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Greetings to All,

 

Wow! What an awesome year the Lord has given us! There were so many miraculous things God accomplished through The Way family and friends network - just by us letting Him be in control.

 

The year started out a bit slow with all the rain we had, but because of that, in January we were blessed to spend time loving up on some of our own as some of our family needed our comfort and prayers to help them through tough times.

 

February saw us a little busier riding around dodging rain drops; we had a blast at the Taylors for the Super Bowl potluck. We ate some awesome chili at our Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser, and attended the always-cold-but-fun Annual Sweetheart Ride.

 

March, yep you guessed it - more rain, but that didn’t stop us.  The Lord offered many opportunities to shine His light to family & friends new and old alike.  We were honored to be part of three separate memorials for people we love and who have supported The Way over the years.

 

In April we said goodbye to one of our own and a great man of God, Pastor George Brunkhorst.  What a legacy he has left for us all to learn from! We took part in several rides and attended some local events.  We were also blessed to get to visit our Way family and friends in Fountain Hills, Arizona where the weather was so nice - even though here in Sacramento the rain continued to fall.

 

May was very busy.  Aside from our regularly scheduled monthly events, we attended many rides/events. We had an awesome time at our very own Way Riderz Family Conference which, through the many God-led speakers and participants, was extremely uplifting as well as educational.  Oh yeah, did I mention it was still raining?

 

Ah, June, you’d think by now it would have stopped raining, but nope not so – well, at least the first half of the month. Then, finally the sun and we were off to the races.  No really, June saw us out at Infineon Raceway helping Team Jesus as ushers for the NASCAR event. We also joined together to witness the union between two of our family members Mike & Sherri; it was a great time of celebration and fellowshipping.

 

July, and now we’re melting!  So many things went on this month. We were crazy busy shining the light everywhere we went, with two and even three events per day on the weekends. Including our regular monthly ministry outreaches we accomplished and attended nearly 40 events.  One of those events, the River Road Rally at the Rio Ramaza Marina, was great time for us to get together as a family and just hang out, eat and camp, plus the added bonus of having a many opportunities to share Jesus through our actions and words.

 

August - another extremely busy month attending somewhere in the neighborhood of 39 events. We had the opportunity to serve with our own Way Ministries at Discovery Park putting together a BBQ to help some of our brothers and sisters physically and spiritually.

 

September, wow, yet another 40 rides/events and appointments, we were on overtime. Liberty Towers blessed us with a new room for us to use as a meeting place, Juli’s spiritual gift class helped some to see where God wants to use them.  The Homeless Prevention Day in Reno was a great experience.  And the icing on the cake - the formation of the Fountain Hills, Arizona Chapter of The Way Riderz!  What a huge blessing that has been for all of us.

 

October’s highlights: The Way Riderz National fundraiser, the Messengers anniversary party, our continuing partnership with the Foothills High School football program, and the totally awesome time some of the ladies from our friends and family had at the Extraordinary Women’s Conference in Sparks.

 

November came in at a whopping 37 events on the calendar - a fun ride, the annual Turkey Feed, a great opportunity to serve in a homeless/low income outreach in partnership with a local church, the Children’s Festival, and several Toy Runs.

 

December…… Whew I’m glad it’s almost Christmas, time to slow down – not! With 42 scheduled ministry items, rides and events on the calendar there won’t be any rest until it starts to rain again, and why is it taking so long to start this year?! I need a break! We had a great time serving at our very own 6th annual Holiday Dinner for people who are homeless or just in-need at Discovery Park; this is always such a blessing to be a part of. We attended Toy Runs, shined the light at several local events, did our monthly surprise church visit, and we were invited to be part of Holiday celebration with our friends at the Mayhew Baptist Church.  

 

We would like to thank Papa God for allowing us to be His hands and feet in our community; as well as each and every one of our Way family and friends, whom without your love and support we could not have pulled off so many successful events. We are looking forward to what the Lord has in store for us in 2012. God Bless you all and Happy New Year!!  

 

Craig Rowland

Vice President

The Way Riderz Sacramento, CA