Dr. Crandall issued a call to pray for fellow Christians in the Country of Myanmar (Burma). A horrible Cyclone has ripped through the Country and up to 10,000 people have been killed. Dr. Crandall has been to Myanmar and has contacts with many Christians including over 600 Churches.

Let’s be in prayer for this hurting Country and that the Christians will have many opportunities to share the “peace of God that passes all understanding”.

In His Royal Service,

Dr. David R. Crandall

Today I made a list of 21 things that I needed to do and at the end of the day there will be great satisfaction in knowing that I have completed them all.

Such satisfaction was recorded at the final banquet for our International Training Seminar. Ten internationals received Certificates of Completion for the first “Answers WorldWide International Training Seminar in Creation Apologetics.”

Each attendee showed delight that they had finished the ITS intense one week course. The smiles and expressed thank-you’s made our entire Answers WorldWide team extremely happy. One of the attendees commented: “The stay at AiG was fantastic, nothing less than what we call a lifetime experience.”

Each trainee traveled thousands of miles and invested seven days of their lives to learn to be more effective in the making of creation talks in their country and language. They have each now returned to their homelands of Albania, Israel, Hong Kong, Peru, Saipan, and Slovakia safely.

Answers WorldWide has provided each of them with a $500 library that they will use in their current and future ministries, and we will be initiating a follow-up program to track their ministries and assist in any way possible.

Diana, Laura, and I are a bit exhausted by the 24 hours per day that we spent preparing and working with these very special international friends. However, we are extremely pleased with the wonderful results. We were encouraged by a letter from Dr. Harry Ambacher, International Professor of Theological Education and Missiology—he and his wife, Pat, joined us for the ITS banquet. He wrote, “Ken and you are to be commended for your insight in bringing the various nations here for the course. That will certainly pay off in the years to come, until the Lord returns.” We trust this to be true!

Please pray for these internationals as they begin a new phase of their ministries.

Thanks for dropping by—

In His Royal Service,

Dr. David R. Crandall

AiG broke another historical marker this week as ten internationals from six different countries came to our Museum/office complex for an intense week of training. We are operating under the slogan “Training Creation Speakers for the World.”

These internationals from Europe, Asia, South America and the Middle East have traveled a total of 108,747.28 miles round trip to be involved in this training. As Dr. Crandall welcomed each of them on Monday morning, he shared with them that these meetings were the fulfillment of a two year dream for Answers WorldWide. Today, Monday, Ken Ham met with them all morning going over the basic relevance talk and then how to develop their own talks.

Like all of our guests coming to the Museum, they were all absolutely “thrilled and chilled” by what they saw, heard, read and experienced. As a special surprise for each visitor, Walt Stumper (AiG Librarian) printed out newspapers for each country represented.

We thank God that many people have given to make this wonderful training seminar take place. Please continue to pray for all of our trainees.

One year from today Ken Ham and I will lead a dynamic tour to Israel and Jordan. This will indeed be a tour of a lifetime for our AiG family.

You can actually hear Ken Ham speaking in Israel and Jordan and travel through the Holy Land with many of our AiG personnel.

You will visit places so familiar to you from the Bible such as:

The Sea of Galilee

The Jordan river

The City of Jerusalem

The Mountains of Massada

The Edomite City of Petra

The Garden Tomb

The Garden of Gethsemane

The Dead Sea

You can find these details and more at http://www.pilgrimtours.com/aig.htm.

Why does Answers in Genesis plan and promote such a Holy Land Tour? First of all because we will visit the Bible lands, towns, and villages. These places that we can only visualize in our minds now become real places and all of the sudden your Bible comes alive. Secondly, AiG is committed to the Word of God and its authority. This tour will be a traveling learning process for each passenger. These 13 days will demonstrate the trustworthiness of Bible history and Bible events. Teachers like Ken Ham will make the journey one of the greatest spiritual learning adventures of your life.

This tour is limited in number, so it will be available on a first come first serve basis. I would recommend that you get your deposit in today. Call 1-800-322-0788 for details and payment options.

This is my 17th tour to Israel and I am extremely excited to introduce you and your family to the greatest piece of real estate in the world—the Holy Land.

In His Royal Service,

Dr. David R. Crandall

The anticipation level at Answers WorldWide is at a near fever pitch as our production department has alerted us that our new Chinese editions are nearly done. Any day now the translations of Ken Ham’s Creation Mini Series of relevance speeches arrive and then will be sent all over the Chinese speaking world.

Our AiG team traveled to Saipan late last year to record these historic Chinese DVDs. Once we receive these DVDs, they will be shipped all over the world so that the Chinese speaker can have the same advantage to hear the teaching of Ken Ham just as English speakers have had for years. Join us in prayer that these new linguistic tools will impact churches, pastors, missionaries and laymen all across the globe.

God’s people who speak Chinese will rejoice greatly that they will be able to learn the truths of Biblical authority and creationism. These DVDs will be the first of their kind ever produced in Chinese.

One of the unique things about these videos will be the printed permission to duplicate these DVDs on the Chinese mission fields of the world.

Please watch this blog for the announcement that the videos have arrived and watch this site for video previews of the product. For those living in the USA these videos will join the massive product line available through AiG.

We covet your prayers as these DVDs are viewed by countless thousands. The final video is a message that I preached in Saipan on how the young King Josiah changed his culture as he obeyed the precepts of the Word of God.

Let’s pray that these DVD’s will change people and cultures.

In His Royal Service,

Dr. David R. Crandall

At Answers in Genesis we talk a lot about the book of Genesis and the creation facts. However, one must not miss the absolute focus of AiG on Biblical authority. As one travels through the museum you will sense this heart beat—“Biblical authority, Biblical authority.”

Answers WorldWide is a great example of the AiG total commitment to the authority of the Word of God. The New Testament verses that challenge us to take the Gospel to the world are a long ways from Genesis. But they are part of the whole—therefore AiG is committed to worldwide evangelism and discipleship.

For me that commitment became a reality when Ken Ham and Carl Kerby encouraged me to come to AiG even when they were struggling to fund the museum project. What they did not need financially was yet another salary at that time. However, the commitment to God’s Word surpassed all financial concerns as God provided the opportunity to take AiG global.

The global-ride we have been on now for over two years can only be described as “a God thing.” Creation-movements are starting all over the world as missionaries, national pastors, and the international-Christian comprehends the importance of creationism in light of the spurious and sarcastic attacks of evolution on our Christian faith. How thankful we are that we can provide answers to the international community. We are convinced that AiG and Answers WorldWide, like Esther, have come into the world for such a time as this.

Please pray for us, please help us, and please tell others about our global-impact for God’s glory.

In His Royal Service,

Dr. David R. Crandall

I will be speaking and representing Answers WorldWide in Malaysia at the triennial meeting of the Asian Pacific Mission Congress in October 2008. This conference will have a focus on what is called the 10/40 window. This is the most unreached region of the world and includes 56 countries which includes 2/3 of the world’s peoples. Answers WorldWide is focused intently on the 3.9 billion people that live in this region. We want to take the good news of the Gospel to them.

It is my belief that the church has failed in the past to be pro-active in missions in this area that consists of Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims. We are thus attempting to assist missionaries and national ministries in the 10/40 window.

Our translation teams are now translating AiG books and DVDs into several of the area’s languages and I have personally traveled to several of these 56 countries to promote Creation Evangelism and AiG. This conference in Malaysia is just one more event that expresses our desire and heart to reach the vast 10/40 window.

Please pray for this conference and our ongoing ministry throughout Asia.

10/40 window

One of my greatest joys is traveling around the world and seeing God at work. In the Bible God declares, “I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.” And He is indeed keeping His word.

Answers WorldWide has the joy and privilege of coming alongside these global-churches and helping them in their preaching, reaching and teaching ministries.

The Spanish world is delighted that they can now listen to Ken Ham in their own mother tongue. The Spanish videos are being used effectively in all Spanish-speaking countries including the communist country of Cuba. What a joy to know that Christians in Cuba can be inspired and blessed by the presentation of Ken Ham.

Recently we received this email from a Christian in Argentina who wrote about the Spanish DVDs:

“Absolutely…incredible. Totally…believable. How did they get a translator who’s voice fits the face of Ken? The Spanish DVD series is great. Thank you.”

Please continue to pray for Answers WorldWide as we continue to expand this great apologetics ministry and its message around the world.

Welcome to the Answers WorldWide blog. Thank you for being one of our first blog-readers.

Each week this blog will carry information about Answers WorldWide and mission-information in general. You will find each blog to be challenging and encouraging with many items to pray about. I really look forward to communicating with you in this way.

Answers WorldWide New Website

The blog you are reading is part of the brand new Answers WorldWide website. This site will complement the Answers in Genesis website with items such as the following:

• Translations—Translated sites in 12 different languages with several more to be added this year, and a total of 20 languages available via the web
• Trips—Mission trips by both Dr. and Mrs. Crandall as well as other AiG personnel
• Schedule—the schedule for the director of Answers WorldWide
• Pictures—From Dr. Crandall’s trips around the world

Past WorldWide News

An expanded translation outreach going around the globe
http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2006/0213letter.asp

Warm-hearted Malawian Visits AiG
http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/aroundtheworld/2008/02/22/warm-hearted...

Japanese Scientist Impacted by AiG
http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/aroundtheworld/2008/02/05/japanese-sci...

Surprise in Tokyo
http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/aroundtheworld/2008/01/31/surprise-in-...

AiG Worldwide Visits Japan and Thailand
http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/aroundtheworld/2008/01/29/aig-worldwid...

AiG’s International Training Seminar
http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/aroundtheworld/2007/12/24/aig%e2%80%99...

Importance of Video Translations
http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/aroundtheworld/2007/11/23/importance-o...

Hebrew/English New Testaments Given to AiG
http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/aroundtheworld/2007/11/15/hebrewenglis...

AiG increasing global footprint
http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/aroundtheworld/2007/07/14/aig-increasi...

AiG WorldWide—poised for global impact!
http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2006/0707translations.asp

Creation Adventure in Spain—AiG WorldWide
http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/aroundtheworld/2007/12/22/creation-adv...

AiG Worldwide takes off!
http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/aroundtheworld/2006/03/23/aig-worldwid...

AiG–USA launches AiG WorldWide
http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/aroundtheworld/2006/02/13/aig-us-launc...

AiG is REALLY going worldwide
http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/aroundtheworld/2006/05/01/aig-is-reall...

From Answers Magazine:
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v2/n4/declaring-gods-glory