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fi"ppalachian Trail (A.T.) is a rugged tbotpath. It stretches over 2,100 miles frorn Georgia to Maine. The trail climbs\ :traight up mountains, goes through bug-infested swamps, follorvs mud-fi1led trenches, and leads over wet locks and slick,

rt, Joden log bridges.Every year thousands ofpeople try to hike the entire trai1. Only a few hundred actually finish, yet people ofall ages have suc-

ies:fullv completed the trail. Perhaps someciay you wili successfully join the fer.v who proudly call themselves "thru-hikers."The first step before getting on the trail is planning. To help you plan you will first need to obtain several books ar.rd the trail

naps. The lpp alachian Trail Data Book is a must for every thru-hiker. It tells you where you can find shelters, water, food. hotels,

:reals. and everything else a hiker desires. Then either the Appalachian Trail Thru-hiker's Companion or The Thru-hiker'sHntdbook is suggested. They both give detailed descriptions of the services available ln the towns along the trail.

A11 this materiai can be obtained from the Appalachian Trail Conference (ATC). Members of the ATC receive a large discount:r purchasing the maps in December. The ATC can be reached at www.atconf.org, or call them at (304) 535-6331.

To hike the entire trail will take just under 6 months. The cost for equipment, iodging, food, etc., will range fiom $2,000 to51.000. Some keep the cost well under $2,000, but it becomes n.rore difficult. It all depends on the quality of the gear you choose and

the arnount of comforl you want when you stay in a town.After I obtained the books and maps, I began to do some serious planning. The next step was to decide how 1 would get more

tbod. The books I purchased from the ATC described the food stores along tl.re trail. They also listed the post offices along the tlail.s ith the zip code and hours open. Now I can figure where I will resupply or, if I want, to mail myself food.

My first planned stop will be the store at Neal's Gap right on the trail. Ther.r I planned ahead and made sure I didn't run out oftbod before the next resupply point. After hiking 9 more days there ."vill be another store on the trail at Wesser, North Carolina.There will be some smaller stores along the way where I can obtain a few items if needed.

My dad and a friend Bill will be hiking with me. Bill will be bringing us to Fontana, North Carolina. From there u'e rvi1l hire a

shuttle to the trail. With three people going, it will keep the cost down. We should be back in Fontana after l7 days. Maps and foodcan be left in the van. Anything else u,e need can easily be obtained usingthe van. This will also be our ltrst real rest. We will stay at a hiker friendlymotel, get showers, and do laundry. Aftel Bill retums home. my dad and Is'ill head into the Srnoky Mountains.

The first post office stop is planned for Hot Springs, North Carolina.The package will consist of food and

maps for the next section. Here weri.i1l stay at a hostel and stuff ourfaces at the local restaurants.

This plan requires us to hikealound 8 miles for each of the first 5

or 6 days. As our bodies slowly get

used to hiking with a heavy pack, the

rnileage will increase. After 17 days

the mileage will average 10 milesper day. The mileage will continueto increase until we finish with an

average of 12.7 miles per day.Some choose to do 1itt1e plan-

ning before they leave. I have thefeeling that my trip actually starteds.hen I began planning. It has beenloads of fun trying to figure u,here topurchase food and send supplies.\ssernblir.rg the supplies has alsobeen erciting. Befole I know it. I,,,, ill begin my trip, I hope you willroin me.

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And the worst was yet to come.As night 1e11, rain pelted the area,

and the winds increased. Soon the

coast ofAndhra Pradesh was caughtin the path ofa cyclone, a violentwind similar to a tornado. The people

feared for their crops, their homes,and their lives.

In one village,Mani* heard of theapproaching storm. Heknew he could not pro-tect his small thatchhouse from thecyclone's fury. The highwinds would surelyblow it away.

No storm shelters orhomes with basementsexisted in Mani's vil-1age. Nothing offeredprotection from thewind and rain. ButMani knew Someonewho could help him. Hedecided to stay inside A thatch hluse was protected during a cyclone, while other homes

were destroyed.

The dark, gathering clouds and

gusty winds could mean only one

thing: Rain was coming. The people

along the coast ofAndhra Pradesh,lndia, looked at the shy

with dread.Theyknewthe nextfew

hourscould bringanother fierce

storm.Rain and

storms are notunusual to people inthis area of India.Often they are wel-

come. Rain is needed forhealthy crops ofrice,

coconuts, and bananas. Butlast November the state ol

Andhra Pradesh received more than

enough rain, yet the storms ltept com-ing. Flooding was a growing problem.

his home and prar ti-rr Goo's protec-tion.

Soon a feu' others joine.i him. -A.s

they prayed the u orst oi the st.rrrstruck. But \lani and his niends u'ere

unaware of the hou linq 1\ tn,J: andpouring rain. The thia lralls ol\lani'shouse did not rattle: th: rain did not

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rlsed outside.At last the storm was over. Mani

:nd the others went to look at theJamage. Every other house in the vi1-

Lage had been blown down. A sturdyL,r'rck house only a yard away from\Iani's frail thatch house r,vas

destroyed. But Mani's house was

unharmed. Even the pumpkin vinesgrorving along the outside walls r'vere

untouched by the wind.Most people in India follow the

Hrndu religion. They worship manygods. When they saw Mani's housesurrounded by rubble and ruin, theythought it had special powers. Theyru'anted to worship the house, but\'lani stopped them. "Do not worshipmy house," he said. "Worship theCreator of the universe. He is the Oneri,ho protected my house."

"Your God is the real Go(" thepeople told him, "for no other houseu,as safe in the storm."

Mani and other Christrans are try-rng to help the people of the village.Along with food and clothes, theyshare the gospel. The people are lis-tening. They want to know moreabout Mani's God who has power toprotect His people froru a ragingstorm.

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Finding a secretplace for the Easterservice was quite atask for 12-year-oldPetru. It was 1919 inthe city of Iasi,Romania.

"It has to be a safeplace," Genovieva toldhim.

"I will t y," he whis-pered. He would havedone anything for hischoir director.

Petru was a boy ofmedium height withgreen eyes, archedbrown eyebrows, andfreckles on his flatnose. He kept hisround lips tight. /always wanted to getback at those secretpolicemen, he thought.They call Genovieva

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all the time for inter-rogation-justbecause she teaches usChristian songs. Alsothey bother my grand-father. It is true, hehandled many Biblesin secret.

At E,aster services,teachers would dis-guise themselves as

monks or nuns. Thenthey would attend ser-vices to see which oftheir students werethere. For thosecaught, there would betrouble. A serviceheld in secret wouldstand a better chance.

Petru took his jobvery seriously. If weget caught,he thought,it will be my fault.

After walking for

hours throughthe forests, hewas quite sureabout the place.It was near hisgrandparents'house. It couldbe reached bytaking a steepfootpath a mileor more. Bythe u,eekend,he had passedthe u-ordaround.

It was a nice, sunnymorning at CetatuisHill, and b1, 8:30 allthe boys and girls werethere, sittin-e on thesoft grass. Young peo-ple came u-ith guitarsand mandolins. Thensome of the elders

arrived brin-eingbread and wine. ADanish missionarycalled Ulf was goingto speak to them. Hewas hated by thepolice, but much lovedby the Christians. The

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place chosen was awooded clearing on theside of the steep hill.Every-where trees andbushes were in blos-som.

Soon the Easter ser-vice started. There wassinging, strumming ofguitars, btlzzing ofbees, and chirping ofbirds. "Christ is risen!"they said to each other,as others joined thegroup.

But Petru was onduty. His mission wasnot yet finished. Fromthe top of an acacta tree,he was watching thesurroundings like aneagle. There was amonastery atthe top ofthe hill. Petru saw

approaching the hill?Petru's heart started

to beat fast. Hequickly climbed downthe tree, then jumpedto the ground from thelast branch. "Police !"he shouted. "Theyhave surrounded thehill!"

"Run!" saidGenovieva and thewhole group stood up.

"No !" Petru said."They have dogs andwill let them loose onus!"

"On our knees!Let's pray!" the mis-sionary shouted.

"Lord Jesus, saveus !" was heard fromevery mouth.

Within minutes thewind started to blow

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us in the rain," Petrusaid. "See you at mygrandparents' house.The back door isopen!"

Everybody randown the hill onuntrodden paths,grasping hold of bush-es and trees and slip-ping and sliding in themud. In record timeeveryone was at thebottom of the hill-wet, muddy, and fullof scratches.

The storm was vio-lent and visibility waspoor, but they allmade it. Petru washappy. "We are allfree !" he said gaspingfor breath.

After a while therain stopped. Petrupeeped through theback window. He sawthe policemen andtheir dogs all soakingwet, getting into theirvans and leaving. Arainbow appeared inthe sky. There was nodoubt in Petru's mind:the Lord o.f Easterwas risen and waswith them!

a monk lookingfrom a window. Hedidn't like the sly pos-ture. Was he really amonk?

The communionwas over. But whosewere those cars

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first a few dropsand soon there was aviolent storm. Theblossoms were blow-ing in the wind likeswirling snow.

"Now we can run.The dogs cannot smell

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r saac trudged down a narrow

! parn in southern Bangladesh.

f O..rrionally he stopped at the

top ofa hill, searching for signs ofa village in the distance. Afterwalking for 2 days, he was eager

to reach his destinatron.Walking to remote villages is

part of lsaac's job. He travelsaround Bangladesh, visiting the 35

Assemblies of God schools.

Children who attend these schools

are sponsored by people in the

United States who want them tohave a better life.

Less than 1 percent ofthe peo-

ple in Bangladesh are Christians.

At the schools, children receire an

education, nutritious meals, and a

chance to learn about Jesus. Isaac

takes pictures ofthe children and

gathers information about them to

seud to their sponsors.

Travel is diffrcult in Bangladesh.

Often Isaac's trips take him away

from home for 3 months at a time.

ln areas with no roads. lsaac must

waik or ride in a boat.

Isaac grew up in Bangladesh.

so he is accustomed to the incon-

veniences. But the hills of south-

ern Bangladesh are unlike the rest

of the country. The people in this

area have different customs. 1an-

guages, and foods.

As Isaac continued hisjourney, he knew ofthe dan-gers he might face. He lis-tened carefully for a wild boar

brushing against the lealyplants, an elephant lumberingtluor,rgh the trees, or a wildcatprou lin-u fbr food. He hurnedor.r. tn-ing hard to watch forcobras or pthons that some-

tinre> :lilhu'r's'J along the river-

bank.

At last Isaac finished histrip and l'etlirned to his homein Dhaka. Bangladesh's capi-ta1. He hail successfullyarroideci an L-ncounter with a

boar. elephant. u'ildcat,python. or cobra. But he

hadn't c'scaped unharmed.Instead h.' u as attacked bythe dead lie.r crcal rlre inBangladeslr -rr rrrosqtrilo.

Mosquitoes in tropicalareas often carr\ a drseasecalled malalia. This diseasecan kill a person. In southernBangladesh. nrosqrritocs carrva [ornr ol rrralliil that is

alrnost aluar. futrlA few dar s alter his trip,

Isaac began fe eling itchl' andfeverish. His ternperatureclimbed to 10-i dcgrees.

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Thc silence was almost deafening. All u,ho \\/ere present ltne* thetirne rvoulcl come, but after thcy sar,v rvith the ir own eyes u,hat \\,as trbolrr tooccur, they t ere spe echless. At llrst they felt mrmb fiom the realitv t fwl-rat rvould soon transpirc. l'or a moment many hacl a gllzctl ltrok r rn tlterr'collntenances as though they u,ere ovenvhelmed. their ntintls ilrzeit. TherL.after the initial shock. most rvho wc1'e stancling in thc larse -q.rthernc Lrcsar-rto look arour-rd at those close by. at those fiorn a distar.rcc.

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the same look on their faccs: thc iook of wishine tl.rc .'r,l.in,: i,rr. .,u .-ar1lrcould bc avoidecl. The great multitude did not riror... J c:r,ir .pe.rk Thejoyous sounds everyone \vas accltstomed trr heurn-: ,.i i-l e iLrdi.lenl)' gone.Among the sea of believel's \\,ere thought: lik;:ir.s.

"lf onl-v I hacl been a Lretter. ri itr.-ss. '

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"\\'hv tlidn't I -.h.tre tl.e ,,i ,,: ., .-,. - I : r Lr,rJ as ile tolil mc to?"''\lr bor i: dtr,,', l:l:.:=. .- -. I - : -- _- .,,r,rrl liell cx-r earth, r,vhydidn't I . '

T1:r .::: l.rulil count. {l'om every nation. tribelt.:Lrtt.,' .rrr.1 -:: .,..,,-: lli-- : -,:.-,:-.s -:.). \1\')['elc standtng inthe veryt'r:):'.!. -. .: - -.i:t : tl. -: :.ri;tisltiltg shite robes. yet they could not,-: .. ::.. . ,.> .r ; .,t1-: , 1-,..st ,. atclieil on. tl-rey mdst have knolvn the. .- : -' -- . it:,r:,:'.itto_ri i:hed they had done tnorc on earth. and.: r: ... .:.,' - .:-t3it-r:t,,iIL-i the soon-contrng collsequences of sin and

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::.:. '..:: l.lCt-Led.\\ ir.rt I jLrst describecl nlay occur in heaven in the near luture. Only

t.'.:,.: knol s ri hen. Thongh l have atlded mv irnagination to rvhat could hap-':,'r: rn the minds o1'belie\,ers ol1 that thithlul day. the scriptures reveal in:i,: B,,ok rrf Rei.elation- - read Revelations. chapters 7 and 8 that the con-.ru.rl r.nises to tlte Lan-rb of God rvill bc interruptecl a1ler Hc opens lhe.:r:ltlr sc:tl.

S. u ll.lt am l sayir-rg to us today? Friend. we cannot rcst in compla-cen.r kn.rt ing that u,c "have it made" eternally. We must leach thc lost.This coni irtLon. and the thoughts as I have described above. help keep mefocris.'il on tioins all I can today for God. instead of sorlcday lvishing I haddotte tt.t.rL.-.

Renr.-mber the mol'ic Back to the F-uture'! In that filn-r tl-re young manancl l-ris il-iend. a scicntist r,vho had inventcd a time,traveling rnacl-rine. r,ventback in tinr.- ro change tlle circumstances of his parents, which in hrmimprolcd the prescut situation of his parcnts for the goocl of the family.Though \\ e cannot travel in time to clrange situations lbr the better. u,'e cancome "back to the future" by living our lives norv as God wants: reachingtlie spiritualll, lost s'hom God rvants in heaven with Flirn onc day. Bydoing u.hat Christ commands-"Go into al1 the world and preach the goodne$'s to zrll creation (N4ark l6:15, NIV) u,i/1 change the eternal destinationlor thou.rrrti. ot Icof lc.

This issrie locuses on world missions. May I challenge you-befbreyou share

"r'lth 1,our Rangels the lbcus of tl-ris quartet to drop a knee andto reconsecrate 1,orr lrfe lvholly to Chlist Jesus. Ask Him to place a burn-in-t desire in r.our hcart to be a 1ir,-ing testinton-v. to reach the spirituallylost. Then challenge 1,our Rangers. as never befolc. to reach their world fbr'Cht'ist ... so \re cdn clnnge the./itturet.

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AG-lVevvs; What clo our men need toknov, abotrt HonorBouncl'?

Brewster; The biggest thing I see

right now is to continue to get the

word to men that HonorBound is not

a parlicipating ministry of the Men'sDepaftment. HonorBound actually is

the Men's Ministries Department,HonorBound is the nucleus fromwhich the ministries to and by the

men are formed. If you could imagineHonorBound as a locai church, thenRoyal Rangers would be the ministryfor boys, Light-for-the-Lost would be

the ministry for missions giving ofprinted material, Discipleship and

Evangelism Training would be the

Sunday School Departtnent, and

Evangelism would be efforts to reach

the lost in areas such as ConvoY ofHope or other outreach ministries.

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HonorBound is the center that coordi-nates all those efforts. HonorBoundensures firen are being ministered toso they can minister to others moreeffectively.

AG-J'lews; You are really promotingministry training Jbr men. Tell tts

aborft it.

Brewster: We, in the Assemblies,stand on the leading edge for ministryto men. The Blueprint Training, fotthe senior paslor and his core group

of men's leaders, is designed to for-mulate and/or refine the ministry to

men in your local church. Accordingto Promise Keepers, the HonorBoundBlueprint Training we develoPedusing their material and adding our

own, is a first class presentation.

AG-Nev;s: What does the Juture hold

.for HonorBound?

Brew'ster; I am continuously seeking

God for more ways to reach men. We

will have a home page at<http://www.ag.orgl> in the very near

future. If you want an e-mail contact

until then, you can e-mail me at<mailto:honorbound@ag.org>. I willtry to answer you as much as mY

schedule permits.

if you want to be included on

the HonorBound Team and our mail-ing 1ist, please send us your name and

address to: HonorBound; 1445

HonorBound National CoordinatorTalks with AG-NewsBrewster, desire to see menleading their families and thiscountry into a revival unparal-leled in history.

The following interview is providedby AG-NEWS, an e'mail ne14)s ser-vice of The General Council of the

Assemblies of God.

he Executive Presbytery ofthe Assemblies of God, insession March 17 and 18,

appointed Charles A.Brewster, Sr., of Issaquah, Wash., as

director of HonorBound: Men ofPromise effective May 18. Brewster

succeeded the Rev. Ron Roberls, who

served in that position the Past 2years. He recently shared his goals forHonorBound with AG-News:

AG-News; What's your vision .formen in the Assemblies of God?

Brewster'. It is my desire to see men

leading their families and this countryinto a revival unparalleled in history.I want HonolBound to stay out infront, bringing leadership and disci-pleship materials for this revivaiefforl. I believe this army of men willusher in the last day's harvest as "Thehearts of the fathers will tum to theirchildren and the hearts ofthe childrento their fathers." HonorBound needs

to help equip men for these last days

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AG-News: You recently promoteclNational Men's Day in c.onjunctionwith Father's Day. Will this be anannual event?

Brewster: As in any endeavor that islarger than your own effort,HonorBound's ministries cost money.God can and will provide. We justhad the "National Men's Day" onJune 21st, Father's Day. The NationalMen's Day is going to be Father'sDay each year. This is the time whenHonorBound asks for contributionsfor the national office to fund newand existing endeavors. You maygive at any time during the year, butFather's Day is the day to highlightHonorBound and the men we serve.

Prepare now for next r,'ear! Speak toyour pastor about honorin-e men. a1l

men, on that day.

AG-News: You've emphasized thatyour ffice is very accessible to the"man in the pew. "

Brewster: Absolutely. I would wel-come to hear what God is saying toyou about HonorBound and ourefforls to reach the men of this nation.I feel that God is saying to us, atHonorBound, to go and build godlymen who are obedient to God's Wordso they will be able to withstand thereflner's fire in these last days. Ifyoufeel that passion, write to me and praywith me that ali men will hear God'sWord and will be entrusted to teachothers.

AG-News: What's your greatest needctt HonorBound?

Brewster: Keep me in your prayers. Ineed it! When I was in the U.S.Secret Service, I protected presidents,but now I serve a King, my Lord.Tesus Christ. Before I carried a gun,

but nou, I carry a sword. I wasclothed rvith a bulietproof vest, but

now I am clothed with the full armorof God. The enemy I am fightingwill be defeated; my King has toldme so. Join with me in the Army ofGod HonorBound: Men of Promise!

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIASECTION SEES REVIVALJames Biltion

The desert Royal Rangers sec-

tion of the Southern CaliforniaDistrict is expanding its scope of, rnin-istry beyond boys to include parentsand fan,ilies. As a result, Rangersoutposts have seen a dramaticincrease in attendance and boys, as

well as adults, are accepting Christ.

manders seek to create a support base

for boys to continue in the program,as well to minister to adults.

"We found that boys were com-ing to church without parents,"Bucholzer says. "Because of this, ouroutposts started giving away prizes tothe kids who brought the mostfriends. Many of the kids beganbringing their parents.

"The church hasn't been able toreach these people, so we decidedwe're going to try to reach themthrough the boys," Bucholzer contin-ues. "Pastors can't be everywhere."

One rally, a nTother went for-ward-along with several boys toreceive Christ at the altar call. She

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When Bucholzer became sec-tional commander in March 1997, thesectional rallies averaged about 60 inattendance. The last rally drew 210.At the section's 1998 u inter camp-ont, 15 boys made decisions forChrist-kids who had never been toan altar-and one was ca11ed into theministry.

By encouraging parents toattend the events. the sectional com-

stood alongside 8- and 9-year-oldboys, with tears in her eyes, andprayed the sinner's prayer with theRoyal Rangers. Indeed, the love ofChrist transcends age, experience, and

backgound.The desert section stretches

along U.S. Interstate l0 in southernCalifornia and includes Assemblies ofGod churches form Calimesa to Indio.The area's climate and terain make itconductive 1o outdoor activities,camp-outs, and Pow Wows.

ln March, the section held a

Royal Rangers Pinewood Derby atVa11e Vista Assembly of God inHemet. Hundreds of boys, comman-

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ders, and family members participated

in the erent. To encourage participa-

tion, the section provided trophies forindividual and team (outpost) champi-

ons. The section also held a race forsuper-modified cars (weight limitincreased to 10 oz.), and a car design

compdtition."We really promoted this event

to the commanders," Bucholzer says.

"We tried to get them enthused and

they, in turn, got the boys enthused. Itwas a wonderful event"

The derby drew front-page news

coverage in The Hemet.Ay'ews. Hemet

is a community of about 75,000 Peo-ple. Bill Clancy, pastor of BelieversBible Church in Romoland, gave the

paper a witty comment: "I think it'swonderful how God brings kidstogether like thrs to get them on the

right track."The story incl"ided a full-color

photo on the front-page and a detailed

description of the Royal Rangers min-

istry. The large crowd of boys thatresponded to the Pinewood Derbycaught the paper's altention.

ROYAL RANGERS IN NEWYOHK EXPERIENCEREVIVALREPRINTED COURTESYJOEL KILPATRICK, PENTE.COSTAL EVANGEL

A group of 200 Royai Rangers

and commanders in New York state

experienced a sovereign move of God

during a camp-out in February. Over

200 were saved, and 71 boys and men

were baptized in the Holy Spirit. The

event has stirred hearts in the NewYork District and heightenedexpecatations that God will keep mov-

ing among Royal Rangers.

"I don't know if I've ever seen

anything like it," says Brent Buck,pastor of Central Assembly of God inHorseheads, N.Y., who preached the

camp's services. "The hrst night they

were weeping with their noses in the

dirt. This wasn't just, 'Come forwardif you love God."'

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The next night, the HolY SPirit

baptized 71 of those present. "When Iinvited them to come forward and be

baptized in the Holy Spirit, I wasinundated by boys and commanders,many of whom had been praying foryears to receive the Baptism," Bucksays.

The next moming they realizedthe extent of God's r,vork.

"l asked how many had beenbaptized in the Holy Spirit," Bucksays. "Hands went up all over, so Isaid, 'Maybe you didn't understand,'and I explained in detail what I meant.

Then I asked the question again and

71 people stood up."New York District Commander

John Overton says he has seen majorchanges in the lives of men whoattended.

"One guy I knew had been hav-

ing problems and was starting to get

his life back together," Overton says.

"But when the power of God fe11 at

that camp, he came back a changedman. He cried as he described rvl.rat

happened."Overton says the Holy SPirit is

moving on the young men in his dis-

trict, and the result is impacting theirfamilies. Indeed, boys have taken the

revival home. Two brothers, 9 and 11,

were found kneeling in the livingroom with an unsaved friend and lead-

ing him to the Lord. Similar reports

are stil1 coming in."God continues to pour out His

Spirit in our Royal Rangers and

among our youth," says TommY Reid,

pastor of The Tabernacle in OrchardPark, N.Y., whose church sent a large

contingertt to the camp.

Overton speaks of an anticiPa-tion that God will continue to touch

thc youlh in his district.

The Whispering CommanderBOBBY ('TWO MOONS") W. LEWTS

For many years now, I havebeen involved in the Royal Rangers

ministries. My first introduction was

in 1965 just before I recieved my draft

notice to serve in the armed forces.

This was a shock to me due toinvolvement in church activities and a

new ministry that had been needed

for the rrale youth of the Assemblies

of God since the days of my youth. Itwas. however, the best thing thatcould happen to me at the time. Ittotally prepared me for camping, hik-ing, compassing, and communicating.I was placed in the Army in an

infantry divrsion (ground pounder)

and served in Vietnam for 1 year.

Alter returning home in 1967

and getting used to not diving forcover to backfirrng mufflers and fire-works, I retunied to s.ork and back tomy now 5-year-old Royal Rangerministry at the church I attend. MYpastor sent ofl for literature and a

training course and we started a

small, shaky ministry'.

Over the yeals the Lord has

allowed me to recieve trainir.rg up toAdvanced National Ttaining CamP

and to serve on sectional stafl and to

help teach several LTC's in our sec-

tion of Corpus Christi. Tex.

ln 1991 I rvas diagnosed withcancer of the larynx. u'ith a carcino-ma on my left r,ocal cold, which had

to be removed to sar.e some voice at

least. In the process ofrebuilding that

vocal cord, the sr.rrgery has left me

with the inability to su'allow. Satan

thought he had -sotten rid ol me*ha,no way! God has held the positionopen for me to continue working inthe section. Ol course I am limited to

a very raspy, hoarse r oice with littlevolume, but I can be heard in a quite

room (is there suc}t a thing withRangers?).

With the computer skills and

access the Lord has given me, the

section's needs catt be met in a more

professional u,ay than ever before.

God always kr.rows what He is doing,

and we must be obedient and followHis lead. I am looking forward forwhat God stil1 has in store for me and

the Rangers.

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Scoff Harrup

Carnporarn* Ifs nof jusf a picnic!

He was about 12 years o1d. Tussling with friends the lastfu11 day of Camporama. he fe1l and cut his scalp on something

sharp in the grass. Within minutes, he was taken to a first aidstation. The personnel there radioed the mairr ciinic at the

Johnnie Bames Lodge. and soon he was transporled there on an

ATV."I'm going to be honest with you; this is going to sting

pretty bad," Dr. Ster-e Parrillo admitteci as he prepared toadminister a shot of anesthetic. "But once tlie medicine works.you won't feel any pain from the stitches."

l'he shot did sting, as the boy's kr.rotted fists clearlyshorved. But u,hen the injection took ho1d, the stitches u,eregenuinely painless. Sterile wax held the boy's hair away fromthe small gash as Parrillo expertly applied and tied several

sutures."Are you done'.r" the Ranger asked tentatively."Almost, just about. Where are you from?""Noth Carolina. -{re yon done?""Just tying the last knot here. Collect a lot of pins while

you were here?""Yes. Are you done?"'"Am I done? I am done."

Parrillo was one of three doctors on hand to address the

more serious injuries incurred duling the u.eek. Dr. NickAndriacchi, a foot surgeon ttorn lllinois. took his turn -,vith the

stitches earlier when a commander s as bror.rght in nursing a

severely lacerated thumb."It's like I never left home." said Parrillo. an emergency

medicine physician with Albert Einstein \{edical Center innorth Philadelphia. "But it's on a much lou'er scale. \\ie'rehad an excellent week for 5,000-plus people to be here. We'r'edone very we11. This has been a unique experience. I'r-eenjoyed every minute of it."

Most injuries at Camporama are minor. Sitting on the cot

across from the boy with the scalp u'ound. another Ranger rest-

ed. His ankles were freshly bandaged because of some insect

bites that had gotten out ofhand.Then there were the dozens of heat-related incidents.

Boys simply forgot to drink enough water in the July heat.

Most of these were handled at the first aid stations spread

among the district camps.

"ln the little regional first aid centers we have several

other EMTs (Emergency Medical Technicians) who are outthere," explained Clharlie Compton, an intensive care nurse

working at the main clinic. "If somebody cornes up with some-

thing minor, they can put on some Calamine lotion, a Band-Aid, take their temperature, and check them or-rt. lf they need

something. they can cali in and we'll bring them back here."

If a medical condltion arises that is beyond the scope ofthe clinic, no one takes any chances. IJelicopters evacuated a

commander with chest pains and, later. a Ranger with a mildcor-rcussion.

Chest pain or no chest pain, the man's ettthusiasm for

Camporama never waned. "We were going to tear hisCamporama shirt to give him an IV," Compton remembered."Not my shirtl he said."

The national Royal Rangers Office goes to extraordinarylengths to make each Camporama a saf'e experience for the

thousands ofRangers and corimanders involved. The rnedical

facilities are only parl of the picture.With what amounts to a sma11 town cropping up on Camp

Eagle Rock, order has to be carefuliy maintained. That task

rested *'ith Sergeant Paui Etheridge, a 2}-year veteran of the

Missouri Highway Patrol. Including Etheridge, three statetroopers, three deputy sireriffs, and one city police office vigi-lantly enlorced common sense rules in order to keep thingsoperating smoothly throughout Camporama.

A lot o[conlrontations are minor."Someone might park in an entryway and back up a bunch

of cars," Etheridge said. "Nobody can go anyu,here. People

will palk on a one-way road and starl setting up ca1np."

The security staff at Camporama is also ministry oriented.Each officer brought a number of boys to the event, andEthelidge made his Highway Patrol car available as a key prop

in one ofthe evening pageants.

The medical staff tried to keep Camporama's masses

healthy; the security staff worked hard to keep everyone safe.

It was the job of Ken's Catering Service out of Springdale,Arkansas, to keep them fed. Seventy-seven people-a combina-tion of full-time employees and part-timers who responded to ar,vant ad in the paper-worked frorn morning to night to prepare

the three solid meals needed to satisfy more than 5,000 veryhealthy appetites. Ken's Catering was up to the task. As a

company record. they once served catfish to 2,500 people in 12

minutes.It took longer than 12 minutes to feed all the district

camps that came in turn to the cafeteria tent. But the lines were

orderly; the kitchen crew and the commanders assisting themkept everyone moving through the large tent with little intelrup-tion.

"The first part-tin.re crew comes in at 5:30 and works tiill:30, and the other from 1:30 ti11 9," explained a smiling iadyrvith "Kaye" on her name tag. "Those of us on the full-timecrew come in at 3:30 in the morning and lve start cookingbreakfast. And we work until about 7:30 or 8 at night. Itmakes for very long days."

But she didn't mind. "The Rangers," she pointed out, "are

very poiite and never present any real problems. They try tosneak in for an extra juice because it's so hot," she said."We're in this nice tent and they're out there sweatlng. It'sbeen fun. I've enjoyed it and I like kids."

"Like" is probably too weak a word to describe the feel-ings of most support staff at Camporama. They /ove kids.They u'orked hard, at this largest of Royal Rangers gathelings,

to make sure boys and comntanders had a wonderful weekthey'11 never forget.

5pnue I 999 /

SK FOROEove was as foreign to B-

year-old Anton Jenkinsas a good meal or a

clean pair of clothes.His mother was strung

out on drugs and his father had

long since left the family. As a

child growing Lrp in the heart ofWashington, DC's projects, hisworld was filled with violence,deprivation. and lonel iness.

But one day, a group ofChristians from New LifeAssembly of God in CapitolHeights, Maryiand, visited hisneighborhood, bringing candy,puppets, and a gospel message. Aman in the group lifted Anton inhis arms and told him that he

loved Anton and that God lovedhim too.

"Being in the household I was

in, I didn't really hear anybody say

they loved me," Anton, now 19,

recently told the Washington Post."l'll renrember that conversationfor the rest of my life."

And so began a spiritual jour-

ney that led Anton through the

darkness of a lonely childhood,into a loving, Christian home, and

eventually, to a podium in June

1998, where he received a presti-gious high school diploma.

"If it wasn't for God's help,"Anton told the Post, "I wouldn'thave succeeded."

B ilrcu Awtlttunt Lultn

As a toddler, Anton lived withhis mother Mildred and oider sister

in his grandmother's apartment.Before long, Mildred moved them

to her own place and developed adrug habit. Home for youngAnton became a crack house. He

started to skip his elementaryschool classes because he didn'thave any clean clothes. He would

often go to school hungry, whichcaused him to fal1 behind in his

reading ski11s.

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But then the man from NewLife Assembly introduced Antonto an almighty God who lovedhim. "At that time in my life Ireally wondered if anybody cared

about me," Anton said. "But the

n'ran's words about a loving Godreally toucl-red me."

Anton later was befriended by

a D.C. home missionary, Rev. Ken

Brown. 'Anton was always soft-

spoken; he hid his pain we11," Ken

said. "But underneath his sweet

exterior was a hurting kid whoneeded God. We noticed right

away that Anton had a heart forGod, even before he acceptedChrist."

Brown later invrted AntonJenkins to attend a week-longAssemblies of God PotomacDistrict kids camp. Jenkins enthu-

siastically accepted the offerbecause "it was a u'ay to get out ofthe environment I was in, and a lotof other kids in the neighborhoodwere going."

During one of the camp ser-

vices, a preacher spoke about the

love of God-just like the man ofthe street in D.C. Desperate and

hungry for love. Anton accepted

Christ into his heart.

God's grace u'as evident inAnton's life in the years that fol-lowed. The hardships continued.After a stint in a homeless shelter,

Mildred and Anton got anotherapartment in a bad part of town.

Police and gang members-"thestickup boys" often broke into the

place to search for drugs. The

stickup boys even held a gun toMildred's head on several occa-sions.

"The hardest thing aboutgrowing up was not having a Posi-tive male role model around," said

Anton. "My father was gone and

my uncle was in jail. The onlY

man in my life abused and molest-

1

Overcoming the Odds

ed me. I didn't have a good malerole model until I got to RoyalRangers."

After moving in with his grand-mother, Anton started going toschool more often. His sixth grade

teacher noticed he had trouble read-

ing and talked Anton into stayingafter school each day for extra read-

ing lessons.

In middle school, Anton grew

intellectually and spiritually. Ateacher helped him overcome a

speech impediment and his grades

started to climb. His nightmarishhome life, however, continued tospin out of control. His mothermoved them into a small apaftmentthat was already home to nine peo-

ple, and she fell back into her crackhabit. At his mother's request,Anton stayed with the Browns for a

few days during the 1993Christmas season.

Anton's temporary housing sit-uation eventually turned into a per-manent one. The Browns decidedto keep Anton and to become hisguardian.

"It was tough bringing a fifthchild into our house," Ken said,"But we saw his need we fell inlove with him, and we wanted tominister to him-so we took him in."

Anton began attending NewLife Assembly with the Browns.He also got involved with thechurch's Royal Rangers program.He grew to love thecamp-outs, Pow Wows,and Pinewood Derbies.Rangers, however, pro-vided more for Antonthan just recreation.

"Royal Rangersreally helped build myrelationship with God,"Anton said. "Rangerstaught me not only topitch a tent, but it alsotaught me about the Bible.

and having fun; itand prepared mevice."

ministered to mefor Christian ser-

Through his participation inRangers, Anton developed a lovefor kids ministry and communityservice. Eventually he became a

helper in children's church. "I lovedoing puppet shows." He also gotinvolved with several communityservice programs, including onefor kids recovering from sexualmolestation.

Anton'stion is al1

impressir e u'hen

hrsh school eradua-the more

considering the school from whichhe earned his diploma-academi-cally challenging School WithoutWalls, a public school in northwestWashington D.C., that accepts only100 new students each year froman application pool of about 1,000.

"He came through with flyingcolors," Mildred Jenkins, now 40and iiving in a transition house forrecovering addicts, told theWashington Post. "I tell myself, ifhe can do it, I can too."

Anton spent the 1998-99school year with Master'sCommission-an Assemblies ofGod missions training program.Next he hopes to attend South-eastern Bible College in LakelandFlorida, to study child psychology.

When asked about his future,Anton speaks confidently, like a

man on a mission: "I believe Godreally wants me to start children'shomes in D.C. and throughout the

nation. I really think God is goingto bless the homes. I don't want tolimit the ministry to D.C. there are

kids hurting all over the place. Idon't rvant to reach just inner-citykids. but kids in suburbs too. I

\\'ant to give kids the same

home that someone gave

me."

It wasn't just about camping

5pnrltn I 999a 9

NING

Training demands a gift.

A team is made up of indi-viduals who have dilferentskills, talents, energies. andgifts. This is r,vhat makes a

quarterback different from alineman and a running backdifferent from a center.

Everyone has a special giftand contribution to build aneffective team. One gift is no

greater than that of any otherindividual's gift, or that of theteam. Individual gifts and con-tributions are necessary for the

team to be successful. So it isin the Royal Rangers ministry.

Training demands unity.

Thank God for individual

gifts such as the -sift of admin-istration, the gift of helps, thegift of teaching. etc. Individualgifts outside the body (team)lack potential and accomplish-ment. Learning to biend andposition indir-iduals' talentsand skills togetirer. rvill buildthe fiber of a tearn.

Unification helps buildstrength, morale. creativeness,and wholeness in our programs,training endeavors. and curricu-lum. Buiiding a ,sood footballtearn demands unit.v of individ-ualism and their gifts. This is

what makes an organisrn growand develop. This is whatmakes the team and the indi-vidual sl'o\\- to their greatestpotential. Together everyoneachier es more.

Training demands focus.

Having a team does notmake you a winner. A footballteam without focus ls a losingteam. Focus is a non nego-tiable item in a wirrning team.

Your organization, structure,training programs, and individ-ual talents can and will change.The locus of your existence can

Building a, Winning TeamfI rai,ins rras be.-n rhe

I .u...ri and core ol the

I Royai Rangers tttttt-I rstr\'. uu. trallttlts

endeavors and ingredients have

given us a platform to promoteand implement our programsand advancements systems.We need to take pride in ouraccomplishments as comman-ders and teachers. However,we need to refocus on our pur-pose and goals. Training iswithout spirit if our main pur-pose is training in itself.

If we are to be successful inthe Royal Rangers ministry, we

must stand pat on the teameffort. The team is the con-veyance to a vital ministry. Afootball quarterback is not a

quarterback without the line-men. The linemen are not line-men without the running backs.

Everyone is needed to make upa team.

The term "TEAM" means:

TogetherEveryone

AchievesMore

t0 High Adventure Leoder

not change. A focused team is

a winning team. A team with-out focus is a brief wind withnowhere to go.

So it is true in RoyalRangers. We all have a vitalpart in the operations of RoyalRangers and our other localchurch programs. We shouldnot be focr-rsed solely on ourown unique programs or func-tions. The focus has to be onChrist and His message ofredemption. This is what has

made our program successful.This is what has created ourteam spirit and pou,er.

A Christ focused ministryis a Christ filled ministry. Thefocus should burn in us andenergize all our efforts, no mat-ter what function we serve inthe body of our local church.Christ is our focus.

We often state that our mis-sion in Royai Rangers is to"Reach, teach, and keep boysfor Christ." The focus of thatmission ought to be Chrrst.Head of the team.

A team needs individr.ralsand their gifts. A team needsunity of their gifts. A teamneeds focus- focusing onChrist and His redemptionmessage.

TogetherEveryone

Achieve s

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out tithe left and right of his Satan is on the other. God is he has done his best, take offbody. Choose two more volun- tugging on your heart's door and the blindfold and show him how

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have the center volun- ingness to pull them from their toward things that we .cannotteer pick either the person on llfe of sin and bring them into see. If we trust Him, listen tohis left or right to 'be

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When the game is over, talkabout how it would feel to beblind. Talk about the blind menmentioned in the Bible.Imagine how they felt goinghome to their families andbeing able to see after Jesushealed them. Talk about whatit must be like to be spirituallyblind. Talk about the peoplearound the world who don'tknow about Jesus. They aregroping around trying to findGod. They know there is a

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the guests wait in line, their children participatin a children's crusade and carnival. Guestsoften participate in medical screening. The ,

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Doctors determined that he had cere- awoke from the

bral malaria. They said that 98 per- colna, and hiscent of patients with this disease die. temperature

Friends took him from onehospital to another to find outwhat was wrong.

Finally Isaac went to one of the

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Isaac grew worse by the hour.He slipped into a coma. But his

asked God todo a miracle.

God heardtheir prayers.

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returned tonormal. A few

Some people feel that theirprayers can't make a difference.But Isaac is proof that good things

happen when peoplepray. Huge elephants,poisonous snakes, and

deadly mosquitoes are

no match for our mightyGod.

lnformation for this story wasstrpplied b1t Larry Smith. Heand his wi.fe Sharon have bcenmissionaries to Sotrthern Asia

since 1979.

friends did not give up. They sent days later he

messages to people all over the was back at hisworl{ requesting prayer for Isaac. job.Soon thousands ofpeople joinedlocal believers and Assemblies ofGod mission workers as they

lsaac is back at work following his illness

Perhaps you are a Light-for-the-Lost Junior Councilmen.Maybe you're too young to be one, or you just haven't yetjoined this great missions program. Whatever the case, onething is certain: As a Christian! you are commanded by God toshare your testimony with others. God also expects each of usto share the gospel with others-we call this sharing the "goodnews."

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Light-for-the-Lost has tu,o gospel literature projects justfor our Junior Councilmen. The home missions project is lleHope or The Book oJ Hope-a presentation of the scriptures. Itincludes additional messages about Christ's love. The foreignmissions project is Edvard Elephant Sa-rs.... This is a comicbook that wams the children in Africa about AIDS and tellsthem how they can accept Christ as Lord.

You and the entire Ran-qers group can raisc money forthese projects ... ',vhether you are a Junior Councilmen or not.Last year alone Royal Rangers helped raise over $37,000 forthe home missions project and over S 1 13,000 for the foreignmissions project. This means that literally thousands of chil-dren and adults are receiving a gospel rvitness through theprinted page... because we helpedl

But there's so much more to do. Millions of people stilldo not know that Christ died for them. Will you help tellthem? You can easily do so. Here's how:

1 . If you have .Junior Councilmen in your outpost, theytake on yearly Light-for-the-Lost literature projects. YourRangers group can help the Junior Councilmen generate moneyfor this project, even if you are in Straight Arows orBuckaroos. Ifyour outpost has no Junior Councilmen, you canstill raise funds and give the offering to either of the JuniorCouncilmen proj ects mentioned be1ow.

2. Ask your commander to pick a fundraising method

(or way) for your Rangers group. Then begin raising funds.For example:

. Candy can be sold and the profits given to Light-for-the-Lost.Your group can do a car wash.

are Royalthroughfee for each

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church. Raise funds for Lithe-Lost. Ifyou are oldbecome a Junior Councilmen.There are lots of ways you can tellthe ri orld that JesLrs savesl

List with your offering thepro.ject number(s) so your offering.iwill go to the right place.. The Hope, or The Book ofHope Project #8581

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At last he spied his friends anddashed toward them. Maybe theyknew a way to have some fun.

Raul spent most of his time witha group ofboys his age. People inthe neighborhood called them a

gang. The boys didn't wear certaincolors to identify them as somegangs do. They didn't carryweapons. But they did cause anuproar at times. When they werebored they created their ownexcitement. Most of the time, theirideas were destructive.

Raul and Marta use their talents in clown-ing as a profession and a ministry.

Raul's favorite activity was set-ting fires to nearby fields. Theboys' reputation became so badpeople avoided the street whereRaul and his friends spent much oftheir time.

When an Assemblies of Godchurch opened on that street, theboys were curious. Their interestgrew when they heard the mission-

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One night Raul and three otherboys went forward and asked Jesusto forgive their sins. ImmediatelyRaul's life changed. His anger wasreplaced with peace.

When the church started a streetministry, Raul volunteered to be a

clown, use puppets, and do pan-tomime. He discovered that being a

clown can attract a crowd and opendoors to tel1 others about Jesus.

Later Raul went to theAssemblies of God Bible schoolnear Madrid Spain's capital. Hemet a young woman, Marta, whoalso enjoyed clowns and puppetry.Soon they were married.

Today Raul and Marta are pro-fessional clowns. They perform forbirthday parties and celebrationsacross central Sparn. They alsogive clowning seminars. But Raul'sgreatest enjoyment is working forJesus. He is helping in a newchurch in Palencia. Spain. He andMarta also have traveled toRomania to be clori-ns and pup-peteers at a summer camp fororphans.

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But it has never been this close

before."Suddenly the phone rang.

Kendra and Darby almostjumped out of their skins, it star-

tled them so. Kendra only talkeda moment and then hung up.

"We've got to go," she said."What?" Darby asked.

"We have to leave the coun-try now! I just got the word thatall the missionaries are beingevacuated!" Kendra said excited-ly as she ran for her overnightbag that she kept packed foremergencies just like this one.

They raced through the

house gathering up a few impor-tant items she had to have withher. Then it was out the door and

into the car park."You've got to be kidding!"

Darby said watching as Kendrapulled a motor scooter out of ashed. "Let's call a taxi!"

"We don't have time. Thelast flight out of the countryleaves in t hour. Jump on!"Kendra insisted as she kick start-ed her scooter.

Darby hopped on the back ofthe motor scooter. He had the

luggage under one arm and a

hand on Kendra's shoulder tosteady himself.

Vroom! Vroom! Then sud-

denly, with a lurch, the littlescooter took off. They racedacross the courtyard through thegate, and out onto the road.

Darby leaned to the left as

Kendra turned up the road accel-

erating as fast as the little scooter

would go. Darby just held on fordear 1ife.

Suddenly, Kendra slammedon the brakes and the little scoot-

er began to slide sideways. It hita pot hole and Darby popped upinto the air and almost flew rightover Kendra's head. At the verylast moment, Kendra straight-ened the scooter out, and Darbysettled back onto his half of the

motor scooter seat.

'Are you trying to kill us?"Darby asked with a shout.

"No! Trying to keep us

alive!" Kendra shouted back as

she spun the scooter around.

Then Darby saw it! Comingright up the middle of the roadtoward them was a tank!

'Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! " Darbyscreamed, as the little scooterputted forward being chased by a

ave you ever had one ofthose eerie feelings that

\ ,ll.ir something terrible was

going to happen? WellI did!And I learned something reallyvaluable from it.

It all started when my dadDarby Jones, Sr., flew halfwayaround the world to a smallAsian country. He was there todeliver supplies to missionaries.He had been there for 2 days

when I got this really bad feel-ing. You know, the kind that sortof makes you sick to your stom-ach.

I don't know why I was feel-ing that way, but I was reallyworried about my dad. It got so

bad I finally stopped playing myvideo game. And you know itreally had to be bad for me to do

that. I got down on my knees

and began to pray...."What was that?"

Missionary Kendra Harberasked.

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answered in surprise."Oh, no! It has started

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a little closel"Darby yelled.

'A fewblocks away'smy guess!"Kendra calledback ovel thesound of thescooter.Another leftturn and upthe street theyflewSuddenly,Kendraslammed onthe brakesagain andcame toanother abruptstop.

tank. Down the road they raced.Kendra deftly avoiding the hugepot holes in the road. Darby wassoon totally lost. Kendra wastaking every little side road she

couid find, threading her waythrough the city toward the air-port.

Rat-a-tat-tat. The soundcracked through the air.Machine-gun fire! And it sound-ed like it was coming from thedirection they were going! Ka-boom! An explosion shook the

any part of!" Kendra spun thescooter around again and theyraced back in the direction fromwhich they had just come. Thecrackle of rifle and machine-gunfire echoed down the streets afterthem.

Suddenly the ground shookand the scooter bounced.Another explosion! And this one

felt closer! Another turn to theleft, then a turn to the right. Oh,no! A dead end! Back the waythey came and then down anotherside road.

"Kendral We need to get acrosstown!" the driver of the van said.

"We've been trying to do justthat for the past 45 minutes! It'simpossible. All the roads are

blocked!" I(endra answered."What are we going to do?

There are eight of us in this vanand three of them are kids!" thedriver answered.

"I guess we'd better go backto my house and hole up there!"

Kendra, Darby, and the othersended up back at the missionaryhouse. Before long there would

be l7 people hid-ing for their livesin the house.

A short timelater they wouldall be airliftedout ofthe coun-try.

Well, that'sthe end of thestory. I learnedthat it is impor-tant to pray whenthe Spirit of Godprompts you to.Perhaps this timeit helped to save

my dad's life.

I{OTE: This story is basedloosely upon the events thattranspired in an Asian country inJult 1997. Kendra Harber is amissionary working with chil-dren in that country. She had tobe evacuated during a time ofpolitical violence.

People u'ere running towardthem! Not just a few people, buthundreds of theml People withfear in their eyes! Some werecarrying their children, whileothers carried the few belongingsthey could manage. Darby hearda small groan escape fi'omKendra.

"What's happening?" Darbyasked.

"These people are theKhmer. They are running fortheir lives. I'm not sure whatthey are running from, Darby,"Kendra answered. "But whateverit is, it's something we don't want

'Ahhhhhhllhh. Soldiers car-

rying machine guns!" Darbyshouted to Kendra. There march-ing up the street came hundreds ofsoldiers carrying rifles and

machine guns! Another tum and

yet more soldiers!"We're trapped! There is no

way across town!" Kendra shouted.

"What are we going to do?"Darty asked.

Honk! Honh! Honmnnnk!Kendra and Darby looked up, and

there in front of them was a vanfull ol lellow missionaries.

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