Bikers for Christ are a lot like most other motorcycle clubs in some ways. They look a lot like your typical bikers with leather vests and jackets, plenty of tattoos, and long hair and beards. But one of the things that set them apart is their desire to minister God's love to all bikers regardless of their club affiliations. A recent example involves Pastor Fred (the club's national "president"), his wife Esther, and a fallen biker by the name of Joff Paradise.
Paradise is a custom motorcycle builder from Southern California who has been featured on the American Thunder TV show and other projects from Discovery Channel. Unfortunately, Joff was involved in a terrible accident which resulted in him losing his left leg below the knee. Fred and Esther visited him in the hospital on behalf of BFC to pray with, cry with, and encourage him, and to present him with a check from club's Fallen Bikers Fund.
Little did they know that just a day earlier the director of the Fund also visited Joff and presented him with a check. The two checks combined ended up being exactly the amount Paradise and his wife needed to cover their mortgage. BFC plans to visit again in April and set up a fund to help cover Joff's medical expenses.
If you look at the BFC custom club patch you'll notice a heavy dose of flames surrounding the perimeter. According to Pastor Fred those flames symbolize the power of the Holy Spirit as he changes the lives of believers. That changed life is clearly demonstrated by BFC members who minister to others in the same way they been ministered to. It is an honor to wear the BFC colors because it signifies something so much more than mere motorcycles.
