Felix Snipes is a friend of mine from Jr. High days in Jackson, MS.  We went on “Hi-Y” trips together and Saturday night Youth For Christ.  We stood side by side in the Billy Graham choir in Tiger Stadium in Jackson.  The last night of the extended week of the series of meetings, Felix said to me: “Harold, Come go with me.  I want to rededicate my life.”  But in reality that was when he really received Christ into his life. 

In one of Felix’s ministry meetings out from Forrest, MS (at the time he and I were students at Mississippi College in Clinton, MS), he met Patsy in that small country church, and soon fell in love. I was pleased to be in their wedding.  Felix ministered extensively in music evangelism.  In later providing music leadership at Percy Ray’s Bible Camp in north Mississippi, he met Charles Stanley.  Charles invited Felix to lead music in ministry events in which Charles would preach.   The friendship blossomed.  When the Snipes moved to Atlanta and were invited to First Baptist Church, Felix was to eventually serve on the search committee seeking an Associate Pastor.  His  recommended Charles Stanley. The committee moved forward, and Dr. Stanly accepted the church’s “call.”  In moving to Atlanta from Florida, Charles, Mrs. Stanley, Becky and Andy lived with Felix and Patsy Snipes for two months while looking for a house.  In later becoming senior pastor, God further “raised up” Charles Stanley into his world-wide ministry through radio, TV, and print.  Doxology! --

Before being limited by MS, Felix led nearly 1,000 weekend meetings in churches through the USA wherein he would present an expose of the occult on Friday night and perform an old fashioned “slight of hand” magic show on Saturday night (he was a great magician, very amazing and entertaining … and, of course, he concluded his show with a clear presentation of the gospel).  On the final Sunday he did more traditional preaching.  A high percentage of people without Christ were drawn to such “entertainment” evangelism.  Many thousands came to Christ in this great ministry.

See www.thedredscottfoundation.org.

Henry Maxey, my classmate during our days at Oklahoma Baptist University, has served in honoring the Lord through a career of ministry in music and praise.  But some of his most impacting service may well be happening right now.  With tens of thousands of churches around the world being small, those pastors are likely to be part-time and bi-vocational, and the church's music and praise leader, if any, may be someone enlisted out of the congregation with very limited time, training, and background to lead that part of the worship.  With a burning desire to provide practical resources to such worship leaders, Maxey established and maintains www.creativeworshipservices.com, which offers a wealth of helpful resources to meet those needs. 

You are invited to forward his web address to others, especially to busy music/praise and worship leaders everywhere.  At the time of this writing, Maxey's site is receiving an average of 500 - 600 "hits" a day ... both from the United States and different parts of the world. 

In a humorous beginning of the interview, Jennifer O’Neill was asked “ … a burning question: What is it like to costar with John Wayne?” For that is what she did at age 21 in the movie Rio Lobo when “Duke” Wayne was winding down her career. www.jenniferoneill.com reveals that she had experienced all the fame one could hope for in a lifetime, and yet there was “a hole in my heart.” She wasn’t happy. Appearing on the cover of many major magazines and being a famous and beautiful actress and movie star proved not to be the answer to life. Her conversion to Jesus in her late 30’s gave birth to Jennifer O’Neill Ministries. The delightful interview included Mark Dungan (President and CEO, ThriVe St Louis -- Pregnancy Resource Centers -- Best Choice SM Sexual Integrity Program) was conducted to invite the listeners to the “ThriVe Gala,” wherein Jenifer O’Neill tells her story as the event’s inspirational speaker. See www.thrivestlouis.org.

Jerry Jenkins re new book, Riven;  co-author, Left Behind series, 65,000,000 sold; Moody Bible Institute Board Chairman…

(From www.jerryjenkins.com)

"Dr. Jerry B. Jenkins, former vice president for publishing and currently writer-at-large for the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, is the author of more than 170 books, including the 65,000,000-selling Left Behind series."

“Jerry Jenkins's non-fiction books include as-told-to biographies with Hank Aaron, Brett Butler, Bill Gaither, Orel Hershiser, Luis Palau, Walter Payton, Nolan Ryan, and Sammy Tippit among many others. The Hershiser and Ryan books reached the New York Times best-seller list.

“Dr. Jenkins also assisted Dr. Billy Graham with his memoirs, Just As I Am, also a New York Times bestseller. Beginning in 1993, Jerry Jenkins spent 13 months assisting Dr. Graham with his autobiography. He considers the time he spent with Dr. Graham the privilege of a lifetime….”

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Part 2

Hear Joe White (www.kanakuk.com) discuss the vision of this developing nation-wide movement called Men at the Cross (www.menathecross.org).  The very first gathering of MATC was in the Scott Trade Center in St. Louis, MO, July 11 & 12.  Similar gatherings will occur in upwards of 30 cities throughout the USA in the next two years.  While having some similarities to the great meetings of Luis Palau, Billy Graham, and Promise Keepers, an added focus of MATC will be specific action toward one-on-one Biblical discipleship.  Before leaving, each man present will be given (1) a challenge to meet for several weeks with another man and will be given (2) materials segmented for weekly use in assisting another man to be a growing follower of Jesus. 

This is II Timothy 2:2 in action:

And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others. (Paul…Timothy…reliable men…others) (II Timothy 2:2)

About Joe White:

• Speaker at 75 Promise Keeper rallies.
• President of Kanakuk Kamps (www.kanakuk.com), a series of 12 sports camps in and around Branson, MO (22,000 attending each year), 4 of which are designated specifically for inner-city young people and are heavily subsidized to make it possible for them to attend (www.kidsacrossamerica.org).
• Perhaps the most frequent guest appearances on Dr. James Dobson’s Focus on the Family national radio program.
• Has experienced life-threatening cancer.

John Hiskey, former 18-wheeler truck driver who, with his wife Rachel, began taking mission trips to Guinea Bissau in West Africa, one of the poorest nations in the world.  This led to their call to be career missionaries there.  In the move of God in GB, more villages began requesting pastors to be sent to them than there were native pastors to be sent.  Thus was birthed the vision for that nation’s first Christian radio station.  Its signal would cover that entire small nation wherein virtually everyone has access to a transistor radio.  At the conclusion, be blessed by the “loaves and fishes” story, except in this case it is the multiplying building blocks for the station!  My wife Joan Hendrick and I have the joy of contributing to this historical ministry project, both in publicity and in finances. The new station’s development is advancing in three phases: (1) a goal of $30,000 for the large generator to power it (the nation has no electrical power system) and the protective structures encasing it; (2) a goal of $20,000 for all the radio equipment and studio necessities to record and produce many Gospel radio programs (to at first be aired through purchased time on the one other station there in Gabu, GB, and later broadcast when the new station is “up and running”); and (3) the purchase of the transmitting tower, license from the government, and whatever else required to begin an independent radio station.  The more precise financial goal of Phase Three will be established as we draw closer to the project’s completion.  Please note that the wonderfully successful Trans World Radio (www.twr.org) is our consultant and guide in the project, assuring us that things will be done right!  (The transmissions of the Gospel of Jesus by Trans World Radio stations can be accessed by 85% of the peoples of the earth … in languages (over 200) understood by 85% of the world’s population.)

Donations are tax deductible and should be designated for the Guinea Bissau Radio Project.

Donations for Phase One: send to Servants to Missions,
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 988, Dewey, AZ 86327-0988
Tax ID# 91-2159136 (www.servantstomissions.org)

Donations for Phase Two: Trans World Radio,
Mailing Address: P.O. Box P.O. Box 8700, Carey, N. Carolina 27512
Tax ID# 22-1690564 (www.twr.org)

Donations for wherever most needed toward the Guinea Bissau Radio Project:
Great Commission Society, P.O. Box 400, Arnold, Mo 63010
Tax ID# 43-1939213 (www.greatcommissionsociety.com)

Monies given over and above the amounts needed for Phases One and
Two will automatically “roll over” to fund Phase Three.

Project Hannah (PH), a ministry of Trans World Radio (www.twr.org), is reaching out with compassion and hope to suffering women across the globe who live in spiritual darkness. In 1997, PH was founded by Awareness Advocate Marli Spieker. Having ministered to women in her home country of Brazil, Marli expanded her outreach in 1983 to lead women's ministries in Canada and the United States. Later, when Marli and her husband were Trans World Radio missionaries in Asia, God impressed upon her heart the many women who are trapped in spiritual, cultural and physical bondage. A burden grew in her heart to reach out to those sisters of hers living hopeless, unloved, forgotten lives, and let them know they are precious souls. But how?

Since radio isn't hindered by geography, religious barriers or cultural traditions, it is an ideal method to meet women where they are. In 1998, PH's 30-minute Women of Hope broadcast began airing in English from the island of Guam. The missionaries who volunteered to create the program initiated a ministry to women by women, unique from anything TWR had ever pursued. Beginning in 2000, Jennifer Hayden Epperson began producing the English version. Originally at TWR's Miami Ministry Center in Florida, Jennifer was later joined by PH English team members Tammy Stores and Rhonda Barker; in 2003, Claudette Rifenberg, a native of Jamaica, added her voice as Women of Hope co-host. Editor Ros Atkinson of Australia provided English as a second language (ESL) script adaptation for ease of translation and comprehension. Experienced volunteers from around the world provided fascinating topics, scripts and interviews on a variety of health and spiritual matters.