BICYCLE CAMPAIGN

Imagine the excitement in knowing you were going to get to ride a bicycle for eight days, approximately fifteen miles per day, in temperatures that often reach 100 degrees. There are intermittent periods of relief from peddling as you sit cross-legged on dirt floors in people’s homes teaching the Bible. But the work is not without monetary reward. You get paid approximately $3.16 per day, from which you furnish your own food. This will be the life of more than 1,500 of our evangelists from May 17-25.

At Tirunelveli I attended an organizational meeting for the campaign. I was supposedly a motivational speaker. Following me, Santhanaraj took the podium. He preached about winning souls and the evangelists shouted, in unison, the references he used. They are “chomping at the bits” to get God’s word to the lost souls of India.

Campaigns of this nature seem expensive at first glance. Cathy transferred $33,000 from the mission account here to cover the expenses. Generally, more than a thousand souls are won during these cycle campaigns. Considering the cost-per-soul will be in the neighborhood of $33, and taking into account that each soul is worth more than the value of the entire world, it is quite a bargain. Pray that God will receive all the glory for the “increase” which he will provide (I Cor. 3:6).