American

Church
in Decline
Believers in Jesus Christ
must engage in lifefstyle
evangelism while
there is still time

Enterprise,
Alabama
How good can come
from such destruction

EE News Around
the World
A Matter of Faith
T
he book of Hebrews tells us that faith is
the substance of things hoped for. It is the
evidence of things not seen.
As we live our lives we all face challenges
that give us pause. Perhaps it’s a decision for you
or one of your loved ones. Maybe it’s trouble at
work or a hard spot in a relationship. Whatever the
case, we all have moments of uncertainty. For all of
us in EE we know this feeling especially when we
approach a person to talk to them about Jesus.
It is exactly in those moments that our faith
is tested. There are many people today (even within
the church) that say that you cannot approach people
and talk about Heaven. I listened to a popular radio
show today where the announcer and guest both
agreed that you cannot ask people about eternal life
in an eastern culture without causing offense. I read
an article this past month from a famous preacher
who said the topic of eternal life was off limits in
the west as well. So with all this negative talk about
the effectiveness of personal evangelism it’s easy
to think twice about witnessing to someone that
you meet, or even a close friend.
I guess the question at its heart is what
you believe about what God said regarding the
effectiveness of the proclamation of the Gospel and
the preparation of the hearts of men and women to
receive it. Either the fields are ripe unto harvest or
they are not. What do you believe?
As we enter the fall, new semesters of EE
are starting up all over the world and new trainees are
experiencing the
most amazing
revelation:
people are
open to hear
about Jesus!
And, most
i m p o r t a n t l y, Rev. John B. Sorensen
Executive Vice President
they can be part
of sharing Christ
with those around them.
As I write this, I’m in Hong Kong at a meeting
of the Board of Directors. Today, Archbishop R. H.
Goodhew (a member of EE’s International Board of
Directors) and I were walking near the harbor. While
we walked and talked a young college-age Chinese
girl approached us and began to ask us questions.
Soon we could see that she wanted to talk to us
about Jesus. She was out with her youth group and
they were seeing if there were some folks who
wanted to know how to get to Heaven. When she
heard that we were Christians she beamed. Harry
asked her why God would let her into Heaven and
she said, “I believe in Jesus! He died for me!”
Harry and I were encouraged by a group of
young people out proclaiming the truth of salvation
through Jesus! She must not have heard the radio
show saying that you couldn’t talk about Heaven
within the eastern world. Or she refused to believe it.
Witnessing is, after all, a decision about
what you believe. It is a matter of faith.
 XPLORE

12
American Church
in Decline

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Encompassing the Globe Lord What Do You Want . . 5

EE News Around the Globe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Estate Planning . . . . . . . 9
Visible Results . . . . . . . 21
Expansion
Growing the Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
10 Kids’ EE cube . . . . . . . 22

Endeavors
Aftermath of Tornado in Enterprise, AL. . . . . . . . . 10

Everyday People
People with a Passion for Sharing the Gospel. . . . . 17
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 ARCHIVES
Excerpt taken from Dr. Kennedy’s
sermon titled “Reaching the World
for Christ”
The goal of my life is to turn the world right side
up for Christ. “Now wait a minute,” you say. “I
got to church today, even managed to drop a little
something in the offering plate. And now you
want me to change the world?”
Yes, I do! You can do it! We can do it! In
the last five years, Evangelism Explosion has suc-
ceeded in reaching 20 million people for Christ.
Praise God!
It’s interesting. I have never had anyone
tell me he was a layman. They are always “just”
a layman. Well, let me tell you about a layman,
Edward Kimball—just a layman.
He taught a Sunday School class, doing the
best he could; and he was shy. One of the boys in
his class wasn’t making much progress, so Kimball
decided to visit him. Instead, he chickened out.
Fear gripped him. Finally, after several attempts,
the voice of conscience won out. I’m sure the boy
was startled to see his Sunday School teacher, but
they talked, Kimball shared with him the Gospel,
one on one, and this young man accepted Christ.
Did that make much difference? The young
man’s name was Dwight L. Moody—probably the
greatest evangelist America produced in the nine-
teenth century.
The Bible says, “And they that be wise
shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and
they that turn many to righteousness as the stars
for ever and ever” (Daniel 12:3).
We have lots of stars here on earth: movie
stars, rock starts, sports stars. Most of them are
shooting starts or falling stars. But Kimball will
shine forever.
You can be a star too by turning many to righteous-
ness. It doesn’t say you need to be a preacher or
an evangelist or a missionary. You can simply be
“just” a layperson, but a layperson that is con-
cerned to win lost people to Christ.
I hope that God will give you the grace to
witness and that He will give you the power of
His Holy Spirit to make it effectual; and that God
will use you to bring someone to Christ this very
week.
UPDATE
Most Recent Update on Dr. Kennedy
Following cardiac arrest in December, Dr.
Kennedy was hospitalized, underwent extended
and intense physical therapy, and has now
returned home continuing therapy. While there
have been improvements, they have been slow.
Please continue to pray for spiritual and physical
strength for Dr. Kennedy, his caregivers, and his
devoted wife Anne.
NCOMPASSING THE GLOBE

they arrived before the center was opened. Within

minutes, lines of people had formed for registration.
Over 3000 Trained, St. Louis, MO. Ninety-six people signed up for the training. This
2007 has been a time of great expectation and included 40 leaders from Figtree Anglican Church
enthusiasm for those involved in Deaf EE. Creating in Australia and some from the U.S.A.
the Gospel in American Sign Language was only Youth EE and Adult EE training was held.
the beginning.
Deaf EE has also been busily engaged in
putting the Deaf EE Gospel presentation on video,
because the deaf are very visual in how they learn.
“We have been taking extra time working on
learning the outline and then taking it to video,” says
Bob Nowicki, Director for Deaf EE.
Deaf EE trainers and trainees of the past
semester went “on camera” to be taped so that
the deaf across North America might have an
opportunity to share their faith effectively and be
able to teach others.
Recently in the St. Louis area, a deaf expo Over 150 people were fed each day for lunch. In
was held that attracted 3,000 people. The deaf who the evenings 50 Fijian participants were fed and
were trained in Deaf EE came prepared to share accommodated at the center.
the Gospel. They brought 2,500 tracks. Many of The results were astounding! During the
them were given out that asked the two diagnostic training, 230 people made professions of faith
questions. in Christ! Dozens of others are now seriously
examining the claims of Christ. Two of those who
prayed were local pastors, at least five others were
Muslims and two were Mormons.
The clinicians represented more than 20
FIJI congregations and will now go home to implement
What an exciting moment for the EE Oceania EE training.
and EE Fiji leadership team! On Monday, July 2, EE plans to build 11 more training centers in
the first EE leadership training clinic started in the strategic sites around the world.
newly completed D. James and Anne Kennedy
International Training Center for World Evangelism.
Participants were so excited to begin that
 Latin America Youth EE clinics in Latin America and equip
250 key youth leaders by the end of 2007.

Twenty-three people from different regions

of the continent recently attended productive Africa
planning meetings for the EE Latin America team
on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia.
As Mexico nears its 25th Anniversary of Mali

EE implementation in September, significant EE started here in 1998. In 1999, Pastor Goita

development of Adult, Youth, and Kids’ EE is being was trained at the French EE leadership clinic held in

reported. Nahum Vega, EE Regional Director for Mali’s capital city, Bamako.
Mexico, along with his team will establish twelve They returned to their local churches and

geographical areas to equip more people with the began the EE ministry in their churches. Two

Gospel. This strategic “re-structure” includes the years later they organized their own EE leadership.

establishment of EE training centers in each of There were 21 pastors and church leaders who

those areas. attended. As a result, many churches were planted

David Gomez, in the surrounding areas. In one village, previously

EE Continental opposed to the Gospel, there have been 38

Director for Ethnic professions of faith.

Ministry, reports Joel Coulibaly, is an EE field worker in Mali.

that Level 1 EE has He is supported through EE’s Operation Harvest

been translated in ministry. With assistance from Operation Harvest,

EE Latin American Team
39 different ethnic he visited Pastor Goita and helped him with

languages, with leaders in many of those ethnic implementation. Encouraged that someone had
groups practicing EE with remarkable success. taken interest in his EE ministry, Pastor Goita began

Although an architect by trade, Emilio Arana, EE to equip his congregation. He and his team targeted

National Director for Guatemala, Honduras, and a village where cult activities were practiced. EE

El Salvador announced God’s call to work with EE made an impact in the village and several turned

full-time. their lives over to Christ.

Rev. Alexandre Souza, National Director The responsibilities of an EE field worker are

for EE Brazil, has implemented EE in a variety of significant overseas. Because of Joel’s help, Pastor

churches. Currently, he pastors the Congregational Goita continued EE. As a result, a nearby village

Church in Sao Paulo, Brazil. heard the Good News of Jesus Christ, and the

Guillermo Salinas, Continental Director Gospel spreads in this part of the world.

for Youth EE, plans to conduct twelve To support a field worker and his/her family
go to operationharvest.com
On Monday, July 2, the first EE leadership
training clinic started in the newly
completed D. James and Anne Kennedy
International Training Center for World
Evangelism. Participants were eager
to start. Lines quickly formed before
registration. Ninety-six people attended the
clinic including 40 leaders from Australia
and the U.S.A.
Both Youth EE and Adult EE training
was conducted. More than 150 people
were fed each day for lunch. In the
evenings, 50 Fijian participants were fed
and accommodated in the center.
During clinic on-the-job training, 230
people made professions of faith! Dozens
of others are now seriously examining the
claims of Christ. Two of those who made
professions of faith in Christ were local
pastors; five others were Muslims and two
were Mormons.
The clinicians came from more than
20 congregations and will now go home
and implement the EE training.
It was a magnificent beginning at the first
Kennedy Training Center. Eleven others are
planned in strategic sites around the world.
Construction on the next center in Kiev,
Ukraine is underway.
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NDEAVORS
I
t came out of the blue—a massive tornado
tearing through Enterprise, Alabama, on March
1, 2007. It was a Thursday, shortly after 1 p.m.,
when the tornado hit. Who can prepare for the fury
of a tornado that touches down in an instant?
It left a swath of devastation through the
small town located in southeastern Alabama. In
the center of the storm’s path was Enterprise High
School, where students sought refuge in hallways
as the tornado struck. School administrators and
students had practiced for such a storm. They
knew the protocol, and followed it.
Regardless, the tornado ripped the roof off
parts of the school, destroyed a hallway, the gym,
and the stadium. By March 2, eight students were
confirmed dead.
David and Charlene Parrish lived in
Enterprise in the early 90’s before moving to
Georgia in 1994. He was trained in EE at Open
Door Baptist Church in Enterprise.
After moving to Georgia, David started
EE in six other churches and became an EE
area representative. In 1999, David returned to
Enterprise to jump-start EE at Open Door. The
church has implemented EE ever since then.
Their connections to the community
remained strong. “I attended the funeral of one of
the boys killed in the tornado,” David says. “After
the funeral, I met a woman who had just returned
from the funeral of another tornado victim.” David
recalls her words to him, “God must have let me clinicians who had recently lost loved ones:
live through this for a reason,” the woman said • One teen clinic participant lost her brother in a
somberly. recent car accident
D a v i d s h a r e d the Gospel with her and the • One of the youth pastors lost a brother
woman made a profession of faith in Christ. “There • A host couple lost their 22-year-old daughter
are thousands of people just like her all over this to cancer in November
town,” David thought. “The only solution to every “Everyone was either suffering or affected
hurting person on this earth is the Gospel.” by the suffering of the people who they loved there.
Immediately, David called the pastor of Open They all know each other and work together so even
Door, asked him what he thought about hosting a if you weren’t directly affected by the tornado, you
Youth EE clinic, and the pastor wholeheartedly were still in pain,” Sandy says.
agreed. Six weeks later, as the pain held its grip Each of them had experienced, firsthand,
on this small community, a Youth EE clinic was the frailty of life. And it resulted in giving the
conducted. Gospel top priority. “I had a keen awareness that
The pain of losing eight young people in all of the clinicians with all of their pain, enduring
the prime of their youth was clearly evident. Billy all of these sorrows as a close-knit community,
Tompkins is the Youth that there was more
Pastor at Open Door. of an urgency toward
He and his wife, sharing their faith,”
Donna, lost their son Sandy remembers.
in the tornado. David was glad that
Sandy Nicolosi, the Lord laid this clinic
Youth EE Administrator, on his heart. “God and
attended the clinic, EE motivated me,” he
one that she called says.
“special—unlike other People came from
clinics we conduct. Youth EE clinic participants in Enterprise, AL. as far as Baton Rouge,
They were very serious Louisiana, to help. Two
about learning the Gospel presentation,” Sandy churches in Georgia sent teams to assist. Open Door
says. “We don’t find that seriousness at all of our Senior Pastor, John McCrummen, balanced a wedding
Youth EE clinics.” with the Youth EE clinic on the same weekend. “He
By clinic’s end, 57 people had been equipped was not afraid of risking a little confusion for God-sized
with 41 professions of faith in Christ. “It was a results,” David exclaims.
very sweet, sensitive time we had there,” recalls So much good coming from so much tragedy
Sandy. “It’s a small town and the whole town was is only of God. “Something happened during this
suffering.” clinic,” David says, “and the results, I believe, will be
Adding to the grief in Enterprise were several much bigger than anything we can see now.”
Will we, as Christians, be held accountable for
the spiritual decay of the world?
Many of us realize that America is not just the physical
leader of the free world, but very much a spiritual leader also.
When visiting the Western nations, and many of the developing
ones, we discover that the churches often look to America to
lead. To some degree, these churches line themselves up with
what is happening in the U.S. Whether it is good or bad, true
or not, the winds that blow through the American church will
sooner or later find their way around the world.

D
oes God hold the American church to a greater accountability than a lot
of other nations? For more than 200 years, the U.S. has been abundantly
blessed by God. She has prospered spiritually, militarily, and economically.
She is the richest nation in the world. Yet, we see the danger signs: materialism,
complacency, immorality, humanism. God has made it clear that to whom much is
given much will be demanded.
Several years ago, Authors Tom Clegg & Warren Bird uncovered some
staggering data in their book “Lost in America”:
1) Roughly half of all churches in America did not add one new person
through conversion growth in 2000. 2) In America, it takes the combined
efforts of 85 Christians working over an entire year to produce one convert.
While this data was gathered several years ago, the fact remains—many
pastors are not equipping their people for the work of evangelism.
These statistics and others in the book helped convince Dr. Darrell Farney,
former pastor, now EE U.S. Director for the Central Region, to become a missionary
to North America with EE. “Through our Share Your Faith Workshops and EE
clinics,” says Darrell, “we are helping to train and What has Happened to Evangelism in America?
equip pastors and their laity in how to communicate Has the importance of reaching with news of
clearly the wonderful Good News of the Gospel.” eternal life given way to “tolerance”? Have the many
ills facing our society caused Christians’ lukewarm
attitude to spiritual conversions? Consider these
What happens spiritually in facts: A million and a half elective abortions a year.
America over the next few
years will likely have critical
implications for the entire world.
Currently, there is not one Western
nation in the midst of revival.

Dangerous Days Ahead for American Church

What happens spiritually in America over the
next few years will likely have critical implications
for the entire world. Currently, there is not one
Western nation in the midst of revival. The
spiritual awakenings we hear of are taking place
in Third World countries or developing nations.
“Unfortunately,” Darrell says, “some
churches in America are so busy entertaining the
saints that they have lost the emphasis on equipping
the saints.”
Our military physically
secures our homeland. Is the
Church spiritually securing it?
From the perspective of the
Body of Christ, there should be
nothing more American and
apple pie than evangelism. It
is time for Christians to unite,
become equipped to share
the Gospel, and train others
to do the same.
More than a million out-of-wedlock births each year.
Brutal violence reported nearly every day. Substance
abuse is getting worse.
Do Christians Perceive that no one is Listening?
The fact is: America needs the message of
Jesus as never before. Billy Graham put it well when
he said, “It’s either back to the Bible or back to the
jungle.” The jungle is entangling America! This is no
time to keep quiet. Remember, Jesus’ whole point in
coming to earth was to “save the lost” (Luke 19:10).
Maybe it’s Time for an Attitude Check
When you share the Good News with another,
do you focus on arguments that turn people off? Do
our arguments, however true they may be, create
an impression of conquest rather than peace? Ten
years ago, evangelist Luis Palua made a statement
truer today than when he made it. “In the United
States, we evangelicals have acquired a reputation as
harsh, unloving, bitter people. We condemn to hell
pregnant women at abortion clinics and homosexuals
marching in Washington.” Today, Palua might add
another group to his “hit” list: Democrats.
Young people are asking, “Is
Christianity good? Will it make me
a better person or a jerk?” They
ask that question because, in their
minds, Christians are narrow-
minded, judgmental, arrogant, and
angry. They say, “I really want
God, and I’d rather be a Christian
than a Buddhist or a Muslim. But
Christians look so mean. I don’t
want to become like that.”
Dr. Ken Silva, EE U.S. Director for the West
Region, reminds us that Jesus was anything but
narrow-minded, judgmental, arrogant, and angry
toward the lost. “Now all the tax collectors and the
sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him” (Luke
15:1). “People didn’t see Jesus as narrow-minded,
judgmental, arrogant, and angry,” says Ken. “If they
had, they would not have been drawn to Him. Jesus
modeled acceptance, attention, affirmation, even
affection toward the lost. That is how He drew them.
That is why so many people wanted to hang out with
Him.”
“If Christians were more like Jesus today,”
Ken said in summary, “perhaps ‘sinners’ would want
to hang out with us, too.”
“In the United States, we
evangelicals have acquired a
reputation as harsh, unloving,
bitter people. We condemn to
hell pregnant women at abortion
clinics and homosexuals
marching in Washington.”
The Groggy Gospel
Dr. Warren Gage, Associate Professor of
Old Testament at Knox Theological Seminary, sees a
problem.
“I agree there is something lost about
American Christianity. I was overwhelmed with the
freshness and wonder of the Gospel when I was in
Korea in 2005. In America, we need a revival.”
That brings up some other questions. Has
our prosperity numbed us? Has materialism made us
complacent? In South Korea, One EE trainer
the whole church embraced admits, “Christians
the ministry. Said Dr. Karen are good at beating
Gushta, then Director of themselves up. We’re
Kids’ EE, “I thought again of expending every ounce
how far we have to go in the of energy today to train
U.S. to get that same kind of up our kids, and to survive
enthusiasm.” at home. For now, my
The media, and its investment is at home,
subtle “tolerance” crusade discipling my own kids.
has been no friend of That’s where God has
evangelical soul-winning. me and I’m not going to
In addressing a recent feel guilty about it.”
staff meeting, Rev. John Scott Smith, EE
Sorensen, Executive Vice Director for Materials,
President of Evangelism agrees that people have
Explosion, said “It seems busier lives today, but
to me that more and more can still find opportunities
people do not want to to share their faith. “Yes,
discuss spiritual things. During my last trip, people are busy, but in the course of a day, even
while witnessing, I was called more [bad] busy people will find time to reach out. Instead
names than you can think of.” of asking, “What would Jesus do?” maybe we
Says Dr. Gage, “I recall the sobering should listen as Jesus asks us, “How many
shake-up we took after 9/11 when people people did you let Me love through you? How
suddenly became interested in spiritual things. many did you give Me opportunity to talk to
But I believe that lasted about a month.” about spiritual things?”
Adds Scott, “We look at EE as a great
Motives—Do They matter? training tool. It makes people more sensitive
Believers who share their faith: What is to the lost. And we try not to expect more out
their true motivation? Is it love for the lost? Love of it than we should. EE is a part of the big
for the Lord? Duty? puzzle of reaching out, discipling, and church
When we witness, do we perceive that growth.”
we are more spiritual than other Christians? Is “Our part,” Scott says, “is to lovingly
it, like many religions, a “works” faith? Are we share the Gospel and let the Holy Spirit use it
witnessing because of guilt? for His glory. It’s a win - win situation.”
QUIPPING IN ACTION

South Chicago Church Starts EE

Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church
Committed to:
Chicago, Illinois
• Training dozens in EE
An “EE church” since 2006
• Sending out trainers everywhere
5000 members
• Gospel shared with all ages
Pastor Charles Jenkins

R
eaching out in the heart of the southside of “Freely Give” people can receive assistance with
Chicago is Fellowship Missionary Baptist food and clothing. Fellowship Church helps with
Church. The church was founded by Dr. those important physical needs, and now with EE,
Reverend Clay Evans. they also help with their spiritual needs. “On one
Before acquiring the EE ministry, Fellowship Saturday,” says John, “16 people made professions
Church didn’t have an evangelism ministry. “We of faith in Christ.”
knew we needed a program so we looked to the Fellowship Church’s Senior Pastor, Pastor
Moody Church here in Chicago for direction,” says Charles Jenkins, saw what EE could do firsthand.
John Harmon, an evangelism leader. Moody Church He was driving to an appointment when he noticed
recommended EE. some of his church
Johnnie Wells, members in the
another leader of evangelism midst of EE on-
at Fellowship Church, says the-job training.
that EE has generated a lot of He stopped to
excitement. “The response watch the team
has been overwhelming,” engage two people.
Johnnie says. “We literally He knew, by the
do not need a kick-off excitement on their
banquet to sign people up. faces, that the two
It’s taken on a nature of its professed Christ as
own.” Savior. Following
One new EE trainee this experience, his
had tried for years to share the Gospel with her desire is that everyone in his church get trained in
kids. Using EE, she had a comprehensive Gospel EE. “For him to see it happen on-the-spot was eye-
presentation. She shared it with her kids and all four opening for him,” says John.
of them made professions of faith in Christ. It is God’s will that Fellowship Missionary Baptist
EE has also been a wonderful compliment to Church carry the Gospel to the southside of Chicago
Fellowship Church’s “Freely Give” ministry. Through with the help of Evangelism Explosion.
 VERYWHERE

Couple Follows God in Priorities

Serving Full-Time in Seth Adams, an EE administrator at Cross
India Creek Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville,
NC, attended and completed a five-day EE
Tom and Fran Christenson gave up a Jupiter, teacher/trainer clinic at Northwood Temple
Church in Fayetteville. After his graduation
FL, business to serve the Lord full-time with
from the Level I 13-week EE training, he felt
Evangelism Explosion. Their hearts are now focused as if he had climbed to the top of a hill. But
on reaching India for Christ. They have been serving after graduating from the clinic, he felt like
he had reached a mountain summit! “This
EE in New Delhi for eight years and have made great
is precisely the reason I encourage all of our
progress. Level I graduates to attend an EE leadership
They minister in a difficult part of the world. training clinic as soon as possible after they
As they look toward the last quarter of 2007, they finish their 13-week initial exposure to EE,”
Seth says.
are planning two clinics in Pakistan (one already
“The clinic gives additional valuable EE
conducted in August), and field testing of EE materials instruction but, more importantly, it gives the
in the Urdu language. clinician an expanded and more profound
vision for the cross-denominational and
They are also in the process
international scope of EE.”
of equipping more than 1,000 Cross Creek Church has sent five other
church planters from mission Level I graduates to an EE clinic. All of them
organizations including have been blessed. “None of them have been
disappointed,” Seth says. “Quite the contrary
Church of South India,
is true. I thank God that we have the means
Reaching Indian Mission to send Level 1 graduates to EE clinics.”
International ( 1 2 c l i n i c s Seth also serves as a Combat Engineer
in the 82nd Airborne Division. The Army has
scheduled), Friends
sent him to many different places around the
Missionary Prayer Band (17 world.
clinics scheduled), Operation
Mobilization, and others.
They ask prayer for the 3,147
EE clinicians who attended several clinics
throughout south Asia during the first half of 2007.
“Pray that they will implement EE’s 13-week
semester in their local churches,” says Tom.
XPERIENCES
Andy’s Story–
“I have gone on several Youth EE mission
trips, but never to a communist country. The Youth
EE mission trip to Bucharest, Romania ,sticks out
in my mind.
“It wasn’t too long ago when Romania
was ruled by a communist dictator. Today, more
than 10 years later, you could still feel the heavi-
ness that communism has left behind in the
hearts of the people. It was amazing.
“Many people seemed distant and cold.
But that wasn’t true with the Romanian Christians
we met. Their joy stood out as a light in the dark-
ness. It was amazing to share the Good News
with others there. We saw many people make
professions of faith in Christ, and their faces would
illuminate!
“You’ve got to see what Jesus is doing in
the rest of the world. You will never forget it!”
Andy Littleton
Tucson, AZ
Libby’s Story–
Libby Tranbarger is a thirteen-year-old
seventh grader who loves softball, plays the flute,
saxophone, and drums. She sings on the youth
praise team at her church and also is a member of
the youth leadership team. Libby is a young girl
who epitomizes how laypeople fulfill their commit-
ment to the Great Commission.
Recently, during the EE adult outreach
at Libby’s church, one of the adult trainees was
absent. “Since we needed a third person to com-
plete our team for OJT,” says John Holland, EE
trainer, “Libby, who is trained in Youth EE, volun-
teered to go with us.”
The first place they visited produced no
fruit. Libby suggested that the team visit four of
her friends who live next to her “Papa.” They
drove to the location and
found all four of Libby’s
friends at home. It wasn’t
long before Libby was shar-
ing the Gospel. “Like a
trooper,” recalls John, “she
shared the entire presenta-
tion. I stood there in utter
amazement at how atten-
tive her friends were. All four of them prayed to
receive Christ!”
Libby was elated. In her enthusiasm, she
turned to John and asked him to finish.
The next day Casey, a seventh grader, who
was one of the four, called and asked if she could
ride in the church van and visit the Wednesday
night youth group.
I know a lot of nice, good people who aren’t Christians.
Are you telling me God is going to send them to Hell for not
knowing about Jesus?
First it is good to know that God never created man as evil, in fact
He refers to His creation as “good” Gen. 1:26-31. But being created in God’s
image, therefore, with the will to choose, man chose to disobey what he
knew to be right, Gen. 3:6.
God created Hell for Satan and his demons when they chose
disobedience in attitude and action. It was never intended for people. Jesus
said, “Depart from Me, you cursed, into everlasting fire prepared for the devil
and his angels” (Matt 25:41).
Ask anyone, anywhere in the world if they have ever done some-
thing they knew was wrong. They will probably laugh and say something
like, “Sure, who in the world hasn’t?” The penalty for sin is death, meaning
eternal separation from God (Romans 6:23). But God doesn’t send anyone
to Hell for not knowing about Jesus nor for any other reason, rather, it is our
sin that condemns us. The truth is, we all have sinned. Therefore, no one is
“off the hook”, not Billy Graham or Mother Theresa. And it’s important to
remember that no amount of “good works’ can save us. The Bible says,
“For it is by grace that you are saved…not by works, lest any man should
Reaching Every Person with the Gospel
2006 Accomplishments
Number of clinics held
1,080
Number of believers equipped
198,080
Number of professions in Christ
4,971,476
boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9).
Now God, who is perfectly just (Romans 2:6), is also merciful and
loved us such that He made a supreme provision through Jesus to deal with
our sin. The Bible says, “God is not willing that any should perish, but that all
should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9). He’s so loving He sent His own
Son to die and pay the penalty for our sin so that we could avoid Hell and
have the assurance of Heaven. “Christ Jesus came into the world to save
sinners…” (1 Timothy 1:15). Sin condemns—Christ saves.
Suppose a man is driving and see signs along the way, “Bridge
Out.” He keeps on driving, goes past police cars warning him, through a
barricade, drives off a cliff into the river, and dies. Whose fault is it?
Similarly, no one in Hell will be able to blame God. He doesn’t send
people there, our sin has already condemned us. Rather, He warns peo-
ple of the danger and even sent His Son to save them from it. No,
it’s our own choice if we end up in Hell. In fact, Christians are the only
ones who don’t need to worry about Hell. The Bible says, “…these
things have been written…so that you may know you have eternal
life” (1 John 5:13). I have complete confidence that when I die,
I’m going to Heaven.
May I ask you a question?
15-year estimates
2000 to 2015
Number of clinics held
20,313
Number of believers equipped
4,461,188
Number of professions in Christ
100,895,593
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