June 2011 By His Grace

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PLACE PHOTO HERE, OTHERWISE DELETE BOX PLACE LOGO OR COMPANY NAME HERE JUNE 2011 DON SHUFFLER JR. 313-575- 9638 Man on a Mission! Dear Friends, I am happy to report that I am officially the Word of Life Missionary to central New York specifically, Binghamton, Rochester, and Syracuse! One unique fact about this area is how “young” it is; in the city of Rochester 28% of the population is under the age of eighteen and 32% are between the ages eighteen and twenty four. That means over half the population is under the age of twenty four! My vision for the young people of this area is for them to know Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, have a growing vibrant relationship with him and live their lives according to Biblical principles. I believe this goal can be reached through evangelism, discipleship, and Leadership Training. I believe you and I can reach the world through central New York! As a result of this mission, I am currently building a team to minister with me according to the passion that God has placed in my heart. The Lord is my Guide At the beginning of my year at the Bible Institute I took a class that was all about living in Florida and that is when the Lord laid it on my heart to be a part of Local Church Ministries. It is our goal to equip the local Church to evangelize and disciple young people and this is how I can help kids get a foundation in the Word of God before they go out into the world! As I look forward to this new ministry that God has given me, I can't help but reflect in gratitude about all that He has done for me and how the ministry opportunities that He has given me have prepared me for this new mission. In March, I was traveling by train from Delaware to Pennsylvania. The car was

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PLACE PHOTO HERE, OTHERWISE DELETE BOX

PLACE LOGO ORCOMPANY NAME HERE

JUNE 2011DON SHUFFLER JR. 313-575-9638EMAIL: [email protected]

Man on a Mission!Dear Friends, I am happy to report that I am officially the Word of Life Missionary to central New York specifically, Binghamton, Rochester, and Syracuse! One unique fact about this area is how “young” it is; in the city of Rochester 28% of the population is under the age of eighteen and 32% are between the ages eighteen and twenty four. That means over half the population is under the age of twenty four! My vision for the young people of this area is for them to know Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, have a growing vibrant relationship with him and live their lives according to Biblical principles. I believe this goal can be reached through evangelism, discipleship, and Leadership Training. I believe you and I can reach the world through central New York!

As a result of this mission, I am currently building a team to minister with me according to the passion that God has placed in my heart.

The Lord is my Guide At the beginning of my year at the Bible Institute I took a class that was all about living according to Biblical Principles, and learning that I could apply Christ’s thoughts to every area of my life gave me a new clarity of passion and a new desire for a vibrant relationship with the Lord. The seed was planted—I knew I wanted to help others discover that hope and that relationship I just had no idea how.

During my second year at the Bible Institute I spent a week with a Local Church Missionary

in Florida and that is when the Lord laid it on my heart to be a part of Local Church Ministries. It is our goal to equip the local Church to evangelize and disciple young people and this is how I can help kids get a foundation in the Word of God before they go out into the world!

As I look forward to this new ministry that God has given me, I can't help but reflect in gratitude about all that He has done for me and how the ministry opportunities that He has given me have prepared me for this new mission. In March, I was traveling by train from Delaware to Pennsylvania. The car was really full and I ended up sitting next to a girl named Chandler. As we introduced ourselves, she explained that she had already been on that train for three hours and she was bored.

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Pray: That God would raise up financial supporters and prayer partners who will join me in this

ministry For strong relationships with leaders in Central New York For the ministry with leaders and campers at the Ranch camp. That my personal walk with the Lord will remain strong That I will be bold and relentless in spreading the Gospel For revival in America

Praise God: For the training I received at Missionary candidate school For my new assignment to Central New York For the leadership position I was given at the Ranch camp

JUNE 2011DON SHUFFLER JR. 313-575-9638EMAIL: [email protected]

I offered her my laptop so she could watch a movie and she accepted my offer gratefully. The Lord was clearly at work in her heart, because she chose a movie that made it really easy to start a discussion about spiritual things. She explained that she believed in reincarnation, but listened with interest when I shared the Gospel with her.

As I told her what Christ had done for us on the cross, she told me that she wanted to accept His free gift of salvation...she accepted Christ as her only way to Heaven right there on the train! I sat there listening to her pray out loud and I was just blown away. God has such a passionate love for His people and He has blessed me so much by allowing me to be a part of HIS ministry by using me to spread the good news and by allowing me to see His truth change peoples' lives. By His Grace,

Don Shuffler Jr.

Graduation cake!

Rochester Skyline