Six States in Thirty Days
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The month began with a trip to New York and Pennsylvania followed by a couple of assemblies in Ohio. Next came a long journey to Iowa and Nebraska. Joel and Ryan found the heartland crowds especially welcoming. They were even warmly greeted by the media. Both the ABC and NBC affiliates in Sioux City, IA ran a story on their evening news programs about Joel's assemblies in the local schools. Colby Hill, a 10th grader at West High School in Iowa, commented on Joel in a local television news report, "He's not just someone who's saying something that he's never been through, he's had experiences, just like us in high school." It's exciting to know that students feel that they can relate to Joel. You can read the full length transcript here.
The month ended with one final trip to South Carolina. Whew! That was some serious traveling!
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| Students at the Sioux City West HS Concert |
Impacting an Atheist
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A few days after the concert in South Carolina, Joel received an email from a guy named John. John's friend, Lyndsey was had been an atheist. She had even begun to challenge John and ask him questions about why he believed in God. In his email he says,
"We talked and agreed to disagree and not bring it up again. The night of the concert, she came along and listened to you and Ryan, and left with a copy of your book and Ryan's cd. She went home and read some, and listened to the cd, and the next day she called me and told me that she had been changed by the stories mentioned in the book, along with the passages in the Bible. She agreed to come to church that Sunday and left with even more faith. In a couple of weeks, she's getting baptized at my church!"
Wow, will you take a moment with me to just praise the Lord for another sister in Christ! How awesome that we get to be a small part of His work.
Until Next Month,
Bethany
Support Team Update
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This month our goal is to find four new individuals or families to partner with us by donating $30 a month to Stand For Truth.
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Message From Joel
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Friends,
You may recall a post a few months ago about Ryan working on a new CD. For several months he has been working hard to write a full-length album that complements my book that we give away to students. Well, last month he officially released his new album called, "Blinded." Just like my book, it is all about the search for truth and finding the Truth in Jesus through the Bible. You can listen to the album online here. You can also purchase the music online through itunes or here.
God bless!
-Joel
