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As the years go by I hear more and more about the racing family that makes me proud to be a part of them in the next few minutes I will try to tell you what makes me proud of them.
Some of you are aware that I am blessed to be called Chaplain in the circles of the race family I have never been so humbled as by being able to serve in this sport.
There was a time when my plan was to have a big Church with as much prestige as I could structure without it looking like I had anything to do with it,those plans will never be and I can tell you the pressure to preform to worldy success will not satisfy.
I will probably never have a great building and all the creature comforts I once thought so critical for success,it may seem strange but now that I am a real missionary to the race track family I sleep better laugh more and look forward to each day ,money or the lack of it has little affect on me,what really matters is souls ,you see they have no dollar value.
The past few weeks have given me a cause to follow Christ at any cost and most of that has come from the theology of the race track.
My dear friend Dana the faithful push truck driver at Mercer Raceway Park lost his father he has struggled all his life and when he lost Dad there was no life insurance and if you dont already know funeral cost is very high,so put two and two together ,no viewing ,no service,no burial,(BUT GOD), my good friend Kevin Green and I would do a memorial service for Dana .
I had mentioned the same at a pastors prayer time I attend every Wed.I said we needed a place but I had none this was answered with yes you do there are 13 churches represented here and you can use any one you want,some how that seemed like the church as it should be ,true brothers and sisters in Christ.
I selected Living Word Church in hermitage only because of the location Pastor Carol Missik attended the service as did Kevin Green ,the next day Vicki Emig called and told me she wanted to do something for him at the track Sat. night ,this would be a little difficult at first thought( BUT GOD) many of the teams would be new and therefore may not respond well.
At the drivers meeting I made a plea when I was getting ready to do the prayer and ask if they would share to help ,by giving one dollar and just put it in a box at the pit table,when the meeting was over I stood there and looked on with my eyes filled with tears as I watched the compassion of the racing family released.
The money is great but the heart and care it was given is the heart of God in real life.that didnt finish the Mini Stock drivers went through the stands with their helmets and collected more ,but wait theres more the Mini Stock guys had organized a memorial race for Leyland Haylett and the winning driver was from New York and gave his winnings to Dana also.
I am so proud to serve as Chaplain at Mercer and Lernerville and any where else God may call me not because I am great but because God is great ,and so is the entire racing family.
The world economy may be bad but Gods economy is solvent and all of you have made Danas delimia much easier with your gifts that came to about 1000.00 dollars.
. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you do and the kind words like the one from the NewYork driver that told me it was the first time at Mercer but it was the need not the location,and the fans in the stands and MercerRaceway Park .
In Christs service
Bill