XME | Extreme Mission Evangelism

If you were to lend me your Jeep, be forewarned. I would not return it to you unused.

You’ve probably watched infomercials about pharmaceutical drugs that describe side effects so bad and so dangerous that it practically makes you sick to listen them all. Well, that’s about how bad it would be if you ever lent me your Jeep.

I would use it, and I would use it hard. I wouldn’t use it just for getting groceries. I doubt there would be any problems in the US as I drive from church to church on pristinely paved roads presenting the ministry of reaching the hard-to-reach for Christ. In fact, I am sure I would get a lot of attention from passersby and enthusiastic church members when they see the awesome graphics and fantastic vehicle wrap I am envisioning. (You wouldn’t mind a few graphics on your Jeep, would you?) While still in the States I would probably beef up the suspension and install a snorkel as I anticipate the dusty roads of Mexico and swamps of Nicaragua.

Have you ever heard of the Darién Gap? It is the huge swath of impassible land that separates Central America from South America. But don’t worry, I wouldn’t try to take your Jeep completely through it. There are indigenous tribes that live there. No one really knows for sure how many of them have heard the gospel. I and your Jeep would be sure to find out. Don’t worry, your Jeep will be fine. It’s the people that never hear the gospel that are in real danger. Amen?

—Don Weeks is founder of XME | Extreme Mission Evangelism and is serious about reaching the isolated and hard-to-reach people of the world. He is also seriously likes Jeeps (preferably Rubicons), Hummers (H1s), or the vehicle he previously used to crisscross Bolivia for Christ, his ever faithful 1978 Toyota Land Cruiser.

PS: Google says it is an 83 hour drive from MIlton, West Virginia to Yaviza, Panama. That’s 4,150 miles and thousands of opportunities to preach Christ along the way.