Kevin DeVries is a great adventurer, a confident man of God, husband, father and conference speaker. Many may know him as the Lead Explorer who led the expedition up Mt. Arafat as documented in the 2015 Movie “FINDING NOAH”. Kevin is also the founder and director of the nationally recognized GRACE EXPLORATION ministry. His articles speaks to so many issues which can transform the heart of any man, woman or young person who is in the distress in our fast moving, loveless society. His articles will be posted here and on an associated website: Business Men In Christ, and all will be linked to the Grace Explorations site, so that the ENTIRE article will be available to digest and process. 

The first in these series of articles is “THE PLACE WHERE PAIN HEALS”……………

The stated goal of Cross Trails Outfitters (CTO) – a National Christ-centered Ministry is to guide “The Next Generation to Christ Through the Outdoors”. From their testimonials and growth across the United States, CTO is beginning to have some phenomenal success rescuing the next generation of young boys and young men (ages 7-20) off the streets.  Based and anchored out of Plymouth North Carolina, this exciting Outdoors ministry, which teachings these young men how to hunt and fish in God’s creation, while learning the Bible, now has a solid presence in Illinois.

CTO was brought to Champaign, Illinois by former WWE Professional Wrestler Bear St. Pierre who left that field of work, after SMACKDOWN in 2010. Since then, Bear has thrown his entire life focus, energy and resources into making CTO a presence in all 102 Counties of Illinois. BMIC was humbled and blessed to be invited to SCHEELS Sporting Goods in Springfield, Illinois to witness the launch meeting. Bear St. Pierre is the Illinois state director of CTO explains more about CTO.