Mission Network News at NRB 2008

It was a short visit, but good. Mission Network News didn’t display this year at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention, but I did go to meet with people and develop new partnership. I took pictures of some of the people I met with. I totally forgot to pull out my camera for the others.

I was able to visit with some dear friends at Gospel for Asia. KP Yohannan is the founder and president of the ministry (second from left). Daniel Yohannan works most in India training nationals at the seminary (far left). Taun Cortado (second from right) handles communications for GFA. I’m on the far right. GFA is an organization that’s focused on evangelism, church planting and discpleship. They have more than 50 Bible colleges and thousands of churches around India, a country where persecution against Christians is at an all-time high.

I was also able to see another friend, whom I’ve come to know and love. Robert Jacobsen is with Ambassador Inspirational Radio. I’ve worked with Robert for years. He’s been the person who has helped us distribute Mission Network News to our more than 1,000 radio station network. He’s become a good friend and fellow hockey fan. He and his wife have also adopted their daughter from Russia — just as we have. It’s alway good to see him.

I started off my week meeting with two others that have adopted from Russia. Tiffany Taylor and Amy Norton are with Orphan Outreach, a new ministry out of Dallas. I also sit on their board of directors. It’s a privilege to be able to help orphaned children in this capacity. They are also partners with Mission Network News. I’ve traveled to Russia twice with Amy on ministry trips.

Later on Monday, I was able to renew a friendship with Awana Clubs Ministries. Jack Eggar is Awana’s president. A couple of weeks ago a study was released by an organization that suggested the majority of young people who attend church regularly as children, never return to church after the age of 18 or 19. I was able to talk to him about a new study that suggests 90-percent of the kids that go through the Awana program tend to not only stay in church, but become leaders in the church. That’s quite the endorsement to me. We’re going to be featuring this in an upcoming broadcast on MNN.

I was also able to meet with an organization called World Serve. I’m hoping MNN will be able to develop a relationship with them because they’re working in some pretty key areas of the world. They have a lot of work in country closed to the Gospel or in creative access nations. Picture here are (I can’t remember the girl’s name — sorry), me, Tom Henry, Ken Leggat and Randy Swanson. We had a great meeting together. Pray that the relationship will grow.

What a thrill to see all these people God is using for his glory. I’m privileged to be able to talk about it only in this blog, but also on the air and internet.