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To Change Our Kids’ Future
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TWO MISSION ORGANIZATIONS PARTNER

BOTH WITH A PASSION TO REACH CHILDREN

UNDERSTANDING THAT CHILDREN ARE THE FUTURE OF THE CHURCH

KNOWING THAT THE NEED IS URGENT

HAVING A VISION TO REACH 20 MILLION KIDS WITH THE GOSPEL!

IT’S THE OF GOD

POWER

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IN THE OF

EE. It works!

Read pages 12-13 for how you can join the miracle.

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Dear Friends The Office of the President

Hope For Kids

In most kids’ church activities, kids learn Bible verses, learn of the great
saints of the Old Testament, read of those monumental stories of faith like
Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice Isaac, Noah and the flood, and David and
Goliath. These are noble efforts and of importance.

But unfortunately, in many of our churches, what’s missing is the thorough clarification of the Gospel,
understanding of our faith, and equipping in sharing.

Many good churches “serve” too many of the same servings. We call it a spiritual diet. Look at the
plate and do you see multiple servings of vegetables? Vegetables (example: studying Old Testament
heroes of the faith) are nutritious, but too many servings take the place of an essential food group
(example: teaching kids the Gospel so they personalize it, know it, AND can share it). Kids need a
spiritually well-rounded diet.

What’s being taught is good, but what’s NOT being taught is the issue. The spiritual diet has good food,
but it’s missing the main ingredient—the protein—the Gospel.

Kids and adults must know the foundation of their faith:

• Jesus
• Who He is
• What separates us from Him
• What He did
• What He offers

That’s the Gospel. When we KNOW the foundation, then we can share; when we share, we grow
firmer in trusting in our foundation.

In this issue of Multiply you’ll learn about a partnership between Kids’ EE and OneHope (formerly
Book of Hope) that broadens the foundation of our Gospel ministry. This association has the potential
to expand our Gospel outreach to kids in the States and around the world like never before in EE’s 47-
year history. We are calling this unique partnership Hope for Kids. You can be a part of Hope for Kids
at a time when our kids need the foundation of the Gospel more than ever.

God Bless,

Rev. John B. Sorensen

President, Evangelism Explosion International

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20 Million
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STRIVING- To Reach Every Child With
the Gospel
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SOLUTION- Materials to Make it Happen
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SERVING- The $2 Gift That Can Change 2008 Accomplishments

the World Number of leadership training clinics
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 More than 1,000

Number of believers equipped

STRUCTURE- Putting the Numbers Together More than 236,000
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Number of professions in Christ
More than 5.2 million
SUPPORT- To Make it Stick Through Global 15-year Estimates 2000 to 2015
Development Project (GDP) Number of leadership training clinics
More than 20,000
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Number of believers equipped
SERIOUSLY- The Time is Now to Embrace More than 4.5 million

Our Kids Number of professions in Christ

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 More than 100 million

STRIDING- Forward with a Renewed Zeal

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The Brutal Truth
W
e heard the warnings. Over the years,
research from Barna hit us head-on,
like an oncoming truck.
• 8 0 percent of kids abandon their faith when
they get into college
• A biblical worldview is set by the age of 13
• 7 0 percent of children are born into non-
Christian homes
• 8 5 percent of Americans make professions of
faith in Christ before age 13
These were just a few of the statistics that
staggered us. We were full aware of the
importance of equipping kids with the Gospel;
that the Great Commission is for kids too; that
kids need a foundation for spiritual growth to
respond positively to be Jesus’ witnesses; that
kids need a world-view that is framed by the
recognition that without faith in Jesus we are
all lost in our sins.
STRIVING - To Reach Every Child With the Gospel
The challenge has been to communicate
these truths to the local church and help them
understand that, through Kids’ EE, kids ages 9
to 13 CAN understand the Gospel, can share
it, and can deepen and solidify their faith in
Christ.
The result is that God has blessed Kids’
EE and it has spread not only across North
America but also around the world on every
continent. Many churches are beginning to
understand that it is the responsibility of
parents and pastors of the church to equip kids
with the Gospel message.
Yet, we encountered two concerns that were
hindering our progress—the lack of affordable
training materials for Third World countries
and in urban areas across North America, and
the ability to get them to points of need.
With a unique partnership between EE and
OneHope, we have overcome those two
concerns, opening up Hope for Kids and broad
possibilities for Gospel advancement.
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 OneHope & EE Partner to Reach
STRATEGIZING - And Forming a Unique Partnership
D
uring the 1960’s and 70’s,
Reverend Bob Hoskins and his
wife, Hazel ministered in the
Middle East for 12 years. Besides
living in Beirut, Lebanon, the
Hoskins also resided in Africa,
South America, and France.
They returned to the States in 1980. In 1987,
their ministry lives would take a dramatic
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turn when the Minister of
Education in El Salvador
asked Bob to provide Bibles
to the country’s 986,000
school children. Bob
relished the challenge, but
instead of delivering Bibles,
he delivered a book with the
Gospel message that today
is called the Book of Hope.
The book was such a success that the country
was caught in a wave of church revivals with
students and their families making professions of
faith in Christ.

After having such a dramatic impact, Bob started

Book of Hope, an international child evangelism
ministry that distributes the Book of Hope to
youth and children around the world. His son,
Rob, is Executive Director of the organization.

To date, more than 550 million Books of Hope

have been distributed in more than 120 countries.
It has been translated into more than 70 distinct
languages. As Bob said early on, “By targeting
school children, we reach the most open,
tenderhearted segment of the population.”

“A match made in Heaven”

Those were the words of EE International

President, Rev. John Sorensen when Kids’ EE
and OneHope formed a partnership to potentially
reach 20 million kids over five years with the
Gospel through the Hope for Kids project. It
combines two ministries with the desire to reach
kids with the Gospel, train them to share the
Gospel, and reach even more kids.

We asked Duane Mellor, Ministry Coordinator

at OneHope, why OneHope is partnering with

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 Kids’ EE since OneHope was already reaching specializes in reaching the most remote areas of
kids with the Gospel. “OneHope is not like Kids’ the world, but also can print evangelism books
EE,” Duane says. “I thought we needed to get the that cost pennies to produce. Considering EE’s
Gospel out to a lot of people, and to do that we worldwide network, the costs are further reduced.
need to be training people how to share their faith. “Collaboration allows both organizations to build
That’s what EE is all about.” off of their strengths,” says Duane. “In the past we
have not had the time to distribute and disciple.
Dr. D. James Kennedy, Founder of EE, Because of this relationship, we know that two
always said that million children will
multiplication was be trained with the
the key to reaching potential of reaching 20
a multiplying million other kids for
population, and Christ over five years.”
that would only
happen by training Pastors in bush areas
people how to share have very few teaching
their faith, not just materials available.
by adding new One pastor in Malawi
Christians one- emailed a request for
by-one. And that a picture of Jesus to
applied to kids also. share with 50 orphan
children. Imagine the faces
OneHope gets the training of these children when they
that EE provides, and are handed a top-quality
EE gets the distribution full-color Gospel storybook.
of materials that an “Western kids may read it
organization like OneHope once,” says Marcia Ardis,
can supply. Elise Stimpson, North America Director for
Kids’ EE representative Kids’ EE, “but kids without
who works in Africa, saw print resources will treasure it
the shortcoming firsthand. for a lifetime—well, actually
“The key element holding EE back from reaching for all of eternity!”
its goals in Africa,” Elise says, “was the lack of
affordable materials.” To add to that, there was also Duane called EE the best discipleship tool
the inability to get them to those remote areas of for children. OneHope contributes its global
the world. infrastructure to print affordable books and ship
them around the world. EE then adds its worldwide
With OneHope’s centralized models of distribution training network, and the possibility for Kingdom
and experience, EE has a partner that not only capacity is vastly expanded.

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D
uring the summer in Australia,
21 EE representatives met with
three associates from OneHope
to brainstorm ideas to reach
the world’s children for Christ.
Represented were people from Finland,
Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines,
Australia, England, Mexico, Ukraine, and
the U.S. Both organizations brought their
visions that every child would hear the
Gospel and hear it soon.
The urgency is understandable because
kids grow up so fast. “If a child’s tender
heart is not filled with God, the world will
SOLUTION - Materials to Make it Happen
fill it with ‘untruths,’” says Marcia Ardis,
North America Director for Kids’ EE.
The question was how best to fulfill these
visions. The two-week meetings focused
on the current Kids’ EE North America
training materials and how to adapt them
and make them more affordable to reach
the global community of children.
From this meeting, it was determined
that three significant booklets be created
and, ultimately, be translated into several
different languages.
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 1—Hope for Kids Teacher’s Book
A 68-page full-color manual for teachers
giving them all of the tools they need to
train children ages 9 to 13 how to share
their faith. The Teacher’s Book offers
lesson goals, review, teaching points,
stories/drama/illustrations, memory
work, team time, and craft ideas that
all work together to give kids a clear
Gospel presentation. It employs a variety
of active learning styles to enhance
the learning experiences for kids in all
cultures.
SOLUTION - Materials to Make it Happen

5-year plan
60,000 Teacher’s Books will be printed
and distributed to 60,000 local church
children’s workers. Utilizing the
Teacher’s Books, children’s workers
will be trained at 2,000 workshops being
conducted in local churches worldwide.
These workshops will be led by 40 full-
time EE staff members and 100 volunteer
teachers.

2—Hope for Kids Activity Book

(Student’s Book)
A 36-page full-color booklet for children
who are believers. This tool walks
Christian kids through the entire Gospel
presentation using six key Gospel points
including: Heaven – Sin – God – Christ
– Faith – Response. The Activity Book
incorporates a complete set of visual
materials, illustrations, discussions,
and practice activity for use in teaching
children the Gospel Pathway and how to
share it. This book includes a survey that
the children will take before and after the
training to show us what they understood
of the Gospel when they entered the
training and after completion.

5-year plan
2 million Activity Books will be printed
and distributed to train 2 million kids how
to share their faith in Christ.
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3—Hope for Kids Witnessing Tool
A 32-page full-color booklet of the
Gospel in story format called Pathway
to Hope. Most kids will receive Pathway
to Hope from a friend who is equipped
in Kids’ EE who is then able to lead the
child in an interactive and dynamic way.
Then the unbelieving child doesn’t just
read Pathway to Hope, but has a full
understanding of the spiritual message
and is offered the opportunity to make a
decision for Christ.

5-year plan
Those 2 million kids who will be trained
to share their faith will each receive 10
Pathway to Hope witnessing tools to hand
out to peers. 20 million Pathway to Hope
witnessing tools will be printed and 20
million kids around the world will hear
the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

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SERVING - The $2 Gift That Can Change the World
W
hat if you had the opportunity to
share the Gospel with 10 children
right now? Ten precious children
who could have their lives changed
forever because of you. How much
would that be worth to you?
Before you answer, think about what an
impact 10 children who love Jesus could
make as they grow up in a war-torn country
filled with political unrest and religious
confusion; or even as they grow up in your
community.
The exciting truth is you can share the Gospel
with 10 children, and many more, for as little
as the cost of a cup of coffee, through our
Hope for Kids project.
Throughout this issue of Multiply, we
have been outlining the potential of our
partnership with OneHope to reach 20 million
kids with the Gospel over five years. As a
partnership between Evangelism Explosion
and OneHope, Hope for Kids will train two
million children around the world to share
their faith with their friends. Each child will
be trained using the colorful and kid-friendly
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Hope for Kids Activity Book that costs $2
each. Each trained child also receives 10
Witnessing Tools to hand out to their peers.
So a $2 gift impacts 11 kids for Christ!
Considering our vision to equip 2 million kids
with the Gospel, that amounts to 20 million
children offered the chance to make Jesus
Christ their Lord and Savior.
You can view the colorful, interactive Hope
for Kids materials on pages 9-11. Again, each
one of these Activity Books will cost $2 to
print, ship, and share.
Will you join us by providing the funds to
print and distribute 20, 50, 100, or even more
of these Activity Books? Your investment will
impact the Kingdom of God in a wonderful
way. Please pull out the wallet-flap envelope
in the middle of this issue of Multiply for
more information on how to give.
Please review the numbers on page 13 for the
possibilities that Hope for Kids will provide
kids around the world. Thank you in advance
for your generosity, and for lifting this
incredible project up to the Lord in prayer.
 STRUCTURE - Putting the Numbers Together
Hope for Kids Five-Year Plan
60,000 adult teachers trained @ 2,000 workshops
2 million kids trained
(1 child trained who then shares with 10 friends)
20 million kids to hear about Christ
20,000 new churches implementing Kids’ EE

Donations in Number of Children Number of Children

Dollars Trained to Share Hearing About Christ
the Gospel

$ 2 1 10
4 2 20
10 5 50
20 10 100
50 25 250
100 50 500
200 100 1,000
500 250 2,500
1,000 500 5,000
2,000 1,000 10,000
5,000 2,500 25,000
10,000 5,000 50,000
20,000 10,000 100,000
50,000 25,000 250,000
100,000 50,000 500,000
200,000 100,000 1,000,000

A $200,000 gift = 1 million kids hearing the Gospel and 100,000 kids
trained to witness the rest of their lives.
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SUPPORT - To Make it Stick Through GDP

I
n conjunction with the Hope for Kids
project, in April of 2009, EE launched
the Global Development Project (GDP),
which will train and establish more than
400 full-time EE implementation field
workers (IFWs) worldwide by the end of
2011.

In a world filled with economic uncertainty

and unrest, our ministry is on the rise, and as
we tag-team Hope for Kids and the GDP the
EE ministry is moving forward in order to
expand the reach of the Gospel.
Already, we have conducted two intensive
six-week GDP training sessions and have
placed more than 25 IFWs into countries in
Asia, Africa, Eurasia, and Oceania, where
they are working with local churches to
implement EE training. With this training,
the church leaders will be able to equip their
congregations to confidently and successfully
share Christ within their communities.
Through Hope for Kids, 20 million
children can potentially hear the Gospel
around the globe. This will require
more trained IFWs who will work on
the grassroots level, side-by-side with
pastors of local churches. They will build
and sustain these important relationships
with pastors. They will also assist pastors
to train teachers who will then equip
children to share the Gospel through the
Hope for Kids project. “This cycle will
continue—multiplication at its finest—
adults reaching children who reach more

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children…who reach more…who reach
more,” says Marcia Ardis, North America
Director for Kids’ EE.
Duane Mellor, who helped create the Hope for
Kids project says, “Our goal, beyond the five-
year plan, is to distribute up to 140 million Hope
for Kids materials per year.”
Through the GDP, we build the infrastructure
needed through trained and supported IFWs who
will help pastors assist their congregations using
the Hope for Kids materials in an interactive
and dynamic way so children have a full
understanding of the Gospel and how to share it.
EE Training Centers Yield Results as Field
Workers are Trained
There are currently three D. James and Anne
Kennedy International Training Centers
for World Evangelism actively training
implementation field workers (IFWs). The
three strategic sites are Indonesia, Fiji in the
south pacific, and Ukraine with plans for more
including a Middle East site.
Through the GDP, each trained IFW will serve
a minimum of 15 churches every year for three
years. At the end of the three-year period, the
IFW will continue to assist the 45 churches in
continuing EE including Hope for Kids.
IFWs come from around the world with a deep
commitment to the Great Commission, from
places like Nepal, Jordan, India, Papua New
Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Malaysia,
Australia, United States, Pakistan, Singapore,
China, and Vietnam.
“There is no more powerful multiplication effort
than training leaders of leaders,” says Rev. John
Sorensen, EE President. “And that’s the purpose
of building the training centers.”
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SUPPORT - To Make it Stick Through GDP

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Ukraine
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A Better Tomorrow
D
o we have a tendency to view children
differently than adults? They can often
get overlooked in ministry. Children’s
Sunday school and Wednesday night
youth groups sometimes focus on
“occupying” children instead of training them.
At a time in the New Testament when the
disciples were jockeying for positions of
priority with Jesus (Matthew 18:1), Jesus
said to them, “I tell you the truth, unless you
change and become like little children, you
will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”
(Matthew 18:3-4)
Jesus went on to say, “And whoever welcomes
a little child like this in my name welcomes
me.” (Matthew 18:5)
Obviously, children were top priority with
Jesus and they should be top priority with us.
We cannot think less of them because they are
not adults. When we invest in our children, we
are investing in the Kingdom of God.
SERIOUSLY - The Time is Now to Embrace Our Kids
Research from Barna has awakened us to the
importance of reaching children for Christ:
• The probability of accepting Christ is highest
among kids under age 14.
• 32 percent accepted Christ between
ages 5 and 13.
• 4 percent accepted Christ between
ages 14 and 18.
• 6 percent accepted Christ after age 19.
Now is the time to take children into our arms
and our hearts and become involved with
Hope for Kids. Children are a vibrant part of
the church today and in the future. They do
not need to be entertained or “occupied.” They
need to know the Gospel well enough to have
it impact their personal lives and they need to
know how to share the Gospel with others.
Hope for Kids is an unprecedented opportunity
for you to take a child, lift them up, and place
them into the loving arms of Jesus. Please read
pages 12-13 for information on how you can
become involved.
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STRIDING - Forward with a Renewed Zeal

T
he Hope for Kids materials will be
used throughout the world. Already,
adults are being trained who will
then equip kids to share the Gospel.
Field-testing has taken place in south
Africa, Ukraine, and on the South Pacific
island of Fiji. People are responding
favorably to the new booklets that provide
an affordable option for top-quality
training materials.

The five-year plan officially begins in

2010. As a “starter” year, 250,000 kids
Activity Books will be printed during the
first year. “As this train gets rolling, we’ll
print more of these materials and year-by-
year, Hope for Kids will pick up steam,”
says Duane Mellor, OneHope’s Ministry
Coordinator.

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FILLING A TENDER HEART WITH GOD –
AND NOT THE WORLD

TWO MISSION ORGANIZATIONS PARTNER

BOTH WITH A PASSION TO REACH CHILDREN

ADULTS REACHING CHILDREN, WHO REACH MORE CHILDREN, WHO REACH

MORE CHILDREN

KNOWING THAT TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE

20 MILLION KIDS HEAR THE GOSPEL IN FIVE YEARS

IT’S THE OF GOD

POWER

2
IN THE OF

EE. It works!

Read pages 12-13 for how you can join the miracle.

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