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Dear Colleagues in PEN,
What a ‘great day’ to serve in the kingdom of
our Master! Perhaps you noticed that I did not say it was easy
or simple, or lacking in challenges. We are all faced with increasing
challenges in these days. I am reminded of how true followers
of Jesus were looked upon with disdain and even hated by their
respective cultures in their day. It is becoming increasingly
so within our culture. I personally think we will see more and
more of this and not be surprised by it. However it has some real
blessings and opportunities as well. It forces His followers to
focus on Him, to fine tune their message and to prayer as if their
life depended on it. Times like this also create a hunger in the
hearts of people for something better. Realizing that this world
cannot meet the deep needs of their soul they are willing to look
beyond this world. That bodes well for the proclamation of
the gospel! Let’s be about it!
The PEN Executive Committee met January 22nd at the Call2All
conference in Dayton Ohio. I will send out more details of
the meeting as I believe God allowed us to do some bold and courageous
thinking about PEN. Let me tell you this now. We have approved
the invitation of Tim Robnett and the Next Generation Alliance
to hold our 2009 PEN eSchool in collaboration with their
conference on Innovative Evangelism. The conference will be held
November 10-13, 2009 at Red Lion Hotel in Jantzen Beach,
Oregon. You won’t want to miss this great opportunity. Plan
now to be with us.
Blessings in Him,
Dallas Anderson
Proclamation Ministries Director
Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College
PS: Don’t forget to send in reports for these newsletters.
It is really important as we seek to serve together.
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Billy Graham Schools
of Evangelism
We are currently working on School of Evangelism courses for
2009. For each School, we are compiling a program that will challenge
and encourage you regarding evangelism in your local church! The
web site should be up shortly, so continue to check back for more
information.
Our schedule for this year is:
May 11-13 The Cove, Asheville, North Carolina
July 28-30 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
September 15-17 The Cove, Asheville, North Carolina
At the Ottawa School, we will be offering a special youth workers
focus-an additional day of program especially for those working
with, or concerned about youth. We look forward to having you
with us! Please feel free to forward this email to others who
could benefit from the School of Evangelism.
(Courtesy Billy Graham Evangelistic Assoc. For more information,
visit the website
or email soe@bgea.org . To view
brochure or application for SOE, please visit website.)
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Top Priority - Soul Winning
Christ For The World, Inc. conducted twelve international crusades
in 2008, and we are looking forward to great ministry opportunities
in 2009. We will have teams ministering in Nagercoil, S. India,
Feb. 11 - 20 and in Nairobi, Kenya, March 10 - 19.
We will hold assembly programs in high schools and colleges, where
we provide music with our band, and then speak to the students.
In most countries, we have total freedom to explain the plan of
salvation and lead the students in the sinner's prayer.
We praise God for the many open doors He provides for us to share
His love around the world. Our Top Priority is soul-winning, and
we are thankful for wonderful teams around the world who follow-up
those who make decisions.
(Courtesy John Bos, Christ For The World, Inc. For more information,
visit Christ for the World's website
or email johnbosinc@aol.com)
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Rock The River
The purpose of Rock the River is to share the Good News of the
Gospel with tens of thousands of young people and young adults
along the Mississippi River basin from Louisiana to Minnesota
in a fun, festival setting. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
will train thousands of young people to walk with Jesus Christ
and train them on how to share God's love with their friends.
Rock the River tour will travel to four cities in July and August
2009. Keep checking this website www.grahamfestival.org/rocktheriver
for the announcement of dates and Rock the River Tour locations!
(Courtesy Billy Graham Evangelistic Assoc. For more information,
visit the website.
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StadiumFest
Join the wave of excitement and celebration being created in
Central Alabama! This wave is generated by an event called StadiumFest,
which will capture and combine the spirit of an all-day family
festival and the energy of a concert. Families, teens, and young
adults will enjoy music, activities, extreme sports demonstrations
- all of which are designed to provide the opportunity for multiple
presentations of the Gospel to be shared in addition to giving
people a chance to respond to each and every Gospel presentation.
StadiumFest is an outreach event that will unite this community
and change lives. Join us on Saturday, April 25, 2009,
at Samford University's football stadium in Birmingham, AL.
(Courtesy Scott Lenning, Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association.
For more information, email slenning@scottdawson.org
or visit http://www.stadiumfest.org/.)
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India Festivals
Keith Cook and the Extreme Power Team will be hosting The Big
Love Youth Outreach in Hyderabad, India from February 11-16.
During the outreach they will have the opportunity to train 1000's
of young people to share their faith in Christ and come to a deeper
relationship to God by opening their eyes, ears, and mind to all
He has for them.
The youth outreach is preliminary to area-wide crusades and festivals
scheduled for later this year. These festivals are a united partnership
with On The Go Ministries-Keith Cook Team, Steve Wingfield Evangelistic
Association, Passion for People International, and The Next Generation
Alliance.
(Courtesy On The Go Ministries - The Keith Cook Team. For more
information, visit www.onthego.org
or email info@onthego.org)
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Columbia Evangelistic Campaign
We arrived in Piedecuesta, Colombia last week for a five-day
evangelistic campaign in the largest Assemblies of God church
in the area. We have held outreaches with dance, drama, singing,
and short messages in several different barrios. Our main evangelistic
meetings were in the evenings, where so far, around 250 have received
the Lord. Part of the purpose of outreach is to also bring believers
to repentance and into a deeper walk with Christ. Each night the
first invitation has been to those who do not yet know Christ,
and the second has been to believers. Nearly 1,000 believers have
responded to that second invitation, many with tears and some
bowed down on their knees before the altar calling out on God
to be His and His alone.
We are now in Bucaramanga, a city of around one million people,
preaching in churches and holding street outreaches. Thereafter,
we will continue with four days of evangelistic outreach in Soccoro,
farther to the south in the department of Santander before returning
to Bogota. Discussions are already underway for a larger campaign
involving more churches later this year. Your prayers are much
appreciated for God's work in this nation which has suffered so
much, but in which God is moving so powerfully.
(Courtesy Chris White, Chris White Ministries. For more information,
visit his website
or http://www.cnwhite.org/UpcomingEvents.html
or email cwhiteevan@yahoo.com.)
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International Kingdom Partnership
Aglow International's Transformation Department is offering short
term mission trip experiences for both the experienced and inexperienced
in multi-cultural, multi-national trips. Upcoming projects include:
Philippines evangelism and church planting, Paraguay evangelism
and church planting in March, and evangelism and training working
alongside Strategic Partners Among Nations in Peru.
June's team to Trinidad is serving with Open Bible churches and
is an all women team who would like to work in areas of women's
issues and abuse as well as general outreach evangelism settings.
Fall teams for Uganda, Zambia and Kenya are for evangelism and
conference. We are looking for the more youthful type dance team
to Fiji in August and need musicians and semi-professional dancers,
especially in the area of hip hop that are ready to use their
skills for evangelism.
(Courtesy Janet Mangum, Aglow International. For more information,
visit www.aglow.org email janetmangum@aglow.org.)
First Wings Party
The 1st Wings Party in a Colorado Prison was held on December
20, 2008, at the Cheyenne Mountain Re-entry Center. Volunteers
from across Colorado and New Mexico, at least 10 different churches
and denominations, and 6 different ministries, reached out to
residents and their families.
The Bible story was a Live Nativity including Mary, Joseph, and
baby Jesus, a stable, an innkeeper, many shepherds, sheep, 'wise
people', and of course a room of heavenly angels. Fun was had
by all, and the story had never been quite so lovingly been shared.
Fellowship was shared around the table, family Christmas traditions
were shared, and people talked about special angels/people in
their lives. One person from each table was decorated as a human
angel. It is amazing how everyone is given the same materials,
and yet each angel is so unique and beautiful.
(Courtesy Ann Edenfield, Exec. Director of Wings Ministry. For
more information, or to view photos of this wonderful event, email
AnnEdenfield@WingsMinistry.org
or visit www.WingsMinistry.org.)
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Message of Peace after Bloodshed
in Nigeria
After the local elections in Jos, Nigeria, a voilent riot between
Muslims and Christians ensued. Nearly 600 people lost their lives,
churches and homes belonging to Christians were destroyed. Three
weeks following the riots Evangelist Wesley Paul spoke at Plateau
Awake in Jos Nigeria. More than 6,000 people attended the event.
Plateau State Governor Jonah David Jang and the Lieutenant Governor
addressed the audience from the scriptures and pleaded with them
to pursue peace and cling to what is good in the face of evil.
Wesley's spoke about the Prince of Peace - Jesus in light of the
times and season.
In February, Wesley Paul will be addressing a Gospel Festival
in Attur and the Indian Pentecostal Church Convention in Vijaywada,
India.
(Courtesy Wesley Paul, Wesley Paul International Ministries.
For more information, email wesleypaul@juno.com.)
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Aggressive Faith
We covet your prayers as together we minister across the globe
to reach this generation for Christ. Jan. 21-23-Reinhard
Bonnke Crusade-Ozoro, Delta State; Jan. 24-Feb. 2 Mission
South Africa; Feb. 14-16 Mission United Kingdom; Feb.
19-22 Sagbama Gospel Explosion-Sagbama Town, Nigeria; Feb.
24-28 Mission Niger Republic; March 18-31 Mission East
Africa.
(Courtesy Bishop Michael O. Amamieye, Aggressive Faith. For more
information, visit www.aggressivefaith.org
or email mike@aggressivefaith.org
.)
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Greetings from Jerusalem via
Bethlehem
Today, many pilgrims from around the world come to Bethlehem,
the birth place of Jesus. Bethlehem is in the West Bank, and only
Arabs mostly Muslim live there.
We had the privilege to give away in Arabic, The Bible and had
wonderful conversations with many seeking to understand the reason
of Jesus' birth. After sharing the Gospel to many, one man in
particular asked me how he could know Jesus. He said to me that
he had heard the message before and now he wanted to understand
it. We remembered the Word of Jesus saying "that He came
to seek and find that which was lost". The Lord knows who
is really seeking truth. After presenting why Jesus was born,
HIS death, HIS resurrection and why the need for HIM, we asked
if he would like to know the Lord, and he was encouraged to make
that decision of faith to Jesus as Lord God and Savior.
Imagine if all Muslims come to know Jesus as Lord God and Savior,
it would be a different world among Jews and Arabs.
(Courtesy Henry Matarrita. For more information, visit
www.hjewish.com or email hjewish@aol.com
.)
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Ethnic Evangelism
We are preparing for the Melbourne Conferences for Ethnic Evangelism's
conference 200 nations - 1 people March 6-7 2009. We are
praying for the Church and the nation as she faces all sorts of
difficulties, including preparing for greater persecution and
restrictions to the Church. This is in regards especially to the
anti-conversion bill in Parliament. Pray for each evangelist and
their ministry in 2009.
God has promised to walk beside us always... 2009 included! When
Moses pondered the great challenge before him of leading, perhaps
well over a million people (Ex 12:37) to migrate to and conquer
a new country by walking across a fierce desert, God promised
to walk with him through this arduous calling.
(Courtesy Kumar Abraham, Help For Christian Nationals. For more
information email kumarabraham@bigpond.com
.)
FUTURE
PEN ARTICLES
We will be correlating the data for the next PEN Newsletter.
In order for events and articles to be included in the upcoming
PEN Newsletter, we have set Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 12:00
noon central time as the deadline. We will try to run as many
articles as possible, but we can not guarantee that your article
will be included in the upcoming PEN Newsletter as there are over
300 ministries participating in the PEN Network. In order for
your ministry event to be included in the next PEN Newsletter,
we will need to receive the following from you by the deadline.
1) Subject or Title Heading
2) Brief Description of Event, Article, or Training Opportunity
3) WebLink to an article or webpage describing full detail of
ministry
event, article, or training opportunity
Below you will find a list of qualifications for data that will
be included in the PEN Newsletter.
1) The PEN Newsletter will not include any information regarding
fund raising for your ministry. This is not the role of this newsletter.
2) We will attempt to include brief articles from as many ministries
as possible. Articles must be Evangelistic in nature. Most Evangelistic
Projects, Training Opportunities, and Conferences will be listed
in our upcoming events section of each newsletter.
3) All other information will be included only upon a space availability
basis. We will rank importance according to PEN guidelines.
4) All correspondence must be done through emails. Please try
not to call our office or fax your articles to us, as it will
be more time consuming to retype information in for each of the
newsletters.
5) The PEN Network and On The Go Ministries / Keith Cook Evangelistic
Association are not responsible for mistakes or miscommunications.
6) All articles received must have Subject/Title line, Brief
Description of Article, Information, Evangelistic Event, or Training
Opportunity, and Weblink to your ministry event or webpage that
contains actual information you want communicated. Full articles
that will be included in the PEN Newsletter will only be that
of official PEN related articles.
We look forward to working with you so that others may know how
they can be more actively involved in your ministry. Again, please
remember that we can not promise to enter an article on every
ministry that submits information, but we will make an attempt
to include as much information as we possibly can, yet keep the
newsletter concise and informative as well. In order to list an
Upcoming Evangelistic Article, Project, or Training Opportunity,
please send your articles with your Subject or Title line, Brief
Description, and Weblink to the following address: Laurie@onthego.org.
While On The Go Ministries / Keith Cook Evangelistic Association
serve
as editors and producers of this electronic newsletter and materials,
the PEN Network maintains all rights and responsibilities for
the PEN
Newsletter.
PEN Newsletter Editor - Keith Cook, keithcook@onthego.org
PEN Newsletter Assistant Editor - Laurie McTier, laurie@onthego.org
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