". . .so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus. . ." Acts 20:24 (NKJV)

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This year has been flying by, one of our busiest yet! UARA Chaplaincy at Bristol Motor Speedway, Rockingham, and Concord Motor Sport Park. Then our Lowes Motor Speedway Ambassador Outreach at Klondike Campground, a wedding a ceremony at Moorehead Campground, a make-up race for UARA at Tri-County in this same time period. Awesome races and ministry opportunities for UARA at Dillon Motor Speedway and Orange County Motor Speedway. Every where the Word of the Lord like seed was sowed into many hearts, along with life-changing decisions the reaping of previously planted seed along with words of encouragement given to the discouraged all of these describe in a nut shell what has happened in May and June so far!

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Pictures from the

2009 Summer Blast

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

at the

Barnardsville Resource Center

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GOD and NASCAR

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A Motor Racing Ministry

Our first Volunteer Intern Joel Escalante has been a tremendous blessing, the first two days we completed the main set-up with ocassional assistance from the

campground workers.

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Please continue to pray for us daily, this is a very labor intense minisrty which includes much spiritual warfare!  

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Congratulation to 

Paddy Rodenbeck 

for his win at 

Hickory Motor Speedway

Hickory, NC

on June 27th

Vintage Stock Car at Hickory

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Auto racing has become the fastest grow-ing and one of the most popular sports in America. It is a sport that is marked by great skill, remarkable technical innova-tion, intense personal commitment, and charismatic personalities. Each NASCAR race weekend, upwards of 200,000 people gather for the high-speed thrill and excitement of racing. All of this is part of the allure and appeal of racing today.

Behind all of the lights, interviews, television cameras and product   endorse- ments, as well as the vast crowds in attendance, are people filled with needs. Many of those needs are rooted in spiritual realities that are often overlooked or misunderstood. From drivers, to crews, to sponsors, to owners, to fans, the universe of motor racing is very much like the rest of the world -- filled with fear, loneliness, broken relationships, and struggles. It is a world of people longing for love, hope, and purpose in life.



Stefan Liner, Chaplain Joe Louis & Kai Liner

GOD and NASCAR is a racing ministry established in the summer of 2006. It is under the umbrella of Lighthouse Ministries of Asheville, NC. Lighthouse is a 501C-3 Non-profit ministry founded in 1995 by Pastor Joe Louis. The ministry is active in Prisons, Jails, Rescue Missions, Men’s Mentoring and Pastoral Counseling.
Joe is a Chaplain member of Motor Racing Outreach Association as well as the Chaplain of the United Auto Racing AssociationHe also holds membership in the National Fellowship of Raceway Ministries.
                   
 Our ministry is serving as an ambassador of Christ at the Klondike Campground at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC.  We will be providing chapel services, as well as  refreshments, snacks, hospitality, children's activities, spiritual literature and making ourselves available for prayer and other needs upon request. This service ministry will be active during both the May and October NASCAR events.

BECOME INVOLVED WITH US IN THIS EXCITING MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY!!!

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Continue to be Obedient to Pray for those who are in authority in our Government!

Psalm 22:28(Amplified Bible), For the kingship and the kingdom are the Lord's, and He is the ruler over the nations.

We know that our Lord is over all things nothing takes Him by Surprise may we do the responsible thing for our Country and its Leadership . . .

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 1 Peter 2:17 (NKJV), Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

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1 Timothy 2:1(Amplified Bible), FIRST of all, then, I admonish and urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be offered on behalf of all men, 2) For kings and all who are in positions of authority or high responsibility, that [outwardly] we may pass a quiet and undisturbed life [and inwardly] a peaceable one in all godliness and reverence and seriousness in every way. 3) For such [praying] is good and right, and [it is] pleasing and acceptable to God our Savior . . .

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Ten truths that will always remain . . .

 1. The Bible will still have all the answers.

2. Prayer will still work.

3. The Holy Spirit will still move.

4. God will still inhabit the praises of His people.

5. There will still be God-anointed preaching.

6. There will still be singing of praise to God.

7. God will still pour out blessings upon His people.

8. There will still be room at the Cross.

9. Jesus will still love you.

10. Jesus will still save the lost when they come to Him.