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Dr. Curt Scarborough, President FreeWay Foundation June 14, 2002

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In This Issue:

Sermon: John 21

Bible Study: II Timothy 2:1-6, 11-13, 15, 19-21, 24-25

Personal Growth of the Minister

Letter from Dr. Scarborough

How Jesus Mentored

His Disciples

What was the best, most memorable gift your father ever gave you? One Christmas, my Dad gave me a Johnny Mize mitt; another time he (and Santa) gave me an electric train. But the best gift he gave me was not the ball glove, but the time he spent playing catch with me in the backyard. His most memorable present wasn't a model train, but the tales he told me about the years he spent working for the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Rail Road. His best gift to me? HIMSELF!

In John 21, we see Jesus "fathering" His disciples. Here He sets the example for ministers who are mentoring those less mature Christians who are following in our paths. Notice the techniques Jesus used in dealing with the seven disciples who had back-slidden to their old way of life . . . to their old jobs: fishing.

In this passage, let's only "read the red" . . . focusing on the words of Jesus:

1. Jesus expressed concern about the disciples' needs, desires, and problems.

"Children, have you any food?" (verse 5) A good mentor notices and expresses

concern about the needs and problems of people. This concern includes basic food,

clothing, and shelter needs, of course, but also involves physical environment (home,

job, associates) and spiritual environment (God's wall of protection and His canopy

of blessing).

Just as earthly parents know how to give good gifts to their children . . . bread, not a

stone; fish, not a snake; egg, not a scorpion . . . even, so mentors must exhibit concern

about meeting the needs, desires, and problems of their proteges.

(See Matthew 7:7-11 and Luke 11:9-13)

2. Jesus gave wise counsel and direction (discipline) which, when followed, produced

positive results . . . based on spiritual insight.

"Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some," (verse 6).

Jesus was able to give practical help because He knew where the fish were swimming.

He saw and knew something which the disciples didn't see or know.

Good mentors both model and give wise counsel and direction. Jesus showed them

godly attitudes, speech, actions, relationships, and priorities to follow. Yet more than

that, He gave them needed practical help and instruction for their immediate situation.

3. Jesus taught the principle of the blessedness of giving over receiving; the

priority of the spirutual above the material.

"Bring some of the fish you have just caught," (verse 10).

God does not need our fish . . . He has plenty! But He does want us to receive gifts

from Him with an "open hand" . . . to pass along to others the abundance He supplies

us. We are to serve others with His compassion, kindness, generosity, and humility.

Freely we have received; freely we give!

4. Jesus invited the disciples to have intimate fellowship with Him.

Come and eat breakfast," (verse 12). As believers, we need to partake of Jesus'

provisions . . . His presence. He knocks on our heart's door, waiting for us to invite

Him in for intimate fellowship with Him, Revelation 3:20.

As mentors, we also must graciously offer to share our spiritual provisions and

ourselves with others . . . in intimate friendship. How true is the saying that we all

need to have (and to be) a Paul, a Barnabus, and a Timothy!

5. Jesus helped the disciples to "see beyond sight" . . . to have spiritual vision

of God's destiny for them." Notice the process of gradual revelation:

"Disciples did not know it was Jesus," (verse 4); to John recognizing Him (verse 7);

to "None of the disciples dared ask Him, 'Who are you?' knowing it was the Lord,"

(verse 12); to Jesus "showed" Himself (verse 14).

Good mentors must gently guide persons to "see" and to "know" Jesus, in whose name

they serve. God's mentors help proteges come to spiritual perception, to a vision of God's

destiny for their lives.

6. Jesus encouraged a cursing, denying, back-slidden, disciple, to a renewed committment

based on mutual love.

"Do you love Me? . . . Feed My sheep," (verses 15-17). Jesus dealt with Simor Peter in

gentleness and compassion, yet with "tough love," confronting Peter about His problem and

its spiritual consequences.

Peter denied Jesus three times; Jesus compelled Peter to assert his love three times. We,

as mentors, in spite of our failures, need to publicly exclaim, "Jesus, I love You!" Such an

open confession will help us . . . and those following us.

7. Jesus challenged the disciples to hear again His original call to total surrender.

"Follow Me," (verse 19). These were the same words spoken by Jesus to Peter three years

earlier . . . and at the same location: Peter's wharf (Matthew 4:19). It is significant that here

Jesus addressed the wayward disciple as "Simon". Earlier, the Lord had prophesied,

"You will be called Peter," John 1:42. Later Jesus said, "You are Peter," Matthew 16:18.

But here Jesus forced Peter to go back to where it all began, to get a fresh, new start . . . calling

him, "Simon, son of John," (verse 15).

We, as God's mentors, must continually be reminded to revisit our original call to follow him. Our

responsibility to those who follow us includes modeling joyful obedience to Jesus' call to total

surrender . . . to cross-bearing discipleship.

"I have decided to follow jesus . . . no turning back."

What is a mentor?

m model: "example to the believers"

(I Timothy 4:12)

e encourager: "command . . . encourage

. . . strengthen" (Deuteronomy 3:28)

n nurturer: "bring them up in the nurture

of the lord" (Ephesians 6:4)

t Tutor: "commit these to faithufl men . . .

to teach others" (II Timothy 2:2)

o Observer: "they watch out for your souls"

(Hebrews 13:17)

r resource: "supply what is lacking in your

faith" (I Thessalonians 3:10)

A Good Minister Is Like . . .

( II Timothy 2:1-6, 11-13, 15, 19-21, 24-15)

I. Concentration: on what a good minister is like

1. A good minister is like a teacher/student . . . learning truth, passing it on to

the next generation, vv. 1-2.

2. A good minister is like a soldier . . . enduring hardships, untangled in

personal affairs of civilian life, pleasing his superior officer by loyalty, dedication,

and obedience, vv. 3-4.

3. A good minister is like an athlete . . . competing according to the rules, keeping fit,

training diligently, and exhibiting a will to win (positive spirit), v. 5 (See I Corinthians 9:26)

4. A good minister is like a farmer . . . hardworking, diligent, expectant of a future harvest,

and living off the fruit of his labors, v. 6.

5. A good minister is like a workman . . . "not ashamed" - with holy pride in craftsmanship

and accomplishment, realizing that ability and talent are gifts from God, v. 15.

6. A good minister is like a vessel . . . honorable, sanctified, clean, prepared, and useful, vv. 19-21.

7. A good minister is like a servant (slave) . . . not quarrelsome but gentle, able to instruct others,

patient, and humble, vv. 24-25.

II. Meditation: on Paul's "faithful saying" (vv. 11-13)

(Four basic truths; perhaps a hymn of the early church)

1. If we died with Him, we shall also live with Him.

2. If we endure, we shall also reign with Him.

3. If we deny Him, He also will deny us.

4. If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.

III. Revelation: on running . . . fleeing and pursuing (v. 22)

1. Flee (run away from) these things: harmful speech (vv. 16, 23), false

belief (vv. 17-18), moral impurity (v. 22), and bad attitudes (vv. 24-25).

2. Pursue (run toward) these things: righteousness, faith, love and peace

with other believers (v. 22).

IV. Applications: as a Christian (minister), I need to . . .

1. Recognize and operate within the seven "roles" (above) which are included

in my calling as a minister . . . and all Christians are ministers!

2. Remain faithful to Christ and His work, because He always remains faithful

to me.

3. "Run away from" those ungoldy things which are harmful, false, immoral,

and which produce bad attitudes.

4. "Run toward" (strive for; purpose) the Godly characteristics of righteousness,

faith, love, and peaceableness.

Personal Growth of the Minister

by: Dr. David Claybrook, Christ Church - St. Louis

Dear J.D. (Jesus' Disciple),

The other day I was thinking about the old AA saying, "Today is the first day of the rest of your life." I like it! It gives me hope that tomorrow will be better than yesterday. What spurred my reflection on it was the death of some loved ones.

Grandma, as everyone called her, was 91 years old when she went to be with the Lord. Her mind was still razor sharp, but the artificial valve they put in her heart thirteen years ago wore out. The doctors had told her it would last between five and eight years so she was a satisfied customer. Satisfied but a little disappointed.

While still a young teenage Christian she had begun to confess that she would live until Jesus returned. Believing that had given her much pleasure through the years. Telling others was a sure fire way of witnessing for Jesus, which was the real joy in her life. Once she sent me a note saying, in effect, that she now guessed she would not live to see Jesus come back, but it sure had been fun talking about it. Toward the last few days she pleaded with her family and church family to stop praying for her to get better and to pray that God would take her home. The first day of the rest of her life began Thursday November 7, 1996, at 6:00 p.m. She was ready. We were not, but at her funeral we celebrated anyway.

Whereas Grandma passed on quietly and at peace, the other deaths were catastrophic and sudden. My wife, Gretchen, teaches art for several home school associations in the St. Louis area. About four years ago a wonderful Christian family invited her to come to their home once a week for nine months to teach art to the oldest four of five children. Gretchen came to admire the father and mother who sacrificed to see that their children received a quality Christian education. She also loved the children that she continued to have in class. They were without doubt the most well mannered children she had ever taught. In addition they worked hard, were always prepared and never complained about anything.

This family had begun a trip home for Thanksgiving one year. While traveling through southern Illinois their van hit a flat-bed truck parked on the shoulder of the interstate highway. The mother and year old baby were killed instantly. The eight year old son died two days later. The father, the three remaining sons and the five year old daughter suffered broken bones and bruises but survived.

Gretchen waited in line for an hour at the funeral home to express her concern and sympathy for her students and their father. When the children saw her they greeted her with smiles and warmly expressed their appreciation for her coming. The father spoke genuinely of his assurance that his wife and children were with Jesus. Instead of ministering to them as she had expected, this family ministered to her. She was amazed.

We have no illusions about this family's grief. Even with God's grace, it will be difficult and enduring. That tragic Friday was the first day of the rest of their lives. But it was for the mother and her children as well. Like Grandma, they awoke in heaven, healthy, whole and ready to begin their face-to-face journey with Jesus.

In thinking about these events, I can't help but be reminded that none of us have the promise of tomorrow. We might live to be 90+ like Grandma or we might be taken home tomorrow. Any day could be the first day of the rest of our lives. I need to be a little more careful how I spend this day. It might be the last day of the first of my life. And I am more and more thankful for the little babe born in Bethlehem two thousand years ago. His birth, life, death, and resurrection have given me hope that the next life will be better than the last. I need to tell somebody about that this week, no I need to tell everyone I can, today!

DM (Disciple Maker)

An Open Letter to Pastors from Dr. Curt Scarborough

Dear Pastor - Friend,

You are one of several hundred ministers in Missouri and other states who receive "E-pistle" each week. Literally dozens of you have made it a point to thank me for the blessings and benefits you've received since we began publishing this "iron sharpens iron" newsletter in September, 2001.

If you are one of those who have been blessed by the FreeWay Foundation's ministry, I am asking you to express that appreciation by becoming a blessing to us in our time of need! I'm asking you to lead your church to make a one-time gift of $125.00 to support our drug and violence prevention programs in the public schools. You're $125 gift will support one of our "missionaries to the public schools" for one day . . . teaching in a half-dozen classes and impacting approximately 150 students.

We need extra help as we plan for the opening of schools in the fall because our income has fallen off dramatically in the last few months . . . and we need to add an additional prevention specialist to serve our increasing requests from the schools. We have a long waiting list of schools wanting us to come, but we simply do not have the necessary resources to respond.

Please consider earmarking a $125 gift from your missions budget to our work this month. Or perhaps you could take a special offering at the close of Sunday morning service?

As a reader of "E-pistle" (and its predecessor, "The Whetstone"), you know that this is the first appeal I've made to you in several years. Frankly, I had not planned to ask for help through this newsletter, and only a real emergency today could cause me to ask for a special gift from your church now. But the fact is, without scores of churches giving a one-time gift of $125 this summer, FreeWay Foundation will not be able to serve all the students in all the schools that have invited us to help do something about the rising tide of drugs and violence in our schools.

Thank you for ministering to our needs (if the Lord so leads), as we have ministered to your needs during these past months and years,

Blessings upon you!

Dr. Curt

P.S. As an expression of your appreciation for FreeWay Foundation's ministry to you through "e-pistle" . . . will you lead your church to help us in our need by sending a one-time gift of $125 to support a "missionary to the public schools" for one day? Thank You.

Posted by: freewayfoundation <freewayfoundation@...>

e-pistle

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Dr. Curt Scarborough, President FreeWay Foundation June 14, 2002

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In This Issue:

Sermon: John 21

Bible Study: II Timothy 2:1-6, 11-13, 15, 19-21, 24-25

Personal Growth of the Minister

Letter from Dr. Scarborough

How Jesus Mentored

His Disciples

What was the best, most memorable gift your father ever gave you? One Christmas, my Dad gave me a Johnny Mize mitt; another time he (and Santa) gave me an electric train. But the best gift he gave me was not the ball glove, but the time he spent playing catch with me in the backyard. His most memorable present wasn't a model train, but the tales he told me about the years he spent working for the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Rail Road. His best gift to me? HIMSELF!

In John 21, we see Jesus "fathering" His disciples. Here He sets the example for ministers who are mentoring those less mature Christians who are following in our paths. Notice the techniques Jesus used in dealing with the seven disciples who had back-slidden to their old way of life . . . to their old jobs: fishing.

In this passage, let's only "read the red" . . . focusing on the words of Jesus:

1. Jesus expressed concern about the disciples' needs, desires, and problems.

"Children, have you any food?" (verse 5) A good mentor notices and expresses

concern about the needs and problems of people. This concern includes basic food,

clothing, and shelter needs, of course, but also involves physical environment (home,

job, associates) and spiritual environment (God's wall of protection and His canopy

of blessing).

Just as earthly parents know how to give good gifts to their children . . . bread, not a

stone; fish, not a snake; egg, not a scorpion . . . even, so mentors must exhibit concern

about meeting the needs, desires, and problems of their proteges.

(See Matthew 7:7-11 and Luke 11:9-13)

2. Jesus gave wise counsel and direction (discipline) which, when followed, produced

positive results . . . based on spiritual insight.

"Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some," (verse 6).

Jesus was able to give practical help because He knew where the fish were swimming.

He saw and knew something which the disciples didn't see or know.

Good mentors both model and give wise counsel and direction. Jesus showed them

godly attitudes, speech, actions, relationships, and priorities to follow. Yet more than

that, He gave them needed practical help and instruction for their immediate situation.

3. Jesus taught the principle of the blessedness of giving over receiving; the

priority of the spirutual above the material.

"Bring some of the fish you have just caught," (verse 10).

God does not need our fish . . . He has plenty! But He does want us to receive gifts

from Him with an "open hand" . . . to pass along to others the abundance He supplies

us. We are to serve others with His compassion, kindness, generosity, and humility.

Freely we have received; freely we give!

4. Jesus invited the disciples to have intimate fellowship with Him.

Come and eat breakfast," (verse 12). As believers, we need to partake of Jesus'

provisions . . . His presence. He knocks on our heart's door, waiting for us to invite

Him in for intimate fellowship with Him, Revelation 3:20.

As mentors, we also must graciously offer to share our spiritual provisions and

ourselves with others . . . in intimate friendship. How true is the saying that we all

need to have (and to be) a Paul, a Barnabus, and a Timothy!

5. Jesus helped the disciples to "see beyond sight" . . . to have spiritual vision

of God's destiny for them." Notice the process of gradual revelation:

"Disciples did not know it was Jesus," (verse 4); to John recognizing Him (verse 7);

to "None of the disciples dared ask Him, 'Who are you?' knowing it was the Lord,"

(verse 12); to Jesus "showed" Himself (verse 14).

Good mentors must gently guide persons to "see" and to "know" Jesus, in whose name

they serve. God's mentors help proteges come to spiritual perception, to a vision of God's

destiny for their lives.

6. Jesus encouraged a cursing, denying, back-slidden, disciple, to a renewed committment

based on mutual love.

"Do you love Me? . . . Feed My sheep," (verses 15-17). Jesus dealt with Simor Peter in

gentleness and compassion, yet with "tough love," confronting Peter about His problem and

its spiritual consequences.

Peter denied Jesus three times; Jesus compelled Peter to assert his love three times. We,

as mentors, in spite of our failures, need to publicly exclaim, "Jesus, I love You!" Such an

open confession will help us . . . and those following us.

7. Jesus challenged the disciples to hear again His original call to total surrender.

"Follow Me," (verse 19). These were the same words spoken by Jesus to Peter three years

earlier . . . and at the same location: Peter's wharf (Matthew 4:19). It is significant that here

Jesus addressed the wayward disciple as "Simon". Earlier, the Lord had prophesied,

"You will be called Peter," John 1:42. Later Jesus said, "You are Peter," Matthew 16:18.

But here Jesus forced Peter to go back to where it all began, to get a fresh, new start . . . calling

him, "Simon, son of John," (verse 15).

We, as God's mentors, must continually be reminded to revisit our original call to follow him. Our

responsibility to those who follow us includes modeling joyful obedience to Jesus' call to total

surrender . . . to cross-bearing discipleship.

"I have decided to follow jesus . . . no turning back."

What is a mentor?

m model: "example to the believers"

(I Timothy 4:12)

e encourager: "command . . . encourage

. . . strengthen" (Deuteronomy 3:28)

n nurturer: "bring them up in the nurture

of the lord" (Ephesians 6:4)

t Tutor: "commit these to faithufl men . . .

to teach others" (II Timothy 2:2)

o Observer: "they watch out for your souls"

(Hebrews 13:17)

r resource: "supply what is lacking in your

faith" (I Thessalonians 3:10)

A Good Minister Is Like . . .

( II Timothy 2:1-6, 11-13, 15, 19-21, 24-15)

I. Concentration: on what a good minister is like

1. A good minister is like a teacher/student . . . learning truth, passing it on to

the next generation, vv. 1-2.

2. A good minister is like a soldier . . . enduring hardships, untangled in

personal affairs of civilian life, pleasing his superior officer by loyalty, dedication,

and obedience, vv. 3-4.

3. A good minister is like an athlete . . . competing according to the rules, keeping fit,

training diligently, and exhibiting a will to win (positive spirit), v. 5 (See I Corinthians 9:26)

4. A good minister is like a farmer . . . hardworking, diligent, expectant of a future harvest,

and living off the fruit of his labors, v. 6.

5. A good minister is like a workman . . . "not ashamed" - with holy pride in craftsmanship

and accomplishment, realizing that ability and talent are gifts from God, v. 15.

6. A good minister is like a vessel . . . honorable, sanctified, clean, prepared, and useful, vv. 19-21.

7. A good minister is like a servant (slave) . . . not quarrelsome but gentle, able to instruct others,

patient, and humble, vv. 24-25.

II. Meditation: on Paul's "faithful saying" (vv. 11-13)

(Four basic truths; perhaps a hymn of the early church)

1. If we died with Him, we shall also live with Him.

2. If we endure, we shall also reign with Him.

3. If we deny Him, He also will deny us.

4. If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.

III. Revelation: on running . . . fleeing and pursuing (v. 22)

1. Flee (run away from) these things: harmful speech (vv. 16, 23), false

belief (vv. 17-18), moral impurity (v. 22), and bad attitudes (vv. 24-25).

2. Pursue (run toward) these things: righteousness, faith, love and peace

with other believers (v. 22).

IV. Applications: as a Christian (minister), I need to . . .

1. Recognize and operate within the seven "roles" (above) which are included

in my calling as a minister . . . and all Christians are ministers!

2. Remain faithful to Christ and His work, because He always remains faithful

to me.

3. "Run away from" those ungoldy things which are harmful, false, immoral,

and which produce bad attitudes.

4. "Run toward" (strive for; purpose) the Godly characteristics of righteousness,

faith, love, and peaceableness.

Personal Growth of the Minister

by: Dr. David Claybrook, Christ Church - St. Louis

Dear J.D. (Jesus' Disciple),

The other day I was thinking about the old AA saying, "Today is the first day of the rest of your life." I like it! It gives me hope that tomorrow will be better than yesterday. What spurred my reflection on it was the death of some loved ones.

Grandma, as everyone called her, was 91 years old when she went to be with the Lord. Her mind was still razor sharp, but the artificial valve they put in her heart thirteen years ago wore out. The doctors had told her it would last between five and eight years so she was a satisfied customer. Satisfied but a little disappointed.

While still a young teenage Christian she had begun to confess that she would live until Jesus returned. Believing that had given her much pleasure through the years. Telling others was a sure fire way of witnessing for Jesus, which was the real joy in her life. Once she sent me a note saying, in effect, that she now guessed she would not live to see Jesus come back, but it sure had been fun talking about it. Toward the last few days she pleaded with her family and church family to stop praying for her to get better and to pray that God would take her home. The first day of the rest of her life began Thursday November 7, 1996, at 6:00 p.m. She was ready. We were not, but at her funeral we celebrated anyway.

Whereas Grandma passed on quietly and at peace, the other deaths were catastrophic and sudden. My wife, Gretchen, teaches art for several home school associations in the St. Louis area. About four years ago a wonderful Christian family invited her to come to their home once a week for nine months to teach art to the oldest four of five children. Gretchen came to admire the father and mother who sacrificed to see that their children received a quality Christian education. She also loved the children that she continued to have in class. They were without doubt the most well mannered children she had ever taught. In addition they worked hard, were always prepared and never complained about anything.

This family had begun a trip home for Thanksgiving one year. While traveling through southern Illinois their van hit a flat-bed truck parked on the shoulder of the interstate highway. The mother and year old baby were killed instantly. The eight year old son died two days later. The father, the three remaining sons and the five year old daughter suffered broken bones and bruises but survived.

Gretchen waited in line for an hour at the funeral home to express her concern and sympathy for her students and their father. When the children saw her they greeted her with smiles and warmly expressed their appreciation for her coming. The father spoke genuinely of his assurance that his wife and children were with Jesus. Instead of ministering to them as she had expected, this family ministered to her. She was amazed.

We have no illusions about this family's grief. Even with God's grace, it will be difficult and enduring. That tragic Friday was the first day of the rest of their lives. But it was for the mother and her children as well. Like Grandma, they awoke in heaven, healthy, whole and ready to begin their face-to-face journey with Jesus.

In thinking about these events, I can't help but be reminded that none of us have the promise of tomorrow. We might live to be 90+ like Grandma or we might be taken home tomorrow. Any day could be the first day of the rest of our lives. I need to be a little more careful how I spend this day. It might be the last day of the first of my life. And I am more and more thankful for the little babe born in Bethlehem two thousand years ago. His birth, life, death, and resurrection have given me hope that the next life will be better than the last. I need to tell somebody about that this week, no I need to tell everyone I can, today!

DM (Disciple Maker)

An Open Letter to Pastors from Dr. Curt Scarborough

Dear Pastor - Friend,

You are one of several hundred ministers in Missouri and other states who receive "E-pistle" each week. Literally dozens of you have made it a point to thank me for the blessings and benefits you've received since we began publishing this "iron sharpens iron" newsletter in September, 2001.

If you are one of those who have been blessed by the FreeWay Foundation's ministry, I am asking you to express that appreciation by becoming a blessing to us in our time of need! I'm asking you to lead your church to make a one-time gift of $125.00 to support our drug and violence prevention programs in the public schools. You're $125 gift will support one of our "missionaries to the public schools" for one day . . . teaching in a half-dozen classes and impacting approximately 150 students.

We need extra help as we plan for the opening of schools in the fall because our income has fallen off dramatically in the last few months . . . and we need to add an additional prevention specialist to serve our increasing requests from the schools. We have a long waiting list of schools wanting us to come, but we simply do not have the necessary resources to respond.

Please consider earmarking a $125 gift from your missions budget to our work this month. Or perhaps you could take a special offering at the close of Sunday morning service?

As a reader of "E-pistle" (and its predecessor, "The Whetstone"), you know that this is the first appeal I've made to you in several years. Frankly, I had not planned to ask for help through this newsletter, and only a real emergency today could cause me to ask for a special gift from your church now. But the fact is, without scores of churches giving a one-time gift of $125 this summer, FreeWay Foundation will not be able to serve all the students in all the schools that have invited us to help do something about the rising tide of drugs and violence in our schools.

Thank you for ministering to our needs (if the Lord so leads), as we have ministered to your needs during these past months and years,

Blessings upon you!

Dr. Curt

P.S. As an expression of your appreciation for FreeWay Foundation's ministry to you through "e-pistle" . . . will you lead your church to help us in our need by sending a one-time gift of $125 to support a "missionary to the public schools" for one day? Thank You.