September 3rd, 2018
CTO MOTTO: – BUILDING MEN, PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE, SHARING OUR FAITHTM
CROSS TRAIL OUTFITTERS (CTO) is a national sports fishing and hunting ministry which does a growing amount of outreach to kids from 7-20. CTO is primarily for boys ages 7-20, offering a wide range of year-round outdoor activities. There are also opportunities for families and girls to participate in some CTO activities. They are now in several counties in Illinois and led from state head office in Champaign by Rev. Eric “Bear” St. Pierre, a former WWE wrestler. Outings and events are open to both members and non-members, however, by becoming a member of CTO Illinois, you can help us grow across Illinois. Visit their website here for more information (Click).
CLICK HERE TO WATCH CTO POTENTIAL PROPERTY VIDEO
Most of the work is done on the County Level. Here in Sangamon County, Joe Hardwick of Chatham, Illinois is doing a phenomenal job. In this very brief video, Joe came across this incredible property south of Chatham, which would be perfect for the mission of CTO to help disadvantaged and other youth become well rounded citizens and Christians. Please watch this video and pray for this ministry. Any comments, suggestions or communication with CTO can be emailed to Joe at the following email address: jhardwick@teamcto.org
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August 29th, 2018
The decline in the percentage of people who call themselves Christians but never read the Bible is increasing at a more rapid pace than even ten years ago, as the number of Biblical illiterates grows by leaps and bounds. As the quantity of the spiritual unwise, unredeemed and face it – spiritually dead in their iniquity- climb, the wisdom of the wise is now being called foolishness, some even inside the assembly.
But what does mean for the Faithful? How does the Remnant respond when we are now in the shrinking minority of those who walk boldly in the Word, all day, each day? This illustration from the hills of Tennessee should give us some sort of direction.
There was once a wood-chopping contest in the Smoky Mountains, similar to the rail-splitting competitions in Central Illinois town of Lincoln, Illinois. President Abraham Lincoln was the rugged outdoorsman who split huge blocks of wooden rails with his ax, long before he became the great 16th President of the United States. Back to this wood-chopping contest in the Smokies: two men decided to compete against each other in this contest.
One man chopped wood all day long. The other man chopped, then took a break, then chopped some more. The first man who chopped without stopping began to get frustrated as he saw the other guy, apparently taking multiple breaks yet his pile of wood was getting bigger and bigger. Finally, at the end of the day, this frustrated man lost to the other gentleman who has taking many breaks and seemingly not working as hard.
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