E VA N G E L I S M E X P L O S I O N I N T E R N AT I O N A L

Joy Comes
to Myanmar
EE field workers continue outreach
to victims of Cyclone Nargis.
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dear friends
The Natural World?
C
yclone Nargis hits the country of Myanmar,
and suddenly, unexpectedly, thousands are
dead, millions are missing.
An earthquake ravages an area in China
with the same devastating results.
Even in the states, whether it’s hurricane
Katrina or tornadoes that wreak havoc in the
midwest and southeast, we see the results of an
earth that is anything but natural.
Dr. Kennedy used to say that this is not the
natural world, but rather the unnatural world
with all of its disease, death, storms, and sin—far
removed from the earth God created before Adam
and Eve’s fall.
As an evangelism ministry, we try to respond
as best as we can to bring hope in these situations
that seem so hopeless. But limited resources and
manpower handicap us. Yet, we press on.
EE teams from churches across the southeast
ministered in the areas hit hard by hurricane
Katrina. Like I said, we try to minister where we
can.
I am especially encouraged by our efforts
in Myanmar. Currently, EE field workers are
The Office of the President
ministering there. The report I received from our
Myanmar Director, Rev. U. Toe Toe, indicates
that 20 EE-trained people responded quickly and
have had wonderful results in just four months of
ministry. Now, they see the extensive needs and
desire to remain there at great cost to them and
their families.
My urgent plea to you is to help them. Rev.
Toe Toe says that for $120, each field worker can
remain in these areas for one month. Consider
giving $1,440 and sponsoring a field worker for
one year. The article on page 12 will give you
information on how to give.
Thank you so much for considering this
urgent need.
Rev. John B. Sorensen
President, Evangelism Explosion International
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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 Club for Kids
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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
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More than 100 million

in the field
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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 news around the world
Exciting Reports From Around the World
Show Lifestyle Evangelism Works
Rev. Tom Mangham
EE is now taking part in
God’s redemptive plan among
a tribal group that escaped
from a restricted access nation
in Southeast Asia. Recently, an
EE clinic was conducted with
the tribe.
Spreading out over five
villages, teams shared the
Gospel with 74 individuals and
35 of them made professions of
faith in Christ.
Please pray for the 35 new
believers and that the Holy
Spirit will continue to work in
the hearts of the others who
heard the Good News.
Rev. George Verzea
After I preached in a
church in Holland, a young
woman approached me and
introduced me to her friend.
She told me that her friend
attended this church for a year,
but didn’t understand any of
the teaching. She asked me,
“Can you help her?”
I made an appointment
with her and had the
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opportunity to present the
Gospel. This confused young
woman made a profession of
faith in Christ with tears in her
eyes.
Our meeting also
presented a great opportunity
to challenge her to be trained in
Evangelism Explosion as well,
so that she too could share her
faith in Christ.
This new Christian
contacted me later to express
her strong desire to be baptized
as soon as possible.
Dr. Cecilio N. Lajara (Woody)
In Brazil, children are
sharing with their parents and
grandparents using Kids’ EE!
Most Brazilian children
learn easily through visual
materials. Therefore, EE-Brazil
has adapted the complete set of
Kids’ EE materials. A life-sized
doll named “Longinho” comes
to life, connecting everything
through a common thread
evident to the children.
The utilization of objects
such as a slime egg (Rotten
Egg illustration showing man’s
sinfulness) appeals to children
who prefer hands-on learning
activities. Result: Through the
Kids’ EE methods of teaching
and materials, children are able
to learn and retain the Gospel
presentation.
A Kids’ EE clinic was held
in April in Rio de Janeiro at the
New Life Pentecostal Church.
Two are scheduled in the near
future for São Paulo, one in the
large capital city and another
in a small interior city.
Hospital chaplains
and volunteers dealing
with terminally ill children
have been equipped in a
workshop in late July.
Like other EE ministries,
Kids’ EE in Brazil works!
Children are being reached,
and increasing numbers
will be on a path to become
lifelong lifestyle evangelists!
Dr. Ron Tyler
A clinic was conducted
in Mali including six pastors
and 26 laymen. The goal was
to train these individuals in
how to share their faith in
difficult areas. More than
half of the clinicians made
a verbal commitment to
multiply their ministry
and train others. This was
very encouraging to the
leadership of the clinic.
During the clinic, two
teams went out for on-the-
job training in a village
called Tiediana Seguere.
The people of this village
are very involved in cult
and idol worship. These
village people have accused
the church and its people,
before the government
courts, of trying to destroy
their culture. This was an
ongoing threat.
We praise God
that in this very hostile
environment, 22 people
made professions of faith in
Jesus. Our hope is that this
will begin to transform this
village for the Lord!
Dr. Ken Silva
Statistically the Hispanic
population continues its
growth in the States. And
EE is reaching them with the
Gospel and equipping them
to be faithful witnesses.
Recently, Evangelism
Explosion conducted a
Spanish Share Your Faith
Workshop in Houston,
Texas. Share Your Faith
Workshops are intended to
provide an opportunity for
local churches or Christian
organizations to equip every
member with a simple, easy-
to-remember tool for sharing
one’s faith with others.
Coordinating this
clinic was Will Rodriguez,
EE Regional Director for
the Hispanic Ministries in
North America. There were
176 participants from eight
churches new to EE.
Rev. Rod Story
The Lord continues
to bless the work being
done at the D. James and
Anne Kennedy International
Training Center for World
Evangelism—Fiji Campus.
Tevita was trained in
Evangelism Explosion during
a 2007 clinic in Fiji at the
Center. Since then, he was
a part of a church plant in
the Highlands. Tevita is a
wonderful example of a
young person sold out to
Christ, living out his faith on
a daily basis.
Recently, Tevita visited
a homeless Indian woman.
First, he gave her all of his
money. Then he shared the
Gospel with her. The Indian
woman made a profession
of faith in Christ. A few
weeks later, Tevita was
talking with a friend. In mid-
conversation he stopped a
man who was passing by.
Tevita quickly learned that
this man was contemplating
suicide. Again, Tevita shared
the Gospel and the man also
asked Christ into his heart.
Another individual,
Adi, was led to faith in
Christ at the Fiji Center by
two American interns. Less
than a year later, she joined
an EE team as an intern
herself. In less than a year,
she went from not having
a relationship with God
to teaching, training, and
sharing with others just how
they could have that same
relationship.
Dr. Nickolay Revtov
As of the printing of
this fall issue of Multiply,
the conflict in the Eurasian
country of Georgia, which has
been hit hard by the Russian
military in August, continues.
Many missionaries have been
evacuated.
Our EE Director for
Georgia has moved from
his home and is staying in the
capital city during the conflict.
He will be assisting several
Christian organizations in the
distribution of humanitarian
aid.
Reports indicate that 2,000
civilians have been killed. Please
pray for the people of Georgia
and South Ossetia, our Director
in Georgia, and his team of EE
representatives as they seek to
assist with humanitarian aid
and share the love of Jesus.
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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 kicked the week off with several others.
Center for Christian States- Share Your Faith training. There was plenty of
manship became a ministry It was an action- interaction with the Hill
of EE International in packed week, indeed! staff; and the young people
2007. A large part of the Monday included a Bible had a mini-internship in
Center’s focus is reaching study for interns at the congressional offices for half
out to congressional staff new Center’s Hospitality a day. They also delivered
and interns, most of whom
are in their early twenties.
Therefore, 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 House followed by on-the- copies of the book, “Sacred
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

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in his office to talk about
“The Bible as a Blueprint for
Government;” Rep. Randy
Forbes (R-VA) addressed
the Center’s annual Politics
and Principles luncheon,
with over 100 interns in
attendance, and shared with
them the importance of the
Christian heritage in our
government. Later, Rep.
Mike Pence (R-IN) shared
with an overflow crowd how
his faith had given him such
peace on 9/11. The group
also attended the weekly
luncheon and Bible study of
Senate Chaplain Barry Black.
Chaplain Black graciously
introduced Mrs. Anne
Kennedy and daughter,
Jennifer, and expressed his
admiration and affection for
Dr. D. James Kennedy.
Distinguished Christian
Statesman of 2008
The Center for
Christian Statesmanship
awarded the 13th annual
“Dr. D. James Kennedy
Distinguished Christian
Statesman Award” to Rep.
Mike Pence of Indiana at a
special dinner on Capitol
Hill on June 25, 2008.
Mrs. Anne Kennedy
joined Dr. George Roller, the
Center’s Executive Director,
and Rev. John Sorensen, EE
President, in presenting the
award. She told the audience
that Dr. Kennedy would
have been delighted to
know the work of the Center
was continuing as a ministry
of EE International. Mrs.
Kennedy was greeted with a
standing ovation and many
in the crowd expressed their
delight in her presence.
Last year’s winner
of the award, Rep. Todd
Akin of Missouri, spoke of
how he had listened to Dr.
Kennedy’s preaching for
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
some great people who had
received the award in past
years. Referring to the story
of Daniel’s companions in
the fiery furnace, he spoke
of how his faith sustained
him in the often-turbulent
climate of Washington, D.C.
About 150
people attended the
event, including
many congressmen
and their staff, and
supporters of the
Center for Christian
Statesmanship.3
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Life After Death
How to answer when someone says–
“I don’t believe in life after death.”
T
here are two fundamental
reasons for our believing
in life after death: The
resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead; and
the declarations of Scripture
that man has been made for
eternity and will live forever,
either in Heaven or in Hell.
In addition, there are five
extra-biblical evidences. When
woven together like threads,
they can form an exceedingly
strong cord:
1. An analogy from
nature: For a seed to bring
forth a living plant, a beautiful
blossom, or a delicious fruit,
it first has to go through the
process of disintegrating and
dying. The philosopher, Plato
concluded that, likewise, the
human body must ultimately
decay and die before it will
emerge in another world and
another life.
2. The necessity of justice:
All humans have a sense
of right and wrong, some
sense of moral duty. For that
moral duty to make sense
there must be justice, for
why do right if justice does
not prevail? Unfortunately,
in our world, justice does
not always prevail. Too often
the good do suffer and the
wicked prosper. Practical
reasoning concludes that
justice will ultimately prevail
at another place and time.
Therefore, justice demands
life beyond the grave. And
for it to prevail, there must be
ee answerman
a perfect Judge to ensure the
verdict (Hebrews 9:27).
3. The first law of thermo-
dynamics: Set forth by Albert
Einstein, it states that energy
and matter cannot be created
or destroyed. For example, if
something is burned, it simply
changes form. 1 Corinthians
15:49-51 describes for us how
the Christian’s body will, in
fact, change form at death.
4. The last words of dying
people: There are books
quoting the last words of
dying people. “All is dark!”
said noted infidel Edward
Gibbon on his deathbed. In
contrast, Augustus Toplady,
author of the hymn, “Rock of
Ages” cried out, “All is light,
light, light!” before he was
gone.
5. The recollections of
resuscitated people: Careful
interviews were conducted
with hundreds of people
who were pronounced
clinically dead and have later
been revived. They told of a
foretaste of either Heaven or
Hell. From their testimonies,
many scientists concluded
that life does indeed go on
beyond the grave. 3
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Important Update
Urgent Appeal
F
ollowing a devastating
cyclone named Nargis that hit
the Myanmar coast in May,
Evangelism Explosion sent in 20
implementation field workers to
assist with relief efforts and share the love of
Jesus.
From the beginning, our Director
for EE in Myanmar, Rev. U. Toe Toe, had
planned for this outreach to be long-term.
After working in hard-hit areas, these field
workers see the importance of remaining in
these areas for one to three years. They have
made contact with many people who wish
for them to stay, share the Gospel through
EE, and bring more and more of their people
to a relationship with Christ.
To support EE field workers in Myanmar and around the world,
visit our website at: http://support.eeworks.org.
Initial funding for this project is
running low. Please help us to keep our field
workers in these areas where much help,
both spiritual and physical, is needed. They
are making a tremendous sacrifice, yet still
make great gains for the Kingdom of God.
Read the testimonies of five of our
field workers who continue their outreach.
Said Rev. U Toe Toe, “Although they are
poor in food and accommodations, they
have a great love for the Lord. There are
many areas that need our help, so we have
to stand on our own feet. Please continue
praying for us.”
“They say, ‘We thank God and Jesus
for healing us.’”
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 Ko Saw Hlaing Aye Aye Thaung
I am Ko Saw Hlaing who has served as an My name is Aye Aye Thaung and I am very
EE Myanmar & Tsunami field worker. When thankful to God for using me as one of the
Nargis hit Myanmar, U Naw Church joined Nargis field workers. While the men are
with EE Myanmar and formed a response building houses, I gather the children who
ministry. I have had a chance to serve as were afraid and they would follow me.
an EE field worker and I’m very grateful to When they followed me, I was able to teach
God. Now I’m serving at Kun Thee Chaung them the Gospel and now they repeat the
where there are no believers. While they Bible verses and sing songs with me.
were helpless and disappointed, I reached
them and with some knowledge that I
have in music, I sang to them the songs
which made them smile. After awhile they
joined singing with me. Then, I prayed for
them, to look up to me with their sad eyes
and pleaded help. I tried to help them as
much as I can and I always tell them I can
help them only by the grace of God and
whenever I mention that, they agree with
me. Now they can also say, “Thank you
Jesus” whenever I finish saying, “this is by
the grace of God.”

I prayed with them, visited their places,

taught them about eternal life and now
they can sleep when they go to bed. I have
been very attached to them now. I am now
serving near Bogalay district at Tha Pyan
village.

Naw Bah Blut Htoo

I am called Naw Bah Blut Htoo. My group
has been appointed to serve at Tha Zin
Gone village. I am a nurse so I serve in the
healing ministry. There are a lot of needs

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for the villagers’ health. The cuts, hurts, and
dysentery are everywhere. Before curing
them or giving them medications, I pray
for them first. I told them that because God
loves us, He sent His Son Jesus. He sent
me to help them. After telling them about
eternal life, whenever I finish giving them
treatment, they say “We thank God and
Jesus for healing us.”
Kyaw Swa Win Maung
My name is Kyaw Swa Win Maung. I am an
EE Nargis field worker serving at Kalah Gyi
village. I am staying with the villagers and
helping for three months. I live with them,
eat with them, work with them, and now I
have become one of their family members.
I report their needs for food, shelter, and
clothing, to Rev. Toe Toe (EE Myanmar
Director) and he announces the needs
during church services. The villagers want
me to stay with them permanently, but I
have my wife and two daughters in Yangon.
However, God has given me compassion
for them, so I committed to stay with them
for three years. There are no Christians in
this village. So I serve my Savior and share
the Gospel with them until God opens
their hearts and they profess Christ as
their Savior. Only when I get the fruits/the
believers, I will leave the Kalah Gyi. 3

U Saw Thein Hti

My name is U Saw Thein Hti. I am 63
years old. I can’t help the Nargis victims
with money, but I still have my health and
strength. So I volunteer to help rebuild
their lives as one of the EE Myanmar
field workers. When they thanked me for
building houses for them, I shared with
them about our Savior and told them that
God has planned for them more beautiful
houses for them in Heaven. They responded
with professions of faith in the Lord! In the
Thazin Gon village where I serve, 16 people
have accepted Christ.

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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-
school program with an
emphasis on academics and
a commitment to nurturing
the whole child—mind,
body, and soul. Founded in
Cabrini-Green, it is located
strategically throughout
some of Chicago’s most
impoverished inner
city communities,
where overcrowded and
underfunded schools
abound.
T
hey are taking kids by
the hand and walking
alongside them from the
early years until they are
walking as responsible,
well-adjusted adults.
The By The Hand Club
For Kids began in the Chicago
area in 2001 with 16 children. It
started as a ministry of Moody
Church. It has become so
successful that it now partners
with the Chicago public schools
and the Chicago Housing
Authority.
Some of Chicago’s most
impoverished inner city
communities benefit from the
program. Today, By The Hand
Club For Kids ministers to
more than 600 children.
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“All of our kids are
recommended by school
principals as kids in critical
need of intervention,” says
Donita Travis, By The Hand
Director. “So we are very
closely connected to the city.”
The program is filling
a special need with great
success. Kids are saying no to
drugs, gang violence, and teen
pregnancy. They are rejecting
illiteracy and poverty as a way
of life.
And Kids’ EE was with By
The Hand from its inception in
2001. Don and Suzy Warren,
Kids’ EE Trainers, met Donita
during an EE clinic in 2000.
“Donita and three other ladies
from Moody stayed at our
home during the clinic,” recalls
Suzy. “After the clinic, Donita
told us, ‘I want to do this,’ and
we told her that we wanted
to help her.” They began a
relationship that
continues today.
The Warrens
make an annual
trip to Chicago
to help train the
By The Hand
Club for Kids
staff in Kids’ EE.
“When we
return, we see
ex-students
who are now
in leadership
there,” Susy
says. “To see the
maturity and
fruit develop from what God is
doing is exciting.”
In the beginning, Donita
recalls using the Kids’ EE
cadences to get the first 16
kids from the parking lot into
the building. “We have stories
of kids not only hearing and
learning the Gospel, but going
to their homes and sharing
with their brothers and sisters,
kneeling and praying with
them on bedroom floors,”
Donita recalls.
Freida Howard Ivy, a By
The Hand staffer for six years,
knows personally the impact
of Kids’ EE upon the students.
“Kids are able to understand
exactly what happened on
the cross, why it happened,
and God’s whole purpose for
sending His Son,” she says.
One of the kids whose life
was changed through By The
Hand and Kids’ EE is 11-year-
old Jonte Durr. “I was a bad kid,
getting F’s in school, and being
a bully,” he recalls. “I came here
and learned that I don’t deserve
to go to Heaven, but God
sent Jesus to save us.” Jonte’s
grades are much improved
and he shares his faith in Jesus
regularly.
Freida was emphatic about
EE’s impact in their community.
“We have used EE during some
of the roughest times in our
community and introduced it
to some of our most notorious
gang leaders, drug users,
and other offenders in the
community,” Freida exclaims.
“It is an amazing tool.”
A “sister ministry” of By
The Hand is called Club for Big
Kids, otherwise known as CBK.
In 2009, CBK will minister to
kids in grades 9-12. Currently, it
includes kids in grade 8.
Bethany Arvan directs
the 80 students of CBK with
a holistic approach. “There is
an academic component and
spiritual component, too. So
hopefully, as they have given
their lives to Christ, they are
having an impact in their
schools,” she says.
Since the high school kids
have learned EE early on, CBK
teaches an EE refresher course
once a year. “They are sharing
their faith and encouraging their
friends,” Bethany says. 3
EE donates materials
On June 24, EE
donated a pallet of
Kids’ EE materials to
By The Hand Club
For Kids.Weighing
almost 1,300 pounds,
the materials were
unloaded at the club’s
main Chicago office.
By The Club For
Kids will distribute
the materials among
four impoverished
South Chicago
neighborhoods where
it ministers.
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 church profile
Second Ebenezer Church in Detroit
Sees EE Working
S
econd Ebenezer is a large
metropolitan urban
church. Some members
travel from 90-minutes
away to attend. Rev. Keith
Hutchings, Chief Operating
Officer and Minister of
Evangelism and Discipleship
calls the membership diverse.
“We have people that represent
every walk of life in terms of
the socio-economic ladder.
Everyone comes with their
differing backgrounds, yet
everyone finds their spiritual
needs being met. Our true
strength is to help individuals
develop a real and authentic
relationship with Jesus Christ.
EE helps us exercise that
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strength.
One member, a
doctor of psychiatry,
grew up in a church.
She signed up for
EE and realized she did not
have a personal relationship
with Jesus Christ. She made
a profession of faith in Christ.
She has since led 18 of her
family members to the Lord.
Many of them are active in the
EE ministry. “EE has helped
people have a perspective that
is outward-focused and not
self-focused,” Keith says.
“EE has changed my
personal life and how I
approach ministry,” Keith
explains. “Today, in our
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.
EE clinics at Second
Ebenezer are ethnically
diverse with past attendees
including Canadians, Chinese,
African-Americans, European-
Americans, and from all across
the United States as well.
“As soon as we get the
names of the clinicians, we
begin praying for them, says
Keith. “We get together every
night ‘en masse’ and pray.”
They also make sure
that their worship is in order.
“And we try to love on each
clinician,” Keith exclaims. We
understand that this is more
than an opportunity for them
to pick up this great tool. This
is an opportunity for them to
receive a vision, get rejuvenated
spiritually, and set a standard
for worship and service to the
Lord that will ignite them and
give them a passion to reach
the lost.”
World Class Outreach
Rev. Keith Hutchings
had a vision for evangelism
when he first arrived at Second
Ebenezer Church in Detroit,
MI. He was trained in EE. But
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.
“Since being here,” says
Keith, “we have stabilized
this neighborhood through
things like life skill programs,
economic programs, and
building new housing.” For
Second Ebenezer, the goal is
building relationships and then
truly connecting with people
that transform lives. With that
mindset, their EE ministry has
truly become first class.
Also, the EE ministry
is woven into the fabric of
most of their other outreach
opportunities. One of them
includes networking with
other churches. Second
Ebenezer decided to reach out
to other fellowships around
them, introduce these pastors
to the EE training, first get them
trained, then encourage them
to attend an EE clinic. “This
way you have the pastoral
leadership attending clinics,”
Keith says, “which makes for
more effective implementation.
We continue to network with
these churches and it helps
them absorb the small details
involved in implementation
and maintaining a solid
ministry.”
It also creates a strong
base for community outreach.
With Second Ebenezer’s inner
city setting in Detroit, a strong
base is critical in reaching such
a diverse community.
Second Ebenezer Church’s
connection with pastors is the
basis for EE’s new Leadership
Training Cell that brings
pastors together to better reach
their communities.
Second Ebenezer also
encourages individuals each
year to attend an EE clinic.
“They get a much better
understanding of what we’re
trying to accomplish in ministry
and they become stronger
trainers, stronger leaders
throughout the ministry,” says
Keith.
According to Keith’s
experiences, those engaged with
EE become the most spiritually
mature leaders in the church.
“EE takes the methods of Christ
and teaches people how to be
spiritually disciplined.”
Keith sees EE as not just
an evangelism tool, but also a
discipleship tool. “EE equips
people how to share their
faith,” he says, “brings people
to Christ, and teaches people
how to be disciplined in the
Lord. We’ve never approached
it just as an evangelism tool.
Pastors have multiple needs.
Witnessing to people is critical,
but having a tool that creates
discipleship in the leadership is
vitally important.”3
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Grass Roots News From the Front Lines
Toronto, Canada
In Toronto, Canada,
people are taking the Gospel
to their communities.
EE teams decided to
share the Gospel with a
friend who lived at a nearby
nursing home. The resident
was recovering from a
massive stroke.
Upon arrival, the team
noticed a big crowd of 20
people who had gathered for
the resident’s birthday party.
The EE leader approached
a nursing home attendant
and asked for permission
to share the Gospel with the
large group. Permission was
granted.
The resident and his niece
made public professions
of faith in Christ. Said the
EE leader, “They were all
so attentive and, actually,
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everybody prayed the
prayer of commitment. We
know that the Gospel was
preached and it will not
return to Him empty.”
India
India has a population
of 1.1 billion people, but
only 20 million of them are
Christians. There remain
more than a half million
villages where no evangelist
has ever stepped.
The India Missions
Association from Chennai
reports that there are 27,145
zip code areas in India.
From these zip codes, 18,677
of them do not have a single
Christian missionary.
One zip code area
represents about 30 villages
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
equipped more than 3,000
EE trainers and empowered
them to return to their home
villages to share the Gospel
in their native tongues. This
multiplying effect allows the
Gospel to reach farther into
these unreached villages.
A pastor from
Maharshtra recently wrote,
“We’re implementing EE
in our village church. As a
result, last Sunday, 30 new
souls attended our morning
service. Our vision for this
year is to see at least 500 new
souls added to our church.
We thank God for EE!”
The Lord continues to
open doors to areas never
touched by the Gospel. For
more information on EE
for People Groups, visit:
rev79.org.
Trinidad
Art Hallett, Director
for Prison EE, traveled
to Trinidad in March to
respond to a personal
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 ensure 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
Steve Hanlon, who is helping
to coordinate XEE in Asia,
and Frank Alexander, an EE
short-term Mission Director
for Asia.
Also in attendance
and lending support were
Tom Mangham, EE Vice
President for Asia, and
his wife, Barb. It was an
energy-filled two days
where existing connections
were strengthened between
leaders in Malaysia and a
new connection to XEE was
forged.
Singapore
An XEE launch also took
place in Singapore, a day
before the Malaysia launch,
where XEE was also received
with much excitement.
The younger Generation
Tom Stebbins & Ken Silva
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X leaders not only wanted
to launch XEE in their own
churches, but also expressed
interest in becoming a part
of an XEE team who would
help to launch it in other
churches as well.
We are praying that
in the next months XEE
will prove effective and
successful in reaching young
Asians for Christ in these
two countries. Please pray
with us.
Dr. Tom Stebbins to help North America team
EE Global Ambassador,
Dr. Thomas H. Stebbins, has
offered his assistance in the area
of language group ministries for
North America.Tom will come
alongside directors who work
with EE’s intercultural
ministry in the U.S.
Tom also has a vision to
attract and train new language
groups to further develop EE.
Initially, Tom will focus
his assistance and leadership
to Hispanic, Chinese, Filipino,
Vietnam
From tribal clinics in
the Vietnam highlands
to city parks, Vietnamese
leaders are equipping more
and more believers with the
Gospel and are seeing many
people make professions of
faith in Christ.
Some of the teams are
preparing to take the Gospel
to their fellow H’mong in
North Vietnam. EE materials
have already been translated
into the H’mong language.
In a province very
resistant to the Gospel,
EE teams shared with 116
people and 16 of them
professed Jesus as Savior!
At the new training center
in Vietnam, team members
are preparing to translate
EE into 11 different tribal
languages. 3
and Vietnamese people. Tom
will add others as God gives
direction and opens new doors
of opportunity. Please pray for
Tom, his leadership, and vision
that God will use him in this
new position.
Tom served EE as
Executive Vice President
before being named as Global
Ambassador. He, and his wife,
Donna, serve as missionaries to
the Vietnamese people.
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