2012 has been another incredible year. We have traveled across the country and ministered in the local community. We have seen upwards of 1000 people come to Christ year after year.. We have empowered and trained teams in evangelism and so many lives have been changed. What a great year for evangelism!

We have new chapters form this year with Wheels of Faith Motorcycle Ministry. With new chapters comes more laborers for the harvest. New doors have opened up at better evangelism areas at major bike rallies. We have new locations at Panama City Beach and at Daytona Bike Week!

At Sturgis Rally this year we were able to block of part of a street for evangelism that included a large area for kids ministry. This was a huge success and one of the highlights for the year.

We have taught men and couples at retreats and seminars this year. Many marriages and individuals have been changed because of this part of our ministry. We are excited at how God is using us in this area also.

This has been a great year of ministry, and we are so thankful for our partners. Thank you for your prayers and financial support of this ministry. May God bless you. Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!

What a great season it was this fall. We were involved in many outreaches with many salvations.

Sally and I were the speakers at a Marriage Retreat in October . We enjoyed ministering and touching couples lives!

Sturgis Biker Rally in South Dakota was a huge success! We has a team of just over 20 people and had 381 follow up cards! People were getting saved constantly during the event, from little children to old time bikers. We had many difficulties along the way there in the vehicle, but that just made us more determined. We spent over 120 hours in the bus and worked day and night sharing the Gospel. What a great team working together to share Jesus! This video is amazing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed5prw0iz74&feature=youtu.be

Our Annual Wheels of Faith MM Rally was in June in Maggie Valley NC! We had many leaders representing their areas at the event. It was so encouraging to see how many bikers and others are being ministered to across the nation through this ministry. Some of stories of the creativity in ministering to others were amazing. One group hangs out at the Laundromat, and after a customer puts the clothes in the washing machine, they run over and feed the machine the quarters needed to operate. Then they spend time with customers telling them about Christ! We also had a great time of teambuilding and of course great rides through the mountains.

With the ministry of Wheels of Faith MM, we have been able to duplicate ourselves across the nation by training others and giving them tools for ministry. The journey has been incredible!

I am at the point in ministry that I need to itinerate again. I pray that you will invite me to minister at your church, and I will be happy to do a marriage seminar for you also. I need to put to good use these advanced degrees that I have earned. Thank you in advance!

Getting ready for Sturgis Bike Rally in SD! This is one of my favorite pictures from that area!

April and May were great months in ministry. We ministered at Leesburg Bikefest in Florida. Leesburg brings thousands of bikers to the area, and we ministered and prayed for many there. It was a great year again this year.

We also used our educational skills to teach at a Marriage Encounter. There were about 100 couples there, and it was an exciting time to see God move on the hearts of married couples.

We also started Chapter 53 of Wheels of Faith MM in Minot, North Dakota. The church in Minot was incredible and their pastor was outstanding. The Sunday morning service had 11 bikes in the front of the sanctuary, one in the foyer, and others in the parking lot. We also ministered in Stanley ND, and the Spirit of God touched many lives there also. The River of Life Church has invited us to do a Marriage Seminar for them in September. We are very excited for all that God is doing!

Minot ND was flooded last year, and the devastation was horrific. As I traveled through the area, it was if you can still feel the tragedy. Some homes were rebuilt, and others were like the one in the picture below. God is moving greatly in that area though, and lives are being changed for the glory of God!

What a great month is was in February and March. February we attended a Biker in Need rally that collects food and money for bikers that need help. They even supply food for their pets, too!

We traveled to Tennessee for the National Coalition of Clubs Christian Unity to learn how to better work together and minister to bikers. This was a great event where we met others that minister in the biker culture. We find that these meetings are necessary for those in the biker ministry.

Bike week Daytona was a success again this year. We ministered to many praying for them and leading others to the Lord. Rain plagued the first part of bike week, but later in the week the days were simply perfect. Biker ministries have made a huge impact on the riding community, for many that we talked to were already saved and connected to their local church. Below are some of the folks that we met there.

Lady that God touched at the booth! Couple from Illinois that got saved! Bike Week Outreach Booth

It is the New Year and this is going to be a great year! There are three main areas that we work with. Those areas are evangelism, discipleship, and fellowship. We work with churches across the nation helping them to develop their leaders and motorcycle groups. Upwards of 600 gave their lives to Christ on the streets of America through our outreach teams last year alone. They were all given a pocket bible and other valuable literature.

Recently we were on a Ride for the Homeless. Below is Sally praying for one of the ladies that has been hit by the economy and living at the shelter. The picture on the right is a family with small children that has also been hit by the economy. This is not what one would expect at the shelter. It is enough to break one's heart.

Next month we will travel to Tennessee for the National Coalition of Clubs Christian Unity meeting. This will be a great meeting as we learn more about the newest strategies to help those in need, and network with others that will be in attendance at this event. We will also be speaking at a missions convention at Abundant Life Assembly of God in Evergreen Alabama. This will be an exciting time of sharing what God has been doing through US and World Missions.

Biketoberfest in Daytona Beach Florida was a great time of ministry. I ministered at motorcycle shops and at Booth Hill Saloon in Daytona Beach and the Booth Hill Saloon in Ormond Beach. It was a great to see people come up to the booth and share Christ with them. Upwards of 60 people gave their lives to Christ at this event. I am always in awe as the Lord ministers on the streets as we share his good news about salvation.

Ormond Beach Boot Hill Outreach Booth Daytona Beach Boot Hill Outreach on Main St.

We met our team at Panama City Beach for the Thunder Beach Rally. We set up at the local motorcycle shop as we do twice per year for the spring rally and then again at the fall. This rally had a lower attendance because of the hurting economy. In spite of that, we had seven commitments to Christ, and many others that we prayed with and ministered to.

There were two couples that walked up to our booth on the way back from visiting the shop. They had been friends for years. One couple was serving God, and the the other couple was not. They had been believing God for their salvation for a long time. That day, at the rally in Panama City, their friends accepted Jesus Christ as their savior. There was rejoicing in the parking lot, as their prayers had finally been answered.

Sturgis outreach was a great success again this year. We had a team of 17 that worked together to minister to thousands of people. At the end of the week we had 332 commit their lives to Christ. We were at a new location on the street that worked well for us. We had three tents this year. One was a water tent, one was the "Wheel of Dysfunction" tent, and the other was a therapy tent. People that were saved from past events showed up to thank us for the ministry. It was a very successful outreach again this year!

Thunder in the Valley was a great success again this year. Kiski Valley AG and Grace AG partnered with us to at Johnstown in PA. Our ministry booth was extremely busy. There were so many people coming to the booth for ministry, that we abandoned the effort on getting follow up cards and used all our efforts to share with folks at the booth. It was an extremely successful rally again this year with over a hundred giving their lives to Christ!

April and May brought several outreaches. We had teams from Florida and Alabama at Panama City's Thunder Beach, where we set up at an American Motorcycle Shop talking to those who came by the vendor booths. The crowds were not as big as before at that event, and our booth location was not as good as in the past. There was only one other vendor in the lot, and a Dyno Machine in an adjacent lot. There were five salvations at our booth, and we are thankful for those. May we went to Maggie Valley Rally and Asheville Rally, where we met Ira and his chapter. The economy has hit this event, with a very low attendance as you can see from the pictures. The picture below is me sharing with a 1% biker's lady.

Recently I was invited to do a biker memorial service for a man who died in a motorcycle accident. The wife of the fallen biker was touched at the memorial service. Through this traumatic experience, she accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior. Prior to this she had not been in church for decades. Today, she is saved through this ministry and plugged into the local church. Is this ministry effective? Denise would say it is.

Personal Note: March 15 I lost my hero when my dad went to be with the Lord. He will be missed greatly, but He knew Jesus Christ as his personal savior, so I will see him again in Heaven. His incredible legacy lives on through his wife and children, who he loved with all of his heart. I love you daddy!

This has been such a great year of ministry! In November, I was a guest on "The Harvest Show." This show television show reaches billions across the globe through the airways and internet. This year we have been in Charisma Magazine, The Pentecostal Evangel, AG News, The Alabama Messenger district magazine, and other news publications.

Recently, I rode to South Bend, Indiana on the Harley to be on TV, with the weather down in the 20's. This trip alone we put on 2900+ miles on the bike as we attended motorcycle events and services on the way. We started a new Wheels of Faith Chapter in Mobile, Alabama on this trip.

Chapter 50 of Wheels of Faith was started November 31st in Maryland! This ministry has been a blessing to the churches and the lost. Many new chapters have been formed this year, and the ministry is multiplying and reaching more people than ever before!

This year we have put thousands of miles on the vehicles as we share the message of Christ across the nation. In 2010, we have seen 906 commitments cards to Christ filled out. It has been a great year of ministry again this year, and we expect God to do amazing things again next year.

Thank you so much for supporting Chaplain Scott this year with your prayers and financial support! We pray the God will bless you this Christmas season and in the New Year!

We had another great outreach at Daytona Beach for Biketoberfest. Six churches worked together at the outreach, which was held at Boot Hill Saloon. There were mostly people from Florida at the beginning of the event then they were joined from bikers from around the world. This is a smaller bike rally, bring in less than 100,000 estimated by some. We were located next to the porta-potty again this year. Eventually, folks have to walk by us on the way.

The Daytona police tried to stop us from handing out tracks and give aways on the sidewalk. I was thinking that we were still in the United States of America, and the 1st amendment had not been repealed as of yet. We armed ourselves with knowledge and marched forward handing the Truth.

The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota was a great success again this year. We had a team of 13 people that worked the ministry booth in Hill City. Lighthouse Assembly in Hill City set up the booth and are an integral part of the success at the Rally. At the end of the week we had 305 salvation follow up cards. Ira, who got saved at the booth 5 years ago, came back again to update us on his walk with Christ. An attorney who put on the salvation bracelet last year had never taken it off since last year. He was in court with it on. He was on fire for Christ. Many who we met last year revisited this year. One 12 year old girl gave her life life to Christ and was asked if she wanted a bible. She said, "What is a bible?" That day she received her first bible. There is a clip in the video about the girl. The video is 3 minutes long. Just click on the link and the YouTube video will play.

Thunder in the Valley Rally in Johnstown Pa. was incredible. We worked with Kiski Valley Assembly of God out of Leechburg. The outreach was wonderful, and many gave their lives to Christ. One couple came up to the outreach booth together and each spoke to a different worker. The husband gave his life to Christ and wife did not. When they rejoined after leaving the booth the wife found that her husband had been saved. She returned to the booth so that she could give her life to Christ also. At the end of the outreach we had 201 salvation follow up cards!

August takes us to Sturgis, the world's largest motorcycle rally. Details to follow....

Panama City Outreach was a wet outreach. We set up on Thursday evening expecting great results for Friday, which is always are biggest day. We are located at a motorcycle shop, and if riders have bike problems on the way to the rally, we have the opportunity to meet them as they get their bike fixed. This year, we had terrible storms with high wind and heavy rain that seriously hindered people from riding and moving about. We had a great team, but we were seriously limited by the rain. At the end of the rainy outreach, we had commitments 26 to Christ, and that is not too shabby.

Reaching bikers for Christ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 - 3:17 PM CST
You've seen them - and heard them - on the highways and local roads. You've come upon them at intersections and traveling in packs, their engines pounding and racing in sync with your heart . . . while you hope to remain unnoticed.

They are members of groups with comforting names such as Hell's Angels, Mongols, Outlaws and Pagans. Leather vests, tattoos, chain drive wallets and dark sunglasses often accompanied by some kind of facial hair and a not-so-friendly look in their eyes helps bring together the biker stereotype.

So, it would make perfect sense for a former NASA Space Shuttle analyst and part-time pleasure rider to go to the largest gatherings of bikers meeting at locations across the nation and point-blank ask them, "So, what are your dysfunctions?"

Perhaps more impressive is the fact he's lived to tell about it.

Scott and Sally Bush

Biker Chaplain Scott Bush, 48, has been ministering to bikers for nearly 20 years, the last five years as a nationally appointed AG U.S. missionary. Bush, his wife Sally and volunteers at biker events have been seeing God do incredible things in the lives of bikers.

At massive biker events where hundreds of thousands gather, such as in Leesburg, Florida; Daytona Beach, Florida; Panama City, Florida; and Sturgis, South Dakota; Bush has seen incredible results. "Of those who we get to talk to, about 25 percent make a decision for Christ," he says. "At Sturgis last year, 422 made the decision to accept Jesus Christ into their lives; at Leesburg just a few weeks ago, 184 chose Christ."

But just how does Bush see such great results among a group of people who pride themselves in being hard core; come with nicknames such as Snake, Wolf, Picnic Table, Mad Dog, Big Red, Stump and Darth; and seem to thrive on intimidation?

"Bikers are some of the most dysfunctional people you will ever meet," Bush explains, "and they're proud of it! At biker rallies, we set up a booth just like any other vendor and I have a motorcycle wheel called the 'Wheel of dysfunction.' We spin it and whatever dysfunction it lands on, that's the biker's dysfunction."

Now, although it's not advisable to tell just anyone that they're borderline psychotic, schizoid or narcissistic, with bikers (in a rally booth setting), it works.

Chaplain Scott Bush with the popular "Wheel of Dysfunction."

"They'll spin the wheel and land on one of these dysfunctions and their buddies will start laughing, and in less than two minutes we've built a relationship, a rapport with them," Bush says. "We then take them to the tent because everyone who spins, wins a prize, and we give them a salvation bracelet or key chain - at that point, we explain the steps to salvation and then God does the rest."

Bush says that he's found that bikers many times have a misconception about what it means to accept Christ as Savior. We're all on a spiritual journey that just begins when we accept Christ, he says. "When bikers find out how easy it is to accept Christ, many times they're like, 'Wow! I'll be glad to do that!'"

But Bush and his team don't just lead people to Christ and then abandon them. They give each one a Bible, a card that explains the plan of salvation and they follow-up with each biker by letter or e-mail checking in to see how they're doing and giving them a link to the AG Web site where they can find an AG church in their community to attend.

One might think that the reason Bush is in this line of ministry and is so effective is due to some kind of hard-line biker experience in his past, but that's not the case. Bush has a bachelor's degree in Behavioral Science, a masters in Mental Health and is currently working on a Ph.D. in Human Sexuality (family counseling). He says that in the early 90s, God just gave him a passion to reach bikers - and he really can't explain why.

However, his Wheels of Faith Motor Ministries, which he also takes to car shows, is changing hundreds of lives month after month as well as planting spiritual seeds into the lives of many more.

One example of God producing a harvest that stands out clearly to Bush occurred last fall. A biker came by the booth in Panama City in 2008. They ran through the plan of salvation with him, but he wasn't ready to accept Christ. They gave him the materials, which he took home.

"His wife read through the materials and gave her life to Christ," Bush says, "and 10 months later, she led him to the Lord! This past fall, while walking around at Panama City, they stopped me and told me the whole story of their salvation."

Bush says that only once in all his years of ministry to bikers has he ever been given a hard time - a biker threatened to take his vest.

As Chaplain Scott Bush talks with one biker, other bikers look on and stand in line, ready to spin the Wheel of Dysfunction for themselves.

"We had a conversation, a very good 'conversation,' where basically I let him know that it [taking my vest] wasn't going to happen," Bush recalls. "A short time later, I led him to the Lord. I also did his wedding ceremony, and then some years later, I did his funeral."

Although some may raise their eyebrows at this, Bush says bikers are just regular people. He admits their culture is very different, but when the salvation message is presented to them in a setting based on rapport, they frequently respond.

"As I tell my volunteers, if you can win someone to you, you can win them to the Lord," Bush says. "If they don't like you, you're not going to be very successful."

For more information about Chaplain Scott Bush's ministry to bikers or to learn how to volunteer with his ministry, see his Web site.