Lichinga, MozambiqueMonday, September 14, 2009
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Acceleration - Our New Motorcycle
Before we ever left the U.S. to Poland, the Lord provided us with a lump sum settlement because of my back injury. We prayed about how to leverage that money. He revealed to us that we were to purchase a vehicle, or vehicles, that would take us across Africa, bringing the gospel of Christ to the unreached peoples. We knew that there would be at least one four-wheel drive vehicle involved in this. But part of our ministry here in Mozambique is traveling to the villages from our mission house to the Tanzania border. Many of these roads are impassible, even with trucks, and only accessible by dirt bikes.
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Jesse and Tanya have two motorcycles that have been and continue to take them to these villages. There is a little tradition they have here of naming their motorcycles; these names often times being prophetic. Their first motorcycle is named, “Transition,” and their second motorcycle is named, “Transformation.” As we prayed about purchasing a motorcycle, the Lord showed us that we were to name our motorcycle, “Acceleration,” as we believe that this bike will accelerate the process of bringing the gospel to the unreached Yao villages.
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After praying about it, we went to town, only to find that nearly all of the better quality 50cc motorcycles had been sold, and the city of Lichinga was almost out of them. Then we tried one other store near the market and found a really awesome 50cc dirt bike that was even a bit better for the roads to the villages, having more clearance and a little more power than Jesse and Tanya’s. We also knew that in order to name it, “Acceleration,” it had to be a little faster than theirs. =)
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For under $1,000.00 I purchased, “Acceleration.” It even came with a helmet. I also went to the office where I needed to purchase a special document and license to operate the vehicle in town. We believe this motorcycle will be an effective tool to bring Jesus to the lost people of the Niassa province here in Mozambique.
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Jesse and Tanya have two motorcycles that have been and continue to take them to these villages. There is a little tradition they have here of naming their motorcycles; these names often times being prophetic. Their first motorcycle is named, “Transition,” and their second motorcycle is named, “Transformation.” As we prayed about purchasing a motorcycle, the Lord showed us that we were to name our motorcycle, “Acceleration,” as we believe that this bike will accelerate the process of bringing the gospel to the unreached Yao villages.
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After praying about it, we went to town, only to find that nearly all of the better quality 50cc motorcycles had been sold, and the city of Lichinga was almost out of them. Then we tried one other store near the market and found a really awesome 50cc dirt bike that was even a bit better for the roads to the villages, having more clearance and a little more power than Jesse and Tanya’s. We also knew that in order to name it, “Acceleration,” it had to be a little faster than theirs. =)
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For under $1,000.00 I purchased, “Acceleration.” It even came with a helmet. I also went to the office where I needed to purchase a special document and license to operate the vehicle in town. We believe this motorcycle will be an effective tool to bring Jesus to the lost people of the Niassa province here in Mozambique.
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Christian Young
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