Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve seen this site. As the founder of this ministry, this past 9 months has been a huge shift in my own thoughts on ministry. When this ministry blew up with a weekly podcast and killer motocross camp it left all the basic life necessities on my wife and kids. We are still healing from an emotional roller coaster that was caused by all the time invested in the last year.

As a full time mechanical designer, I just don’t have a lot of time left in the day and I’m not going to take time away from my kids. So until God really opens a door to a relaxed schedule then we’re still seeking God’s will and purpose for Five8 Motocross.

I know so many people have asked what is up with it and I can only say we’re in a time of healing. There was so much pressure to do more and be more that the candle finally blew itself out. This ministry has gone dormant before as other pressing issued arose and it will again.

Thanks for all the support and prayers and if anyone is looking for an alternative ministry leader hit me up =)

In Christ-
Cy

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As many of you who have followed this site anticipating another 58MXLive show to air I think it’s time to shed some light on what is going on.  As you may or may not know Five8 is a self supported ministry by a couple average guys who love the Lord, have families and also work full time jobs (not in ministry).

In giving with our time over the past year, God has really opened up some huge doors.  Unfortunately never being in that situation I was pinned trying to keep up with every opportunity God presented.  As a result about 6 weeks ago my wife told me if she wasn’t a Christian she would have left a long time ago.  This was a serious issue, one that really caught me off guard.  You see I’m the guy who always said I will never sacrifice my family for ministry.  I do not want my two little girls to hate God for my lack of time and devotion with them as I have heard time and time again how families have been destroyed by “full” time pastors. The vision that goes through my mind is Jesus standing there with my wife and kids while I roost on them leaving them in the dust.  What a weird place to be and yet now I see I even left God behind.

Fast forward 6 weeks, and God has done some amazing things in our marriage and my own heart.  He has show me some amazing thing, mostly BE STILL AND KNOW I’M GOD….So my family doing a whole lot better, we just got back from an amazing 10 day trip to California in which we drove and i was able to really reflect on the past year and how I let ministry tear my family apart.

So we are in the rebuilding state of Five8 Motocross and 58MXLive (maybe it will be something else) but just know we too don’t have it all figured out.  So please keep the ministry in your prayers we will be back better, and more focused.  We have some cool things planned with some trick bible devotionals and we may even get some guest riders interacting, but you’ll have to stay tuned.

In the mean time read this snippet I found from one of my favorite pastors Mark Driscoll

Burned Out Pastors

Jul 2, 2007 Authored by Mark Driscoll

Pastors

• Fifteen hundred pastors leave the ministry each month due to moral failure, spiritual burnout, or contention in their churches.
• Fifty percent of pastors’ marriages will end in divorce.
• Eighty percent of pastors and eighty-four percent of their spouses feel unqualified and discouraged in their role as pastors.
• Fifty percent of pastors are so discouraged that they would leave the ministry if they could, but have no other way of making a living.
• Eighty percent of seminary and Bible school graduates who enter the ministry will leave the ministry within the first five years.
• Seventy percent of pastors constantly fight depression.
• Almost forty percent polled said they have had an extra-marital affair since beginning their ministry.
• Seventy percent said the only time they spend studying the Word is when they are preparing their sermons.

Pastors’ Wives

• Eighty percent of pastors’ spouses feel their spouse is overworked.
• Eighty percent of pastors’ spouses wish their spouse would choose another profession.
• The majority of pastors’ wives surveyed said that the most destructive event that has occurred in their marriage and family was the day they entered the ministry.

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I will be hanging with Gavin Gracyk over the weekend at the Lake Havasu round of the WORCs series.  If you want to give him any encouragement or have any questions call the Five8 hotline and leave a message, I’ll be sure to let him hear them.

972-784-4000

We’ll have a race report and interview next week…

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We finally caught up with Tyler who just so happened to have made all supercross mains so far.  Tyler is running his own program as a full blow privateer with a very small budget.  We asked Tyler on his thoughts of what its like to transition to the BIG show and what he expects out of the season.

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Service Kawasaki Releases 2009 KX250AF

This new bike is built using a 2009 KXF250 chassis and brand new KX250 engine. Imagine the looks you will get when you show up at your local track aboard one of these beasts.

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Check out this very cool Christian action sports magazine Five16.  The name much like ours comes from a verse in the bible, and this one is for Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.
www.five16.com

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Hey everyone, here is a link to a gallery of photo’s from Sundays WORCS race.

Scott at PanicRev.org took some great shots so check them out.

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Lucas Oils and MX Sports announce same day coverage for outdoor nationals on Speed plus three live coverage events on NBC

Saturday, 28 February 2009 15:21 INIDANAPOLIS, Ind. (February 28, 2009) – As the new era of professional motocross in America continues to take shape, a large piece of the puzzle was revealed this morning when Lucas Oil announced it will serve as the AMA Pro Motocross Championship title sponsor for the next three years.  This announcement comes on the heels of the groundbreaking marketing and media partnership formed between MX Sports and Alli, the Alliance of Action
Sports, around what will now be known as the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship.No stranger to motorsports, Lucas Oil will continue to broaden its exposure
by joining one of the most historic racing series in the country. In turn,
the AMA Pro Motocross Championship will achieve new levels of publicity,
reaching a much broader fan base throughout the motor racing and action
sports communities.

“Lucas Oil is the perfect partner to help us fulfill our promise to our
athletes and teams, our fans and the entire motorcycle industry that we
would take this series unprecedented levels of television coverage and
exposure,” said MX Sports Vice President Davey Coombs. “MX Sports could not
be prouder to work with Forrest (Lucas) and his company; their commitment to
the quality of their products, as well as to motorsports racing at all
levels, is remarkable.”

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