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Sudan
Rev. Paul Hurst and
Don Warren Committed
EE in Washington DC to the Sudanese People
Exciting Outreach June 11-15
Evangelism Explosion International unveiled its theme for 2007 at the annual international banquet on
March 9. The theme, “The Mission of God—Prepare&Declare” coincides with EE’s equipping ministry
and its vision of every person hearing the Gospel.
Rev. John B. Sorensen, Executive Vice President, provided an update on The D. James and Anne Kennedy
International Training Centers for World Evangelism. These centers will further the goal to prepare
people to declare the Good News. Hundreds of thousands of people will be equipped through these
training centers placed in strategic sites around the world.
2006 Accomplishments
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Number of clinics held 1,080
Number of clinicians equipped 198,080
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
Psalm 96:3
EE’s 2008 International Banquet will be held on Friday, March 8, 2008. To guarantee you receive an invi-
tation, call 954-465-2227. If you would like to underwrite the cost of a table or be a table host. We can
also help you make those arrangements.
DITOR’S NOTE
And yet, the truth today is that more than half of the people on earth Rev. John B. Sorenson
live in a culture that has no evangelizing church at all-not one! 1.8 Executive Vice President
billion people on earth right now have never heard the name of Jesus.
How can that be?
The Church has never had more people, more talent, more resources,
and more tools to accomplish this task but we appear to be moving the
opposite way.
The mission of God does not come from the fact that there are people
who live with great physical needs (it is not people centered). The
mission of God springs from the direct command of Christ (it is God
centered). The church that neglects this mission can only do so by
disregarding the express orders of Jesus.
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Everyday People
People with a Passion for Sharing the Gospel. . . . . 17
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EE grows in Italy
Three years ago, Sister Nancy Gutierrez
was trained at a Filipino EE Leadership Clinic
in Florence, Italy. The clinic was hosted by
Assemblee Di Dio – Missione Evangelica
Filippina (ADI-MEF). She then began to train
fellow believers. Nancy’s life began multiplying
in the lives of others. Today, she has trained 1,000 people who packed the Art Hall of
more than 100 believers in Milan, Como, Hallelujah Community Church. It took a lot of
Florence, and Parma in Italy who are now EE work, but God worked a miracle, and all those
trainers. present clearly witnessed God working with us
The JIL Church in Milan has grown to through Kids’ EE in a mighty way.
more than 600 believers. On November 5, 2006, The Korean people are catching the vision
Rev. Bernard Henson, Executive Director for of Kids’ EE to transform children into spiritual
EE Philippines, had the privilege of awarding champions. The Lord will surely bless the kids
certificates to 30 new EE graduates. JIL Milan and use them for His Kingdom.
will host two EE Leadership Training Clinics in Blessings!–Pastor Samuel Cha Kids’ EE
2007. ADI – MEF will host two other EE clinics Director for Korea
in Rome.
Do I Need a Will?
There are many common misconceptions about wills, such as
“My estate is so small,” or “Aren’t state laws adequate?,” even
“Isn’t it expensive to write a will?”
Well, actually everyone has a “will.” It’s only a matter
of whether it is a will that you helped draft reflecting your
intentions, or a “state-written will” for those who haven’t made
their own. And, can you be certain that the state, and its courts,
will distribute all your assets (including your children) to those
Please contact Gerry Kumpf for information
individuals and organizations that you would choose? In most
cases, probably not. Vice President for Ministry Advancement
gkumpf@eeinternational.org
Even if you have a will, is it valid? Do the arrangements 954-491-6100
you made in your original will still reflect your desires today?
Approximately 60 percent of the two million Americans
who pass away each year do not have valid wills (let alone up-to-
date with their current wishes).
When God called us to be stewards, he did so not just
while on this earth, but also when we leave this earth. If you
haven’t taken the time to get your end-of-life affairs in order,
take time to do so now. Please call or send an email requesting
the free booklet, “How to Make a Will that Works.” If you have
specific questions, please send me an email. Our Lord wants us exists to support the construction and operation
of 12 international training centers around the
all to “finish well.” That includes having a valid, up-to-date will. world to take the equipping process farther than
ever before.
My email address is jfisher@eeinternational.org
The first training centers are on the island of
Fiji, Indonesia, and Ukraine. Other locations
John’s passion is to help people prepare to meet their Heavenly may include places like China, India, Malaysia,
Father—by focusing on the eternal rewards. His life mission is Kenya, Finland/Germany, Mexico/Colombia/
to: “Equip God’s people to release God’s assets to further God’s Brazil, Jordan, South Africa, and the United
kingdom for the temporal and eternal benefit of God’s people.” States.
Construction is well under way for the Kiev training center. This center will conduct two to three
training sessions per year including special one to two-month programs on equipping.
R o d n e y D . S t o r t z Imp le me n t at io n F ie ld Wo r ke r P r o ject
Number of EE churches in partnership
with field workers 2,818
MYANMAR THAILAND
Number of churches helped by EE Tsunami Field Number of churches helped by TFWs has been
Workers (TFWs) has been eight. eight In Tsunami affected areas–
In Tsunami affected areas– 11 clinics have been held
5 clinics have been held 141 people trained by TFWs
142 people trained by TFWs 139 professions of faith
338 professions of faith Goals
Goals • Produce and print all Thai EE materials; Kids’
• Local church training EE and Youth EE
at the eight EE base • Conduct one Kids’ EE Camp in northern
churches Thailand
• Vocational training • Implement three 13-week adult semesters;
• TFWs will do on-the- two in Khaolak and one in Hatyai City
job training with every • Form committee to translate EE materials
family in village not available in Thai
• During Thadingyut EE team prays with people in Myanmar “EE has played a big role in equipping
Holidays, the TFWs will leaders in
hold 5 EE clinics. these tsunami
• Follow-up clinics with Bible study program to devastated areas
disciple Christian families of this un-reached
“Through the EE Tsunami Field Worker Project, part of Thailand.
EE Myanmar is able to help those in trouble and God is indeed
those who are virtually helpless. They are very faithful in providing
thankful to you.” Kids’ EE “lifeboat” illustration presented at orphanage in Thailand all our needs
Rev. Toe Toe, through faithful
Team Leader donors and supporters. We are so grateful for
EE Tsunami Ministry Myanmar your investment to EE for work here in Thailand.”
Henry Bimmolog,
Team Leader
spans the river. “It is really being generous to call survival. Don and
these water craft “boats,” says Paul. Eventually, Paul take photos
“The culture is basically Stone Age,” Don the water they must
says. “They eat whatever they can get their hands filter and treat. Their
on.” Sometimes it’s monkey meat. Other times clear water was in stark
its termites. Refugees are everywhere due to the contrast to the local dirty,
war and this puts added pressure on an already yellow liquid. Just one sip of
All of the locals are subsistence farmers. them. The saddest fact is that many
Anything that grows in their own gardens, that of these diseases are preventable or treatable.
survives the blight of crop disease, the foraging During this October 2006 adventure, Don and Paul
of animals, and insect invasion will be their food transported mosquito nets and distributed them
source for the year. Once this food supply is gone, to hundreds of people who had never before seen
hunger sets in. one. They were especially glad to put a net into
They use wood for fuel that the women the hands of pregnant and nursing mothers. The
gather by hand. Females have daunting chance of survival for an infant/child protected by
challenges to roam the bush, often for miles, a mosquito net rises dramatically.
to gather and return home with enough fuel for Sudan is a ministry for Don and Paul,
the needs of the day. Women bear the brunt where they go to equip people with the precious
of all labor. No task is simple whether cooking, Gospel of Jesus Christ. “As a lay person,” Don
laundering, cleaning, fetching water, or bearing exclaims, “there are things I can’t do. But, now
and raising children. “They live in conditions that that I am equipped, I can train others.”
are hard to imagine,” Don says. During their trips, Don and Paul have
With virtually no health care, more than equipped hundreds of people. Many of them
3,000 children die every day from malaria. There come from more than a hundred miles to stay for
are many other insect and water borne diseases a week of training. Don conducts Kids’ EE clinics
that the people contend with. This central part of and Paul instructs pastors in Bible and Theology.
Africa is especially dangerous. Many times this training is the very first formal
In this sickening environment, each day is teaching the locals have received.
The past
35 years of war has prevented
educational opportunity of any sort. One
of the greatest blessings Don and Paul
experience are the professions of faith in Christ
expressed by local church workers and pastors.
One pastor wrote: “I praise God that He has kept me
alive long enough to hear this true Gospel of grace”.
Amidst the deprivations of war, including extreme isolation
and dangers, a large Christian community struggles to survive
physically and spiritually. “What a great joy it is to open the Word
and begin to bring understanding and to witness the work of the
Spirit among them,” Paul says.
On an earlier trip, Don trained a man named Repent. “As
hard as we tried,” Don recalls, “Repent could not learn enough
to earn his certificate.” During this October return, Don met
up with Repent. “He was so committed to learning the Gospel
presentation, that he asked someone else to train him. By the time
of our return, he had not only trained 12 others, but had taken the
Gospel into a known wicked community where witchcraft was
practiced. Their witness changed that community for Christ.”
Don and Paul will continue their ministry to Sudan. When
asked about the dangers, Paul says, “It’s something my wife
and I have discussed. But we understand that God is sovereign,
and whether I die in Sudan or in the states, God has our days
numbered. So we choose to serve Him. We do not take any undue
risks and we apply all due diligence to be safe. The hunger for
“He was so committed to learning the Gospel presentation, that
he asked someone else to train him. By the time of our return, he
had not only trained 12 others, but had taken
the Gospel into a known wicked community
where witchcraft was practiced.”
knowledge and instruction in evangelism and Bible is so great we are compelled to go.”
Don travels to Sudan at least twice a year, depending on the project needs and funding. Paul
calls him “the hardest working missionary I have ever known.” Not a minute of time is allowed to slip
by without using it for Kingdom building.
He has been able to use Kids’ EE in very creative ways to train people where literacy is low.
Because Kids’ EE is interactive adults who cannot read can learn how to share the Gospel and train
others in evangelism.
Don is the full time missionary and the leader of the trips. Paul says, “All I have to do is show
up with my suit cases.”Both men are committed to return as often as the Lord allows. Paul has been
certified as “Visiting Professor” by a seminary for southwestern Sudan. Don is beloved and has been
adopted into some of the tribes. One of the messages that struck deeply into their hearts came from a
tribal chief who has given his life to Christ. He said, “There are many from the west who come to help,
but there are very few who come back.”
VERYDAY PEOPLE
“I’m a nurse by trade, and my real than a training program for knocking on doors. It is
passion is sharing the Gospel of a lifestyle of sharing our faith in everyday life. As
Jesus Christ.” a Christ-follower EE has revolutionized my way of
“EE has transformed my witnessing to the world around me.
life. I not only came into
a strong understanding “I’m a pharmacist by trade, and my
of my own salvation real passion is sharing the Gospel of
after being trained in EE, Jesus Christ.”
Stacy Gallego
but now I am equipped “As a pharmacist, I’ve developed an awareness
to share the Gospel with others. My fondest that people need help with health care related
memory was witnessing to 10 teens. Seven of needs. However, Evangelism Explosion ignited
the teens made a commitment to Jesus, one of my passion to help others in a different way. EE
which was my 11-year-old son.” has opened up my eyes to see that every person
has a deep need for God in their lives. I now have
“I’m a pastor by trade and my real the awareness to see witnessing opportunities in
passion is sharing the Gospel of everyday life and the
Jesus Christ.” ability to share my faith
“I especially enjoy effectively. I have the
sharing the Gospel confidence to tell others
with the unchurched in about the differences
our area. At Pinnacle God has made in my life
Melissa Van Sky
Church, our goal is and heart. I very much
to connect people to appreciate the EE training experience and am so
Heath Davis
God, grow them in glad that the Holy Spirit guided me to pursue EE!
Christ, and lead them to serve in ministry. EE is
the best tool that we know of for leading people
into a relationship with Christ and initiating them
into the discipleship process. EE is much more
QUIPPING IN ACTION
Pastor Smiley Sturgis’ EE ministry is now in the able hands of lay leaders. Currently it is run by Ronnie
and Lynn Lester. At Good News Church, evangelism is more than
a ministry; it is a part of the culture.
For every profession of faith in Christ, a flower is added to a basket that sits in front of the sanctuary.
Says Pastor Sturgis, “We see EE as more than just an evangelism tool. We use EE as a discipleship
training tool for anyone in our church who wants a deeper walk with Christ. It is more than learning
how to share the Gospel. It is a very integrated ministry with everyone growing in the process.”
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NGAGING YOUR CULTURE
Jesus has been called the “Friend of Sinners.” People were For a complete schedule of EE’s Share
drawn by His miracles and teaching, but also by the love Your Faith Workshops, or to schedule
and acceptance they found in Him. They were drawn by His one in your area, go online:
FRIENDSHIP. Are people drawn to Christ by your friendship? www.syfonline.org
One of the main reasons we do not see more people
coming to Christ is because of the bad attitudes believers EE. It Works!
commonly display toward the lost. Just ask yourself, “What are 954-491-6100
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the terms we commonly use to designate those who don’t know
Christ?” We call them heathen, sinners, UN-believers, UN-saved,
UN-churched, NON-Christian, NON-believer, NON-churched, or
here’s a real positive one, LOST. How do you think people feel
about us when we refer to them as “the lost?” Can you think of
any positive terms we commonly use of those who don’t know
the Lord? Neither can I, and that’s the problem!
Suggestion: what if we change our terminology from
“lost” to “pre-Christians?” That’s positive. Or, better yet, how
about “FRIEND?” That one change would make a world of
difference! Maybe you and I would one day be honored with the
name “Friend of Sinners.”
XPERIENCES
HOPE Ministries and evangelist Dave Kistler will be holding a tent crusade
on the National Mall June 11-15. EE has been asked to help equip the
crusade workers of HOPE ministries. Training will take place Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday, June 9-11.
Our Kids’ EE teachers are incredibly creative and Grounding them in their faith
energized, constantly sharing what works in their Equipping kids to share Jesus
Kids’ EE ministries. So we took their excellent ideas Kids’ EE allows participants to understand faith
and compiled them into new materials that will knock in Jesus thorugh scripture, drama, illustration, crafts,
your socks off! This is not just a cosmetic re-design. music, and discussion.
The manual alone literally has enough ideas to carry “I pray that you may be active in sharing your
you through three years of your Kids’ EE ministry! faith, so that you will have a full understanding of
Through Kids’ EE, your kids ministry will be: every good thing we have in Christ.” Philemon 6
Winning kids to Christ
Share Your Faith Workshop
Easy to learn. Fun to share. Hard to forget.
In this entertaining three disk set Dr. Ken Silva, director of Share Your Faith Workshops, teaches the
“Hand Presentation” using personal stories and illustrations, and shows you how to incorporate your
own experiences into an effective tool for sharing the Gospel. You will learn to discern where God is
already working and how to join Him in it! Recorded live at Calvary Fellowship, Seattle, WA. Includes:
SYF703
Share Your Faith Training DVDs (3-set) $69.95
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Pocket-size EE Leather-Bound
New Testament Bible (NKJV)
Back by Popular Demand!
People asked for them and now they’re back. The new EE New Testament Bible comes in an
attractive burgundy leather cover with gold lettering. In addition to Psalms and Proverbs, the EE
Bible offers several biblical helps: