Eva s Testimony. My parents were saved when I was four, and began taking me to a Baptist Church, where I made a profession of faith at the age of six.

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2 TODD S TESTIMONY I was born in Eden, N.C. to John & Debbie Caudle. I remember at an early age going to church. I remember our Pastor at Maple Lawn Baptist Church was a fiery preacher. It was here that my Dad surrendered to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ. We moved to Greenville, S.C. when I was four where my Dad attended Bible College at Tabernacle Baptist Church. It was here that I heard the gospel preached and understood it for the first time. My Pastor, Dr. Harold B. Sightler (who to me, as a little boy, looked like Moses or Noah), was preaching one evening service, on exactly what, I don t know but I do know he preached about Hell. God got a hold of my heart that night as a 5 ½ year old boy and showed me I was a sinner, lost and on my way to a Devil s Hell. I went home that night under great conviction and I could not sleep.i kept tossing and turning, when finally, I had had enough. I jumped out of bed and ran into my parents bedroom and exclaimed, Daddy, I ve got to get saved! My dad came back with me to my bedroom and prayed with me. That night I called on the Lord and He saved me. What joy filled my soul! My sins were forgiven.

3 Eva s Testimony My parents were saved when I was four, and began taking me to a Baptist Church, where I made a profession of faith at the age of six. When I was ten my parents joined an Independent, Fundamental Baptist Church in our town, and things began changing around our house - my mother began a bus route in the inner-city of Buffalo, and also began taking me soulwinning with her. By the time I was entering my teens, I was having serious doubts about my salvation. I remember Christmas of 1987 I looked down at a watch that I had received as a gift, something I had really wanted, and just thought "How empty this is" - how life seemed empty. I talked with my mom and she went through some assurance verses with me but I still couldn't get assurance. God s Word was a closed book to me I had been involved in Awanas since I was very young - I had memorized hundreds of verses and won numerous awards, but it just wasn t real in my heart. Later that year there were "rumors" circulating that Christ would return on September 12, I remember being in school that day terrified that when I went home my family wouldn't be there. Well, over the next couple of weeks I became more and more disturbed, and finally on the morning of September 27th, 1988 my Mom came right out and asked me at the breakfast table "Are you sure you're saved?" and I broke down and said "No!" so she brought her Bible out and went through the plan of salvation once more. This time I knew I was ready - it finally "clicked" - salvation was for ME - that I needed to accept Christ personally - that I NEEDED Him and I needed to be forgiven for all the wicked things I had done. I bowed my head at the table that morning and accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as my Savior. Since then I know I have a personal relationship with Him, I ve seen His answers to prayer and direction in my life in a very real way which excites my soul and assures me that HE S REAL!

4 In September 2003 the Lord began bringing things across our path about Alaska there was no escaping it! So many things happened that we began keeping a journal. God brought 3 preachers across our path within 1 year that had been to Alaska, and all of them referred me to the same Pastor in Alaska after making contact with Bro. Doug Duffett, Pastor of Bible Baptist Church in Fairbanks, we were off on our Survey Trip in September We flew to 2 established missionary works, one in Fort Yukon and the other in Point Hope. The trip helped us grasp the burden for the Native people of Alaska. My wife and I met through my father and her pastor we met in September of 1995 and were married in June of In October of 2002 God blessed us with the precious gift of our daughter, Abby. We worked under my father s ministry in Oshawa, Ontario for 6 years where my call to preach was confirmed. There we also ministered in the Bus Ministry as well as the Music Ministry. Once we complete deputation, my plan is to spend 6 months training with a veteran missionary. This will be an important stepping stone into village life to learn the culture and to make contacts in other Native communities. The Lord has burdened my heart for the precious souls in Southwest Alaska. These are the Yup ik Eskimo people. There is a great need there, with many villages yet to be reached with the Gospel.

5 Our ministry experience has been widely varied: Assisting 4 Pioneer works in Ontario, Canada Preaching/Teaching (myself) Teaching Christian day school (my wife) Singing and Song Leading Neighborhood Vacation Bible School Bus Ministry/Street Ministry I attended Tabernacle Baptist College in Greenville, South Carolina for one year, and am currently finishing my Bible College education via correspondence classes.

6 The red dots indicate villages that are currently in need of the Gospel. God has called us to Southwest Alaska, and this closeup of the area will show you the numerous Yup ik villages approximately 70, with only 4 currently being evangelized. Because these villages are situated along the water, it is possible to reach more than one village at a time via ice-road in the winter or by motorboat in the summer.

7 Yup ik means real person. Over half of the Yup ik Eskimos speak their Native Language (also called Yup ik) as a first language. They are a people with deep spiritual needs the substance abuse, violent crime and suicide that runs rampant in the villages simply illustrates their depravity, and their need for Christ to free them from the bondage of sin. The Yup ik people have also been largely influenced by the Russian Orthodox Church, and have incorporated many church rituals into their own traditional cultural ceremonies, creating a religion that is right in their own eyes. However, these beliefs have left them largely unsatisfied and empty. The Native mortality rate is more than 3 times the national average, with a significant percentage of Natives deaths being alcohol-related. There is hope in Christ, and the Yup ik people need to hear there is true purpose for living. In 2002 Alaska had the highest ageadjusted suicide death rate of all 50 US States. The death rate was nearly twice the overall US rate. It is exciting to hear testimonies from Alaskan Natives and learn how they came to Christ and are now following Him. The fields are truly ripe unto harvest. God is sending us to these pockets of precious souls to tell them that there is hope in Christ!

8 These are some needs in Native Alaska the Lord has laid on my heart: Bible-Believing Baptist Churches to be established. There are approximately 192 Native communities in Alaska, with 174 of them are still in need of the Gospel. Children s Home Ministry to be started. The children are so open to the gospel and hungry for the love of Christ especially close to our heart is the need for a children s home to minister to the children that are either unwanted or are troubled and need the Lord. Native Alaskan men to pastor their own people. This may sound unbelievable, but to my knowledge, there are no Native men presently pastoring in Alaska.

9 Our Sending Church Our Mission Agency Points North Baptist Mission Local church ministry of Calvary Baptist Church New Philadelphia, Ohio (330) Director Gary Forney

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12 Statement of Faith The Scriptures The Holy Bible (Old King James Version in the English) is "God Breathed". It is the Inspired / Preserved Word of God. It is just a good as the original manuscripts. There is no need to wonder where the Word of God is today, We have it! God said he would preserve his Word in its entirety forever and He has done so. It is truth without error and consequently is infallible; and therefore is the Sole Authority in all matters of faith and practice. (Psalm ; 2 Timothy ) The Godhead We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections. (Genesis 1.26; 1 John 5.7). The Person and Work of Christ We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, He accomplished our redemption through His finished work on the cross by shedding his precious sinless blood as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice; and that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead. (John 1.1-2,14; Hebrews ) The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit We believe that the Holy Spirit is the Person who reproves the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; and that He is the Supernatural Agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the body of Christ, indwelling and sealing them unto the day of redemption. (John ; 1 Corinthians 12.13) Mankind We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam's sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God; and that man is totally depraved, and, of himself, utterly unable to remedy his lost condition. I believe that the clear message of salvation is repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. I believe that salvation is "by grace" plus nothing minus nothing. (Romans 3:10,23; Ephesians 2:8-9)

13 The Church We believe that the Church, which is the body and the espoused bride of Christ, is a spiritual organism made up of all born-again persons of this present age which began with Christ and the Apostles, was empowered at Pentecost, and will be caught up to be with Christ at the Rapture. (Ephesians 1:22-23; Hebrews 12.23) Ordinances of the Church We recognize the ordinances of Baptism by immersion in water and the Lord's Supper as a Scriptural means of testimony for the Church in this age. (Matthew 28:19-20, I Cor. 11:23-26) Biblical Separation We believe that all the saved should live in such a manner as not to bring reproach upon their Savior and Lord; and, that separation from all religious apostasy, all worldly and sinful pleasures, practices and associations is commanded of God. (Ro. 12:1-2; I John 2:15-17) The Return of Christ We believe the "Blessed Hope" of our Lord's return is literal, personal, visible, imminent, and premillennial. At the end of the tribulation Christ will return with His saints to establish His thousand-year reign on the earth. (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Titus 2:13) Our Eternal State We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men, the saved to eternal life (eternity begins for the believer at Salvation), and the unsaved to everlasting punishment (the lost are condemned already). (Matthew 25:46; Revelation ) For more information please visit our website: www. untotheuttermost. com or contact me, Todd Caudle at: (336)