Already Gone

We are enjoying this time of visiting our supporting churches and presenting how biblical Worldview Discipleship is an answer to a problem outlined by Ken Ham in his book, Already Gone. Mr. Ham says that we are loosing a big percentage of our young people by the time they graduate from college. He says that we are not losing them IN college, but that they are “already gone” by 5^th and 6^th grade, at least in their minds, when they begin to question the validity of God’s Word. (This book is a must read for every Christian worker and parent.) Our ministry has had overwhelming support as parents who already know there is a problem see steps they can take to connect the Bible to the real issues and the tough questions that their children are facing.

One of the aspects of our ministry is not only to expose the problem, but to connect teachers and parents with the available resources that will address the problem. When we first started, we were asked what resources we would recommend. At the encouragement of our pastor, we bought books, curriculum, and videos to display (and sell) on our table. This is purely a service to churches and parents; we sell them at cost. As a barometer of the impact of the message we are giving, we are having trouble keeping our supply in stock and re-order every Monday morning. One weekend almost $500 of materials went into the hands of parents, grandparents, Sunday School teachers, youth directors and pastors. The materials are out there; we are just connecting them with the people who need them.

While our ministry is primarily to the church, it is broader than the local church. I have scheduled several in-service trainings at Christian Schools. Please spread the word that we are available to speak in chapel and for teacher training. While our major thrust is to teach the parents and educators how to do biblical Worldview Discipleship and connect them with resources, we look forward to opportunities to work with college students as well. We were recently invited to share in a campus Bible study. This opens up an exciting opportunity to challenge college students to develop a Biblical worldview. Our hearts are still pulled back to Africa. I look forward to returning to Africa periodically to train Bible students and pastors in two-week modules about the importance of biblical Worldview Discipleship.

We covet your prayers as we develop this ministry that God has laid on our hearts. We are under-supported, but we are trusting that God will take care of that as we minister to others. Lois is still dealing with some health issues, so continue to pray for her. We are booked up with meetings through January and are now scheduling in churches other than our supporters. Prayerfully consider inviting us this next year to minister to your church in a unique way.