Heaven on Wheels

Former black sheep flock to Church in the Wind, Denver's biker ministry.

A A A Comments By Julie Jargon Thursday, Nov 7 2002

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"The doctors don't know how long I have to live," Peggy says. "When I found out, I cried for two days. I said to God, 'I finally believe in you, my marriage is good, and now this?'"

The bad news doesn't end there. Peggy's best friend, a woman from church, was just diagnosed with lymphoma. Armand, Peggy's husband, recently lost his construction job, and Peggy, who teaches preschool and kindergarten and cleans houses, is having a hard time paying for her costly medication. "I think it's just a test of our faith," explains Peggy. "The thing that really hurts is that I'm leaving behind my son and husband.

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Pastor Gary Davis tends to his flock.

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"I always thought smoking would kill me," she jokes. "Boy, was I wrong."

If she hadn't found her faith and Church in the Wind, Peggy knows she'd be a wreck. "I would have dwelled on it and cried all the time and gone into a deep depression," she says. "It probably would have eaten me up.

"But now I know I'm going to a better place, and I'm at peace with it."