Christian Bikers

Greetings in the Name of our Savior Jesus Christ, we pray your Christmas was a special celebratation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.



Urgent Update and Prayer Request:We have found an opportunity that we feel may be our God ordained next travel vehicle. Here is the scoop: It is a 45' 1992 Newell Bus, which is a top of the line vehicle. It has been immaculately maintained and everything is brand new. It has been overhauled. He even said if anything breaks after we get it, Mr Wright will fix it!. The chassis is a bus chassis which means we would not be beat up going down the highways. It has a Detroit 500 hp diesel engine. Everything is in working order and clean as can be. The couple MR.& Mrs. Wright are asking $109,000. They are willing to write some of this off as a tax deduction. They are very nice, Christian folks from North Dakota. We feel if we could offer them $50,000, they might accept. We currently have $6,000 in that fund. This is a desperate need. We have been on the road now for the cause of Jesus Christ for 18 years. If we are to continue, we must have a bus. Each of us can help in two ways: PRAY! If it is God's Will, it will happen. HE owns the cattle on a thousand hills, surly he can come up with this! Second, consider giving. We know things are tight now but you will never out give God. If you will give out of need, HE will provide for your needs. Malachi says, 'test HIM in this'. Our present RV is so tired. We have been without electricity in the rear half of the coach for 6 weeks, the furnace quit working, etc. We feel sure God does not want us taking any debt on so will you please help us? Please know that God will bless every penny that you can help us with so please send what you can. You can donate at: http://www.christianriders.org/coming_events.htm My Grandmother always told me, "You mind your pennies and the dollars will take care of themself!'. (You can view the bus at www.rvonline.com 1992 Newell 2000)


We have been running all summer long! We have had extra events this year and have flown to them on at least 5 flights! It is easier to fly than it is to drive forDQ& I though so we praise GOD for opening all the doors HE has for us. August found us inSturgisSD for the huge motorcycle rally there. The location of our tent had less traffic this year but every person that came in had a divine appointment with GOD. We stayed filled up on the Word as we waited for each to come. The rest of August and September was pretty crazy. We were home for only 30 of the 61 days. We helped churches and a college set up JCAMM Chapters and minister to their community in Kentucky and North Carolina. In the time home, we pack down our house, moved everything and accepted an offer on the house. There were only three of us to accomplish this task as our friends were busy with the harvest. We did underestimate the whole project. Why do we still think we can work like we are 20 years old?? Anyway, we got it done and left for out 6 month missionary journey on October 5th. We usually go home for the holidays but with the sale of the house, GOD freed us up to stay out all winter. You see our dream house that we have been working on for 11 years has yet to have heat or plumbing. That makesFlorida a good bet in the winter!!! We can also spend the winter encouraging the body and strengthening the existing JCAMM Chapters. The funds from the proceeds of the sale of the other house will allow us to finish the remaining one up in the spring. We are also going to be able to finish theOutreachCenter as well. But, we need some mission groups to come and help on both these projects. Most of the technical stuff is done so unskilled labors that will follow direction are fine. Of course, we like skilled people too!Please seek God on whether HE is calling you to be a part of mission group to SD this summer. Each group that has come in the past was very blessed when they completed theirweek(s). And we are only 4 hours from the famous faces- Mt Rushmore.)
October brought on our Annual Board Meeting,Biketoberfest and Light the Night.Biketoberfest was great this year. We did our usual Prayer Walk on Thursday& Saturday. We invite everyone from local pastors and people, to Christian Bikers and anyone else interested to come and walk and pray together. This shows the world that we can be from different brotherhoods yet agree to unite for Jesus. Nearly everyone who has been involved in this goes away with a renewed love and burden for the lost. Do you realize thatwe all brush by people today that may enter hell tonight? And we are to busy or too caught up in self to even smile at them and bless them. We have to train ourselves to do better! The Prayer Walk helps us do that. We all return to the tent for lunch after walking the ten blocks and silently praying for folks both ways as well as holding a group prayer on the Boardwalk. In addition to this the tent ministry ran strong all week as we had helpers and support staff show up to keep it running. The more people who are involved in the tent creates opportunities for more outsiders to be drawn in. On Saturday,DQ entered the goldPanhead in the Boardwalk Bike Show. It was amazing as DQ and I stood there around the bike and talked, loved on and minister to people the 6 hours. DQ was hoarse when he came back! We talked to more people there than we had imagined could be spoken too. We stayed in theDaytona area through the 31st to help with Light the Night. This outreach is put on by SouthDaytona Christian Church andFirstBaptistChurch at their adjusted properties. Over 3,000 neighbors come to bring their kids to a safe trick-or-treat Carnival. We were there with the local Ambassador Team, to help give out candy and man a prize booth, the Sampson strong man-ring the bell. We has a blast, loving on kids of all ages! What an incredible outreach.
November 1, we headed to NC for the Charlotte Swap Meet and to visit the Ambassadors there as well as family. Everything went well. This is our 17th time setting up at the Swap Meet. It has not only been a long running but also a fruitful event. We always talk to so many there and share Jesus with hurting folks. We were no more back inFlorida andDQ landed himself in the hospital. Best we can tell, on Friday Nov 20 he crashed a battery cart and it hit his knee leaving a small scratch. By midnight his knee had doubled in size. So off to the ER we went. Antibiotics were given by shot and followed up by pill. Two more visits in 24 hours with increased swelling and pain caused them to admit him on Saturday the 21 with the knee triple its normal size and infection spreading up thethigh and down into the calf. Finally, on Wednesday, they saw a turn around after running strong antibiotic though him since admission. He got to come home to the RV Wednesday afternoon and has improved ever since. (I keep telling him that I will take him to a spa yearly, if he quit using the hospitals as such!) We had Thanksgiving with the Ward's inClermont, Support Team Members ofCRM and Ambassadors. It was great to be with family, just a different family than we thought we would be having Thanksgiving with. On December 3, we flew toHood RiverOregon to spend a week with my (Beth's) Mother. She continues to enjoy decent health at 88 though she does not always think her walker is good or the short term memory is functioning. We spent my birthday with her and even enjoyed a Christmas Tree Train Ride in the Mountains. Back toTampa, and thenDQ flew out December 16 to SD for a long weekend with his sister. We are currently at Bayonet Point Christian Church where we were saved and ordained. It is always a sweet homecoming when we are here! We were going the Keys for Christmas but after all the running,we decided to just stay hidden.
I have to admit and repent that I am a Christmas junkie. I love the season. I love to cook and decorate and shop and attend parties and .....and.....and.... Well, you get the idea. But the Lord has slowed me down the last two years. Last year, we had our foster son to buy for so we celebrated around him. But I was so worn out from travel and home-school that the other things did not get done. And bless my heart, it was still a wonderful season. I had the time and energy to focus on Advent instead of the ads. This year, Dominick is gone but the Lord is still teaching me. We Christians are great to speak out about keep CHRIST inCHRISTmas, but are we any better than the Happy Holiday people who subscribe to consumerism and the material garbage pile of December 25th? How does the Body of Christ act differently? I know we go to church and have children’s programs. We may even have a candlelight service on the 24th. But does that really keep Christ in it?DQ and I have decided to put limits on ourselves. We are going to buy less and give more. $1,000 is already been given to bring a family of 4 current on their bills and to provide Christmas for their boys. Brothers and sister, the world will see us keeping Christ in Christmas when we actually do for the less, the least and the lost instead of just ourselves and our families. That is the hard lesson I have been learning. Gotta go, I have decorating to do. But it is only a 32" tree, Lord, and I did get it on sale for $14.99. MerryCHRISTmas and a Happy New Year to all. We love you and thank you for your prayers, love and support.
DQ& Beth


Prayer Request


* Bus: our RV needs to be retired and we feel a bus would serve us longer than another RV.
* Health to continue to serve the LORD
* Wisdom: to step out when the Lord speaks and stay besidewhat HE is doing.
* Finances: we need two new supporting churches or four more individual monthsupporters
* Mission Groups: to help on our House andOutreachBuilding. Finances for theOutreachCenter as well.
* Van camper or smallmotorhome: This would allow a helper to travel with us.
* OurDirectors, support team members and Ambassador Families: we are all on front line and we need prayercoverage in every area of out lives!