Ministry Updates
The War Week #8 – Chesapeake, VA
The good folks at Good News Baptist Church in Chesapeake, VA are no stranger to The War. They have hosted the team a number of times in the past. Their Assistant Pastor, Mike Ascher, traveled with The War its first year as a college team decades ago. Their Youth Pastor, Mark Taylor, has organized The ...
Real Character Week – Red Oak, IA
The Real Character team was encouraged by our week in Red Oak, Iowa. The Lord opened many doors. Pastor Gary Walter was a joy to work with both leading up to and during the event. The week started off with dinner at a Mexican restaurant. Those attending included the Highschool principal and select members of ...
The War Week #7 – Lewes, DE
What a wonderful week of ministry with First Baptist Church of Lewes, DE! Pastor Munro and Pastor Reddick are two wise and well-educated men who are still believing God to do something in their church and in their city. I was encouraged by their faith and their heart to follow the Lord’s will. Recruiting went ...
Special Forces Week #10 – Yonkers, NY
This is the fourth time the team has been to Hudson View Baptist Church in Yonkers, NY. Yonkers is just north of the Bronx in New York City. As the name suggests you can stand on the front porch and see the Hudson River. Although we enjoyed the week immensely, we missed Pastor Bill Dierking ...
The War Week #6 – New Freedom, PA
Pastor Adam Burtt and I go back a long way. We attended Bible college and seminary together at Baptist College of Ministry. We also traveled together as team captains on the War of Special Forces team with Jim Van Gelderen back in the Spring of 2005. It was great to get back in the trenches ...
Special Forces Week #9 – Mt. Pleasant, PA
In the fall of 1978 I arrived at the Christian college to which the Lord had led me. In the room next to me was Rick Fox. Rick has faithfully served the Lord as a pastor for most of the years since college. It was good once again to minister with him and his wife. ...
Special Forces Week #8 – Frederick, MD
Pastor Kent Ramler is no stranger to “The War.” As a teenager he traveled with one of the early teams. In his college years, he traveled with the team as a team captain. He also grew up at the Marquette Manor Baptist Church where “The War” was birthed. It was great to be at Pastor ...
The War Week #5 – Tarboro, NC
There are some weeks on the road that you look back on and say, “That was God from start to finish.” This past week was like that. Five days before the week began, we were scheduled to go to a church in Georgia. That day, I received a call from the pastor, who had to ...
Special Forces Week #7 – Greenville, NC
On our way to this week of ministry in Greenville, NC, we stopped by Parker’s, a famous eastern BBQ restaurant. If you have never been to this part of the country, you probably have never had the likes of Eastern Carolina BBQ. Most of the team liked the BBQ, but we all liked the week ...
The War Week #4 – Smyrna, GA
What a wonderful week at Calvary Baptist Church in Smyrna, GA! Pastor Johnston and Pastor Huggins are two wonderful men who are doing a great work with their church and youth. I have never met a more spiritually-minded group of young people than I met at this place. We had some definite challenges in the ...
