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Praise God we have 14 people here at the booth!

Dr. Tommy Mitchell and his wife Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell (AiG speaker)

Dr. Cherian John (cardiologist, AiG supporter)

Dr. Jobe Martin and his wife Jenna Dee (creation ministry speaker see www.EvolutionofaCreationist.com)

Ric Nix and his two oldest children, Aaron 17 and Amber 12 (elder at my local church)

Tom Hill (accounting manager for AiG)

Frank Zitzman (AiG supporter)

Roger Patterson (author of Evolution Exposed, AiG staff member)

Bill Ballard (faithful supporter of this ministry for 10 years)

Bill Craig (retired NEA delegate who started this caucus)

Tony Ramsek (me)

Stay tuned for more pictures!! Keep praying! We are in the midst of it now. Thanks.

Below is an audio report from Roger Patterson. The Lord brought someone to the booth to discuss the creation/evolution topic even while we were in the midst of unpacking the boxes. During the brief conversation, the man asked Roger if tree rings proved that the earth is older than 6000 years. Roger gave him an answer with some technical details, which is how the audio first starts. Keep praying!

Just a short clip on how the Lord lead Tom Hill to come volunteer for the NEA ministry outreach.

Here is a picture of Dr. Mitchell unloading his car into the main truck. We brought so much material that it did not fit in the AiG supplied truck. Tom Hill also had a load of boxes in his car.  

Here's the booth brand spanking new.

Here's Roger and Dr. Mitchell putting up the banner. Tommy was there primarily for moral support.

Here's Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell helping to unload the truck.

Boxes everywhere in this picture!

Almost done with the setup! Roger Patterson (the big guy), Dr. Tommy and Elizabeth Mitchell, and Tom Hill.

Roger storing extra materials that won't fit on the tables! All of the tables were completely filled on top and the extra boxes could barely fit underneath all the tables.

The finished product, praise the Lord for all the good that will come from this outreach. May His name be magnified!

We prayed as soon as we arrived at the empty booth and after everything was unpacked and setup. Please join with us in praying for our words, that they would be God's words and for God to use His truth in teachers' lives.

Praise the Lord that AiG is donating 1000 of Dr. Tommy Mitchell's DVDs on "A God of Suffering?" to the Creation Science Educators' Caucus. Remember that AiG is not at the NEA conference 'officially' as Answers in Genesis. We are simply donating materials and manpower to the NEA Creation Science Educators' Caucus which was started by a Christian public school teacher 11 years ago. Dr. Mitchell will be at the booth handing out this DVD along with thousands of other resources. We are very excited to see how the Lord will work through Tommy over the next few days.

Month after month the world witnesses hurricanes, terrorist attacks, earthquakes, tsunamis and myriad other life-shattering events. It is quite understandable, therefore, that men and women demand a logical answer to the question, “Why would a loving God allow death and suffering?” That question is answered here.

This unique new DVD was shot on-location in the hurricane-ravaged community of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Documentary footage complements the illustrated presentation of AiG speaker and medical internist Dr. Tommy Mitchell. (Includes bonus footage about the special relief effort funded by the generosity of AiG donors to bring backpacks filled with school supplies to thousands of public school students “in the love of Jesus Christ.”)

Dr. Tommy Mitchell is the latest dynamic lecturer to be added to AiG-USA’s growing speaking staff. Tommy, an adjunct speaker with Answers in Genesis since mid-2005, has spoken to thousands of adults, youth, and children in a variety of settings, clearly communicating reasons to trust the Bible and the Creator Christ who wrote it. He has written articles for AiG’s website and other publications, and he was the featured speaker during Answers in Genesis’ relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina, resulting in a Telly award-winning DVD, A God of Suffering?

Dr. Mitchell’s talks include: 1) a well-illustrated “relevance of creation” presentation explaining why the book of Genesis is so important in today’s “culture wars” and for the church, 2) a series of specialized talks addressing tough issues such as why a loving God allows disease, suffering and death, and 3) presentations for both adults and children about Noah’s ark, dinosaurs, the age of the earth, and other interesting subjects about which today’s Christians need to have answers.

As a scientist, physician, and father, Dr. Mitchell has a burden to provide solid answers from the Bible to equip people to stand in the face of personal tragedy and popular evolutionary misinformation. Using communication skills developed over many years of medical practice, he is able to connect with people at all educational levels and unveil the truth that can change their lives.

Keep praying for Dr. Mitchell and the rest of the team at the NEA conference! 

Praise God that He opened up this door of opportunity to share the truth of creation and the gospel message with thousands of public school teachers, principals and administrators. At AiG we view this as a very unique opportunity for us to be "doing the work of an evangelist" as Paul tells Timothy in 2 Timothy. Along with the thousands of free AiG resources that we will be handing out, we have a stack of Bibles with us as well. Depending on how the Lord is working in a person's life, he or she may be just getting interested in the creation/evolution debate or they could be ready to receive Christ as Lord and Savior. In general our culture is becoming more 'Greek' than 'Jewish', click here for an article on that topic. Because of this, the proclaiming of the gospel many times needs to be preceded by a work of 'pre-evangelism'. By pre-evangelism, I mean that before the good news of forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ is presented, many times a person's belief in evolution needs to be addressed because it is causing him or her to trust that there is no God, no accountability for his or her actions. To be continued....

About half of the volunteers arrived tonight into the heart of Philadelphia. Tomorrow morning we will go to the Philadelphia Convention Center and setup the "Creation Science Educators' Caucus" booth. The theme for this year is EVOLUTION EXPOSED as we are giving away 1500 of these books for free to public school educators this year. The author of said book is former public school teacher Roger Patterson. He will be at the booth handing out thousands of free materials including booklets, DVDs, etc.

Roger Patterson earned his B.S. Ed. degree in biology from Montana State University. Before coming to work at Answers in Genesis, he taught for eight years in Wyoming’s public school system and assisted the Wyoming Department of Education in developing assessments and standards for children in public schools. As a former evolutionist, Roger is well acquainted with the mounting pressures that educators face from pro-evolutionary co-workers, administrators, publishers and parents.

He encourages all who read this book to pray for courage for Christian students to challenge evolutionary ideas in their classrooms, and to pray for the men and women who are teaching tomorrows leaders, today.

Evolution Exposed is a 'survival guide' for biology class. This book helps teens to discern the chronic bias towards belief in evolution that permeates today’s three most popular high school biology textbooks. Virtually every chapter in each of the secular textbooks contains implied or explicit references to evolutionary beliefs, which are misrepresented as irrefutable facts. However, in Evolution Exposed these misrepresentations are cross-referenced with online articles and publications that provide both scientific and biblical answers. Key terms are defined, articles are summarized and false ideas are refuted. Evolution Exposed is thoroughly indexed by topic so anyone can use it as a reference. Christian students are equipped and inspired to recognize and respectfully challenge evolutionary indoctrination (in class, research papers, and normal interactions outside of school). Using tables, web links, charts and illustrations, documented facts that counter evolutionary teaching in a powerful and organized fashion are synchronized with each textbook’s sequence.

Prayerfully getting this book into the hands of public school teachers will be used by the Lord to open up eyes and hearts to the truth that the God of the Bible is the Creator and that Jesus Christ, His Son is the only mediator between sinful man and a holy God. We see this outreach as a type of pre-evangelism (though we do share the full gospel as much as we can as well). The creation/evolution topic is a great segue into the gospel presentation. Prayerfully over the next few days, you'll see some of that happening at the booth (via pictures, video, audio recording, etc). Keep praying!!