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Bulgarian Biker Ends Up at Our House

Only God could orchestrate that.  Plamen came to know the Lord in an underground church during the communist regime.  Shortly after the fall of communism, he founded this church in Bulgaria (which is one of the largest in the nation). He is passionate about God and motorcycles.  His dream was to bike through South America and he made it happen after months of planning and preparation.  However at the last minute his two riding partners backed out and he did the trip solo!
He started in Texas and arrived at our house yesterday after 45 days on the open road.  He found us through the CMA website and we are so honored to have him stay with us!  Last night he spoke at our CMA meeting about his amazing adventures.

Today he, Roland (CMA Paraguay president) and Norberto are out on a day ride to show him the beautiful region of the country in which we live.  
Plamen flies to the US tomorrow and back to Bulgaria later in the week.  What crazy and absolute adventures Plamen has shared with us about God's protection and the goodness of the people he met along the way.  We love being a part of the CMA family and are grateful for the cool people we've met who love Jesus and love bikes.
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  1. marionMarch 25, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    very very cool! - what did he do with his bike?

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  2. JaimeMarch 28, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    Love it! I'm gonna make sure my husband doesn't see this post...he might get some crazy ideas about his next "ride."

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  3. ChristieApril 1, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    This is so neat!!!! I'll bet that was fun. :) We just got the latest issue of CMA Heartbeat in the mail today, and I gotta tell you--I was a fan before, but I'm so impressed with the ministry. Glad to personally know folks who are involved in it, too.

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