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August 2010
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.
Play Video Here
Check us out in Charisma Magazine in August, their
35 anniversary edition.

July 2010
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!
Here is a 2 minute video with some of the action!
Click here
August takes us to Sturgis, the world's largest
motorcycle rally. Details to follow....
May / June 2010
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.
Rain, rain, and
then more rain.

This is a recent write up in the
AG News
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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" 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.
April 2010
Leesburg Bikefest in Florida was a great success.
The streets were lined with people and bikes.
Saturday was especially busy, to the point that we
could not keep up with the response. At the end of
the outreach we collected
184
commitment cards to Jesus Christ. God is
working through US Missionaries! Thanks to my team.
Without them, these results do not take place!
Leesburg 2
minute video here
Waiting in line at the booth
Couple gets saved
Ted gets right with the Lord

We have several outreaches in the month of April.
The first one was at a classic car show in Orlando,
Florida, with
17
commitments to Christ! There were 150
classics there and they all looked great. We changed
our spinning wheel that we normally used as the
"Wheel of Dysfunction" game into a "1/4 Mile Race
Wheel" game. It was a great success as you can see
in the 90 second video that I posted on YouTube.
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Here is the video of the classic car outreach (90
seconds) Video
Link Here

March 2010
Bike week was incredible. We had
128
salvations on the property of the world
famous Boot Hill Saloon! We were positioned between
the food and the porta-potty, and it was a great
place to be. Everyone needed both of those places,
and they went by our booth to get there. That is
where they found Jesus Christ!
Watch the 2
minute video of some of the action
here

February 2010
Bike week is here in Daytona Beach Florida. We will
be on the streets from February 26 to March 6. We
are working a booth at Booth Hill Saloon with a
local church. We are expecting incredible results
again this year. Here we go>>>....
January 2010
January 2010 starts a
new year and we are looking forward to God moving
again this year in a mighty way. We are planning our
outreaches for the year and you are welcome to work
with us at any of our events. We have on the job
training that will change the way you minister on
the streets. We have a proven method that reaps
great results. If you want to join us on any of
these events on the
schedule page,
please email me and I will send you the details.
This month we joined
Suncoast Cathedral and Seminole Assembly in St.
Petersburg, Florida for their skills drills day. It
was highly attended with over 40 bikes. There were 3
professional instructors leading the class, and it
was a great time of training and fellowship. You can
watch the 1 minute video via this link
here.
The 10 Anniversary Rally for Wheels of Faith
will be held in Maggie Valley in North Carolina this
year. You do not want to miss it. It is $350 per
person and it includes food and lodging starting
Tuesday August 24 to Saturday August 28. Rides in
the Blue Ridge Parkway, training sessions, games,
and great fellowship are in store for you. You must
preregister by Feb 15 to attend ($100 deposit).
New riders always welcome at all our events.
Register
here.
A new video is out with clips from last
year's rally was just produced. You have to see it
to believe it. View the 2 minute video
here.

WOF Rally fellowship time
Last year's Rally. Incredible!
Outreach -children finding Jesus
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Wheels of Faith Chapters starting and
growing
Do you want
to support Chaplain Scott? Call
407-230-4949
and get information today!
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