panicREV

Fundraising 09

2009-01-02T10:21:00.000-08:00

God is no doubt on the move in the motocross community. He has been working in tremendous ways the past six to seven months. God has done a lot through PanicREV in 08, including an amazing outreach at both the Mammoth and Dodge Nationals. New relationships were established, lives were touched, and numerous people got saved as a result of these two outreach ministries. Our Thursday night bible study, Relevant, has also seen a lot of growth both physically and spiritually; the same 30-40 faces show up every week pumped to hear about God and fellowship with each other. Lastly, our website has had a popular new addition in the last few months: a new monthly video that features interviews with Christian racers sharing what God has done in their lives. We are exciting about the new opportunities God has placed before us and continue to strive to do our best to meet these new challenges all while bring Him glory.

In 2009, we want to continue to expand the ministries in new and exciting ways. We hope to build on the outreach ministries to include more races; hopefully, this will also mean more opportunities to build relationships and touch people's lives for Christ. We really believe that investing in people through relationships is the best way to introduce them to Christ. Relevant, our Thursday night bible study in Corona, Ca, is also another great way that we invest in people. At Relevant, we are able to deepen our relationship Christ while growing closer to each other. In order to foster a atmosphere of fellowship, we are in need of a more comfortable space and more events. Of course, our most widespread method of outreach is the panicrev.org website. We our increasing the media content of our site in order to fulfill a gap in the industry; we aim to be the top Christian motocross media site. We should be launching our new website early in 09.

Of course, all of this growth will cost money. How much money? Roughly $50,000 to continue all the ministries we currently operate and to grow our ministries as previously mentioned for one year. This may sound like a lot of money, but if we can get 140 people to each pledge a monthly donation of $30, we can easily meet this goal. But you can't spare $30 a month? That is fine, every little bit helps and will help us fulfill the vision God has given us for the future. Please pray about pledging a monthly donation.

PanicRev Ministries is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and all monetary donations are tax deductible.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

God Bless,
Scott Parkinson
President PanicRev Ministries

God is in Control!

2008-11-06T01:58:00.000-08:00

This may be a few days late, but let me first say I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween. Here is a picture of my attempt to be festive.

There are a lot of things up in the air right now—a lot of unknowns. For example, how will our next president lead our nation; what exciting ministry doors will God open for PanicREV in 2009; what doors will God choose to close; and what in the world does it feel like to get your wisdom teeth pulled out? All are pressing issues. OK OK, the last one is just pressing on my heart, being I have to get my wisdom teeth pulled out tomorrow. I am not too pumped on it, but I know I am in good hands.

All jokes aside, I have heard a number of concerns from many Christians since yesterday’s election and Barrack Hussein Obama being nominated the next president of the United States of America. How will he shape this nation? What judges will he appoint during his time in office? How will his views towards Israel affect our nation? All extremely valid questions, none of which I have answers to. I would be the first to admit that Obama has some very questionable non-biblical point of views. He was not my choice for president; however, he will be my president for at least the next four years. All these things make me think twice about the direction our country may go in the future. However, I cannot allow America’s unknown future shake my faith, my relationship with God, nor my view of who really has the control of our future. You see, where the president of the United States may be the most powerful man on the face of the planet there is one greater than he. The president will lead, help shape, and give direction to our nation. He will also have a big affect on the rest of the world and other world leaders. He will bring about change (good or bad). As president Mr. Obama will have a lot of power and responsibility. However, as I stated before, there is one much, much greater—God! God is the one that is in control here. God is the one I place my hope and trust in, not the president of the United States. God is the one molding our future and allowing certain things to come to pass—God, not man. We all can rest assured that God is indeed still on the throne and God is the one in control!

Over the last year God has been doing some amazing things through this ministry. Let me first say it has been an honor to be a part of such an amazing movement of God and His Spirit. God has also given us an encouraging vision for 2009. Going to Mammoth and Dodge this last year really opened our eyes to just how ripe for harvest the mission field within the motocross community is. We have seen a lot of people out there within the community truly seeking after God’s heart. We have seen God working in people lives in huge ways. We have seen people turning to Christ for the first time in their lives. People are asking questions, other people are getting super pumped and are being edified by this movement of God. It has been an amazing journey. Possibly the most exciting part is the journey doesn’t stop here … God is still working and moving in big ways. With every ounce of me I believe that God has only begun to truly move and impact the motocross community. To paraphrase a line from a Chris Tomlin song, greater things are yet to come and greater things are still to be done here in this community—things that will glorify God and further His kingdom! I am excited and can’t wait. With that said, God has given us a vision for 2009 and beyond, but has yet to reveal how it is all going to happen and how it will be funded. There are a lot of things that are still unanswered and unknown. However, just like with the future of this nation the future of this ministry is in God’s hands. We can trust in him. We all can rest assured that God is indeed still on the throne and God is the one in control.

Dodge Amateur National Update

2008-10-07T16:12:00.000-07:00

First and foremost, we would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that was able to donate the last few weeks. Dodge proved to be very fruitful. The PanicRev crew left SoCal on Tuesday for Hangtown. Before leaving, however, Scott was able to get in touch with Brian Shelby with SonLight Ministries. For last few years, SonLight has been putting on events and holding chapel service at Dodge. Brian let Scott know that he had handed off the ministry responsibilities to Will from Motocross Ministries and that they had the main tent at the track to host an event on Saturday night. However, after getting in touch with Will, Scott came to find out that there wasn’t really an event planned and they were still trying to figure out what they were going to do on Saturday night. Will had mentioned that in the past they had hosted a concert with Christian bands from the area. So there we were, Friday, a week from Saturday night and two days before the PanicREV crew had to leave. Scott and Jeff got right to work and started calling bands and potential guest speakers. The next day or two were pretty stress filled and strapped for time; however, Scott and Jeff were able to secure both a band and a guest speaker. The crew was blessed enough to have an up and coming band, Hazel and Vine, jump on board for the Saturday night event. Moreover, they were able to get Jordan Delaurer to come out and speak. Jordan is a younger racer with an amazing story and recently gave his life to the Lord. As the crew left Tuesday, everyone was pumped on what God had put together. It was a last minute deal, but we all just knew that God was at work and he was going to move in the hearts of his people.

The week went by smoothly. John flew out Monday morning, and Scott and Jeff pulled into the track Tuesday night. The first few days were spent hanging out and fellowshipping with a few of the families that are a part of PanicREV’s Thursday night Bible study. John, Scott, and Jeff also had the opportunity to reconnect with some old friends and focus on building some deeper relationships. Moreover, we were able to pray for and connect with a number of riders that were injured.

Saturday came around and most of the crew was pretty nervous but very excited about what God was going to do that night. Jordan, the guest speaker for Saturday night, was pumped to share his story. Jordan recently gave his life to the Lord and is extremely excited about how God has been revealing Himself and working in his life. Jordan stated, “It was a weird feeling being back at the race track for me. I went through a lot of weird feelings; frustration, happiness to name a couple. However, going on stage that night it seemed like God took over. It wasn’t about me or my story, but about God’s work in my life.” It was an awesome testimony and God truly bless the Saturday Night event. The band came out and killed it, and God really used Jordan’s testimony to touch the heart of the large number of people that came to check things out. All in all, God showed up in a big way.

The PanicREV crew is really looking forward to next year and what God does at the Dodge Amateur National in 2009. Upon getting home and reflecting Jeff stated, “You know, these events really pump me up and give us more vision for the future. The fact that these kids and families allow us to speak into their lives is amazing. I really believe this is the beginning of what God wants to do with these outreaches, and I can’t wait to see what’s next for PanicREV out at the track. God has given us a big vision for the future. Now it’s really time to pray that God would continue to open doors so we can go out and tell the motocross community about a God that really loves them, and wants to be a part of their lives.”

The PanicREV crew would really like to thank everyone for their prayers and financial support. Without you none of this would be possible. Thank you for stepping up and being part of the exciting work God is doing in this community!

His/Yours,

Scott Parkinson

PanicREV Minsitries

Mammoth Overload?

2008-07-09T15:28:00.000-07:00

It seems like the PanicREV.org website is on Mammoth overload! Once we got home from our Mammoth trip last week we published thousands of racing photos, a race report, and yesterday we published the first batch of wallpapers. This, however, is the first time I have really sat down and written something out on the trip itself.

We will be publishing a Mammoth Ministry Report within the week with some exciting detailed information on the ministry that took place while we were in Mammoth … so I will save those stories for later. I would like to use this opportunity to share a little about our trip.

John Parkinson headed up to Mammoth on Monday June 21^st. John held down the fort and led the morning chapel service until the rest of the ministry team got into town on Wednesday night. Making the drive up with me was Jeff Jetton, Reid David, and Brian Wilkinson. A few weeks back, this same group of guys made the trip to Hangtown for round number two of the AMA National series, so I knew we were in for a fun drive. The drive up proved to be a solid time together sharing numerous laughs and having a genuinely good time.

Once we got into Mammoth and found our condo we ran into a little drama. We were unaware that we had to inform the condo management that we were bringing a small 10 foot trailer with a dirt bike in it. The condo manager, who later picked up the nickname Grumpy Gary, was quick to come point out our oversight and bring to our attention that “motocrossers” were not welcome in this particular condo complex. This was to our surprise being the owner of the condo is a friend from church that knew we were coming to stay in Mammoth to do ministry at the motocross event. Gary went on to pretty much tell us off before we concluded that this was an issue the owner needed to work out. Once the phone call to the owner was made everything worked out; however, it is needless to say that was not how we were hoping to get the week started. In the end we had a great stay and the condo and we are very grateful to have found a place to stay that we could afford.

Once we settled into the condo we headed over to Grumpy’s for dinner. We had a good time and hung out with a number of people. It was a good opportunity for us to just relax a bit and let people know we were in town; not to mention get the word out on what we had planned for the week.

Wednesday night was over before we knew it, and the sun was rising on Thursday morning bright and early. Sadly we woke up to find that we had a flat tire on the van. Without missing a beat, we loaded Jeff’s bike and gear into the MSR van and headed to the track. We were all pretty excited. Mammoth Motocross has to be the most beautiful track in the United States. It is impossible, for me at least, to not be in awe and reverence of God while there. Thursday Practice went smoothly. That day at the track we really just hung out with the racers, their families and simply took some time to just enjoy the day.

Thursday night was the first scheduled PanicREV event. We hosted an MX Untamed Tournament at our condo. It was a good night of competitive racing, even if it was all digital. After battling their way through the qualifiers it was Travis Baker and Bryce Vallee going into the main. Both riders, or is it gamers, looked fairly evenly matched. In the end Vallee cracked under pressure and couldn’t handle the relentless speed from Baker. So there it was, Travis Baker was crowned the first EVER PanicREV Untamed Tournament title! After the awards ceremony Baker stated, “I would really like to thank XBox for putting out such a great game and giving me a platform to display my skills.” In the end, it was a pressure filled environment, but we all walked away safe. Good times for sure.
Once Friday rolled around we pretty much recognized that morning chapel just wasn’t going to work. With the way the entry into pits works, everyone was just too pressed for time to make it to the morning chapel service. At first I realized that was the case and was pretty bummed out; however, it soon hit me that we just needed to spend that time in the morning walking around the pits praying with the riders and their families … so that is what we did. It turned out great. Not only were we able to find the time to pray for lot of people we were able to really stop and talk with them. It was an incredible time for us to really build relationships and get to know people on a deeper level.

Friday night was really the climax of the entire trip. On Friday night we hosted a free dinner, night of worship, and Bible study. While we were planning the trip I really didn’t know what to expect; however, I knew that God was going to move in a big way. Friday night was it. It is hard to even put into words, but the Spirit of God was so evident: people were singing; people were opening up; people were connecting and truly worshiping God. It was an incredible experience. There was not one person that could have left that place without feeling God’s presence. People left the condo that night genuinely excited about the Lord. It was amazing to be a part of it.

Saturday morning came around and we all began to feel the grind of a busy week of ministry. Every night we were up until 12 or 12:30AM, and we woke up every morning at 5 or 5:30AM. Not to mention the incredible high we had experienced the night before also took a lot of energy. We stayed the course, however, and continued to honor our commitment to be at the track and set up by 6:30AM. Both Saturday and Sunday was a great time for us to connect with people and just be there for them in a loving way. Some times that was simply taking the time to listen; sometimes it was being there when they had fallen and were injured; and other times it was just hanging out and sharing life together. In the end our trip to Mammoth in 2008 will be one I will never forget. I look forward to writing more about some specific open doors for ministry. Keep an eye out for that Mammoth Ministry Report later this weekend and a Mammoth video that In The Moment Media is putting together for us!

Until then,
Scott Parkinson

Mammoth Prayer

2008-06-17T15:17:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone,

For this month’s blog I wanted to share a few prayer requests for our upcoming trip to Mammoth Motocross. We are really excited that God opened this door this year. Doing ministry at Mammoth has been something my brother, John, and I have talked about for the last few years; however, everything happens in God’s timing and this year, for the first time, we were able to put together a team of people to really make this happen. Taking the trip will be John Parkinson, Jeff Jetton, Reid Davis, Brian Wilkerson, and myself. Here are a few key points I would like you to join us in prayer about:

1) Pray God uses us all in a mighty way: in a way where we are reaching people around us, but also growing in Christ ourselves.

2) Pray God brings everyone to these events and our morning prayer/devotional. There are a lot of things in Mammoth to distract people. Please pray God will give people a heart to be a part of what PanicREV is doing. Simply put, pray people show up.

3) Pray God allows us to build a lasting relationship with the promoters. My heart is that a door will open for us to minister at Mammoth for years to come.

4) Pray God gives us a vision while we are there. This will be the first time PanicREV has been part of an event this large. Pray that if God wants us to be part of Mammoth Motocross in the years to come, he will give us the vision on how to more effectively reach out to the moto community there.

Moreover, please just keep all the team members covered in prayer as we begin to pack and prepare for this trip. A couple of us also have families, so please also pray for their safety while we are away.

In Christ’s Love and Mercy,
Scott Parkinson

Five Years ..

2008-05-13T22:13:00.000-07:00

Has it really been five years? Five years ago, we started panicREV. It is hard to believe it has been that long. It has been an amazing five years, and it is been refreshing to sit down and look at all God has done and built.

It all started with the simple idea of passing out free water at the race track with www.panicrev.org labels. Our goal was to get people to visit the website which had the gospel message on it. God blessed that effort and in the first year there were a half a dozen people who were saved simply by checking out the website. It started with such a simple idea, but God soon revealed he had a lot more in store.

Soon, God opened a door for us to be a part of the San Diego round of the 2004 Supercross Series. We were fortunate enough to get in for free and set up a booth in the stadium with the guys at Five8 Mx (a Christian motocross ministry that has since moved to Texas). We spent the day passing out free Bibles and post cards with a short message on them. That was also the day that I first heard the name Jason Ciarletta. I never had the opportunity to meet Jason in person, but Jason changed my life—Jason opened my eyes to how delicate life is. In a day time qualifier, Jason went down and passed away as a result of his injury. That week I wrote an article for the website. Check it out: http://www.panicrev.org/articles/jason/

To this day we are still in touch with Jason’s family. In fact, I pray for them all weekly. I am honored to be able to call them friends.

God soon opened doors at the local race track. God gave me the vision to take church to the race track and begin to minister to motocrossers where they are. We soon started spending time at the race track without our bikes. Why without our bikes? Because my focus began to shift—from going to the track to ride and doing ministry on the side, to going to the track to do ministry and sometimes riding on the side. To this day, this continues to be my priority. The focus is way more on people than riding these days. Anyway, we began to bring prayer and devotionals to the track on race days. We started at Perris and soon began making visits to Starwest and even Glen Helen for their monthly SRA Races. God really began to help us build relationship with people … LOTS OF PEOPLE! It was, and still is, amazing. We were, and still are, just a group of simple guys obediently following to Christ. We did not have anything flashy or catchy; we simply showed up and followed where Christ led. And do you know what? God blessed that obedience in abundance. To this day, I don’t have numbers of how many souls Christ has won through us or how many seeds have been planted, but I know God has used panicREV to impact and love on many people. It has been amazing.

I could go on and on with stories of God working through this ministry—from our race team, to putting on the memorial event for Bret Klein, to God working a miracle and healing Sean Borkenhagen; however, for the sake of time, I will save that for the future.

What is in the future? I cannot say for sure; however, God has placed it on our hearts to move forward in planting a church out of this unique movement. A little over a year ago, we started a Bible study in Corona for the riders that we had been serving the previous four years. Over the last year, God has really blessed the group; four of them chose to mark their commitment to Christ by getting baptized, and one was saved, making the choice to follow Jesus for the first time. It has been amazing and I look forward to the next five years. I prayerfully hope you are all as fired up as I am and follow the Lord in obedience as He directs your life. If you would like more information on being a part of what God is doing here with this ministry, please email me any time!

In Christ,
Scott Parkinson
scott@panicrev.org

A Time For Change?

2008-03-10T15:34:00.000-07:00

March is already here. Here in Southern California that means the hillsides are turning green and flowers are starting to bloom and all the top amateur riders in the area have begun their migration into Texas for the Oak Hill and Lake Whitney Amateur Nationals. These two nationals are always fun—it is kinda the season opener. This year panicREV has a number of riders racing in Texas, but for the first time in a long time John will not be able to attend and represent panicREV, be there for our riders, or pray with people before races. In the past John has had a job that allowed him to travel around the country to all the amateur nationals. John has since moved on and is now tied down by a 9 to 5 job. Things have no doubt changed for us just as the landscape is changing here in Southern California.

Change is not always bad, but it may take some adjusting. Over the past few months I have really been forced to reflect on a number of things. The first was the realization that I was not going to have time to organize an event for panicREV’s 5^th year birthday as I had planned. My heart was telling me it was important, but I simply wouldn’t be able to handle the work load this year. In the past I have been able to devote a lot of time to the ministry. I thought that as I got done with school I would devote even more time and hopefully be able to bring on staff. That has not happened and it looks like it will be some time before that will happen, if ever. So rather than giving so much time to the ministry I have been forced to step back and take care of some other things (I guess in the end we all have to eat).

The second thing I have been reflecting on is really trying to allow others to step up and get more involved with the ministry. From the website to this birthday event, I am trying not to have my hand in too many things. The fact is that if I am doing everything we can no longer grow or even move as the spirit leads—this ministry will always be limited to the weight I can carry on my shoulders. That is simply not the direction I feel God has been speaking to me about.

So, what does this all mean? I have not yet worked that out. I am not sure what these changes will look like, but I am praying God will show us all the way.

It seems as though things are moving slow (I know they are for me), but I know God has a plan and I am walking in obedience to that plan; willing to go wherever it will take me. I truly hope you are all doing the same.

”Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you." – Deuteronomy 31:6

A Must Read? Possibly

2008-01-02T09:28:00.000-08:00

2008, wow time fly’s when you are having fun! 2008 marks our fifth year of doing ministry. It is hard to believe that Troy and I started panicREV five years ago this April. It has been an amazing journey. I would have never thought such a simple idea would be used so tremendously by the Lord. Amazing things truly do transpire when you follow Him!

A new year always seems to bring new beginnings, goals, and visions. Sadly, I saw a statistic just today that said 95% of all New Year’s resolutions fail and/or are aborted by January 31^st. So in this month’s blog I would like to explore of goals for 2008 … I will stay way from the trap door of call them New Year’s resolutions.

Here are some personal goals for 2008:

Put my faith into action
Love others the way Jesus did (the best I can)
Grow as a speaker and teacher
Work out
Eat better
Read an average of 1 book a month throughout the year
Implement a fasting program into my prayer life
Budget more money to one day buy a home
Work on being a better husband
Ride more

Some goals for panicREV in 2008:

1) Build up a core team for Relevant, our weekly Bible study

2) Build upon panicREV’s ministry team

3) Focus on discipleship

4) Consistently be at the track and at races

5) Enable people to put their faith into action (give other more of an opportunity to serve)

6) Continue to build and grow the website and online community

7) Begin to close the gap between panicREV and Relevant

Here are a few more details on each goal.
Build up a core team for Relevant
We are currently exploring the idea of planting a church out of what God has been doing through our Thursday night Bible study. One of the first things we need to establish will be a core team of committed individuals.

Build upon panicREV’s ministry team
There are two huge volunteer positions we need to fill as soon as possible. The first is a Fundraising & Event Coordinator. This position will require someone to plan and coordinate panicREV events and develop, organize, and implement fundraising programs. Additionally, the Fundraising and Events Coordinator will establish and maintain effective relationships with current and potential donors in order to develop these individuals into committed long-term supporters of panicREV. This person must have the ability to build relationships and work as part of a team. Finally, personal integrity and commitment to panicREV’s vision, mission and values are encouraged.

The second is a Communications and Marking Director. This person will be responsible for communication via emails, press releases, and newsletters about current updates on panicREV. Strong organizational and proofreading skills required in addition to excellent verbal and written communication skills. A candidate should be proficient with Microsoft Word and have regular access to email. The ability to gather information from various team members and compile messages is essential.

Filling these two position is going to be a key to us growing and reaching a lot of our goals in 2008!

Moreover, we want to give more ownership to those that are already involved with the ministry. I honestly get tired of hearing I own panicREV or even worse, I am panicREV. I am simply the one that God called to start panicREV. I think God wants it to first and foremost be given to Him and used by Him to enable His people to impact the motocross community for Christ. I would love people to think of panicREV as a committed group of Godly men and women working together to love others in the name of Jesus. For example, this year Bob McCue took ownership when he shared and helped implement his idea of monthly fellowship rides, now known as Joyful Noise.

Enable people to put their faith into action
This is strongly linked to the goal above. However, this is something that the Lord has placed heavy on my heart and is just a reminder that we all need to be proactive in our faith and in this ministry. We really want to give people the opportunity to serve and share their faith. If we call ourselves Christians we are a constant witness. In 2008 we really want to give purpose to that witness and enable people to share their faith through their relationships and presence at the track and around the motocross community as a full door to witness. Doors to witness are opening all around: at work, at the track, at our Thursday night Bible study. We really want to enable people to be active in their faith as they share life with people in this community.

Focus on discipleship
I am currently looking for people to disciple throughout the coming year. This goal is strongly linked to the core group goal. Hopefully the Relevant core group will be developed out of the discipleship program we hope to implement in 2008.

Consistently be at the race track
When we first started panicREV, getting out to the track and leading prayer and devotionals was a huge step towards growth. In 2007 we started our weekly Bible study and that really took away from the time we could commit at the race track. In 2008 I hope to continue to be committed to Relevant yet be much more of a presence at the track. Taking the church to the people is a huge part of who we are. We are currently talking to a few people about possibly helping us and representing us at their own local track(s). Hopefully everything works out and you will see us all over Southern California and possibly even tracks outside California!

Continue to build and grow the website and online community
Our website is the largest inlet into the ministry—in fact that might be to a fault to some extent (some people do not realize we are a ministry and simply know us for our website). Nevertheless it is a starting point; an open door that leads to relationship. When we first started, the website got about 15 hits a day. That soon grew to 50, then 100, and now we are getting well over 300 hits a day and over 10,000 a month. God has no doubt done and is continually doing something special through the panicrev.org website!

With that said, God is also doing something special through our message board and myspace page. Our message board currently has almost 250 active members. Not only has God grown us in numbers but there is true relationship being built there. It has been amazing to watch friendships planted and grow; people all over the country connect and fellowship about their love for the Lord and motocross, share experiences, struggles, heartache, triumph, and witness. Both myspace and the message board have been huge blessings. If you are not a part of it I would encourage you to join in. It is a great way to stay connected to the body and in touch with the movement!

Okay, here are some specific goals for the website. #1 – raise money for a new website. We feel that the website traffic and community warrants the investment needed to bring the community a top of the line website. In 2008 we hope to raise enough money to make this a reality in 2009. #2 – find a webmaster. I am currently doing all of the website updates. This is one of the things I really feel I need to let go of in order to help push and grow the ministry in different areas. Therefore, finding a webmaster is a top priority. #3 – grow our content. There is no other Christian website in the motocross community doing what we do: from interviews with Christians in the industry to photography. We are in many ways the Christian voice in the motocross community. So, in 2008 we hope to bring more stories, more photos, more videos, and more teaching on relevant issues.

Begin to close the gap between panicREV and Relevant
For whatever reason a gap has formed between what is going on Thursday nights at Relevant and the rest of panicREV. We have formed two separate groups. In 2008 we hope to bridge that gap with some joint events and push our Joyful Noise rides more on the guys and gals coming Thursday nights.

My 2008 prayer for the entire mototocross community, “I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe” ( Ephesians 1:18-19).

Is it really Christmas time?

2007-12-08T01:30:00.000-08:00

Can it already be Christmas time? Wow, Thanksgiving has come and gone and the first week of December is abruptly ending. All around me Christmas lights are adorning more and more homes. The Christmas season is officially here!

I love Christmas time. I think I am looking forward to this Christmas more than I have in many, many years. This year is the first time in 4 years that I have not had the stress of finals, term papers, research projects, or academics of any sort. It seems like while I was in school I wasn't really able to sit back and take in the season until about a week before Christmas—and by that time Christmas had practically come and gone! I am looking forward to Christmas this year no doubt—I am looking forward to taking this time and truly reflecting on Christ and joy that His sacrifice brings.

I am going to keep this month's blog sort and sweet. Wishing all of you a very merry Christmas and remember to try and make Christmas more about Him!

In Christ's love and grace,
Scott

Do Miracles Still Happen?

2007-11-07T12:15:00.000-08:00

I think in many ways the scientific community has done their best to explain away most modern day miracles; however, from time to time there are stories that doctors simply have no explanation for. On September 9^th, 2007 Buffalo Bills tight end, Kevin Everett, suffered a horrific neck injury. Immediately the prognosis was grim: some said Kevin would be lucky to pull through, everyone said there was no hope of him walking out of the hospital. Against all odds Kevin began to show some movement in his hands and feet. The doctors could not explain Kevin’s recovery and many began to build it as a modern miracle.

I would like to say, yes miracles do happen. From God changing peoples’ lives to healing, miracles happen all around us. Several months back we did an interview with Sean Borkenhagen. Sean had suffered a scary crash at Oak Hill in March. As a result of the crash, Sean broke his collar bone so severely that it caused major nerve damage which caused him to experience some paralysis in his arm from the shoulder down. Sean was told that his arm would never be the same and that he was going to have to live the rest of his life without the use of his right arm. Sean was devastated at the time, but he realized it could have been a lot worst.

Sean was driven to find a way to prove the doctors wrong and began to focus on his faith in addition to intense physical therapy. Moreover, Sean had a lot of people here at PanicREV and all over the country praying for him as he moved forward with his recovery. It was amazing to watch as Sean began to slowly regain some movement in his right arm. The last time I saw Sean was this year at Mammoth, and Sean had just got enough movement and strength back to be able to cruise around on a mountain bike. I continued to pray for Sean; however, the next time I saw him was two weeks ago at Perris Raceway. I was shocked to see Sean wasn’t there hanging out with some friends, but in his gear riding! It almost brought a tear into my eye. I was so pumped! I could not be happier for Sean or more grateful for the miracle God worked in Sean’s life! We serve an awesome and amazing God!

So, do miracles still happen? There is no doubt in my mind that God is working miracles all around us!

We sat down with Sean this year at Mammoth and did a video interview. To hear more about Sean’s journey please check it out: http://www.panicrev.org/videos/interviews/borkenhagen.htm

The Movement

2007-10-09T03:29:00.000-07:00

The last thing I want in my life is to grow stagnate. It is so encouraging to encounter someone on fire for the Lord. Far too often, as time goes on, we begin to idle in our faith. It is an easy pitfall to plunge into. This month I have been fortunate enough to met with a number of people that are absolutely on fire for Jesus. They have displayed a tremendous heart to impact the world for Christ. It is has been so heart warming and refreshing to see!

I long for that same passion and fire—not only in me, but in those around me. I long for that same passion to burn at the heart everyone serving with panicREV. I hope that in every way panicREV is moving forward and we are able to avoid as many pit falls as possible. Moreover, I pray for the Holy Spirit to move through this ministry and empower us to impact motocrossers across this country for Christ. I understand that God has not called everyone to be a Paul, or a Stephen, or event a Scott Parkinson; however, I have been pressed to tell you as you read this that God has a purpose for you. Within that purpose God wants to use you to impact those around you, the motocross community, and this world for His Kingdom! Yes, you—every one of us! You were created uniquely for a purpose. The details of that purpose are something that I am sure God will reveal to you as you seek Him; however, I know God wants to use you and your uniqueness to glorify Him and further His Kingdom.

My prayer for you is that you will not grow stagnate, but be on fire for the Lord and do your part to impact this world for Jesus. Keep in mind what Jesus said in Matthew 6:19, “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.” Where are you storing up your treasures—in the things of this world or in the things of the world to come? Let’s be doers of the Word and be passionate about our faith. After all it was Jesus who instructed us in Revelation 3:16 not to be lukewarm. I pray as we move forward and get fired-up for Jesus all while avoiding the pitfall of becoming stagnate and complacent in our faith!

“May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teaching you received from us.” – 2 Thessalonians 3:5-6

Missin you Brett!

2007-09-05T21:58:00.000-07:00

It has been a tough and testing two weeks. As many of you know Thursday August 23^rd Brett Klein crashed while practicing at Glen Helen Raceway. Brett hit his head and was in a coma until Tuesday August 28^th when he passed away. However, even in the midst of this tragedy there is hope!

The outpour of support for the Klein family I have seen has been amazing. From myspace.com to message boards, to conversations with people—Brett touched a lot of people in this world and it has been amazing to share and listen to stories about Brett’s life. Moreover, panicREV launched www.brettklein199.com which has been a huge blessing to see so many people sign Brett’s guest book and so many more simply visit the website. It has been truly amazing to see people pull together and put on events, print stickers, and go out of their way to show support for the Klein family. The hearts that I see in people are good hearts … hearts I hope to see more of, not only in hard times, but also when times are good. It is important that we not only share in each other burdens and hardships, but also in our joys and victories.

In the end I am going to miss Brett and my heart truly bleeds for the Klein family. I can not even imagine the pain of loosing a son or brother. It is also too painful to even have to think about. In this time, just like any hard and trying time, I pray that we all lean on and grow towards the Lord for He truly is the “father of compassion and the God of all comfort” (2 Corinthians 1:3). There are a lot of things in the world that will provide a quick and temporary fix to our pains and troubles; however, Jesus is the only true healer, the only one we can find true comfort in!

Hopefully in next months journal I will be able to share some of panicREV's joys and victories in the Lord with everyone!

Until then,
Scott

What is church? Is church missing the point?

2007-08-23T00:48:00.000-07:00

Over the past few weeks we have been prayerfully considering moving towards planting a church. This movement has evoked a number of questions and thoughts that I have been wrestling with. Even the mention of this direction has forced me to step back and take a look at things—this has been an interesting experience. For instance, the first question proposed above comes to mind: what is church? Many of you may be thinking that is an easy question to answer. You may be thinking, “we/you are the church—a body of believers.” If you were thinking along those lines you would indeed have the correct answer; however, how many of us live this truth out? That is where things get interesting, at least for me. The song If We Are the Body by Casting Crowns comes to mind: Click here to listen

It's crowded in worship today
As she slips in, trying to fade into the faces
The girls' teasing laughter is carrying farther than they know
Farther than they know

But if we are the body
Why aren't His arms reaching
Why aren't His hands healing
Why aren't His words teaching
And if we are the body
Why aren't His feet going
Why is His love not showing them there is a way
There is a way

A traveler is far away from home
He sheds his coat and quietly sinks into the back row
The weight of their judgmental glances
Tells him that his chances are better out on the road

Cruise
But if we are the body …

Jesus paid much too high a price
For us to pick and choose who should come
And we are the body of Christ

Cruise
But if we are the body …

Jesus is the way

I know most know the answer to the question what is church, but do we honestly believe it? If that is the case why don’t we embrace “sinners” with open arms as Christ did? Why do we allow people to enter our lives and “fade into the faces”? Why do we not stand up for the weak? Why is the open road in many cases a better option than fellowship with the church?

There is a disconnect somewhere. The disconnect lays between our brains and our hearts. We, for whatever reason, know that we are the church body; yet we are disconnected in truly feeling and acting this truth out. Unintentionally, as the church we place up a wall that pushes people away from church rather than waiting with open arms, ears, and hearts.

Here is a story I found enlightening on this topic:

Does merely talking about your faith indicate that a person really has it? For instance, you come upon an old friend dressed in rags and half-starved and say, “Good morning friend! Be clothed in Christ! Be filled with the Holy Spirit!” and walk off without providing so much as a coat or a cup of soup—where does that get you? Isn’t it obvious that God-talk without God-act is outrageous nonsense?

- James 2:15-18, The Message Bible

God-talk without God-act: hmmm, that very well may be the bottom line. We desperately need to act out being the Church, not simply holding onto the knowledge and do nothing with it.

This may or may not be a heavy subject for a panicREV blog; however, it is my heart and the heart of this ministry. We are placed to serve the motocross community in a way that draws people towards Christ not in a way that repels people towards the “open road.” I prayerfully hope we all pray for the strength to embrace the fact that WE ARE THE CHURCH and as the Church we can live out our faith impacting this community for God’s Kingdom!

In His/Your Service,
Scott
scott@panicrev.org

Loretta Lynn's - Kevin Cozadd

2007-08-04T00:48:00.000-07:00

I was fortunate enough to make the trip to the Dude Ranch last year for the Loretta Lynn's Amateur Nationals. Had a great time and hope to do it again!

With that said Loretta's is always a fun event, in my humble opinion the best motocross event of the season. It gives teams a chance to see how their riders respond to pressure, and trust me the pressure that is put on these guys going good at this race is extensive! It also gives the riders that have been working so hard all year long a chance to show case their potential. Guys like Kyle Corman, Brad Frace, and Australia's Tye Simmons come out of the wood work and leave their mark on the historic Loretta Lynn’s soil! Looking forward to the rest of the week to see how it all pans out.

If you have visited a motocross message board this week all the Loretta’s buzz is about MXers for Jesus founder Reverend Kevin Cozadd. What is all the commotion about? It seems as though most feel Kevin is competing in a class below his ability level, sandbagging. That debate is fair enough and very well may be a legitimate one. However, that fact that the debate has gotten nasty and began to attack Kevin personally makes me sick. Kevin is a man of God and doing the very best to walk along the narrow path in front of him. Kevin, nor any Christian leader, or any Christian for that matter is perfect. That fact that Kevin and his ministry are being attacked with such vigor and strong negative emotion is mind bogging and illogical. Not to mention the debate has now moved on to karma being Kevin crashed and hurt his shoulder early in the second moto. KARMA? As in Kevin deserves or even brought this injury upon himself? That seems to me to be such a heartless thought and argument. What is wrong with people? It is almost as they delight in Kevin’s injury with a smug, “that will show him” mentality. Again, in my brain wrapped and twisted logic.

Moreover, everyone is so caught up in their Cozadd bashing that they are missing some of the best racing Loretta’s has seen in years—perhaps ever. In the A class Nico Izzi, Tray Canard, and Austin Stroupe are going at it! It has been an epic battle almost every moto from the drop of the gate to the waving of the checkered flag. These three young standouts are not only riding phenomenally, but are battling back and forth like seasoned vets. It is going to be exciting to watch all three of them continue their battle as they walk into Millville next weekend. All three riders will be making their AMA Pro Motocross debut. Until then keep on checking out www.panicrev.org for the latest photos and updates from Loretta Lynn’s!

panicREV Race Night Review

2007-07-22T22:36:00.000-07:00

Looking back, I can’t believe I haven’t published a blog in about five months. When I started this blog I was thinking it would be updated bi-monthly, so for my tardiness I apologize. With that said, it has been a long and rough five months. Hmmm, where, oh where to start …

On April 28^th 2007, we held our panicREV Race Night at Starwest Mx Park. Truly the night was a blessing. My friend Toby may have said it best, “After a long drive home, putting the kids down, and unloading the truck I sat on my drive way and thanked God [for such a great night/race]! What a blessing it is to be able to gather to do something we love in the name of whom we trust ... ah, the essence of being ‘United!’” In all honesty there was something glorious about the night. It was powerful to see everyone come together united and giving glory to the Lord. In the end, we had over 250 race entries and about 19 motos—it was a great turn out.

With that said, the major purpose of panicREV putting on this event was for it to serve as a fundraiser and that is where the event fell a little short. Unfortunately there was a miscommunication between us and the track—it wasn’t anyone’s fault just a misunderstanding. Without going into details we were simple unable to the funds we had hoped for (we had hoped to raise approximately $4,000). Thankfully we were able to raise enough money to cover the money we had invested in advertising for the event and break even.

What about the raffle and 50/50? I will personally chalk that one up to a “live and learn” experience. In total we sold $900.00 in tickets; however, I personally made the mistake of investing too much money in raffle prizes. When all was said and done, we ended up raising under $200 on ticket sales.

So in the end where did that leave us? If I am honest, at the time, this experience hurt me personally. It was something the whole panicREV team poured a lot of time and energy into, yet we fell well short of our projections and goals.

So was it worth it? Looking back, I have to say it was worth it without a doubt. Where the event as a fund raiser belly flopped, it was a total blessing and success in all other avenues.

Where does that leave us? Honestly, I am not sure. We hoped that this fundraiser would not only sustain us throughout the year, but also launch towards reaching the vision the Lord has given us for the future. Maybe this was the Lord asking us to slow down; maybe it was a bump in the road, testing our commitment and resilience—the reason the funds were not raised is still playing out. However, there is no doubt that in God’s perfect plan there is purpose!

So what is next? We really need people to step up to the plate in support of this ministry. Moreover, I personally feel there is someone out there that God has been molding—molding into the man or woman He has called to serve this ministry in the area of fundraising and finance. If the Lord has been speaking to you about serving with panicREV and you are gifted in the area of fundraising and/or finance, we would love to hear from you—we would love to hear from you and your service is no doubt needed.

There is a lot more to update everyone on: from John Martens coming out from Kansas as the panicREV Intern, to RELEVANT (our weekly Bible Study in Corona), to the panicREV Summer Retreat September 1^st and 2^nd; however, I will leave all that for next time. I will trying my best to write a blog at least bi-monthly like originally intended as well.

Until then, keep your eyes and hearts focused on the Lord!
Scott Parkinson

Things to Come

2007-02-10T01:13:00.000-08:00

I have been putting off writing a new blog entry for a few weeks now. It seems like there is so much up in the air; I was hoping to have a bit more settled by the time of this entry, but I guess it wasn't meant to be. We are still working on a date for the PanicRev Ride Day; however, we are 95% sure it is going to be a Saturday in April and held at Competitive Edge MX Park on their new "hill track." We will make sure to announce the date on our website, message board, and via email as soon as it is secured.

Moreover, we are still looking for a Corona location for our weekly Bible Study. We have contacted a few churches in the area, but have been unable to get anything nailed down. Please pray that the Lord will make His direction clean and open up a location. We do, however, know the day we would like to start: Thursday April 19, 2007. Please stay tuned as more information becomes available.

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Some time near the end of February we should be getting new stickers! To kick things off we will be having a contest ... so get your self addressed, stamped envelopes ready. If you would like to get a head start send in your SASE today!

PanicRev Ministries
ATTN: NEW STICKER CONTEST
15919 Kennard St
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745

As soon as we get the new stickers we will announce contest details and prizes on the main page of the PanicRev website.

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This weekend the 2007 Supercross Series will be heading to San Diego. The SD Supercross has been a rough stop for the series the last few years. Please remember to keep James Marshal, Ernesto Fonseca, and Jason Ciarletta's family and friends in your prayers--especially since the SD Supercross marked a life changing event for them all!

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The Texas Amateur Nationals are just about here! The PanicRev Team will be heading out to Lake Whitney and Oak Hill in full force. Team riders Travis Baker, Mark Samuels, Andrew Silverstein, Sara Price, Derrick Brister, and Vicki Golden will all be there racing their hearts out. John Parkinson, the PanicRev Team Manager, will also be at both races supporting our riders in addition to coving the two races for Final Lap Magazine. If you are planning on being there, make sure you drop by the Final Lap booth and say hello. Additionally, please keep all of our riders in prayer. Please pray that the Lord will keep them all safe, give them all strength, and help them all to do their very best without outside distractions.

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Finally, I would like to ask everyone to take the time to pray for this ministry and it's leadership. Pray that the Lord will direct our hearts and fan into flame the gifts He has blessed us with. We are stepping out in faith and walking in the direction the Lord is leading; however, there are some major hurdles ahead. We have been given the vision to really impact amateur racing through the PanicRev Race team, but really need to find support and funding. Moreover, if you would like to get involved please pray about emailing us (info@panicrev.org); we would love to hear from you and talk further about getting you plugged in somewhere.

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May you all always keep the Lord close to your hearts and central in your lives!

The First Blog

2006-12-23T13:43:00.000-08:00

Hey Everyone,

So what is the purpose of a blog and more specifically what is the purpose of my posting a blog for PanicRev Ministries? Well, that is a good question. One that is yet to fully be defined; however, I do know it will be a great way for me to communicate with everyone. Moreover, it will be a good way for everyone to read updates, prayer requests, and get an overall idea of where the ministry is heading. I am personally rather excited. Keep in mind I am new to this blogging thing, so I am sure there will be some growing pains!

With that said, the Lord has been doing some really big things in the life of this ministry. Recently the all of the PanicRev ministry leaders (Troy, John, Alice and myself) committed to to reading through The Emerging Church by Dan Kimball. It was such a great blessing. I feel as though God really brought us together, closer has a group, and at the same time planned some very exciting ideas about the future of PanicRev. One of the ideas birthed out of our journey through the book was to start a Bible study in Corona, CA (Crown Town for you Transworld Motocross readers). We are currently looking for a location and can most definitely use your prayers as we work out all the details. Our hope is that we will begin in April, and we will meet on Thursday nights.

Additionally, we also tossed around the idea of having a motocross retreat. I believe this will be a great way for us to all come together as a community growing towards the Lord and each other. We still have a lot of praying to do and details to work out, but look for more information on this after the new year.

I almost forgot. Keep a look out for the new PanicRev logo. We should be coming out with new t-shirts and stickers featuring the new logo some time after the first of the year! Our buddy Frank Toby Chi did an awesome job designing the new logo. He really captured the essence of Christ's reign and Lordship, in addition to his humility and suffering!

I'm so very excited to see the work God is and is going to do through this ministry.

I prayerfully hope you all have a very merry and blessed Christmas. Remember to keep your focus on the Lord and not on all the madness that goes on during this time of year!

In Christ's love and grace,
Scott