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dear friends The Office of the President

The Power of Partnerships

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e’ve seen some dramatic change in By God’s grace, Evangelism Explosion is actively
the business world over the past few pursuing and developing key partnerships for the
years. In 1980, less than two percent future. Some of these include partnerships with
of the income of America’s top 1000 organizations like Campus Crusade for Christ, e3
companies could be traced to some Resources, World Vision, Samaritan’s Purse, and
sort of partnership. By 2002, it was others…like Need Him.
estimated that over 30 percent of their revenue
came from alliances. And not just from alliances Need Him began in 1996 to intentionally
between companies in different fields but from present the Gospel using all forms of media.
competitors like Hewlett Packard and Canon, IBM
They are best known for staffing phone lines
and Toshiba, Kodak and Fiji, and the airlines.
from seekers responding to spiritual broadcasts,
including Billy Graham crusades. Many of the
What we’ve seen happen in the business
Need Him phone volunteers are EE-trained.
world is now happening with ministries and for
Even today, EE-trained people can volunteer with
largely the same reasons:
Need Him to take calls from people seeking the
•The acceleration of technological change
Good News. What can be better than that?
• The blurring of industry boundaries

• The focus on globalization
It’s these types of partnerships that will
• The need for new capabilities
allow us to reach more and more people with the
• The reality of scarce resources
Gospel. You can listen to an interview of mine
• And the need for greater productivity
with Need Him’s President Drew Dickens on
EE’s online webcast at:
The appropriate Strategic Alliances could:
http://blog.eeworks.org /2008_07_01_archive.
• Dramatically accelerate our ability to expand
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the effective reach of our ministry
• Facilitate sharing and implementation of
God Bless,
successful approaches
• Optimize geographic access
• Leverage skills or capabilities faster
• Reduce risks and create economies of scale
Rev. John B. Sorensen
• And open new doors for unforeseen
President, Evangelism Explosion International
opportunities

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2007 Accomplishments
ee answerman Number of leadership training clinics
1,100
Life After Death
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More than 225,000

Number of professions in Christ

everywhere 5.1 million
Chicago Kids Club
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15-year Estimates 2000 to 2015
Number of leadership training clinics
More than 20,000

church profile Number of believers equipped

More than 4.5 million
Second Ebenezer Church in Detroit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Number of professions in Christ
More than 100 million

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Grass Roots News From the Front Lines
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encompassing the globe

Ken Silva George Verzea Nickolay Revtov Tom Mangham

VP North America VP Europe VP Eurasia VP Asia

Woody Lajara Ron Tyler Rod Story

VP Latin America Sr.VP Global Ministries Sr.VP Global Innovations
Acting VP Africa Acting VP Oceania

Covering every corner of the world

EE continental vice presidents have vast regions to cover with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Yet, following Dr. Kennedy’s
challenge for them to plant EE in every nation on earth, they accomplished that mission in 1996. They continue to press on,
taking the Gospel farther and farther.

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Exciting Reports From Around the World

Show Lifestyle Evangelism Works
opportunity to present the activities. Result: Through the
Gospel. This confused young Kids’ EE methods of teaching
Rev. Tom Mangham woman made a profession of and materials, children are able
EE is now taking part in faith in Christ with tears in her to learn and retain the Gospel
God’s redemptive plan among eyes. presentation.
a tribal group that escaped Our meeting also A Kids’ EE clinic was held
from a restricted access nation presented a great opportunity in April in Rio de Janeiro at the
in Southeast Asia. Recently, an to challenge her to be trained in New Life Pentecostal Church.
EE clinic was conducted with Evangelism Explosion as well, Two are scheduled in the near
the tribe. so that she too could share her future for São Paulo, one in the
Spreading out over five faith in Christ. large capital city and another
villages, teams shared the This new Christian in a small interior city.
Gospel with 74 individuals and contacted me later to express Hospital chaplains
35 of them made professions of her strong desire to be baptized and volunteers dealing
faith in Christ. as soon as possible. with terminally ill children
Please pray for the 35 new have been equipped in a
believers and that the Holy workshop in late July.
Spirit will continue to work in Like other EE ministries,
the hearts of the others who Dr. Cecilio N. Lajara (Woody) Kids’ EE in Brazil works!
heard the Good News. In Brazil, children are Children are being reached,
sharing with their parents and and increasing numbers
grandparents using Kids’ EE! will be on a path to become
Most Brazilian children lifelong lifestyle evangelists!
Rev. George Verzea learn easily through visual
After I preached in a materials. Therefore, EE-Brazil
church in Holland a young has adapted the complete set of
women approached me and Kids’ EE materials. A life-sized Dr. Ron Tyler
introduced me to her friend. doll named “Longinho” comes A clinic was conducted
She told me that her friend to life, connecting everything in Mali including six pastors
attended this church for a year, through a common thread and 26 laymen. The goal was
but didn’t understand any of evident to the children. to train these individuals in
the teaching. She asked me, The utilization of objects how to share their faith in
“Can you help her?” such as a slime egg (Rotten difficult areas. More than
I made an appointment Egg illustration showing man’s half of the clinicians made
with her and had the sinfulness) appeals to children a verbal commitment to
who prefer hands-on learning multiply their ministry

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and train others. This was to-remember tool for sharing the man also asked Christ
very encouraging to the one’s faith with others. into his
leadership of the clinic. Coordinating this heart.
During the clinic, two clinic was Will Rodriguez, Another individual,
teams went out for on-the- EE Regional Director for Adi, was led to faith in
job training in a village the Hispanic Ministries in Christ at the Fiji Center by
called Tiediana Seguere. North America. There were two American interns. Less
The people of this village 176 participants from eight than a year later, she joined
are very involved in cult churches new to EE. an EE team as an intern
and idol worship. These herself. In less than a year,
village people have accused she went from not having
the church and its people, a relationship with God
before the government Rev. Rod Story to teaching, training, and
courts, of trying to destroy The Lord continues sharing with others just how
their culture. This was an to bless the work being they could have that same
ongoing threat. done at the D. James and relationship.
We praise God Anne Kennedy International
that in this very hostile Training Center for World
environment, 22 people Evangelism—Fiji Campus.
made professions of faith in Tevita was trained in Dr. Nickolay Revtov
Jesus. Our hope is that this Evangelism Explosion during As of the printing of this fall
will begin to transform this a 2007 clinic in Fiji at the issue of Multiply, the conflict in
village for the Lord! Center. Since then, he was theEurasiancountryofGeorgia,
a part of a church plant in which has been hit hard by the
the Highlands. Tevita is a Russian military in August,
wonderful example of a continues. Many missionaries
Dr. Ken Silva young person sold out to have been evacuated.
Statistically the Hispanic Christ, living out his faith on Our EE Director for
population continues its a daily basis. Georgia has moved from his
growth in the States. And Recently, Tevita visited home and is staying in the
EE is reaching them with the a homeless Indian woman. capital city during the conflict.
Gospel and equipping them First, he gave her all of his He will be assisting several
to be faithful witnesses. money. Then he shared the Christian organizations in the
Recently, Evangelism Gospel with her. The Indian distribution of humanitarian
Explosion conducted a woman made a profession of aid.
Spanish Share Your Faith faith in Christ. A few weeks According to the news
Workshop in Houston, later, Tevita was talking with reports, the conflict began
Texas. Share Your Faith a friend. In mid-conversation when the Georgia military
Workshops are intended to he stopped a man who was moved into South Ossetia to
provide an opportunity for passing by. Tevita quickly crackdown on separatists.
local churches or Christian learned that this man was When Georgia responded with
organizations to equip every contemplating suicide. Again, military action, the Russian
member with a simple, easy- Tevita shared the Gospel and military forcefully stepped in.

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 endeavors

EE Reaches Out to Capitol Hill Staffers

Reaching those in every area of our country, inluding our nation’s capital, is
first and foremost with EE trainers

The D. James Kennedy Center Share Your Faith training. There was plenty of
for Christian Statesmanship It was an action- interaction with the Hill
became a ministry of EE packed week, indeed! staff; and the young people
International in 2007. A Monday included a Bible had a mini-internship in
large part of the Center’s study for interns at the congressional offices for half
focus is reaching out to new Center’s Hospitality a day. They also delivered
congressional staff and House followed by on-the- copies of the book “Sacred
interns, most of whom are in
their early 20s, so we invited
some college students to
spend a week joining in the
outreach ministry.

T
he weeks’ participants
included: Cameron
Hughes, a student
at the University of
Wisconsin; Christalyn
Steers, a student at
Seattle Pacific University;
and Kim Pennington, who
works at Southwest Baptist
Theological Seminary and
is in pre-doctoral studies
there.
Mrs. Shirley Beattie,
EE’s North America
administrator, joined Dr.
George Roller, Executive
Director of the Center, and job training at the National Fire,” which details the
his wife, Linda, to chaperone Mall. The group was excited Christian faith of George
the group and direct the to be able to use their Share Washington, to various
activities. Rev. Fred Kress, Your Faith training to lead Members.
Continental Director for the two people to Christ and Rep. Todd Akin
East Region, came along and to share the Gospel with (R-MO) held a special session
kicked the week off with several others. in his office to talk about

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“The Bible as a Blueprint for “Dr. D. James Kennedy standing ovation and many
Government;” Rep. Randy Distinguished Christian in the crowd expressed their
Forbes (R-VA) addressed Statesman Award” to Rep. delight in her presence.
the Center’s annual Politics Mike Pence of Indiana at a Last year’s winner
and Principles luncheon, special dinner on Capitol of the award, Rep. Todd
with over 100 interns in Hill on June 25, 2008. Akin of Missouri, spoke of
attendance, and shared with Mrs. Anne Kennedy how he had listened to Dr.
them the importance of the joined Dr. George Roller, the Kennedy’s preaching for
Christian heritage in our Center’s Executive Director, many years and had quite a
collection of his sermons.
Mike Pence has
always taken a strong
stand for family values and
is currently fighting the
“fairness in broadcasting”
issue, which would
effectively silence Christian
and conservative talk radio.
In accepting the award, he
said he was deeply moved
to be honored in such a way
and to be in the company of
government. Later, Rep. and Rev. John Sorensen, EE some great people who had
Mike Pence (R-IN) shared President, in presenting the received the award in past
with an overflow crowd how award. She told the audience years. Referring to the story
his faith had given him such that Dr. Kennedy would of Daniel’s companions in
peace on 9/11. The group have been delighted to the fiery furnace, he spoke
also attended the weekly know the work of the Center of how his faith sustained
luncheon and Bible study of was continuing as a ministry him in the often-turbulent
Senate Chaplain Barry Black. of EE International. Mrs. climate of Washington, D.C.
Chaplain Black graciously Kennedy was greeted with a About 150 people
introduced Mrs. Anne attended the event,
Kennedy and daughter, including many
Jennifer, and expressed his congressmen and
admiration and affection for their staff, and
Dr. D. James Kennedy. supporters of the
Center for Christian
Distinguished Christian Statesmanship.3
Statesman of 2008

The Center for

Christian Statesmanship
awarded the 13th annual

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 ee answerman

Life After Death

How to answer when someone says–
“I don’t believe in life after death.”

live forever, either in Heaven for it to prevail, there must be

or in Hell. a perfect Judge to ensure the
In addition, there are five verdict. Hebrews 9:27
extra-biblical evidences. When 3. The first law of thermo-
woven together like threads, dynamics: Set forth by Albert
they can form an exceedingly Einstein, it states that energy
strong cord: and matter cannot be created
1. An analogy from or destroyed. For example, if
nature: For a seed to bring something is burned, it simply
forth a living plant, a beautiful changes form. 1 Corinthians
blossom, or a delicious fruit, 15:49-51 describes for us how
it first has to go through the the Christian’s body will, in
process of disintegrating and fact, change form at death.
dying. The philosopher, Plato 4. The last words of dying
concluded that, likewise, the people: There are books
human body must ultimately quoting the last words of
decay and die before it will dying people. “All is dark!”
emerge in another world and said noted infidel Edward
another life. Gibbon on his deathbed. In
2. The necessity of justice: contrast, Augustus Toplady,
All humans have a sense author of the hymn “Rock of
of right and wrong, some Ages” cried out, “All is light,
sense of moral duty. For that light, light!” before he was
moral duty to make sense gone.
there must be justice, for 5. The recollections of
why do right if justice does resuscitated people: Careful
not prevail? Unfortunately, interviews were conducted
in our world, justice does with hundreds of people

T
here are two fundamental not always prevail. Too often who were pronounced
reasons for our believing the good do suffer and the clinically dead and have later
in life after death: The wicked prosper. Practical been revived. They told of a
resurrection of Jesus reasoning concludes that foretaste of either Heaven or
Christ from the dead, justice will ultimately prevail Hell. From their testimonies,
and the declarations of at another place and time. many scientists concluded
Scripture that man has been Therefore, justice demands that life does indeed go on
made for eternity and will life beyond the grave. And beyond the grave. 3

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HAWAII

It flies in the face of conventional wisdom. Hawaii–is it Paradise? Most

would say, “Yes!” But for all of its beauty, the people of Hawaii need Christ;
and for those ministering there, it can be anything but a Garden of Eden.

H
awaii is a cultural mish-mash hearts of the people who call it home.
of ethnic groups, maybe like Native Hawaiians’ culture and
nowhere else in the world— practices remain very evident on the islands,
a melting pot of cultures, even though the Hawaiian race itself has
beliefs, and heritage. All of become somewhat diminished, especially
the Asian cultures are represented mixed diluted with fewer pure-blood Hawaiians in
with Samoans, Tongans, African the general population.
Americans, Caucasians, and The diversity is one-of-a-kind, and it
on and on. creates problems. “People get here and, soon
Few people know after, they leave,” says Gary Hamrick, Pastor
that Hawaii was annexed of Evangelism and Student Ministries at
as a territory by the United Valley Isle Fellowship Church in Wailuku on
States at gunpoint leaving an Maui. This transient environment promotes
ugly mark on history. Instead, a lack of trust among the people, especially
paradise is all that mainlanders between “islanders” and those who come to
associate with the state today. The escapism minister to them.
mindset most mainlanders and tourists It certainly goes against the native
come with prevents them from seeing Hawaiian tradition of “ohana” or family
behind the island’s beauty and into the unity so much a part of the native Hawaiian

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 culture. Today, the distrust among people their privacy. “They call it respect,” Gary
has risen to what Gary calls “racism gone says. This cultural issue is especially
amuck.” It has reached the point where challenging in two areas: getting people
Gary and his wife pulled their two children to talk; and equipping people to become
from the public school system. “Just too evangelists.
much abuse,” he recalls sadly. Despite the overwhelming challenges
According to Gary, the average stay to Gary, his wife, and two kids, they stay,
for a pastor in Hawaii is two years max. armed with Evangelism Explosion’s Share
“The people believe you’ll eventually leave, Your Faith Workshop tools.
so it’s hard to build relationships,” says Gary and his wife felt called to Valley
Gary. Isle after Gary graduated from seminary in
Pastors depart so quickly because Houston in 2005. “I know the Lord called us
ministry in Hawaii is no picnic. here,” he says. “We’re persevering, fighting
“When people get here they have a the good fight.”
hard time getting past the beach and the Unfortunately, Gary sees many
palm trees,” Gary exclaims. “Once you get pastors, who, at one time, felt called to serve
past that, you’re faced with this transient in Hawaii, leave. “Here it takes a good two
culture of much hatred and distrust.” years to get close to people because they’re
And it’s much more than people waiting for you to leave.”
being here today and gone tomorrow. Some It creates a vicious cycle that makes
islanders have a hard time being a part of it hard to reach people. Yet, above the
white America. transient roller coaster, and the racism, there
“In their eyes,” Gary says sadly, exists a unique openness to the Gospel.
“white America has only brought in the Utilizing EE’s Share Your Faith Workshop
ugly realities of things like alcoholism and training, Valley Isle has been very active in
drug abuse.” Gary remarks, “You can see sharing their faith. With exuberance, Gary
how difficult it is to build relationships in says, “The people are very open. I have
such an environment.” experienced no hostility whatsoever. In the
Add to that the shy nature of Asians, last two years, we have baptized more than
in general, and it makes ministry a tough 40 individuals in the area.”
road to travel. Gary remarks that Asians Gary points out that pastors need
would prefer someone going to Hell instead to stay and build that trust just like in any
of someone intruding on other foreign country. “It’s like that old
cliché, they don’t care how much you know
until they know how much

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the community.
you care,” he implores.
“Their attitude is, ‘Come walk in my shoes. Come
pay $7 a gallon for milk, and $6 a gallon for gas, and $4 for
a loaf of bread. Gain my trust. Be one of us.’”
Once that trust is gained, they have a hunger and
a thirst for the Gospel. Combined with God’s call
upon his life, it keeps Gary on the island. He is
convinced that the Share Your Faith Gospel tool
can be far more successful in Hawaii than any
other training.
“I’ve gone through so many evangelical
curriculums and the Share Your Faith tool is, by
far, the most practical, simple tool I have come
across. I believe it (EE’s impact in Hawaii) is waiting
to happen.”
With the struggling economy, and the costly travel
from island to island, the plan for EE to impact Hawaii
will involve people willing to work together, committing
several weeks to travel from island to island.
“We have to go to the people,” Gary says. Going
to the people alleviates another concern; the
Hawaii mentality is laid back. “Hawaiians
are not in a hurry and not concerned
about the American way. That’s
too fast and aggressive for them.”
For Gary and his family,
their desire is to identify with the
Hawaiian people, to be one with
them, gain their trust, earn the right
to share. “I’m not going anywhere,”
Gary says. “They are open!”
And the Share Your Faith Workshop training will be
at his side.3

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 everywhere

Chicago Club for Kids Seeing God

at Work Through Kids’ EE
By the Hand Club For Kids Helping Troubled Kids

By The Hand is an after- “All of our kids are “Donita and three other ladies
school program with an recommended by school from Moody stayed at our
emphasis on academics and principals as kids in critical home during the clinic,” recalls
a commitment to nurturing need of intervention,” says Suzy. “After the clinic, Donita
the whole child—mind, Donita Travis, By The Hand told us, ‘I want to do this,’ and
body, and soul. Founded Director. “So we are very we told her that we wanted
in Cabrini-Green, located closely connected to the city.” to help her.” They began a
strategically throughout relationship that
some of Chicago’s most continues today.
impoverished inner The Warrens
city communities, make an annual
where overcrowded and trip to Chicago
underfunded schools to help train the
abound. By The Hand
Club for Kids

T
hey are taking kids by staff in Kids’
the hand and walking EE.
alongside them from the “When we
early years until they are return we see
walking as responsible, ex-students
well-adjusted adults. who are now
The By The Hand Club in leadership
For Kids began in the Chicago there,” Susy
area in 2001 with 16 children. It says. “To see
started as a ministry of Moody The program is filling the maturity and fruit develop
Church. It has become so a special need with great from what God is doing is
successful that it now partners success. Kids are saying no to exciting.”
with the Chicago public schools drugs, gang violence, and teen In the beginning, Donita
and the Chicago Housing pregnancy. They are rejecting recalls using the Kids’ EE
Authority. illiteracy and poverty as a way cadences to get the first 16
Some of Chicago’s most of life. kids from the parking lot into
impoverished inner city And Kids’ EE was with By the building. “We have stories
communities benefit from the The Hand from its inception in of kids not only hearing and
program. Today, By The Hand 2001. Don and Suzy Warren, learning the Gospel, but going
Club For Kids ministers to Kids’ EE Trainers, met Donita to their homes and sharing
more than 600 children. during an EE clinic in 2000. with their brothers and sisters,

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kneeling and praying with them Kids, otherwise known as CBK. EE donates materials
on bedroom floors,” Donita In 2009, CBK will minister to
recalls. kids in grades 9-12. Currently; it On June 24, EE
Freida Howard Ivy, a By includes kids in grade 8.
The Hand staffer for six years Bethany Arvan directs donated a pallet of
knows personally the impact the 80 students of CBK with Kids’ EE materials to
of Kids’ EE upon the students. a holistic approach. “There is
“Kids are able to understand an academic component and By The Hand Club
exactly what happened on spiritual component too. So
the cross, why it happened, hopefully, as they have given For Kids.Weighing
and God’s whole purpose for
sending His Son,” she says.
almost 1,300 pounds,
One of the kids whose life the materials were
was changed through By The
Hand and Kids’ EE is 11-year- unloaded at the club’s
old Jonte Durr. “I was a bad kid,
getting F’s in school, and being main Chicago office.
a bully,” he recalls. “I came here
and learned that I don’t deserve
By The Club For
to go to Heaven, but God Kids will distribute
sent Jesus to save us.” Jonte’s
grades are much improved the materials among
and he shares his faith in Jesus
regularly. four impoverished
Freida was emphatic about
South Chicago
EE’s impact in their community. their lives to Christ, they are
“We have used EE during some having an impact in their neighborhoods where
of the roughest times in our schools,” she says.
community and introduced it Since the high school kids it ministers.
to some of our most notorious have learned EE early on, CBK
gang leaders, drug users, teaches an EE refresher course
and other offenders in the once a year. “They are sharing
community,” Freida exclaims. their faith and encouraging their
“It is an amazing tool.” friends,” Bethany says. 3
A “sister ministry” of By
The Hand is called Club for Big

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Second Ebenezer Church in Detroit

Sees EE Working
postmodern culture, a lot of
the theology is not sound. EE
has served as a tool that creates
a really sound theology. It has
solidified people’s theology
and, more importantly, their
faith.”
During an EE clinic May
19-23, Second Ebenezer trained
15 clinicians. During on-the-
job training, there were 47
professions of faith in Christ in
three days.

S
econd Ebenezer is large strength.
metropolitan urban One member, a
church. Some members doctor of psychiatry,
travel from 90-minutes grew up in a church.
away to attend. Rev. Keith She signed up for
Hutchings, Chief Operating EE and realized she did not EE clinics at Second
Officer and Minister of have a personal relationship Ebenezer are ethnically
Evangelism and Discipleship with Jesus Christ. She made diverse with past attendees
calls the membership diverse. a profession of faith in Christ. including Canadians, Chinese,
“We have people that represent She has since led 18 of her African-Americans, European-
every walk of life in terms of family members to the Lord. Americans, and from all across
the socio-economic ladder. Many of them are active in the the United States as well.
Everyone comes with their EE ministry. “EE has helped “As soon as we get the
differing backgrounds, yet people have a perspective that names of the clinicians, we
everyone finds their spiritual is outward-focused and not begin praying for them, says
needs being met. Our true self-focused,” Keith says. Keith. “We get together every
strength is to help individuals “EE has changed my night ‘en masse’ and pray.”
develop a real and authentic personal life and how I They also make sure
relationship with Jesus Christ. approach ministry,” Keith that their worship is in order.
EE helps us exercise that explains. “Today, in our “And we try to love on each

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clinician,” Keith exclaims. We is woven into the fabric of their communities.
understand that this is more most of their other outreach Second Ebenezer also
than an opportunity for them opportunities one of which encourages individuals each
to pick up this great tool. This is networking with other year to attend an EE clinic
is an opportunity for them to churches. Second Ebenezer “They get a much better
receive a vision, get rejuvenated decided to reach out to other understanding of what we’re
spiritually, and set a standard fellowships around them, trying to accomplish in ministry
for worship and service to the introduce these pastors to the and they become stronger
Lord that will ignite them and EE training, first get them trainers, stronger leaders
give them a passion to reach trained, then encourage them throughout the ministry,” says
the lost.” to attend an EE clinic. “This Keith.
way you have the pastoral According to Keith’s
World Class Outreach leadership attending clinics,” experiences, those engaged with
Rev. Keith Hutchings Keith says, “which makes for EE become the most spiritually
had a vision for evangelism more effective implementation. mature leaders in the church.
when he first arrived at Second We continue to network with “EE takes the methods of Christ
Ebenezer Church in Detroit, these churches and it helps and teaches people how to be
MI. He was trained in EE. But them absorb the small details spiritually disciplined.”
it wasn’t until Keith attended
an EE clinic, that God gave him
a vision that aligned with his
pastor’s vision to have a truly
world class outreach.
Keith is now Chief
Operating Officer and Minister
of Evangelism and Discipleship
at Second Ebenezer. He
conducted the first EE clinic
there in 2003. Since then, they
have been an EE clinic-base. involved in implementation Keith sees EE as not just an
“Since being here,” says and maintaining a solid evangelism tool but also a
Keith, “we have stabilized ministry.” discipleship tool. “EE equips
this neighborhood through It also creates a strong people how to share their
things like life skill programs, base for community outreach. faith,” he says, “brings people
economic programs, and With Second Ebenezer’s inner to Christ, and teaches people
building new housing.” For city setting in Detroit, a strong how to be disciplined in the
Second Ebenezer, the goal is base is critical in reaching such Lord. We’ve never approached
building relationships and then a diverse community. it just as an evangelism tool.
truly connecting with people Second Ebenezer Church’s Pastors have multiple needs.
that transform lives. With that connection with pastors is the Witnessing to people is critical,
mindset, their EE ministry has basis for EE’s new Leadership but having a tool that creates
truly become first class. Training Cell that brings discipleship in the leadership is
Also, the EE ministry pastors together to better reach vitally important.”3

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Exciting News Continues to Pour in From

Around the World
Toronto, Canada actually, everybody prayed these unreached villages.
In Toronto, Canada, the prayer of commitment. A pastor from
people are taking the Gospel We know that the Gospel Maharshtra recently wrote,
to their communities. was preached and it will not “We’re implementing EE
EE teams decided to return to Him empty.” in our village church. As a
share the Gospel with a result, last Sunday, 30 new
friend who lived at a nearby India souls attended our morning
nursing home. The resident India has a population service. Our vision for this
was recovering from a of 1.1 billion people, but year is to see at least 500 new
massive stroke. only 20 million of them are souls added to our church.
Upon arrival, the team Christians. There remain We thank God for EE!”
noticed a big crowd of 20 more than a half million The Lord continues to
people who had gathered for villages where no evangelist open doors to areas never
the resident’s birthday party. has ever stepped. touched by the Gospel. For
The EE leader approached The India Missions more information on EE
a nursing home attendant Association from Chennai for People Groups, visit:
and asked for permission reports that there are 27,145 rev79.org.
to share the Gospel with the zip code areas in India.
From these zip codes, 18,677 Trinidad
of them do not have a single Art Hallett, Director
Christian missionary. for Prison EE, traveled
One zip code area to Trinidad in March to
represents about 30 villages respond to a personal
and a population of 35,000.
In order to bring the Gospel
to these people, EE field
workers must be equipped.
From 2005 through
2007, EE South Asia has
large group. Permission was equipped more than 3,000
granted. EE trainers and empowered
The resident and them to return to their home
his niece made public villages to share the Gospel
professions of faith in Christ. in their native tongues. This
Said the EE leader, “They multiplying effect allows the
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invitation from the Trinidad favor and blessings!” pastor in Khao Lak.
Commissioner of Prisons At the completion of EE’s work in the
and Prison Fellowship (PF). the seminar and workshop, tsunami-stricken areas
The Commissioner learned Art received very thorough continues as field workers
of Prison EE’s impact on the post-evaluations from each commit to full-time work in
prison system in the states participant, and the overall these areas. Pray for more
and extended the invitation. response was enthusiastic workers for this much-
Before Art’s arrival, and supportive. needed harvest.
PF and the Commissioner
considered a plan to Thailand Malaysia
implement Prison EE in Recently, the EE Tsunami One hundred leaders
every prison on the Island. Field Workers in Khao Lak, gathered for the two-day
In an effort to assure the Thailand, hosted a missions launch of the new XEE
success of the program, the trip for EE trainers from the training. Attendees included
Commissioner decided to
first train his officers and
prepare them for their part
in the implementation of
the plan. Consequently,
after arriving in Trinidad,
Art trained 55 officers and
several of the commissioner’s
executive staff along with
PF leadership.
“During the seminar,
I shared with the group
how Trinidad will make
history through their honest
and unselfish effort to see
inmates lives transformed,”
Art says. “Prison EE has an
unprecedented 2.3 percent
recidivism rate on record
which indicates that almost
all prisoners who take our Philippines. The team paid Pastor Voon Yuen Woh,
course and are released do all expenses to participate National Chairman for EE
not go back to prison.” in a Kids Camp for children in Malaysia; EE Malaysia
Trinidad officials intend of tsunami survivors along board members; and other
to put Prison EE to the with kids from three local key EE Malaysia leaders.
ultimate test. “We welcome churches where EE has been Rev. Rod Story, EE Acting
the challenge,” Art exclaims, implemented. Vice President for Oceania,
“because we know that The Kids Camp was shared the vision and history
Prison EE is bathed in God’s hosted by Pastor Sam, a local of the development of XEE

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 and then passed the torch to Generation X leaders not Vietnam
Steve Hanlon, who is helping only wanted to launch XEE From tribal clinics in
to coordinate XEE in Asia, in their own churches, but the Vietnam highlands
and Frank Alexander, an EE also expressed interest in to city parks, Vietnamese
short-term Mission Director becoming a part of an XEE leaders are equipping more
for Asia. team who would help to and more believers with the
Also in attendance launch it in other churches Gospel and are seeing many
and lending support were as well. people make professions of
Tom Mangham, EE Vice faith in Christ.
President for Asia, and Some of the teams are
his wife, Barb. It was an preparing to take the Gospel
energy-filled two days to their fellow H’mong in
where existing connections North Vietnam. EE materials
were strengthened between have already been translated
leaders in Malaysia and a into the H’mong language.
new connection to XEE was In a province very
forged. resistant to the Gospel,
EE teams shared with 116
Singapore We are praying that people and 16 of them
An XEE launch also in the next months XEE professed Jesus as Savior!
took place in Singapore, will prove effective and At the new training center
a day before the Malaysia successful in reaching young in Vietnam, team members
launch, where XEE was Asians for Christ in these are preparing to translate
also received with much two countries. Please pray EE into 11 different tribal
excitement. The younger with us. languages.

EE adds Dr. Tom Stebbins to North

America team

Evangelism Explosion his assistance and leadership
International has named Dr. to Hispanic, Chinese, Filipino,
Tom Stebbins as Director of and Vietnamese people. Tom
Language Group Ministries for will add others as God gives
North America. Tom will also direction and opens new doors
continue in his current role with of opportunity. Please pray for
EE as Global Ambassador. Tom, his leadership, and vision
As Director of Language that God will use him in this
Group Ministries, Tom will new position.
Tom Stebbins & Ken Silva provide assistance to directors Tom served EE as
of intercultural EE ministry in Executive Vice President
North America. He also has a before being named as Global
vision to attract and train new Ambassador. He, and his wife,
language groups to further Donna, serve as missionaries to
develop EE. the Vietnamese people.
Initially, Tom will focus

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