The Pentons' Progress: September 2011

Saturday, September 17, 2011

August 2011

The New School Year Begins!

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Due to some audio/visual equipment upgrades, "The Moose" (our van) will now be accompanied by "The Slug" (our new trailer).

It's hard to believe the summer is already gone and a new school year has begun. The past four school years have been exciting for our ministry. We have been blessed with the opportunity to proclaim the Gospel to tens of thousands of teens all across the country. We have even seen many students take the step to trust in Christ. However, as we begin this 2011-2012 school year, I can honestly say that both the Penton's and the Holliday's are more excited than ever about the opportunities ahead.

We hit the ground running this August with nine school assemblies and four outreach concerts. The attendance at the outreaches was significantly higher than in years past, a trend for which we praise God and pray will continue.

One of the outreaches this month was at Oak Hill High School in Southeast, OH. The Oak Hill school system is pretty small with only about 400 high school students. Amazingly, more than 300 students came back in the evening for the outreach concert! And after Joel shared the Gospel, dozens of students indicated first time decisions for Christ!

Please join us in thanking God for his grace and praying for Jesus to be honored in all that we do.

Joel joins students in doing the "O" at Oak Hill HS

Message From Joel

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Teammates,

I have an exciting announcement. Our son Judah, who is not yet one year old, is going to be a big brother! That's right, Bethany and I are expecting our third child! I have no clue why the Lord has chosen to be so gracious to us but we are very thankful.

The baby is due in mid April. Please pray for a healthy pregnancy. Also pray for Bethany to have energy to care for our two children as she carries our third, often while I am on the road.

Thank you all for your continual prayers and support!

God bless,
Joel

What We Do

Our vision is to reach unchurched teens in public schools with the gospel of Jesus.

Here's how it works...

1. Assembly: A public high school invites Joel and Ryan to hold their "Stand Your Ground" school assembly presentation for their full student body.

2. Concert: The students are then invited back to an evening concert where Ryan performs and Joel shares "the rest of his story." At the concert, students hear a clear gospel presentation and are given an opportunity to respond to God's love.

3. Follow up: Also at the concert, the students are given a copy of Joel's book "Seven Lies Almost Every Teen Believes" and we keep in touch with email, facebook and texting.