Mission M25 serves as Hydration (giving away thousands of bottles of water and sport drink and snacks including vegetables and fruit); Chase Team (pickup trucks with trailers following the pack to pick up broken or wrecked bikes); Chaplains (Chaplain Corps is there for the wreck \/ breakdown to assist the individual including going to the hospital); Senior Chaplains (Leader of the team, responsible for the prayers to start each morning and a Sunday morning church service) and Missing Man and Platoon Chaplains (responsible for specific spiritual assistance). 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” Dietrich Bonnhoeffer. 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.<\/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. 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. 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<\/p>\n
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Esta ser\u00e1 nuestra 18 \u00aa vez para montar \/ servir en Run For The Wall. Run For The Wall es un paseo que lleva a los pasajeros de Los Angeles, CA a Washington DC en tres rutas. El paseo tiene centenares de jinetes en cada ruta que paran varias veces al d\u00eda para las ceremonias y las comidas mientras que hacen el viaje de diez d\u00edas. Las rutas se pueden ver en rftw.org.<\/a> Misi\u00f3n M25 sirve como hidrataci\u00f3n (regalando miles de botellas de agua y bebidas deportivas y aperitivos, incluyendo verduras y frutas); Chase Team (camionetas con remolques siguiendo el paquete para recoger bicicletas rotas o arruinadas); Capellanes (el Cuerpo de Capellanes est\u00e1 all\u00ed para el naufragio \/ desglose para ayudar al individuo incluyendo ir al hospital); Capellanes Mayores (L\u00edder del equipo, responsable de las oraciones para comenzar cada ma\u00f1ana y un servicio de la iglesia el domingo por la ma\u00f1ana) y capellanes del Se\u00f1or y del Pelot\u00f3n Desaparecidos (responsables de asistencia espiritual espec\u00edfica). El equipo M25 incluir\u00e1 ocho pastillas tirando varios tipos de remolques y aproximadamente 20 motocicletas con un equipo de 35-40 hombres y mujeres. Estos no son todos los ministros de la IPHC, pero la mayor\u00eda del personal proviene de nuestras iglesias, incluyendo pastores, l\u00edderes laicos en las iglesias, obispos de la Conferencia y l\u00edderes nacionales de IPHC. El esfuerzo naci\u00f3 del coraz\u00f3n de Gary y Carolyn Burd mientras se encontraban en una calle lluviosa con un soldado muerto en la guerra iraqu\u00ed. Ellos estaban de pie, junto con unos 30 ciclistas, como Pastor Principal de la Iglesia Bautista de Westboro, sosteniendo un cartel que dec\u00eda "Gracias a Dios por el IED" y gritando "AMERICAN FAGS COMING HOME IN BODY BAGS". Este evento "impuls\u00f3" el coraz\u00f3n de estos dos l\u00edderes para asegurarse de Westboro Bautista NO era la \u00fanica iglesia por ah\u00ed. Puedo citar: "El silencio frente al mal es el mal mismo, Dios no nos dejar\u00e1 sin culpa, no hablar es hablar, no actuar es actuar". Dietrich Bonnhoeffer. En 2004, Carolyn y Gary llevaron tres veteranos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial a Washington DC para la inauguraci\u00f3n del Memorial de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, uno de los cuales fue el padre de Carolyn. Un hombre endurecido por la guerra y una vida dura. Por primera vez llevaba la gorra de su veterano. Montado en una silla de ruedas, debido a la lesi\u00f3n que sufri\u00f3 en la guerra, la gente se detuvo, le dio las gracias y pidi\u00f3 su firma, las l\u00e1grimas le corr\u00edan por la cara. Sab\u00edan que en ese momento ten\u00edan que dedicar sus vidas a curar a los hombres y mujeres que nos manten\u00edan en una naci\u00f3n donde pudi\u00e9ramos adorar a Dios gratuitamente. El evento que sell\u00f3 todo fue el hombre que se acerc\u00f3 a Gary en un estacionamiento de un Hospital de Veteranos preguntando: "He servido en tres guerras.\u00bfNo pele\u00e9 por la Libertad de Religi\u00f3n? \u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1 la iglesia que nos da las gracias?" . Gary lo mir\u00f3 a los ojos lleno de dolor y se disculp\u00f3, pero prometi\u00f3 que dar\u00eda lo mejor de s\u00ed para cambiar eso. Gary y Carolyn y todo el equipo M25 agradece a IPHC por financiar b\u00e1sicamente la ruta. Que el Se\u00f1or le bendiga a usted ya nuestra iglesia por intensificarse y salir. Usted puede ayudar a este equipo dedicado de hombres y mujeres que renuncian a vacaciones, ingresos y tiempo de familia al colocar su nombre en nuestro banner. 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