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Mission M25 is gearing up to honor our military and veterans for the 19th time on Memorial Day Weekend as representatives for our Lord, His Kingdom and the IPHC. This will be our 18th time to ride \/ serve on Run For The Wall. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Gary Burd<\/p><\/div>\n

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Run For The Wall is a ride that takes riders from Los Angeles, CA to Washington DC on three routes. The ride has hundreds of riders on each route that stop several times a day for ceremonies and meals as they make the ten day journey. The routes can be seen at <\/span>www.rftw.org<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Mission M25 serves as Hydration<\/b> (giving away thousands of bottles of water and sport drink and snacks including vegetables and fruit); Chase Team<\/b> (pickup trucks with trailers following the pack to pick up broken or wrecked bikes); Chaplains<\/b> (Chaplain Corps is there for the wreck \/ breakdown to assist the individual including going to the hospital); Senior Chaplains<\/b> (Leader of the team, responsible for the prayers to start each morning and a Sunday morning church service) and Missing Man and Platoon Chaplains<\/b> (responsible for specific spiritual assistance). <\/span><\/p>\n

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The M25 team will include eight pickups pulling various types of trailers and approximately 20 motorcycles with a team of 35-40 men and women. These are not all IPHC ministers but most of the personnel come from our churches, including Pastors, Leading Laymen in the churches, Conference Bishops and National IPHC leaders. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The effort was birthed from the heart of Gary and Carolyn Burd as they stood on a rainy street with a soldier killed in the Iraqi war. They stood, along with about 30 bikers, as the Lead Pastor of Westboro Baptist Church, holding a placard that said, “Thank God for IED” (Improvised Explosive Devices) and screaming “AMERICAN FAGS COMING HOME IN BODY BAGS”. This event ‘drove’ the heart of these two leaders to make sure Westboro Baptist was NOT the ONLY church out there. May I quote “Silence in the face of evil is evil itself. God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” Dietrich Bonnhoeffer. <\/span><\/p>\n

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In 2004, Carolyn and Gary took three WWII veterans to Washington DC for the unveiling of the WWII Memorial, one was Carolyn’s father. A man hardened by war and a hard life. For the first time he wore his Veteran’s cap. Riding in a wheelchair, due to the injury he sustained in war, people stopped, thanked him and asked for his signature, tears ran down his face. They knew at this point they had to dedicate their lives to healing the men and women who kept us in a nation where we could freely worship God.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The event that sealed it all up was the man who approached Gary in a parking lot of a Veteran’s Hospital asking, “I served in three wars. Didn’t I fight for the Freedom of Religion? Where is the church that thanks us?”. Gary looked him in the eyes filled with pain and apologized but promised he would give his best to change that. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Gary and Carolyn and the entire M25 team thanks the IPHC for basically funding the route. May the Lord bless you and our church for stepping up and stepping out. \"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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You can assist this dedicated team of men and women who give up vacations, income and family time by placing your name on our banner. You can give by texting POWMIA to 71777 or you can send a donation to Mission M25, POB 30309, Amarillo, TX 79120. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Misi\u00f3n M25 se prepara para honrar a nuestros militares y veteranos por 19\u00aa vez el fin de semana del Memorial Day como representantes de nuestro Se\u00f1or, Su Reino y la IISP. Esta ser\u00e1 nuestra 18\u00aa vez a montar \/ servir en Ejecutar para la pared.<\/span> <\/p>\u00a0<\/span> Para ejecutar la pared es un paseo que lleva a los ciclistas de Los \u00c1ngeles, CA a Washington DC en tres rutas. El viaje tiene cientos de corredores en cada ruta que parar varias veces al d\u00eda para ceremonias y comidas, ya que hacen el viaje de diez d\u00edas. Las rutas se pueden ver en<\/span> www.rftw.org<\/a> .<\/span> \u00a0<\/span> Misi\u00f3n M25 sirve como Hidrataci\u00f3n<\/b> (regalar miles de botellas de agua y bebida deportiva y aperitivos que incluyen verduras y frutas); Equipo de Chase<\/b> (camionetas con remolque siguientes del paquete para recoger las bicicletas rotas o destrozados); Capellanes<\/b> (Capell\u00e1n del Cuerpo est\u00e1 ah\u00ed para que los restos del naufragio \/ ruptura para ayudar al individuo incluyendo ir al hospital); Capellanes Mayores<\/b> (l\u00edder del equipo, responsables de las oraciones que comienzan cada ma\u00f1ana y un servicio de la iglesia el domingo por la ma\u00f1ana) y la falta del hombre y Capellanes Platoon<\/b> (responsables de la asistencia espiritual espec\u00edfica).<\/span> \u00a0<\/span> El equipo M25 incluir\u00e1 ocho camionetas de tracci\u00f3n diversos tipos de remolques y aproximadamente 20 motocicletas con un equipo de 35-40 hombres y mujeres. Estos no son todos los ministros de la IISP, pero la mayor\u00eda del personal provienen de nuestras iglesias, incluyendo pastores, l\u00edderes laicos en las iglesias, Conferencia de Obispos y l\u00edderes Nacional IISP.<\/span> \u00a0<\/span> El esfuerzo fue dado a luz desde el coraz\u00f3n de Gary y Carolyn Burd mientras estaban de pie en una calle lluviosa con un soldado muerto en la guerra de Irak. Se detuvieron, junto con alrededor de 30 ciclistas, como el pastor principal de la Iglesia Bautista de Westboro, sosteniendo un cartel que dec\u00eda: "Gracias a Dios por el IED" (artefactos explosivos improvisados) y gritando "MARICAS norteamericana que viene a casa en bolsas". Este evento 'llev\u00f3' el coraz\u00f3n de estos dos l\u00edderes para asegurarse de Westboro Bautista no era la iglesia s\u00f3lo por ah\u00ed. Puedo citar "Silencio en la cara del mal es el mal. Dios no nos dar\u00e1 por inocente. Sin hablar es hablar. No actuar es actuar." Dietrich Bonnhoeffer.<\/span> \u00a0<\/span> En 2004, Carolyn y Gary tomaron tres veteranos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial a Washington DC para la inauguraci\u00f3n de la Segunda Guerra Mundial Memorial, uno era el padre de Carolyn. Un hombre endurecido por la guerra y una vida muy dura. Por primera vez llevaba su gorra de Veteranos. Montar en una silla de ruedas, debido a la lesi\u00f3n que sufri\u00f3 en la guerra, la gente dej\u00f3, le dio las gracias y le pregunt\u00f3 por su firma, las l\u00e1grimas corr\u00edan por su rostro. Sab\u00edan que en este punto que ten\u00edan que dedicar sus vidas a la curaci\u00f3n de los hombres y mujeres que nos mantienen en una naci\u00f3n donde podr\u00edamos adorar libremente a Dios.<\/span> \u00a0<\/span> El evento que sell\u00f3 todo para arriba era el hombre que se acerc\u00f3 a Gary en un estacionamiento de un hospital de veteranos preguntando: "Serv\u00ed en tres guerras. \u00bfNo me luchar por la libertad de religi\u00f3n? \u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1 la iglesia que gracias a nosotros?" . Gary le mir\u00f3 a los ojos llenos de dolor y se disculp\u00f3, pero prometi\u00f3 que iba a dar su mejor esfuerzo para cambiar eso.<\/span> \u00a0<\/span> Gary y Carolyn y todo el equipo de M25 gracias al IISP para financiar b\u00e1sicamente la ruta. Que el Se\u00f1or te bendiga y nuestra iglesia para intensificar y salir. \"\"<\/a><\/span> \u00a0<\/span> Puede ayudar a este equipo dedicado de hombres y mujeres que renuncian a vacaciones, el ingreso y el tiempo en familia, colocando su nombre en nuestra bandera. Se puede dar por mensajes de texto a 71777 POWMIA o puede enviar una donaci\u00f3n a la Misi\u00f3n M25, POB 30309, Amarillo, TX 79120.<\/span>","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/05\/Run-For-The-Wall-.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbhxDC-ad","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}