Missing my missing missionary ministry missus

Posted on Oct 15, 2010 in Nuttings from the Front | 0 comments

This speaking trip to Northern Illinois University, I had to do by myself. That is because Mary Jo has really pitched in to help with a health crisis with my parents. My dad is back at home now after 24 days in the hospital and rehab after surgery. I was glad I was able to be there for the first 18 of those days before heading to the scheduled university speaking times. (My dad was emphatic about me not cancelling anything!) Anyhow, not having MJ right alongside me as my...

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The Blessing of Teaching

Posted on Oct 6, 2010 in Stepaneks from the Front | 0 comments

Teaching at Cornerstone Bible Institute was a blessing!  The students were very inquisitive and eager to learn.  On Monday mornings, the freshmen would attend a two hour Genesis class.  I was invited to teach my Genesis series as part of the class.  Usually each chapter takes about an hour to teach, but we spent two hours on chapter one alone, and were still unable to finish it .  I continued the next week in finishing chapter one and went on to the subsequent chapters. ...

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Multiplied Fruits

Posted on Sep 22, 2010 in Nuttings from the Front | 0 comments

I just received an email from a friend of AOI named Juan, who got excited about creation at one of our Creation Family Adventures, and then came to AOI for further training. Juan is now teaching Creation at a Spanish speaking church in Texas. He wrote:  “Wanted to share with you that last Sunday was the 3rd of 8 (maybe 10… depending on timing) sessions on Creation I am teaching for my Church’s Spanish congregation. It is a Genesis 1-3, Flood, Tower of Babel...

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Summit Ministries

Posted on Sep 3, 2010 in Nuttings from the Front | 0 comments

We have just finished teaching creation to another group of students at Summit Ministries. We had three sessions plus an open forum with them. This is the last session of Summit this year. We are already looking forward to more groups next year. Whenever we have large (or small) groups of high-school and college-age students, we really enjoy being there. Pray that some of these students will be taking the information we just gave them to new levels and to places we will...

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Great Sessions at AOI Family Camp

Posted on Aug 17, 2010 in Stepaneks from the Front | 0 comments

It was a great week for the AOI Creation Mountain Adventures Family Camp located at the beautiful Redcloud Ranch near Lake City, CO.  The people who attended the sessions were eager to learn about creation and study the book of Genesis.  Actually, many were so eager that we had to do extra sessions in the evenings.  It was not uncommon to teach from 9:00 p.m. to 10:30 or 11:00 p.m. – Monday thought Thursday.  We taught several who were struggling with the idea of a...

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Netherlands Update 3: Babel and Revelation

Posted on Aug 3, 2010 in Nuttings from the Front | 0 comments

The day started early Monday morning with pick up at 7:30 AM and a 1-1/2 hour drive through rainy but beautiful farm country to southern Holland. We were scheduled to teach through Friday at an evangelistic camp with over 120 Dutch young people, mostly of Chinese descent. The “camp” is actually in an old monastery in a very beautiful and peaceful country setting. It was a real treat for the young people to be there, since most of them live fast-paced city lives.  Teaching...

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Netherlands Update 1: A Divine Appointment

Posted on Jul 29, 2010 in Nuttings from the Front | 0 comments

As Christians, we pray and believe that God directs our paths each day, but sometimes He gives us clear confirmation of His leading. Upon receiving the invitation to teach in the Netherlands, we were not sure it was God’s timing, as we already had a very packed schedule for the summer. However, as we prayed, we became convinced that God was indeed opening the door for us to go. Our decision was confirmed on the second leg of our flight. When I noticed one of the flight...

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Teaching in the Netherlands

Posted on Jul 28, 2010 in Nuttings from the Front | 0 comments

Please be praying for our teaching time in the Netherlands. We are excited to have the opportunity to teach  a week-long camp for 150 Dutch/English speaking young adults (ages 18-30) of Chinese heritage. We are also scheduled to speak at 2 churches during our time in the Netherlands. Please pray that God will prepare the hearts of those coming, and that He will enable good communication and comprehension. Pray for the Holy Spirit to empower us to speak the truth with grace...

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Until They Know How Much You Care

Posted on Jul 22, 2010 in Stepaneks from the Front | 0 comments

I had a good week of senior high camp at Camp Salvation, which is located near the small town of Stonewall Gap, CO.  Usually my wife and family would attend camp with me. But, since my wife has been away from the children plenty this year and some of our children are now employed, I decided to travel alone.  I like to spend as much time with the campers as possible.  A good Christian friend of mind once said, ‘People don’t care what you say until they know how much you...

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It Always Amazes Me

Posted on Jul 20, 2010 in Nuttings from the Front | 0 comments

Mary Jo & I have just recently finished our session at Summit Ministries in Manitou Springs, CO (just west of Colorado Springs). It was a full session with about 180 high school and college age students who are there for 2 weeks of worldview training.  The students were quite interested in creation and had a lot of good questions.  Some of the students have never heard of evidence for creation and the problems with evolution and yet they in most cases, grew up in a...

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Creation Training

Posted on Jul 1, 2010 in Nuttings from the Front | 0 comments

We are excited! A new batch of trainees are here for this week’s Creation Teaching Training Session. We have already heard that some have a heart for children, some for adults, a couple college age students want to reach high school and college students, and another has an intense interest to reach Latinos. These are small groups, so it gives us more time to help jump-start them to reach their goals. Since I have gotten grayer (prematurely), it blesses me to see younger...

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Sharing the Gospel with a Hindu

Posted on Jun 23, 2010 in Nuttings from the Front | 0 comments

Recently, I was talking with two women I had just met. I found out that one of the women was familiar with creation evidences. After talking a short time, she asked if we might be available to do a program in her church. At that, the other woman also invited us to her town. When I asked if she attended a church that would be interested in a seminar, she said she went to a Hindu temple. Now that would be interesting! I asked her what Hinduism teaches about evolution. She...

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