a heavy-duty cable lock, a tank of gas and insurance for a year - they're ready to hit the road for Jesus!! We're also excited that two more motorcycles are in the process of being presented to two deserving pastors in Tanzania - God is on the move all across Africa. We have read that in the first year alone, a pastor with a new motorcycle will, on average, plant 10 new churches with each church seeing as many as 180 new believers!
We had the opportunity to hear from several pastors who had received motorcycles in 2024. We were told that these motorbikes are not only spreading the love of Jesus, but are being used to bring members of their communities to emergency medical care for the treatment of poisonous snake bites and for women facing complications of a difficult labor and delivery. Johnson Mwazera-KMGM is a pastor from Mombasa who received his motorcycle during graduation at ATS last year. Mombasa is an area with a high Muslim population in eastern Kenya. Pastor Johnson shared that an elderly Muslim man had a vision of Jesus telling him to attend a certain church that was a long distance from his home. When he got to this church, the elderly man heard for the first time, the love and message of Jesus. A short time later as the health of the elderly man was rapidly declining, he asked his family to send for the pastor of the Christian church he had visited. Pastor Johnson used his new motorcycle to travel a long distance to visit this sweet Muslim man who told the pastor, after many questions were answered, that he believed in Jesus and wanted to invite Jesus into his life. Pastor Johnson joyfully led this man into a personal relationship with Jesus and even baptized him that same day. Over the course of the next several days, this man's entire family came to faith in Jesus Christ. When the elderly man entered eternity a short time later, his family buried him with a traditional Christian burial - not a Muslim burial as their community demanded. Please keep this family in your prayers as they live out their new Christian faith in a sometimes hostile community.
We had the opportunity to hear from several pastors who had received motorcycles in 2024. We were told that these motorbikes are not only spreading the love of Jesus, but are being used to bring members of their communities to emergency medical care for the treatment of poisonous snake bites and for women facing complications of a difficult labor and delivery. Johnson Mwazera-KMGM is a pastor from Mombasa who received his motorcycle during graduation at ATS last year. Mombasa is an area with a high Muslim population in eastern Kenya. Pastor Johnson shared that an elderly Muslim man had a vision of Jesus telling him to attend a certain church that was a long distance from his home. When he got to this church, the elderly man heard for the first time, the love and message of Jesus. A short time later as the health of the elderly man was rapidly declining, he asked his family to send for the pastor of the Christian church he had visited. Pastor Johnson used his new motorcycle to travel a long distance to visit this sweet Muslim man who told the pastor, after many questions were answered, that he believed in Jesus and wanted to invite Jesus into his life. Pastor Johnson joyfully led this man into a personal relationship with Jesus and even baptized him that same day. Over the course of the next several days, this man's entire family came to faith in Jesus Christ. When the elderly man entered eternity a short time later, his family buried him with a traditional Christian burial - not a Muslim burial as their community demanded. Please keep this family in your prayers as they live out their new Christian faith in a sometimes hostile community.
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As a family, we remain so grateful for God's faithfulness in not wasting Jon's death - but to use it to make a difference for eternity. We're so grateful that God continues to bless HIS ministry as we remember Jon. So grateful that God, in His graciousness, can take our heartbreak and somehow, use it as a blessing for others. So grateful that Jon's legacy continues to be written for eternity through these pastors and their new motorcycles......
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Plans are underway for the 2025 Jon "Just Get ER Done" Memorial Motorcycle Ride which will take on Sunday September 14th. We will be departing from McKnight Park located at 110400 Pioneer Trail, Chaska, MN 55318. Registration begins at 12noon with the ride leaving at 1pm. In place of a standard registration fee, "free-will" donations will be taken. After returning to the park, there will be a short ministry update followed by a picnic dinner. We hope that you will join us for the ride and/or dinner as we celebrate Jon's life while raising funds for a cause that reflects two of the passions of Jon's heart - motorcycles and Jesus!.
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Over 20 years, over $816,187 has been raised allowing for 609+ motorcycles to be purchased for pastors in Africa!!
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