JC and US MINISTRIES                   

                                                                                                    To Bikers and Others

                                                                 Rich and Jennie Hardesty                             

                                                                         6594 Point Pleasant Road, Elk Grove, CA  95757

                                                                               (916) 599 – 0705 --  www. jcandusminstries.com

                                                                                     Non – Profit  Federal Tax ID No.  -      94-3372919

                                                                                                                                 March - May 2008

"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their Strength: they shall mount up with wings as eagles: they shall run, and not be weary: and they shall walk

                                                                                                      and not faint." Isaiah 40:31

Greetings;

We are so grateful for all of your prayers, during our time of hardship. God is our Strength. During the week we are helping care for our grandchildren, and on

the weekends we go out to different motorcycling events. Rich attended two Memorial services for members of our Hog chapter. The first was for Carol who died

in a motorcycle accident where Rich was asked to share. The second was for Paulette who was murdered by her husband. There are a lot of people hurting and

Tammie's Memorial service has opened doors for us to share the Love of Jesus with them. In March we had a booth and worked with Monte Perlin's Globe-O-Cross

at the Rally by The River in lake Havasue, Arizona. The promoters put on a good event and there were many opportunities for ministry with at least two people

rededicating their lives to the Lord after Sunday Service at the Globe.  ** Note** Left click on any Picture to see a larger one

         Pictures 1 & 2 Table at the Bus, Pic 3 child holding bag and wearing necklace he made, Pic 4 Rich talking to man who Re-dedicated his life to the Lord,

        Picture 5, After the Bike Blessing Pamela Rose Wagner putting her Bike Blessing Sticker on her bike.

      After the Rally Eric drove the bus home and Skip one of the promoters, drove Rich and Jennie to Las Vegas, Nevada, so they could catch a flight to Florida for    

      a Charles Stanley Cruise. It took a miracle for everything to fall into place so they would have time to go. They flew all night and arrived in Florida just in time to

       board the ship. This was a time to soak in God's Word, through music, Bible Study, and even a time of laughter after wiping away tears, with a Christian comedian

       and a Ventriloquist on board. Jennie and Randy ( Her ventriloquist puppet) shared a little about JC and Us Ministries during the talent show. After that it was back

        home and back to work.

        April was a busy month of riding, with Rich and Jennie attending eight different motorcycle events. With so much to do they were unable to attend the Laughlin

       River Run in Nevada, so Rich asked a team from CMA who we have been working with at this event to cover it. We sent them our banner and some supplies  and

       they did a great job. The first weekend in May was the Western Festival in our home town of Elk Grove. In the past we would set up with Globe - O - Cross, but

       they were unable to attend this year so we declined to have a booth. But the Lord spoke to Jennie's heart and said " I gave you your beautiful Trike, use it for  

        Me." We got a booth right next to the Carnival rides which meant a lot of foot traffic. All we had to do was say Yes. God handled the rest! He gave us a great  

        team to work the booth.   

                    In The Book of Proverbs it says that many hands make the work light, and God proved His Word true at the Western Days 

         Festival on May 3rd & 4th in Elk Grove. The "US" part of JC & Us was such a blessing. Many of  "US" got together for breakfast that Saturday morning

         before heading over to the festival booth, which was right by the Ferris Wheel. Before long, there were enough of "US", that we were able to divide up duties,

         so that one team helped children at the bead working table, another was inflating balloons, and yet another was talking to people at the Bible and Tract give- away

         table, and a 4th team assisted Eric as he took Poloraid pictures of young and old alike who wished to have their photo taken while sitting on Jennie's '57 Chevy

         Boss Hoss Trike. ( Is that a mouthful to say or what?) Over the course of the weekend, over 200 people left the booth with their photo set in a frame reminding

         them that "JESUS LOVES YOU"!