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Christian bikers to help bring motorbikes to rural Congo

Road maintenance may not always be up to scratch in Britain but it's a dream in comparison to rural parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

After years of conflict that left people too scared to keep the jungle at bay, overgrown tracks deprive small towns and villages of much-needed supplies.

Now a group of Scottish bikers is doing something to help: the Christian Motorcyclists' Association is holding a sponsored ride in aid of the Scottish Bible Society to help provide motorcycles and pedal bikes so that remote communities can receive the Bibles that growing churches are calling for.

In the absence of normal transport and deliveries, some Congolese church leaders have been forced to walk to the next town to copy out part of the Bible to read at services.

“A donation of £12 will help buy a motorcycle or bicycle, or provide copies of the Bible or New Testament in local languages,” explained Colin Hay of the Scottish Bible Society.

Full story and itinerary at Christian Today.