“And the Spirit said to Philip, ‘Go up and join this chariot.’ And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture he preached Jesus
 to him.” Acts 8 :29 and 35
(NASV)

Following a Sunday night service in 1993, Pastor John asked Roger Foor to consider starting a
Truck Stop Ministry. Glen Cope of the Trucker’s Christian Chapel Ministry, was setting up
Chapels at truck stops around the country, and had invited Jersey Baptist Church to participate.
He had been to Jersey the year before, but the church was not ready to commit to the ministry at
that time. Although he had not previously thought about ministering to truck drivers, Roger did
not hesitate to accept the opportunity.

Roger had been unaware of how God was preparing him to understand a trucker’s need to have
the presence of the Lord in his life. He married the daughter of a trucker, so Roger got a taste of
the truckers’ life as he rode with his father-in-law, hauling freight around Ohio. His wife’s
brother, also a truck driver, was killed in a traffic accident while hauling steel in Michigan. That
same year his own cousin’s wife was killed while she drove a truck. So, Roger was familiar with
the dangers and the loneliness these men and women faced daily.

Roger started preaching each Sunday morning at a nearby truck stop on Interstate 70. He was
joined by Try Andy, and after a year they alternated weeks to preach. Around 1996, they were
joined by Ken and Marilyn Spangler, who assisted them with music for six years. Occasionally,
members of the choir would join them for the worship time. As Try’s commitment at Jerséy8ëw,
he was needed at the church on Sunday mornings. Roger ministered by himself until December,
2004, when he was joined by Tim Osborn.

Roger and Tim meet at the truck stop every Sunday at 7:45 AM, for a half hour of prayer and
fellowship. Then, they greet truckers and invite them to the service at 9:00 AM. They pass out
“missionaries” - tapes and tracts for the men and women to take on the road.

There are nine million men and women who drive trucks. Many know the Lord. But, because
they are always traveling, they receive no fellowship or discipleship. Others have no
commitment. Roger had one driver accept Christ at his first service. Since then, he has had fifty
give their life or rededicate their life to the Lord. But, this is not a ministry of numbers.
Sometimes fifteen drivers attend service, sometimes one, or none. Each week there are different
names, different faces, coming from different places. Roger wants to be there to minister to
whoever the Lord leads to the Chapel. In December, Roger prayed and counseled with a driver
who was ready to commit suicide. In January, that same driver returned and gave testimony as to
how the Lord was now in his life.

This is a difficult ministry. But the strength of the love God has put in Roger’s heart to minister
to these road travelers, gives him the conviction and persistence to be at the truck stop each week.

If the Holy Spirit has prompted you to service by participating in this Truck Stop Ministry, call
Roger, at 740-967-1523.

Perhaps the Holy Spirit has given you a vision and put a passion in your heart for service in a
different ministry. Contact Keith Matthews at church, 740-927-1859, to discuss how God can use
you like He is using Roger.