Creation2Christ

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Thanking the Lord for our first week of VBS being accomplished and for the lives that were touched through it! One young boy trusted in the Lord and brought several visitors throughout the week. The children gave testimonies of noticing "millions of years" talk in magazines and such and were able to point out the error in this thinking as God did not use millions of years or evolution to make this world. Nothing is millions of years old as everything was first created by God only about 6,000 years ago!

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

The summer ministry kicked off last week with our first "Day at Talking Rocks Ranch!" using the brand new VBS curriculum God has enabled us to write. It was a small turnout, but God is not limmited by numbers. We have hopes to come back to this same church next year, but with a different approach of going into several neighborhoods with backyard Bible clubs teaching next year's curriculum. Sunday the 18th was a full day ministering in two churches. Wednesday night Dad shared on how language is given to us by God and shows we have a Creator. Sunday the 25th Bryan was ill. Stan and Jessica were able to sing specials at a church. Bryan is feeling some better. Praise the Lord!

The second week of June begins our VBS summer ministry in earnest. We are trusting Jesus Christ our Rock to show Himself strong and work in the lives of the children, young people, and adults who come. Pray for us, brethren.

Monday, May 12, 2014

Thanks again to the Davison Family for supplying many of the materials and giving of their time to help with this year's VBS decorations and visuals! Here are a few pictures from our time together. We got a lot done and we still had time to play around with a huge tire that Isaac tied up for one night in the tree. :-)

Monday, May 5, 2014

Feeling blessed to have had so many volunteers help out with VBS visuals, props, and animation! There is more to do, but it is wonderful to see things taking shape. I am praying that the children will not only enjoy seeing these tangible things, but that they will be given the spiritual eyes to see and accept God's Word and amazing Gospel!

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

We are excited to be driving to Saint Peter in a few minutes to meet our dear friends the Davison family and pick up some materials they have gathered and given to us for making VBS backdrops, props, and visuals. Their great young people Hannah and Isaac are coming back with us to give us several days of their time, energy, and talents in making said materials for VBS! We will also be picking up a copier Mr. Davison's work has donated to our ministry. There are a few things we need to find at a thrift store along the way, like queen sheets to paint backdrops on. Please pray for a safe and successful time in town and for the Lord to bless this family and the preparations for VBS during this week!

Saturday, April 26, 2014

So excited! I have sent the first three of five short sketch scripts for our "Fossil Feature" off to be drawn and animated by the amazing animator Miranda Markley. Looking forward to sharing her work again at VBS this summer!

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

We are excited to announce the addition of a new grandson!

So grateful to God for our darling little Edward! May the Lord bless him and his family.

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Stan

Thirty-five years ago, after graduating from Prairie Bible Institute where he met his wife Susan, Stan would go on to complete a pastoral degree at Calvary Bible College.

For many years, Stan was a very active church member: visitation pastor, song leader, Sunday school superintendent, teacher, VBS director, etc. God was working on Stan's shy personality to prepare him for further ministry.

Years later, he would pastor a small rural church, begin a house church, lead many Bible studies, teach a year of high school at a Christian school, and manage a creation theme park, before God led him into the ministry he has today.

Stan enjoys reading, studying, and sharing the Bible's creation and gospel truths. He is currently excited to be working on a new message about Redeeming the Time our Creator has given us. Like his father before him, he loves to use his powerful, rich voice to sing praises to God!

SUSAN JO

Besides being Stan's wife for 36 years, Susan Jo homeschooled and raised three children. Years later she put her talent for teaching to good use by teaching 6th grade in a Christian school.

She currently enjoys being a volunteer prison ministry head for a fellow creation ministry. She is always full of great ideas for the ministry, especially when it comes to VBS curriculum! Writing her own alto part for many of the family's original songs makes her invaluable to the singing part of the ministry!

Proofreading a pain? Not for Susan. She has enjoyed editing books and curricula for other ministries as well for Creation2Christ--as long as there is enough time to look at it before the family airs a new presentation!

Jessica

After graduating from Pensacola Christian College in December of 2008 where she studied teaching and sacred voice, Jessica felt led to join her family as they prepared to embark on a new area of ministry.

Jessica had already taught in two Christian schools where one of her favorite parts of the job was preparing and directing school programs. Having been taught a love for writing and drama at an early age by her mother, she had written many musical programs for church groups and her own family to share through the years.

As a part of Creation2Christ, she enjoys writing skits for various presentations as well as a large part of the VBS curriculum development. She enjoys making the PowerPoint for the ministry's presentations and writing original songs that teach truth for both children and adults.

Teaching children during VBS's all summer is a joy she looks forward to each year. She inherited her family's love for singing and her grandmother's soprano voice and desires use these for God's glory.

Bryan

After being diagnosed with Crohn's at the age of nineteen, Bryan began to truly learn what it meant to trust God with his life. In the years to follow, he would face a gradual decline that would at times plummet him to months of bed rest where he could not move or be touched without extreme pain. Many times he came close to death, but God's grace and strength preserved him. At times he would feel better and be able to return to his work. One such occasion allowed him to be the bookstore manager at another creation ministry for a time.

As the family began the traveling creation ministry, he faced the obstacles of pain, restricted diet on the road, and exhaustion to venture out with them unless doctor's or parent's orders kept him at home. Now, almost 10 years later, still struggling with fatigue and susceptibility to viruses, but greatly improved in health and strength, Bryan continues to share the life God has given him with others. Within the past year, God enabled him to leave his wheelchair and cane behind to take a more active (literally) part in the ministry. Praise God!

As a teen, along with his siblings and parents before him, Bryan was trained in teaching Bible clubs and leading a child to Christ. He has always enjoyed teaching and spending time with children. He helped his family teach numerous backyard Bible clubs as he was growing up. Counseling children one-on-one for salvation is something he loves. Putting Gospel truths into Bible lessons seems almost second nature to him.

It has only been in the past two years that Bryan has begun speaking to adults. His love for God's Word and his willingness to share what God is teaching him is very evident.

Singing is one of Bryan's greatest joys! No matter how ill, Bryan is always ready to sing to the Lord. God has gifted him with a wide range and while he usually sings bass, he sometimes sings tenor.

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