Motorcycle Ministry

I dreamed of motorcycles since I was 6 years old but never knew how God could use it in ministry until 2007, when I got my first bike, a Honda 125 two stroke motorcross. I soon realized that it was going to be too small for me however, and got a Yamaha YZ450 motorcross. Wow! That was a lot of bike. I could barely hold on to it because of it's explosive power. After learning for 2 years to keep from falling badly I finally got my first street bike, a Suzuki Intruder M1800R. the "M" means muscle and the "R" means race. Whoever heard of a chopper/cruiser doing burnouts and wheelies? It was like Batman's bike. I wore it out however in just a few years and got a BMW GS1200 and then finally got a KTM Supermoto 990. I am currently dreaming of a KTM 1290 Super Duke R. If you are not into bikes this will not mean much to you perhaps, but for those who are connoisseurs, this is almost like a personal testimony of how God has been working in my life, leading me and guiding me through a journey on bikes. With them I have not only fulfilled a childhood dream but have discovered the world of motorcycle ministry. God has opened doors through this medium that have just been incredible. I am no longer limited to just ministering in Slovakia either. I go on mission trips, taking my riding team to Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, Romania, Ukraine and Poland. What a blast and what a tool to make friends with! I have stood on the seat of my bike and preached to 400 bikers at a time. I have prayed with grieving fathers at the graves of their biker sons. I have lead teams to children's homes across Slovakia, ministering to as many as 2000 children in a single three day weekend. The only limitation is time and weather, and vision of course.

If you are into long roads, hot days, cold nights, bugs in your teeth, pushing the limits of endurance and enjoying the journey as much as the destination, you might be a candidate for riding along with me on a motorcycle mission trip. Based upon your skill level and style I could probably find a trip that would work for you. Europe is an unbelievable place to ride. There is a 60 mile loop right by our house that is just outstanding. It'll keep you from getting old, or at least growing up! Most of the guys from children's homes that ride on my bike with me have to change their pants when they get home. They have renamed this road, "Massacre!"

I am especially excited that a Slovak biker club named "Free Spirit" has asked me to be their chaplain. What makes it interesting is that only the founder is a believer. The rest just love having a pastor riding with them and praying for them. They have adopted me and now, after a couple of years, the club president says I am only one of two ministers he likes and will listen to preach to him.

I initially started this ministry to help overcome a transportation problem to so many state orphanages around Slovakia, however it has now grown enough to be it's own ministry. The Christian Motorcycle Association, International President has asked me to be the contact person for their organization in Slovakia and invited me personally to come to South Africa to speak at their international conference. I have not yet joined CMA, primarily because I don't want to occupy the position as president of another ministry than the Father's Heart if there is someone else who could do it and devote full-time to it. My role is just to help it get started here in Slovakia. It is largely through the network of CMA that I have contacts in other neighboring countries for doing mission trips.

These are just some of the ways that God has been blessing this ministry far beyond my expectations. Even if I never had the other two area of ministry, Father's Heart clubs and camps or Hippo therapy, this one ministry alone would be enough to justify being a missionary.