About Us

Who are we?

It all started in September 1995 when Pastor Raymond Lombard from Cape Town was moved by the Holy Spirit to initiate a project that would ultimately reach every home,  tribe,  clan,  family,  and village throughout Africa with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This outreach that surged through 28 countries in 12 years is known as “Wheels for God’s Word”. During this period of time 3029 bicycles (”rural Mercedes” as these have been called in Africa) have been given to pastors and evangelists in more than sixty-two church denominations. Simultaneously with Wheels for God’s Word’s first fact finding mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire at that time) -  Ferdie Warwick (author of a Discipleship Course “Growing in Grace”) was compelled by the Spirit to work in conjunction with “Wheels” as “Word on Wheels”. i.e. to distribute the “Heart of Man” chart and accompanying booklet wherever a bicycle was released to a preacher of the gospel. The mission and vision inspired by the Lord through these two pastors - pastoring their own local congregations with a burning passion to see souls saved and cared for,  are known as “Wheels for God’s Word” and “Word on Wheels”.

The need in Africa

AFRICA - land of beauty and splendour ; land of primal mystery, yet a continent lacking in some of the amenities that most Westerners would automatically take for granted. It is therefore, not without some reason that Africa has acquired the unfortunate stigma of being labelled “the dark continent”. Yet Africa has largely been neglected by the Christian church in the West,  thus,  allowing other religions to gain a foothold on the continent. As Christians, we labour under the divine injuncture to spread the gospel to the furthest regions of the earth. We are also enabling the life-changing force of the gospel to so transform people, that they too can experience the fulness and joy of life in Christ.

Africa presents a unique challenge to the Christian evangelist. Due to the high illiteracy rate among the African population, the gospel has to be spread orally. However, communities are far-flung which means that great distances have to be covered in the quest to spread the gospel. In addition to this, the terrain is frequently inhospitable and unforgiving, making the lack of a properly developed transport infrastructure more sorely felt. War damage and devastation has left many rivers uncrossable by 4 wheel drive vehicles or by car because bridges have been blown up by civil war or swept away by floods. Most men of God are very poor, living only on edible leaves they have cooked. Sometimes with no more than three meals a week they have little energy and strength in their bodies. Bicycles are the answer. The bicycle is the most practical means of getting the gospel to where it is needed the most. One does not need a licence to drive/ride a  bicycle. A bicycle can go where a 4 X 4 cannot go.