Montana Skies
I have started a series of short stories. They are all true. The first of these will be about my trip with Jesus circling North America in 1999. The trip lasted ten months. 30,249 miles. They have never been published. Hope you enjoy the adventure.
I started from New Orleans in February and headed south to Florida DAYTONA, with my Brother-in-law. He loaned me the money to buy the motorcycle. I was to make two payments. Half in one year and the other half in two years. I just made one payment and had until February 2000 for the other. So I had a year to make the other payment.
This is the first of these stories. Riding with Jesus. I developed a personal relationship with Jesus and he became my friend and comforter and all the things that Jesus said he would do came true. He kept every promise. I didn’t start out to go on the trip. I just got led by the Holy spirit. I had only one obligation back in Baton Rouge to work on my brother-in-law’s house to help with reinforcing the garage roof. I called them and talked to my sister and she told me it would be OK just wait until you get back, no hurry. Well that was my green light.
Jesus told me to circle the continent of North America to spread the gospel, be a fisher-of-men, and establish America as the Kingdom of Heaven.
Cookie Lady
I was standing on the edge of the show area at Key West Florida with my usual mug in my hand waiting for God to send someone to me. I usually stand where I am approachable and out of the way so I can talk. Well there is this lady there known as the Cookie Lady. She rides an ice cream bicycle with a basket in front. It is one of those three-wheelers. I can always tell when someone is coming. Their whole body language changes and the Holy Spirit kicks in. She comes driving up and says I know God sent you to me. I have been praying for God to send someone to tell me what to do. You are right. In fact God did sent me. What is your problem?
The rest of the street-performers tell me that I should charge for people to take their picture with me. What does God say Spike? The first thing I ask her do you have everything that you need? At first she was going to say what she wanted, but then she realized what she was about to say; so she stopped and said “YES”. If not we would go and get it right now. Then I told her God says serve everyone you meet. God also says don’t sell your soul for a morsel of bread. I asked her “Didn’t I see you selling three cookies just now?” “Yes”. Then go and sell your cookies and let them take your picture. She paused, looked up at me and said “Spike, that’s good stuff , she drove off ringing her bell.
With God’s Love, Spikeleon
Dover Newfoundland
Tampa Bay
Well it is a Thursday morning and I am just getting my day started with “On the Road Again” by Willie Nelson singing in my mind. I was cursing along and there was this old skydiving sign faded by the sun. Weekday nobody is there. Jesus said turn this bike around you are going there. Being obedient, I turned around and went down the sandy road to the hanger. There was a group of skydiver standing around their twin engine plane looking troubled. I introduced myself and asked what was the problem. There was the weekend coming up with a large group of tandem skydiving students coming and the plane wasn’t working well. Being a licensed aircraft mechanic and running my own skydiving operation for 35 years, I understood their situation.
So with all this wonderful help. we started in finding and fixing the sparkplugs and wiring. All went well and everybody was happy, we all rejoiced and were ready for the upcoming weekend. As we worked, God offered a time for witnessing and he gets all the glory. By being on my trip evangelizing puts me with the opportunity to spread God’s word.
I spent about a week there. Many seed were planted and watered before I got there. But, I was blessed with one of the locals telling me he knew why I was there—To lead him to Jesus. He asked me if he could be saved and what he could do. Standing in the middle of the hanger holding hands tears running down my cheeks, I led him through the sinners prayer. Tell Jesus that you are a sinner. Accept Jesus as your Savior. Ask Jesus that you want to be saved by him. Ask to be Baptized in the Name of the Father , Son. And Holy Spirit. Doing this does not guarantee that you will be saved. One must repent daily of their sins and endure to the end. One must constantly seek the truth and adopt that truth as a part of your life , as it is revealed to you by the Holy spirit.
With God’s Love.
Spikeleon
Debbie
an
Fred
As
I
was
working
my
way
through
Nova
Scotia,
I
had
stopped
at
a
little
town
near
the
Bay
of
Fundy.
My
usual
pastime
was
to
shop
looking
for
different
things
or
one
of
a
kind
that
would
consolidate
my
existence
and
life
on
my
motorcycle.
It
was
also
a
time
for
me
to
get
a
brake
off
the
bike
and
a
chance
to
witness
,
when
asked
for
the
hope
that
lies
within
me.
One
thing
for
sure,
if
you
are
willing
to
be
a
witness
for
Jesus,
you
had
better
get
tied
on.
When
I
started,
I
was
intimidated
and
sometimes
my
knees
knocked
being
afraid
that
someone
would
ask
me
a
question
that
I
couldn’t
answer
or
get
it
wrong.
One
thing
I
really
didn’t
want
to
do
was
give
false
information
even
unintentionally.
So,
I
asked
Jesus
to
show
me
the
truth
that
I
could
build
on
knowing
from
first
hand
experience
from
being
obedient.
It
is
now
the
end
of
June
and
I
left
in
February.
So
I
have
now
about
five
months
living
on
the
road
with
Jesus.
So
we
have
developed
quit
a
relationship.
I
just
talked
to
him
all
day
long
and
he
would
listen.
His
voice
was
never
audible
but
very
clear
in
my
head.
He
would
actually
put
words
in
my
mouth.
I
would
repeat
them
to
make
sure
it
wasn’t
just
some
random
thought.
Not
always
repeating
them
out
loud
,
but
would
repeat
them
in
my
mind
like
having
a
conversation
mentally
or
rehearsing
a
speech
or
something
like
that.
Well
it
was
one
of
those
times
when
he
told
me
to
go
to
this
little
grocery.
So,
I
walked
around
looking
and
waiting
for
what
he
wanted
me
to
do.
Then
it
happened.
There
she
was.
An
uniquely
dressed
little
lady
who
had
character
written
all
over
her.
I
knew
now,
no
doubt
it
was
the
one
Jesus
had
me
stop
for.
She
was
standing
next
to
me
looking
for
eggs
or
something
different
to
eat
or
fix.
Being
close
to
the
Bay
of
Fundy,
I
knew
certainly
that
she
would
know
something
about
the
tides
of
the
bay.
She
asked
me,
if
I
could
answer
her
questions
and
with
a
lump
in
my
throat
I
said
yes!!
We
got
to
talking,
exchanging
information
to
the
point
that
all
that
needed
to
be
said
couldn’t
be
done
standing
in
the
isle
of
the
store.
I
told
her
what
I
was
doing
and
my
agenda.
So,
she
asked,
if
I
would
like
to
come
over
for
some
coffee.
Bingo!!!!!
That
is
my
cue
that
means
you
can
come
over
and
if
things
go
well,
we
can
talk.
It
is
not
too
committal,
but
leaves
the
door
open
for
further
in-depth
conversation.
After
a
very
short
drive,
we
arrived
at
her
place
directly
on
the
beach
of
the
Bay
of
Fundy.
Now
in
case
you
are
not
familiar,
the
Bay
of
Fundy
changes
tides
every
two
hours
50-60
feet.
Imagine
that!!!!!!!!!!
Hear
you
are
looking
out
as
far
as
you
can
see
and
what
do
you
see?
You
see
the
sea.
Two
hours
later
it
is
a
mud
flat.
A
MUD
FLAT.
Two
hours
later,
you
see
the
sea.
While
driving
over
there,
I
was
wondering
what
Jesus
had
in
mind
that
was
so
strong
for
me
to
stop.
He,
Jesus,
will
actually
force
me
to
turn
my
bike
around
as
he
did
many
times.
God
gives
us
free
choice,
but
there
are
times
when
he
directly
interferes
with
the
affairs
of
men.
Have
any
thoughts????
When
I
drove
up,
immediately
when
I
saw
Fred,
I
knew
he
was
the
answer.
So
we
got
to
know
each
other
and
the
three
of
us
just
jelled.
They
were
hungry
for
answers.
They
were
ripe
fruit
ready
to
be
picked.
They
were
in
their
middle
sixties.
They
had
tried
to
go
through
life
their
way
and
the
way
society
says
is
the
norm
for
the
90s.
If
it
feels,
do-it.
What
is
right
for
you
is
not
right
for
me.
There
are
no
absolute
rights.
Everything
is
relative.
Love
is
that
tingling
feeling
in
your
heart.
It
is
OK
to
cheat
on
your
spouse.
Everybody
is
doing
it.
What
was
wrong
yesterday
is
right
today.
Well
they
were
in
love
with
each
other,
but
it
hadn’t
worked
for
years.
Something
wasn’t
right.
Well
as
it
turned
out
they
were
both
married
and
having
an
affair.
They
thought
it
would
all
be
AOK
and
work
out,
but
it
didn’t.
They
didn’t
understand
there
are
natural
consequences
for
our
action.
They
didn’t
believe
in
that
you
“Reap
what
you
Sow”.
They
didn’t
understand
the
effects
of
sin
on
our
lives.
They
didn’t
understand
that
it
counts
for
non-Christians
also.
They
thought
they
could
control
the
truth
by
what
they
believed.
We
talked
for
three
days
as
long
as
we
could
stay
awake.
They
were
giant
sponges
for
the
truth.
They
were
so
thankful
and
tried
to
make
me
into
their
Guru.
But
I
told
them
don’t
thank
me
thank
Jesus.
He
came
to
set
us
free
with
the
truth.
I
am
just
a
messenger,
a
fisher
of
men.
With
God’s
Love
Spikeleon
More to Come Soon. Just getting started