ACTS 1:8. CFO IN 90 COUNTRIES AND 40 STATES, page 22. Jerry Hamlin tells his story, page 16

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1 2017 ACTS 1:8 Jerry Hamlin tells his story, page 16 CFO IN 90 COUNTRIES AND 40 STATES, page 22 PLUS A DAY OF HOPE IN MARYLAND, p. 6 TESTIMONIES, p.12 THE CHALLENGE, p. 28

2 From Tammy... Dear CFO, I have worked many farm shows in the past 12 years. I get excited every time I see your booth or your bracelets at the show but have never taken time to stop and thank your team. Today in Raleigh, NC we had a crazy rain filled afternoon. Running by I noticed they had an ice scrapper. When I get home from this show at 10pm Friday night I have reason to believe my car will be covered and I have no gloves or scraper at the airport. Funny I suddenly had time to stop. Your team was awesome! Not only did they ask me about Jesus, they sent me off with a great magazine as well as materials and bracelets for the 13 kids back home in my youth group. I can t thank you all enough for bringing God s word to these events. I am excited to get home and share with my kids as well! Thank you on behalf of the kids from EPIC, Sabetha KS Wesleyan church. Be sure and check us out on Facebook and enjoy the Raleigh show. You guys are awesome! God Bless all your hard work. in Raleigh, North Carolina. CONTENTS 4 PHILLIPINES High in the mountains 6 MARYLAND Day of Hope 8 VENEZUELA God even uses wristbands 9 ALBANIA 235 hearts for His glory 11 NEW ZEALAND It is worth it 12 TESTIMONIES Real stories of lives changed forever 16 CUBA AND AFRICA A salvation decision every 3.75 minutes 18 PUERTO RICO Touching lives with the beads 19 MICHIGAN Camp Machawana 20 EUROCON 1,500 people from 40 countries 22 ALL AROUND THE GLOBE God is using CFO s ministry to change lives in 90 countries and 40 states 24 NEW OUTREACHES & FAIRS 25 COUNTLESS LIVES REACHED More supplies provided than ever before 28 HE IS WITH US In Jesus, we are never alone 29 CFO LUNCHEON Keynote speaker: Chuck Hobber 30 GO WHERE YOU RE FED Spiritual nourishment 31 CFO SUMMER PICNIC 32 SALVATION DECISIONS 33 SHARING 34 BEAD STRINGERS A vital ministry 35 THANK YOU OFFICE P.O. Box 136 Hampstead, MD WEB CONTACTS christianfarmers.com cfoutreachinc@aol.com EDITOR Heidi Lippy Sprinkle CONTRIBUTING WRITER Mary Lee Lippy ON THE COVER Every tribe, people, and nation The back story to the front cover picture is a unique one. People of all nationalities are being reached with the message of the gospel through the colors in 90 Countries and 40 U.S. States. CFO friend and volunteer Mary, a student at Maryland Bible College, gathered classmates from all backgrounds and recreated the picture for our cover. The original picture, submitted by some of our Zomi volunteers, is above. Everyone is working together, sharing the message through the colors, and bridging language barriers and cultural differences leading every tribe, people, and nation to Jesus! DESIGNER Meghan Carpenter PRINTING D Anna Printing & Promotionals, Inc 2 CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH 2017 CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM

3 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE This is Christian Farmers Outreach s 30th year. In the very first year when this all began, the Lord gave CFO direction through a bible verse in the book of Jeremiah that became the established theme verse for this one on one ministry from day one. Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not., Jeremiah 33:3. Simply by placing our faith in and stepping out on that word of promise back then, God surely has exceeded fulfilling His part in this ministry. We are remaining true. One of the ways God showed us great and mighty things we didn t know until we called on Him is, He led us to an easy and effective way to share the message of salvation to the world. That is when God introduced us to the colors. From that point on, what started out reaching to just one soul has now grown to reaching not just hundreds, nor thousands, but millions of souls! God has shown throughout history in the bible to our modern times, He will use anyone at any age who is willing and calls on Him. We have seen this very thing happen in CFO we took on five new countries this year. God is using the young and elderly sharing the colors NOW IN 90 countries worldwide. Even in the most impossible of places people are getting saved. One may ask How is this possible? How is this even happening? As extreme as it sounds it is simply the people you will read about in this magazine such as Jerry Hamlin, Judy North, and Patrick McCarthy who God has used among many to travel all over the world with one simple tool God provided though CFO. These volunteers return each year with others presenting astounding results. Even those who are local and are only able to share in their town or community return each year with countless praise reports of their loved ones and the lost who receive Jesus as savior and Lord just by sharing the message of the colors. No matter how big or small CFO s ministry is, we will always continue remaining to be a one on one ministry because God is a one on one God. Through Jesus we can each have a one on one relationship with Him. The joy, hope, and love it brings to the heart within produces life when we have a one on one relationship in Jesus. The excitement in knowing no matter how good or bad this life PRESIDENT, CFO W. Wilson Lippy can be, we will never be alone in Jesus. When we die we will live forever with Him! This the good news we must share to the world. SANDRA Sandra at the end of a recent show, the CFO booth was being packed up and closed for the night. Sandra felt a tugging in her heart to go in the CFO booth but wasn t sure why. Obviously this was the working of the Holy Spirit calling her in. At the last minute, Sandra finally got the courage to enter the booth. She said, I want to get saved. The volunteer there dropped everything they were doing and immediately shared the message of the colors. Sandra right away prayed out loud with enthusiasm the invitation prayer on the back of the CFO tract. She then wanted a bible, and there was so much joy beaming from her face. As she was given a new bible, she openly explained, Something inside kept telling me I must go in this very booth and that I needed to get saved, and I am so glad you guys are here sharing who Jesus is! I am now saved! This is exactly why we often say, We must continue to be there, even if it s only one just like Sandra s testimony and still God is empowering those in CFO to reach millions around the world through the colors, one valuable soul at a time! CONTACT US Contact us by at cfoutreachinc@aol.com or by phone at CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH

4 PHILIPPINES HIGH in the MOUNTAINS By Pastor Drew High up in the Maylaybalay, Philippine mountains- a tribe of about 50,000 residents, men and women, are being reached with the message of salvation using the CFO colors! Each year Pastor Drew contacts CFO for witnessing supplies to provide evangelistic tools to Bible Colleges and churches to train those who desire to share the message of the gospel with as many as they can in their country. Because of everyone s efforts, so many are receiving Jesus and getting saved! Men and women travel all the way down from the mountains to assemble together at the Mountain Bible college to be trained in the Word of God and to be taught how to share the easy and effective message of salvation through the CFO wristbands, beaded bracelets, and gospel tracts. Once their training session is complete, they return to the mountains with the CFO supplies, reaching out to all in the villages around them with the message of the cross. They lead others to Christ and to teach how to share Christ! There are ten churches in Siquior, several in Dumaguete, pastored by Dario, 100 churches in Cebu pastored by Zeph, and 37 churches in Maylaybalay pastored by Benji. Pastor Drew visits them to distribute the CFO witnessing supplies along with many other resources provided by others. The kingdom of Heaven 4 CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH 2017 CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM

5 PHILIPPINES IT S NOT ME BUT YOU WHO SEND ME. YOUR PRAYERS AND GOD. is truly growing each passing year against all oppositions. These Pastors established growing churches through very rough times and the Mountain Bible College has been an ongoing mission for many years for many different reasons. Back in the 1980s there was a resistance that took place in this same area. Pastor Benji s father was going to a church where the resistance broke in. His pastor was beheaded and all of the members were killed with the exception of the pastor s wife who had left to feed her baby. As Benji became of age, he did his all to resist the call God placed on his life to be a Pastor but later surrendered his will over to God and now leads 37 Churches there where the attacks took place. Tragically, in November of 2015, the past revisited. One of Benji s pastors was killed and the one they sent to take his place narrowly escaped with his life. The commitment of many there to the great commission in Mark 16:15 is solid. This has been proven in history since the great resistance in the 1980s that took place in the same area in the Philippines where Pastor Drew visits faithfully each year. It is vital that Christian Farmers Outreach continue to be there to provide the materials that lead the lost to Jesus for these very reasons. May we all stand in Christ with Pastor Drew as he has said, It is not me but you who send me. Your prayers and God. INTERESTED IN DONATING? Join us in reaching others for Christ by donating to CFO online: christianfarmers.com. CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH

6 BALTIMORE DAY of HOPE s Awesome children and adults who were so excited to hear the message of the colors at the CFO booth. They all invited Jesus into their heart! s A lady who already had Jesus in her heart stopped in just to get a bracelet and learn how we share the message. She loved it! 85 More Lives Receive Food for the BODY and SOUL By Mary Lee Lippy Another inspiring and successful event, CFO had the privilege to attend The Day of Hope in Baltimore, Maryland. This is our second year sharing the message plan of salvation through the colors. This event has been offering free resources funded by charities and government programs for low income locals in the community for 17 years and counting. Hundreds of those who walked in jobless, homeless, and lacking in basic provisions, walked out with their hands full, both physically and spiritually. A Power52 tent was there to offer 500 job openings, while on the opposite side of the grounds, the housing tent gave many who were homeless a place to go home to. As groceries and back to school supplies were distributed and haircuts and free lunches by Mercy Chef were provided, a youth marching band performance took place. Many stopped in the CFO booth to hear about how much Jesus loves them. This year 85 more people received Jesus and got saved. They left with provisions for their body and soul. CFO volunteer Mike, Bishop Loir, and Andrea Loir worked in the CFO booth with Wilson, Mary Lee, and Mary Lee s son Joseph, all sharing the message of the colors. s Christian Rap Artist, Lil Key up on stage ministering to everyone who attended the Day of Hope. On stage at his side is Lt. Col. Russel of the Baltimore Police Department who runs this event. The is the 17th Annual Day of Hope. s Chris volunteered at the Day of Hope Prayer tent across the field. He came over to hear how we share the plan of salvation and loved it so much he asked for 100 bracelets and 100 tracts to take and use to share the message of the colors with others. s Mary Lee, another CFO volunteer worked in the CFO booth sharing with others the message of the colors. Parents would bring their children to her excited for their sons and daughters to receive Jesus into their heart. 6 CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH 2017 CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM

7 MARYLAND s Bishop Loir praying with those in need who stopped in the CFO tent. s All ages took the time to sign up to be contacted to join a church in their community and get baptized. s A dad and his two sons stopped in wanting to hear the message. They all received Jesus into their hearts and were excited to get their picture taken afterwards! s The young boy in the grey t-shirt shocked us all. Earlier that day he and some of his friends ran in to our booth just wanting the bracelets because it looked cool. One of the volunteers ran out after him to circle him back in to share the meaning behind the colors. He was politely listening but wanted to go play. He took off but something amazing happened hours later that afternoon. Not only did he return but he brought his younger friend with him. He came back and said he wanted to have Jesus as his friend too. Both he and his friend listened to the message of the colors and asked Jesus into their hearts! As the picture was being taken, he was still in deep thought about the awesome decision he made. s Last year was CFO s first time at the Day of Hope and this lady stopped by our 2015 booth and left having received Jesus. She was a life torn apart. She went out of her way to stop in this year to share all that God has done in her life since last year. With tears of gratitude rolling down her face she praised Jesus for each miracle that took place in her life. t This is Maxine. She was there at the Day of Hope last year. She wanted to let us know she has never taken off the wristband we gave her and that she shares the message of what the colors mean with everyone. She was a volunteer there in one of the other tents. s Joseph, sharing the colors, using the CFO tract, with a young man who received Jesus into his heart afterwards. INTERESTED IN DONATING? Join us in reaching others for Christ by donating to CFO online: christianfarmers.com. CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH

8 VENEZUELA GOD is using WRISTBANDS in Caracas, Venezuela By Adam Nathanson February, 2016 Our church, The Community church of Grace, was invited to participate in an opening ceremony for a sports tournament in La Vega, a ghetto area on the west side of the city. GOD opened a window of opportunity for us to speak into the lives of 150 kids and over 100 parents at this event. They all marched in and sat before the platform. Leaders and coaches spoke to the kids and then they gave us the microphone to share words of peace and encouragement. God allowed for us to share with the kids, while our team from the church evangelized the parents in the bleachers. It was an incredible time of ministry! We are so blessed to use this wristband as a tool to share the Gospel in such a simple and clear fash- ion. Children, youth and adults are attracted to what the colors mean and how the Gospel is revealed to the listening ear. Thank you Christian Farmers for sharing and giving so we can do the missions work in Venezuela! God bless you! Adam Crowds that gathered at the stadium to hear Pastor Adam share the message of the CFO colors 8 CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH 2017 CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM

9 ALBANIA 235 HEARTS for His Glory HAVING THEIR NAMES WRITTEN in the Lamb s Book of Life! By Patrick McCarthy Each year our dear brother in Christ, Patrick McCarthy, stops by the CFO office to pick up tracts and bracelets to take with him on his mission trips around the world. It is an honor to team up with Patrick because he has such a deep compassion for the lost and devotes his life to connecting them to Jesus wherever he goes. Just last year Patrick and his team went to the heart of Israel (pg CFO magazine) returning with incredible news of many Jews, Muslims, and other Israelis receiving Jesus into their heart! This year Patrick took the CFO witnessing supplies to Albania only to return with even more amazing news that countless Muslims gave their heart and lives to the Lord Jesus Christ and were serious about the salvation they received. Through the personal testimonies shared, the evidence of a genuine transformation that took place within themselves was undeniable Jesus truly is alive in them! By Patrick, and the medical team with him, meeting the people s needs and following James 2:15-17, God was able to successfully open many doors into the hearts of the people. If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, Depart in peace, be warmed and filled, but you do not give them Continued on Page 10 CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH

10 Continued from Page 9 the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? He explained, We provided for physical needs and saw amazing things happen spiritually. And this was proven to open doors when the team met up with a humble pastor and his wife who have been living in an impoverished village for three to four years where the people are very private. It made it very difficult for the pastor and his wife to reach out to them with the love and life-giving hope of Jesus. But, with the help of the medical team and the two day clinic, the pastor and his wife were able to meet many neighbors. These neighbors became new believers because they heard the gospel of Jesus through the clinic. The campaign made it possible to give glasses, eye exams, heart checkups, and heart medicine. Each individual going through the clinic was treated medically for physical needs then treated spiritual for spiritual needs. Even more miracles unraveled as the tour continued. THE MAYOR OF THE ROMA COMMUNITY! Word traveled fast in that area and reached the Mayor of the Roma Community! He had heard the gospel and was very thankful that we had come to his village. He heard about the medical mission and he had come to see. As ALBANIA he heard the gospel his eyes filled with tears. He knew that the spiritual needs of his people were being met as well. But more importantly he knew that he had to make a personal commitment to Jesus Christ and he did! With tears streaming down his face he accepted Christ as his Savior. We connected him to the pastor of this local church right away. He had a hard time reading without glasses so we were able to bless him with a pair at our clinic. The miracles didn t stop there, it just kept multiplying each passing day as even the team with Patrick shared the message of the colors to children and they openly received Jesus into their hearts and carry the joy knowing the love of the Father is within them! And just as powerful - Nominal Muslim to Christ Patrick shared, We have lead nominal Muslims to Christ. In fact, Greg working with Patrick was talking to a Muslim man and his wife. This man faithfully reads both Bible and Quran. After Greg gets done sharing he asks the man if he would like to commit his life to God. They both end up praying and at the end of the prayer the man says, Amen Thank you to Jesus Christ. I NEED THIS The bus driver wanted us to share the gospel with his wife. When we got there we shared with her and the father. After an hour they had to leave but made a time after lunch to talk again. This next visit, the brother was there to hear as well. When they got to the invitation the wife said she wasn t sure if she wanted to, and the brother said he understood but needed more time to decide. The father stands up and loudly said, I m going to pray this, not because you are here or because you want me to, but because I need this! Then he grabbed ahold of Justin and hugged him. He gave hugs of appreciation and joy to the whole team! Tom was sharing with some men at the front gate. After sharing, another man passing by stopped and took great interest in hearing what they were praying. He asked 10 CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH 2017 CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM

11 ALBANIA Thankful for each one of you who made this possible!! God bless you for your giving, your prayers, and your eternal commitment to the great commission. Following in the footsteps of Christ and doing kingdom work is eternally rewarding! God bless you all! - Patrick, Proverbs 3:5-6 to hear what this was about. At the end he said, Wow! I wish my father would have heard this!!! He died last week! It may have been too late for his father but it wasn t too late for him! This man knew the relevance of what Jesus has done for him and he put his faith in Christ at that moment. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8 In closing Patrick reminds us all, We as believers are tremendously blessed to personally know God, to read our Bibles, and to commit so much of its teaching and verses to memory. It was such a blessing to read verses of hope and encouragement, salvation and eternal life into the lives NEW ZEALAND of the unsaved hurting in Albania. Now they know God personally and will be with Him in Heaven when he calls them home. God provided all this to help us reach 235 hearts for His glory having their names written in the Lamb s Book of Life!!! We left on Friday, August 12th and returned Tuesday, August 30th, It was one for the books. Through the love, prayers and support of Greater Grace World Outreach and Christian Farmers Outreach we were honored to take a team of nine people and bring the fire of forgiveness through the glorious gospel message to the shores of Aotearoa (the land of the long white By Pat Orsie cloud), New Zealand. We traveled in a 12 passenger van and were always on the move. We traveled light and kept our heads down. We were able to visit and minister on the streets of 25 to 30 small towns and cities, praying and targeting specific areas. The whole trip was a 100% miracle of Grace. Some of the towns and cities were Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, Rotorua Lake, Taupo-Masterton, Upper Hutt, Wanganui Porirua, and Wellington. I personally felt from the time we landed in Auckland that I was let out of a cage and was giving totally liberty and Grace to take authority over the whole north island. We preached and played music everywhere we went, it seems that the art of music was our greatest entrance into people s hearts. Our main tools for evangelism Continued on page 26 CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH

12 TESTIMONIES DANIEL Daniel (far left) received Christ earlier in the day. Unable to keep it to himself, he had to bring back two friends, T.J., and Hunter, who also received Christ as savior! PRAISE JESUS!! WHERE IS JESUS NOW? THEY SMILED BRILLIANTLY AND SAID, JESUS IS IN MY HEART! INSTANT EVANGELISTS! (3+4=7!) Darby, Montana, and Jacob (bottom three in pic) all received Jesus around 10 A.M. They were so touched by the message that, two and a half hours later, they brought back four friends Eli, Curtis, Jodie, and Lucas who wanted the savior and joined the party too!!! GLORY TO HIS NAME!! FRUIT READY FOR THE PICKIN! All six (Cheyenne, McKayla, Brianna, Caroline, Nick, and Stephanie) were initially unsure of their eternal destination. However, they knew exactly what they needed to do... We need to receive Jesus! They did! After prayer, look at what they told me: HE FORGAVE US. HE SAVED US. THANK YOU!...THANK YOU!... THANK YOU! THIS MADE OUR DAY! DILLON Dillon was initially 50% sure of heaven. After hearing our message, tears filled his eyes as the truth penetrated his heart. After becoming 100% sure, here is what he told me: Three weeks ago the Lord found me at rock-bottom, with a gun in my mouth. He saved me that day. Today, after talking with you, I now believe, not 100%, but 110%! A load just came off my back. He just gave me a new start and my heart feels free and I am forever grateful! MARYLAND STATE FAIR Saturday night at closing Mother and Daughter both named Charlotte stopped at the CFO booth. They wanted a walking stick. They were asked by a volunteer if he could share with them the message. Half way through it was realized they knew nothing about salvation, they never even thought of it. They explained they had been faithful church goers all their lives. After the explanation from the tract, they were excited to pray the invitation prayer and signed the tract. They loved the beginning again book and a new believers bible that was also given freely to them and even more so they deeply appreciated the time the volunteer took answering their questions to their new found relationship with Jesus. They were so thrilled about the decision they made receiving Jesus, when they were asked, Where is Jesus now? They smiled brilliantly and said, Jesus is in my heart! 12 CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH 2017 CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM

13 TESTIMONIES AUGUSTA CO. FAIR ALL SMILES AT THE FARM SHOW Jessica and Justin were just plain ready! They heard, they understood, and they received! Thank you Holy Spirit! Our hearts are now satisfied and we feel better! He just saved us! TOUCHED BY THE KING! Leeland and his wife Stephanie sat down to hear the gospel with her parents Phil and Kim and their two grandchildren. No one was sure of heaven, and no one knew how they could become sure, but everyone really wanted to know! They really understood their position of sinners before God and you could see the conviction come as we talked about the penalty of sin. Relief and joy came into each face (especially Phil), as they understood that Christ had borne that penalty for them. Each wanted to receive Jesus, as Phil removed his hat, and everyone prayed, invited Jesus to be king of their lives. Phil had to remove his glasses to wipe the tears from his eyes. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR!! UNSURE OF HEAVEN Michael, Marquese, and Curtis were all unsure of heaven. After hearing the message, and receiving Christ into their hearts and lives, here is what they told us: Michael: He came into my heart. Marquese and Curtis: He saved us. I KNOW JESUS WILL MAKE MY LIFE BETTER-MD STATE FAIR - MOM AND SON Shanika came in sharing how life has been a difficult struggle. She received Jesus into her heart and then shared her heart and said, I received Jesus into my heart because with Him I know my life will get better. BRING THE LITTLE ONES TO ME! This is little Kendra at the Waynesboro Extravaganza on July 9th. We had eight workers that day, one of which was Joe Mish. Three workers were training for a few hours. We saw 130 souls come to Christ that day. After leading Kendra to Christ, I asked her: Mike: What did Jesus just do for you? Kendra: He told me that I am going to Heaven one day. Mike: Wonderful. Where is he living? Kendra: In my heart. Mike: When did He come into your heart? Kendra: Just now. Mike: How does that make your heart feel? Kendra: Happy. HIP, HIP, HOORAY!!! WE NEED YOUR TESTIMONY , Snail Mail or Pony Express... Any way you can get it to us! CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH

14 TESTIMONIES 132 RECEIVE JESUS AT THE MARYLAND STATE FAIR 100% SURE OF HEAVEN Chloe and Molly with their parents came into the both to my sharing station. I shared the gospel message with them using the five colors. When I asked them if they were 100% sure of heaven when they died, they admitted that they were not sure. When I asked them if they would like to be sure of heaven, they said that they would like to be sure. I explained to them that they could be sure by admitting before God that they were sinners and receiving the payment of Jesus Christ in blood into their hearts and lives. They then prayed the prayer of faith. When they had finished, I asked them where Jesus was. They both said in my heart. I gave them follow-up scriptures (esp. John 6:47 and 1 John 5:13) then gave them followups to read for spiritual growth and warned them that Satan would try to redirect their focus to their own good works to make them less than 100% sure of salvation, but that they should always trust Christ s blood shed on Calvary s cross for their salvation because never changes in its power or effectiveness. Finally, I had them confess their salvation back to me before they left with their bracelets. Praise God for His great mercy and love through His Son s death and resurrection! CALLING ALL CFO VOLUNTEERS Please us your pictures and testimonies of sharing the gospel using the colors. You might be in a featured story on our Facebook page or the 2018 CFO Magazine. SEALED BY THE SPIRIT! I met Jesse at the food pantry in Staunton two years ago. She and her sister and mother were uncertain of their salvation, but after presenting them with the Gospel, all three made a commitment to receive Christ. I briefly saw Jesse a year ago at the Augusta County Fair. She indicated she had maintained her interest and dedication to Christ. This year, I saw Jesse again at the fair. Her commitment was stronger in that she was involved in her church, she s reading her Bible and studying with others and on her own. Jesse gives every indication that she is growing in Christ. Often we don t get to see the fruits so this testimony came with great joy; seeing one of God s own ushered into the Kingdom and two years later, marveling at her growth in Christ. When I prayed the God would seal her commitment, god surely wants to use this young girl for the furtherance of HIS Kingdom. Glory to God!! ANOTHER STORY FROM AUGUSTA CO. THIS IS AMAZING!!! I AM NEVER TAKING THIS OFF!! What a joy to hear this response from Chris, after he, Taylor, and Richard received Christ as their savior. In fact, listen to each testimony after receiving Christ: TAYLOR: He just came into my heart. It is tingling. RICHARD: He just touched my heart and saved me. CHRIS: He just gave me eternal life and I am blessed. PASTOR S FAMILY RECEIVES CHRIST! Julio (pastor), and family (Claudia, Jesus, Esther, Michael, Sonia, and Abigail) were all very eager to sit down and hear the message of the five colors on the bracelet. Julio was the only one who could not understand English, the rest were good to go! Surprisingly, after everyone let us know that Julio was their pastor, no one in this family was sure of heaven...30%...50%...20%...etc.. All heard. All understood. All were very eager to accept Christ into their hearts as Lord and Savior! What a humble heart pastor displayed as he allowed us to share with his entire family, and lead them all to Jesus! ALL GLORY TO JESUS! 14 CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH 2017 CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM

15 AG PROGRESS DAYS PRINCE OF AG PROGRESS DAYS Jeffery who was crowned Prince of Ag Progress Days came in the booth with his Granddad. Granddad was already saved and knew Jesus but Jeff wasn t but wanted to know how to get saved. He immediately opened his heart to the message of the colors and prayed the invitation prayer on back of the CFO tract to receive Jesus as savior and Lord! CASSIE 2ND RUNNER UP, EMILY 1ST RUNNER UP AND RACHEL 2016 CLEAR FIELD COUNTY FAIR QUEEN Rachel, Cassie, and Emily just stopped in the CFO to share how they loved us being there and they testified on how they too are saved and born again in Jesus. It was such a blessing to receive support of others there at the fair. REBECCA Rebecca persuaded her Grandfather Earl to go with her into the CFO booth. She wanted her grandfather to know about salvation and having a relationship with Jesus. Earl for a while resisted because he was hurting deeply. His wife died about 5 years ago and really missed her. Finally, he gave in and sat down and listened to the message that brought him much comfort and peace that he prayed and invited Jesus into his heart. His granddaughter was so delighted, there was a celebration. NOAH Noah came into our booth. He explained he has read the bible every night for many years but never knew the redeeming message of salvation until that moment when the colors were explained to him. He received Jesus into his heart with joy and relief. ESPAÑOL FAMILIA They are a family who speak Spanish and friends who work together. All 6 of them even made a decision to receive Jesus and got saved together at the same time that day. ENTIRE FAMILY FROM PA! (SEVEN IN HEAVEN!) Two young brothers, Nile and Hubert, sat down to hear the message. Both were unsure of heaven, and became sure as they accepted Christ into their hearts and lives. Just as I was finishing, the rest of the family showed up! Mom (Gwen), and daughter (Omni) stood out front as cousin (Melissa), little brother Michael and big brother Madison sat down to hear the message. These three also were unsure of heaven. As I began to share, the Holy Spirit grabbed Gwen and Omni and they sat down to listen too! All five heard the message and accepted Christ as their savior! CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH

16 AFRICA ONE SOUL DECISION Every 3.75 Minutes By Jerry Hamlin Jerry Hamlin shared a report from Pastor Paul to let us know what has been happening in Africa and Cuba. Pastor Paul said, God is certainly at work there. Reaching Souls International now has 1,918 national missionaries in Cuba and nine countries in Africa. So far in 2016 they have reported 2,225,798 salvations! That includes Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe combined! Praise the Lord for the work of the Holy Spirit. The rawhides, wristbands, and tracts furnished by CFO have been a huge part these results. The people in all of these countries love the CFO witnessing supplies and are diligent in using them to reach souls. Thank you for providing the CFO evangelism tools. Jerry also added, The RSI has 1,200 sponsored National Missionaries. Many of the missionaries have been trained to use the CFO provided rawhides, wristbands, and tracts during Leadership Development Institutes in these countries. There is a LDI in Kitale, Kenya this month to train 300 additional pastors and their wives. Evangelism training is part of the curriculum and CFO materials will be provided to them. 16 CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH 2017 CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM

17 CUBA THEY BEGAN EACH SERVICE WITH A HOLY SHOUT, CUBA PARA CHRISTO (CUBA FOR CHRIST). Our Team of ten men had a wonderful mission trip to Cuba November 1-8. We were at Camp Canaan again in Santa Clara located in the middle of the island. It is a beautiful site for the camp where we conducted five days of church leader training that Reaching Souls International calls a Leadership Development Institute. We had 238 people from all over Cuba participating in the training. We also began and ended each day with a worship service. I taught classes in Evangelism and Discipleship. I presented each class member an evangecube, rawhide, bracelet, and tracts for witnessing. They loved all of them as you can see in the pictures. It was a moving experience to witness how enthusiastic the Cubans are to share Christ with everyone on the island. They began each service with a holy shout, Cuba para Christo (Cuba for Christ). There is another Team returning to Cuba in early February to train additional Cubans and equip them with evangelism tools to help them reach their goal. The revival continues in Cuba. The Christians there are dedicated to Win Cuba to Christ. The results so far in 2016 are: 107,029 Salvation Decisions, 3,602 Baptisms, and 1,173 New House Churches! These results were reported by the 200 National Missionaries that Reaching Souls International has appointed there. Most of them have attended training to use the CFO rawhides, rubber bracelets, and tracts. We have provided them over 5,000 of these CFO items to use in their evangelism efforts. To God be the Glory! SINGAPORE, MYANMAR, AND INDIA We trained over 100 Zomi Pastors and leaders at the National Convention of Zomi Churches in Nashville last week and distributed the last box of tracts among them to take home to their churches to train their people and do evangelism outreaches. The reports that they gave from the churches already using the CFO Zomi tracts, wristbands, and rawhides that many Zomi people are accepting Christ both here in the USA as well as on mission s trip to Singapore and Myanmar! An accident that turned out to be a blessing. Here at the office of CFO we got the Urdu tracts mixed up with the Zomi tract and had sent Jerry the wrong order... Or so we thought! Jerry told us not to worry about those Urdu tracts we sent to him by error - Jerry said those tracts will go into good use. Eventually CFO got the Zomi tracts to him in due time but in the meantime many Indians were reached with the CFO gospel tract and bracelets! To God be the glory! He even uses our mistakes and turns them into blessings! Jerry wrote back to us recently via - Dear CFO, Here are some pictures from India using the items that you sent me. They were so excited to receive them and started telling people about Jesus the next day. CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH

18 PUERTO RICO TOUCHING LIVES in Puerto Rico WITH THE BEADS By Kevin Cooper Thank you Christian Farmers Outreach for supplying us with gospel beads and allowing us to deliver the gospel in the most impactful way possible. Along with everyday evangelism and just sharing with people, we ve utilized the beads on two special outreach events. First we were invited by Senator Melinda Romero to a poor area of Puerto Rico where people refer to it as the place that has been forgotten. It was amazing to watch over 20 souls make decisions for Christ through explaining the gospel with the beads. It was even more exciting to have Senator Romero translate the message into Spanish. That night, parents, youth, and adults, not only received Christ as their Savior, but they now wear the beads as a daily reminder to themselves of who they are in Christ. I think that is an amazing part of the beads, in that the way the message is laid in the pamphlet, keeps the believer from stumbling in their approach trying to figure out what to say. Sometimes, we say too much, sometimes, we say too little. The beads give the simple gospel message with clarity. As people wear the beads, they are constantly reminded of who they are in Christ. If they struggle, they can see hope. If they fail, they can see redemption. Most of all, they can always be reminded of how much God loves them. Our second big event was when my wife Niki Cooper, took all the pieces of the beads, and decided to give the gospel message for the annual Vacation Bible School (VBS) program that she does. There was a mixed crowd of children between the ages of 4 17 year olds, along with adults. I was impressed and blessed by the focus and attention of each individual. Niki shared the message of the colors of the gospel through translator Diana Ramos from Columbia who was a part of our team. I don t think there is anything more powerful than sharing the gospel message. Most of the crowd bowed their heads to accept Jesus in their life. After the message we prepared a table and allowed everyone who wanted to make their own bracelet. It gave us the opportunity to go through the meaning of the colors once again and then to spend a little personal time with people. We also let anyone who wanted to make a second bracelet and asked them to give it away and share the message they had just learned. We love using the beads to reach out as it allows anyone of any age to share the gospel. WE NEED YOUR TESTIMONY Please e.mail us your pictures and testimonies. You might be in a featured story on our Facebook page or the 2018 CFO Magazine. CFOutreachinc@aol.com 18 CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH 2017 CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM

19 MICHIGAN CAMP MICHIWANA By Rochelle Visser Dear CFO, We had over 750 campers this summer! 331 of them came on scholarships...so a lot of tougher backgrounds. We had reports of 65 campers trusting Christ for the first time! Hundreds took the challenge to read their Bibles for 14 days. We did something special to feature CFO this Summer- for our Wed. night chapel we did a series on how to use your gifts for God, and we had Aleah dress up as President of CFO - Wilson Lippy and share about CFO! We had 6 different people all sharing the message of the CFO colors in different occupational ways to use what they are good at - we talked about how to share the colors if you are a builder, a nurse, an author, etc...and even being a FARMER!!!! Aleah s story is a cool thing to share. She was presented the gospel with the bracelet and is now sharing herself... Aleah Caizza is 19 years old, was saved at camp a few summers ago after being told the gospel and given bracelets. She went home from camp that summer and shared the gospel (via the beads) with her grandpa, who accepted Christ! Last year she asked for bracelets and shared the gospel on her college campus (Western Michigan University) She now came back to camp as a counselor, sharing the gospel, and also speaking in front of all the campers teaching them how to use their gifts for God. She is returning too Western ready to start a fire for the Lord!!! We trained our staff of 32. Many say the best part of their summer is being trained so well with the gospel just by simply going by the outline of the CFO gospel tract alongside the CFO beaded rawhides. We make a 5- day training with practice sessions and really hit it hard in staff training! Other cool things- we shared last year at our Women s AND Men s retreat... We ve gotten such good feedback on BOTH that we are doing special seminars to train HOW TO SHARE this fall at both men and women s retreats. The people are ASKING for the training, and we are giving it! Our campers learn a LOT while they are here for a week as we memorize a lot of verses and have a lot of chapels, but the one thing they all walk away with is knowing the gospel and what the CFO colors mean. We have been teaching this a few years now and it is really growing! Can we get more bracelets for our men s and women s retreats please? If we do a box of a few hundred that should be good for starters...or if you send 1000 we can send a couple extra home with them after they are trained! Thanks!!! Rochelle On Wednesday nights when Aleah gave her presentation she put on a farmer s hat with overalls and went up front saying Hey Ya ll my name is Wilson Lippy...I used to be a farmer, but now I plant seeds of the gospel... and she talked in her farmer accent telling the kids how CFO works and how it was started...it was REALLY cool and the kids really got into it. I hope this helps - we REALLY appreciate you guys! CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH

20 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY 2016 EUROCON CONFERENCE Since March of 2010, Wilson and Jack have attended the Eurocon Conference with one major purpose - to distribute CFO witnessing supplies and train people from all over the world how to lead the lost to Jesus. The six bags that were packed with 26,000 gospel bracelets and gospel tracts in 22 different languages weighing 50 pounds each was made possible by our faithful donors and prayer partners. All of it was provided for free to 1,500 people from 40 countries. Wilson was given a time frame on the platform at the conference to share with everyone the importance of reaching out to the lost for Jesus while sharing from the outline in the CFO tract. time and only time they will ever hear of the easy message of salvation in their life. WE FOLLOW WHAT JESUS SAID TO DO Acts 1:8 Jesus said, You shall receive power, after that the Holy Spirit shall come upon you, and you shall be a witness unto me both in Jerusalem and all of Judea, and in Samaria and unto the uttermost parts of the earth. Once we get saved, Jesus commissions us to witness for Him. When He said this He was in Jerusalem. So Je- WHY DO WE DO THIS? We take the six 50 pound bags filled with the gospel bracelets and tracts to be given away for free, but there is only one requirement. The requirement is, with each bracelet and tract given out, the message in the tract must be shared first with the explanation of each color that is on the bracelet to each individual because it could be the first ACTS 1-9 WHEN HE SPOKE THESE THINGS. HE WAS TAKEN UP AND A CLOUD RECEIVED HIM OUT OF THEIR SIGHT. 20 CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH 2017 CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM

21 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY sus was being an example and instructing us to witness starting at home and going out from there to wherever He leads. HOW IMPORTANT IS THIS? Acts 1:9 When He spoke these things, He was taken up and a cloud received Him out of their sight. Being a witness for Him was the last command he gave us before He went home to be with His Father. But before this glorious ending for our new beginning, Jesus was headed toward the trauma and suffering of the cross. He knew what was coming. Jesus said to the Father in Heaven, If it is possible take this from me, but not my will, but thy will. So Jesus went to the cross for us to take away our sins. So with His last command given to us in Acts 1:8 was more important to Him. FOCUSING ON THE RED BEAD When we train others from the CFO gospel tract, we focus on the red bead and the bible verse Romans 5:8: But God demonstrated His love for us, that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. An Almighty God who loves us so much that He gave His only Son Jesus to come down to earth to do the will of the Father, to seek and save that which was lost. Jesus gave His own life on the cross to take on our sins and restore us to the Father. Wilson then shared how they must respond to this by inviting Jesus into their heart John 1:12 and John 14:6 in order to go to Heaven. THOUSANDS ARE RECEIVING JESUS Simply because CFO is being obedient to the leading of Jesus and going to the Eurocon Conference to sharing the message of salvation through the gospel tracts and gospel bracelets, thousands will come to know Jesus as Savior and Lord. CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH

22 GOD IS USING CFO S MINISTRY ALL AROUND the GLOBE to CHANGE LIVES! Now in Five New Countries Acts 1:8 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND DAY OF HOPE Hundreds received food for the body and soul as 85 received Jesus as savior and Lord Page 6 HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA 640 receive Jesus at the Rockingham County Fair 40 STATES Alabama Alaska Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Mississippi Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Vermont Virginia West Virginia Wyoming 22 CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH 2015 CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM

23 90 COUNTRIES Albania Argentina Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belize Benin Bolivia Borneo Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Canada Chile China Congo Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador England Finland France Germany Ghana Haiti Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Kenya South Korea Kyrgyzstan Liberia Lithuania Malawi Mexico Moldova Mongolia Morocco Nepal New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Oman Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Puerto Rico Romania Russia Rwanda Serbia South Africa Spain Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Togo Trinidad Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Zambia PHILIPPINES - PASTOR DREW Over 100 churches are challenged to share the gospel including in the Maylaybalay Mountains. Page 4 CUBA AND AFRICA - JERRY HAMLIN Millions are still receiving Jesus and CFO has a major part in it! Page 16 EUROCON CONFERENCE IN BUDAPEST CFO challenged 40 International countries to share the gospel. Page 20 ALBANIA - PATRICK MCCARTHY 250 receive Christ! Page 9 PRAY WITH US! Join us at the CFO Prayer Breakfast on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at Baugher s Restaurant in Westminster, Maryland. CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH

24 MORE NEW SHOWS OHIO STATE FAIR The Ohio State Fair was one of the biggest events for CFO this year! Three different ministries running both the Prayer Station booth and the CFO booth at the Fair, saw more than fifty volunteers working together to share the CFO witnessing materials the entire week. Volunteers included Don Fischer, Julie Mitchell (coordinator of the Prayer Station), Donnie Benner, and Del and Mary Ann Benner. CFO gives a special thanks to those who partner up with us and give their generous donations to purchasing the witnessing tools. Because of these faithful donations, we were able to provide the 2016 volunteers over 10,000 rawhides, wristbands, tracts, and Beginning Again booklets combined to deliver the gospel to hundreds of people at the Ohio State Fair. Longtime faithful CFO volunteer Don Fischer shared: For the first time ever CFO had a tent at the Canfield Fair in Canfield, Ohio. This fair is bigger than most state fairs, with over 300,000 people coming every year. Our CFO tent drew in around 2,500 people in six days. People were delighted to see the tent and how simple the gospel message is which left 513 without a doubt that they were going to be with Jesus when they died. New people who shared couldn t get over how easy and effective it is to use the message of the beads to show people how to know Jesus. Many asked if they could have extra bands so they could give one to their friend or family member. The Holy Spirit was so heavy in our tent that joy would be the best word to describe what the sharers and the people hearing the message were experiencing. Donnie Benner, another longtime faithful CFOvolunteer, sent us a praise report about sharing the CFO colors at the Huntingdon County Fair in Pennsylvania: Dear CFO, Witnessing at the Huntingdon County Fair August 7-14, 2016: This was the group of sharers from Community Chapel of Hesston, PA, for the first day of the fair. Throughout the seven nights we shared with approximately persons with quite a few accepting Christ. The fair attendance over all was down a little, however our spirits were high all week. With temps reaching near 100 degrees we still did well enjoy so much sharing Christ with people. This was our 12th year at the fair, and being partners with CFO. PRAISE THE LORD! 24 CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH 2015 CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM

25 CANFIELD FAIR, OHIO For the first time ever CFO had a tent at the Canfield Fair in Canfield, Ohio. This fair is bigger than most state fairs, with over 300,000 people coming every year. Our CFO tent drew in around 2,500 people in six days. People were delighted to see the tent and how simple the gospel message is which left 513 without a doubt that they were going to be with Jesus when they died. New booth volun- teers who shared couldn t get over how easy and effective it is to use the message of the beads to show people how to know Jesus. Many asked if they could have extra bands so they could give one to their friend or family member. The Holy Spirit was so heavy in our tent that joy would be the best word to describe what the sharers and the people hearing the message were experiencing. AUGUSTA CO. FAIR, VA The Augusta County Fair is CFO s newest fair and we saw a great response people received Jesus. Leeland and his wife Stephanie sat down to hear the gospel with her parents Phil and Kim and their two grandchildren. No one was sure of heaven, and no one knew how they could become sure, but everyone really wanted to know! They really understood their position of sinners before God and you could see the conviction come as we talked about the penalty of sin. Relief and joy came into each face (especially Phil), as they understood that Christ had borne that penalty for them. Each wanted to receive Jesus, as Phil removed his hat, and everyone prayed, invited Jesus to be king of their lives. Phil had to remove his glasses to wipe the tears from his eyes. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR!! COUNTLESS LIVES REACHED This year there was a 10% increase of ordered witnessing supplies with over 250 outreaches sharing the good news of salvation leading the lost to Jesus through the colors! It was a combined networking effort of those who faithfully donated the finances, the bead stringers that took the time to string the beads on the rawhides, the volunteers willing to go out and share in booths, and others taking the CFO supplies to other countries in their mission trips that made all this happen. We look forward to many years ahead continuing together staying true to the call. The orders for the CFO witnessing tools on our records within 12 months are as follows: WRISTBANDS 180,000 BEADED RAWHIDES 160,000 CFO TRACTS 295,000 Note: This doesn t include all additional CFO ministry expenses used within the U.S. at local Fairs and Events such as renting booth space, shipping and handling CFO supplies to various places, back scratchers tied with the beaded rawhide bracelets, Beginning Again booklets for new believers, walking sticks tied with the beaded rawhide bracelets, AND the ministering tool the CFO magazine given free to all on the mailing list and given free to many others throughout the year! Everything we offer in this ministry is to promote the gospel and salvation that can only be found through Jesus. These are everlasting results! Be inspired to get involved in God s eternal kingdom and experience the joys of the journey together in this. We can t stress enough that these tools are not just for passing out. Every person must hear the message of salvation FIRST, straight from the outline of the tract, or we do not help them. It could be the first and only time they will ever hear a clear presentation of salvation in their life time. We take each soul very seriously. Leading others to Jesus is the only thing this ministry is all about! CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH

26 NEW ZEALAND Continued from page 11 were the bracelets from the Christian Farmers Outreach that were so graciously donated from the heart of Wilson Lippy. People loved those bracelets. They all felt as they were receiving a special honor gift every time we put one on someone s wrist. We must have given out hundreds of them with the message. Seeds were planted in the hearts and minds of the Maori people (the islands original people) and the Kiwi s (that s what they call the rest of the British New Zealanders). Every member on the team had a true heart of servitude and sacrifice. We could definitely sense and see the manifestation of the prayers from our church back in the states. We had prayer and devotions every morning and most evenings with some beautiful visitations from God. As you can see in the photos the people of New Zealand were proudly wearing their new bracelets. Some of the folks in the photos got saved and gave their life to Christ as a result of this tremendously effective witnessing tool. Younger teens on the streets loved the bracelets and the message they brought to their hearts. We would target the main city center in each town and start playing music and drawing people and then soul winning with the bracelets as our tool. It was so awesome to witness. Souls got saved and hundreds of seeds got planted. The team members included myself and my wife, Brandon Davis, Jasmine Hampton, Antwan Stone, Khrystyne Linao, Judah Orsie,Kendel Orsie,Micah Orsie and Elizabeth Orsie from Maryland Bible College and Seminary. What a team! What a vision! And what an eternal purpose! Christian Farmers Outreach helped make the difference of the eternal destiny in the lives of the precious people of New Zealand. Our hearts desire is to return to New Zealand to plant a full time church and establish a bible college. Please pray for us and pray that God would touch people s hearts that have the means to sponsor our faith vision and help us move there. I ll leave you with Team New Zealand s motto for the whole trip, we read this almost every morning before going out on the streets. An immortal soul is beyond all Price There is no trouble too great, no humiliation too deep, no suffering to severe, no love too strong, no labor too hard, no expense too large, but that it is worth it, if it is spent in a effort to win a soul Yours very heartily, Pat and Kendel Orsie and the rest of team New Zealand P.S. We have been using the remainder of the bracelets leftover from our trip on the streets of Maryland. 26 CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH 2017 CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM

27 PUERTO RICO Encuentro PUERTO RICO By Judy North It was a great joy when Bob Bolton asked my husband and I to join his Encuentro Puerto Rico team in July It was our first Encuentro trip even though we have known Bob for 20 years. The Holy Spirit spoke with Bob 50 years ago to start these mission trips for the youth and he has since taken teams to Monterrey, MX (6), Saltillo, MX (3), Monclova, MX, Sabinas, MX, Saltillo, MX (3), Guadalajara, MX (3), Veracruz, MX (3), Pueblo, MX, Mexico City, MX (4), Chiapas, MX, Matamoras, MX, Ensenada, MX, Freeport, Bahamas (7), Nassau, Bahamas (5) South Mississippi Katrina Hurricane (16), Nova Scotia, Canada, Creek Indian Nation, OK, Indian Wells Navaho Indians School (6), Navaho Nation (4), Lima, Peru, and Trinidad. Over 250,000 US students have been greatly impacted by these trips, with many going into ministry when their mission trip was over. And, over two million children and adults have heard the gospel message through the Encuentro events. Our most recent trip to Puerto Rico was comprised of 1600 US students (approximately 800 each week) and adults attending from 165 US churches. In addition to the weeklong VBS clinics, we held Children s crusades, Sports Clinics, and Medical Clinics on both the east and west side of the island with our own medical staff and supplies. We had evening Evangelistic services at 48 churches across the island of Puerto Rico and helped with major construction at 18 churches with an additional 27 needing repairs and painting. We also rebuilt Toro Negro Youth Camp, which had been looted and almost destroyed. One of the highlights of the two Continued on page 30 CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH

28 HE IS WITH US John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. By Mary Lee Lippy Have you ever been through something in life that knocks the wind out of you, placing your very soul in a dark place, all alone, and it seems there will be no way through or out? God s word calls it tribulation, trials, and even flat out attacks from the enemy. But the good news is in Jesus we are never alone. Even Paul said in 2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light affliction is but for a moment meaning that though we will suffer those things that happen to us they won t last forever. What the enemy meant for evil, God will turn it all around for good. It isn t the trials and tribulations that make us stronger because that is the very tactic of the enemy to kill, steal, and destroy. But God s grace, love, and favor restores us and makes us stronger in Him. That is why the Word says, Let the weak say, I am strong, because He has come to give us life and that more abundantly in Him. During the past year, some in the CFO ministry have encountered life threatening situations where everything was hanging in the balance. Yet at the same time they were reaching out to the lost sharing the message of salvation through the colors. It is nothing short of a miracle how God carried us through it all. Wilson Lippy, President of CFO and in his 30th year of leading the CFO ministry, faced two close encounters of death in Of all things, it was while he was working hard for the Lord. Just a few weeks after recovering from surgery Wilson traveled with Jack Long to Budapest to distribute CFO witnessing supplies for the sixth year in a row. While there on a cold rainy day, Wilson was carrying a box of supplies down a hill towards a street unaware he would suffer a cerebral infarction half way down the hill. Not knowing what hit him, he lost control of his leg and arm as he helplessly fell down the hill into a busy street with oncoming traffic headed straight at him. Jack in a critical panic jumped out in front of Wilson to wave off the trucks and cars and doing his all to protect Wilson from being run over. Wilson in total confusion tried to pull himself up reaching above him for a railing right above his head, but he couldn t physically control his body to grasp it and get himself to safety. Others ran out and took ahold of Wilson and carried him inside to safety. It took roughly four hours for sensation to begin to return to his leg and arm while sitting there through the conference. At the end of the week he returned home to the U.S. He was evaluated and treated by his family doctor. It is a miracle he recovered. Months later, a few days before the CFO Annual Picnic, Wilson and his two grandsons were cleaning the edges of the pond on the farm. Wilson misjudged the hillside turn he was taking on his 4-wheeler and ran himself right into the pond. The 4-wheeler flipped right over top of him pushing him down roughly 15 feet below. His grandsons were in a panic, unable to locate him. While struggling under water unable to get his legs moving, Wilson prayed within himself, Lord get me out of this! A sudden burst of energy hit him and he kicked his legs around frantically until his hand reached to the top of the water where his grandsons immediately pulled him out the rest of the way. Obviously it wasn t Wilson s time to go home to be with the Father in Heaven so God has restored earthly strength and health so Wilson can continue on, leading CFO! Though some may not encounter near death experiences in their life time, they might encounter trials and tribulation in other forms. It could be anything from a divorce to financial crisis; abuse of others or a painful past to overcome; or even dealing with fears of what the future holds. For each of us we experience different sufferings that can really crush our confidence and drain us of the needed strength to get through it all. This is where it is vital to know and take ahold of where we are to cast all our cares on Him, and to turn to Him for rest. The Bible says in 1 Peter 5:7 and Matthew 11:28. Jesus knew all too well how important the Great Comforter would be to us and that is why Jesus made it a very strong point to inform us of it. This is one of many reasons why CFO shares the message of the colors. People are lost and hurting. They have been through things that makes them feel alone and without hope. When they are given the good news of what Jesus did for them, and discover that Jesus will be with them wherever they go, the darkness lifts and heavy burdens rolls off of their weary souls. Hope and joy floods them as they come to life within. We can hardly describe how deeply touched we are when many return the following year, or even years later, to thank us for sharing the message of the colors and when asked why, they all say the same thing: Because now I am not alone! Jesus is with me everywhere I go! They now truly understand the words Jesus said, Though we will have troubles in this world, be of good cheer, for Jesus has already overcome the world! 28 CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH 2017 CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM

29 2016 CFO SPRING OUTREACH LUNCHEON GOD HAS BLESSED Our 29th Annual Luncheon was a fun-filled gathering with a family-like atmosphere held at the Pleasant Valley Fire Hall. With 467 in attendance we were blessed by the guest speaker Chuck Hoober of the Hoober, Inc., inspirational singer Trish, hymns, personal testimonies given by Adam Nathanson, a Pastor and missionary from Venezuela, and Mike Barko and his team who share the colors in Virginia and West Virginia. All enjoyed a wonderful meal provided by Wilhelm s Catering service. Our guest speaker, Chuck Hoober, was tremendous! He graduated from Messiah College in 1986 with a marketing degree. He serves on the Messiah College Leadership Board, is Cecil County Farm Bureau s Director, attends Stone s Throw Church (PCA), and is active with the Gideons International. He took the time at the luncheon to share about his life story and personal testimony. He was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and grew up around the family farming equipment business. He naturally developed and mastered the hands on skills in the family business starting with many different job responsibilities in the company. Over the years he s been a Store Manager of the Hoober s Middletown, Delaware location and now partners with his brother Scott and his brother in-law Rod Lefever as majority owners and leaders of Hoober. They are now known as The Partners. As Hoober s third generation of ownership and leadership they celebrated their 75th year in business in 2016! It was amazing to know about how, the hard work and dedication of the first generation of the starting point of the family business left an impact of legacy passed down through each generation within the Hoober family. The business now has nine locations covering South Central Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. The Hoober s heritage includes financial support for both community and faith based organizations. Of all the ways God has blessed Chuck and his growing family, most importantly he shared the importance of knowing Jesus as savior and Lord. When years ago he lost a special friend in an auto accident, it sent Chuck on a soul searching journey. He discovered there is true joy and solid peace only through knowing Jesus who gave his life on the cross and secured everlasting life. Chuck shared how important it is for those of us who have faith in Jesus to share that saving message to others in our life time. For those of you who would like to be involved in sharing the message of the gospel in CFO, you can contact our office number or us cfoutreachinc@aol.com. KEYNOTE SPEAKER Chuck Hoober CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH

30 THE CHALLENGE GO WHERE YOU RE SPIRITUALLY FED! By John Vogel It s not a well-kept secret: Bible teaching churches are growing -- multiplying even! Spiritual hunger and tastes change just like our food tastes. When you receive Christ as Savior, your hunger for God s Word and His wisdom grows. And when that happens, you may need to find a new church -- one that spiritually nourishes you. 6 CHURCH-PICKING POINTERS 1. First, seek the Lord s direction in prayer, and He will direct your path. (Prov. 3:6) 2. Look for a welcoming church where pastoral leadership is devoted to sharing God s Word. 3. Seek a Bible-teaching faith community reaching out to lost souls. Attend for at least a month or two not just a week or two. 4. Look for a church growing with younger people & families searching for life s meaning. Yes, there are churches like that! 5. Seek a church that ll help draw you closer to Christ, even inspire you to grow your faith beyond your old comfort zones. 6. Find a body of believers excited about God s plan for each of us. That s a church that understands its purpose & will help you grow. All churches have distinct personalities, just like people. None are perfect, just like people. Some, however, are more committed to God s calling and sharing His plan for you. Seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Believe it! Jesus said it. (Matt 7:7) NOPE, THIS WON T QUITE DO IT! Now, about your Bible... Do you really read and study it? If you re spiritually hungry, you need to take in the wisdom of God s plan that s inside and waiting for you. Without it, no one can grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior. (2 Peter 3:18) A good friend facing a serious life challenge just couldn t get into his Old King James Bible. Even as a college professor, he couldn t find relevance in it. Today, thanks to God s inspiration, we have many Bibles with study guides and inspiring testimonies. There are Bibles for new believers, for recovery, for teens, for children, for soldiers -- all with the sole purpose of immersing you in the Word. That s what God wants! So if your Bible still looks like new, but is a tad dusty, find a Christian book store and explore them. One will surely call out to you and feed your hunger. Continued from page 27 weeks was the community medical clinics and homeless outreaches where the medical staff saw hundreds of patients, gave physical exams, did minor surgeries, prescribed and distributed medicines, gave eye exams with glasses as needed, and gave each of them the Evangelistic Salvation Bracelets as our translators explained the plan of Salvation. This allowed us to pray with each individual person. The beginning of each day started with a huge prayer and worship service. I can t even describe the overflowing feeling and tears of pride as I watched these young people come from all over to meet Jesus and share their love of Him with the people of Puerto Rico. At the close of each week, we had a City-wide Crusade where hundreds accepted Jesus as their Savior each night, with many others committing their lives to serve the Lord in ministry. My husband and I traveled all over the island trying to visit every church having VBS or construction to take pictures. We were blessed beyond measure to see the impact this trip had on both the youth coming from the US and the youth in the small villages where we were serving. We saw firsthand how proudly the children and adults of Puerto Rico wore their bracelets and watched as they felt confident to share Jesus plan for the world with the help of your great pamphlets. 30 CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH 2017 CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM

31 BLESSINGS GREATLY ABOUND CFO SUMMER PICNIC More than 170 joined in on the leisurely day at the 2016 CFO Summer Picnic. This year s band, Cross Winds, performed live music that filled the air with joy and peace, creating the Christ-like atmosphere for our guests. We were blessed with testimonies and praise reports from those who are involved with CFO and a Pastor from India was our guest speaker. He shared about all that God is doing, both within the U.S. and all over the world. As food was served and everyone enjoyed the freedom to roam around the farm, many relaxed drifting on the pond in the paddle boats as friends and family were socializing with those they had not seen in over a year. It was an encouraging reminder of what Heaven will be like making the gathering to be such an uplifting event. We thank everyone for showing your support at the CFO picnic and taking the time to come out to be a part of God s eternal family. YOU RE INVITED CFO SUMMER PICNIC 2017 Look for our upcoming announcements about exciting plans for our annual CFO Summer Events CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH

32 SEPTEMBER 2015 JUNE 2016 SALVATION DECISIONS EVENT STATE DATE RESULTS James Madison University VA ONGOING 834 Downtown Harrisburg PA ONGOING 670 Sacra VA ONGOING 92 Verona Food Bank VA ONGOING 85 Cross Light VA ONGOING 15 York Fair PA September 93 Buck Wheat Festival MD September 186 N.C. State Fair NC October 245 Trunk or Treat Alum Spring Bapt VA October 43 VA Farm Show VA 2016 January 64 Highland Maple Festival VA 2016 March 120 Luray Festival of Spring VA 2016 Mary 80 VBS Alum Spirng Festival 2016 June 16 African American Festival 2016 June 40 July 4th Presbyterian Festival VA 2016 July 10 Waynesboro Xtravaganza VA 2016 July 130 Sweet Dreams Festival 2016 July 58 Augusta Co. Fair VA 2016 August 300 Rockingham Co. Fair VA 2016 August 640 Maryland State Fair MD 2016 Aug -Sept 205 York Fair PA 2016 September 201 Solanco Fair PA 2016 September 142 West Lampeter Fair PA 2016 September 176 Buck Wheat Festival WV 2016 Sept-Oct 357 NC State Fair NC 2015 October 407 Southern Farm Show NC 2016 February 451 KeyStone Farm Show PA 2016 January 78 Virginia Farm Show VA 2016 January 100 Maryland Steam Show MD 2016 September 18 Ohio State Fair OH 2016 July-Aug 568 City Gate Prayer Room PA weekly 214 Salem Square PA weekly 66 Joshua s Hands Fall Festival VA 2015 October 55 Capitol City Church PA 2015 October 20 Farnum Park PA 2016 January 12 Touch A Truck VA 2016 April 8 Marysville Car Show PA 2016 April 5 Multi-Cultural Fest PA 2016 May 24 Arts Festival PA 2016 May 27 Iron Horse Festival PA 2016 June 12 Juneteenth Festival PA 2016 June 26 Wheel A Thon PA 2016 June 20 Food Festival PA 2016 July 8 Parkesburg Firemen s Fair PA 2016 July 56 Fountain Gate PA 2016 July 10 National Night Out PA 2016 August 14 Heart of Harrisburg PA 2016 August 19 New Hope Ministries PA 2016 August 8 Hope For Harrisburg PA 2016 August 11 Hall Manor PA 2016 August 38 York Med Center PA 2016 August 23 Kipona Festival PA 2016 September 52 Latino Festival PA 2016 September 25 Joshua s Hands Fall Festival VA 2015 October 55 Harford County Fair MD 2016 July 53 Carroll County Fair MD 2016 August 31 Hanover Dutch Days PA 2016 August 11 Day of Hope MD 2016 July 85 Virginia Ag Expo VA 2016 August 23 Ag Progress Days PA 2016 August 161 As reported by local CFO volunteers working out of the home office in MD SALVATION CALL HAVE YOU PUT YOUR FAITH IN JESUS? IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHERE YOU STAND WITH JESUS, YOU CAN BE 100% CERTAIN OF YOUR ETERNITY AND SALVATION. If you believe Christ died for you and God s plan of salvation is a gift freely given to all sinners, then you only need to ask Jesus to be your Savior and Lord. Come to Him with every imperfect part of your life, believe on Him, and begin your new walk in the Lord. The Bible is filled with God s unfailing promises but His greatest promise is eternal life, offered to anyone who personally believes in and accepts as personal savior, Jesus Christ. START BY SIMPLY TALKING TO GOD. You can pray something like this: O God, I am a sinner, I m sorry for my sin. I want to turn from my sin. I believe Jesus Christ is Your Son; I believe He died for my sin and You raised Him to life; I want to trust Him as my Savior and follow Him as my Lord from this day forward, forevermore. Jesus, I put my trust in You and surrender my life to Your Holy Spirit. In Jesus name, Amen. DO IT RIGHT NOW. Then contact us and we will send information to help you. We have a followup book entitled Beginning Again which will start you on your new walk with Christ. VISIT US ONLINE christianfarmers.com WRITE TO US Christian Farmers Outreach P.O. Box 136 Hampstead, Maryland CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM

33 HOW WE SHARE Many ask How do you share so effectively? And the answer is: We share God s message simply and directly as shown in the Gospel tract. And we stick to His message without preaching! OPENING I want to share God s plan for you. He wants everyone with him in Heaven. STEPS TO FOLLOW Follow every color starting with the gold bead. At the end go back to the red bead, representing what Jesus did for us, and ask Have you responded to this? Then ask the question at the bottom of the tract (Are you 100% sure?). If they say yes, ask them how they know. If they cannot tell you that they have Jesus in their heart, go back to the verses in the tract. Romans 10:13 Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord... That is responding to what Jesus did for us. John 1:12 But as many as received him... That is responding to what Jesus did for us. If you know Romans 10:9, quote it. That is responding to what Jesus did for us. Say: It is your decision whether you go to heaven or not. We are of free will. Choosing to open our hearts and invite Jesus in, beginning a personal relationship with Jesus, is what takes you to heaven. Ask: Would you like to know that? Would you like to invite Jesus into your heart? I will word a simple prayer and help you. AFTER THEY PRAY Have them sign the back of the tract. Give them the tract so they remember their spiritual birthday. Go to p. 2 of the follow up book Beginning Again Show them the page and say Now you are 100% sure you are going to heaven. CONFIRM THEIR DECISION What did you just do that you now know this? Make sure that they tell you. Then say I would like to give you a follow up book. When you get home would you read it? When they are ready to leave the booth, ask them: Where is Jesus? (If they don t say In heart! start over!!) Let them know he will walk with them 24/7. Request: If you come to this event next year, please stop by the booth and share with us what it meant knowing you had Jesus with you this past year. Give everyone a tract so they can see the message and colors and ask them to share this with others. PRAY FOR EACH PERSON YOU LEAD TO CHRIST. THANK YOU FOR HELPING CFO INCREASE THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN! THE MESSAGE of the BEADS GOLD REPRESENTS HEAVEN Somewhere we all want to go. and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. Rev 21:18b DARK REPRESENTS SIN Our problem all are sinners. For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord Romans 6:23 RED REPRESENTS BLOOD OF CHRIST God s Remedy for Sin But God commendeth His love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 This is what Jesus did for us. He loved us so much that He went to the cross on our behalf that we can have eternal forgiveness for our sin and be saved. WHITE ALL MAY BE SAVED NOW Our Response to what Jesus did for us on the cross. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10:13 But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the Sons of God. John 1:12a GREEN REPRESENTS GROWTH But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. II Peter 3:18 The Lord wants us to experience His peace and joy. He has a special purpose for us all. CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH

34 BLESSED are the BEAD STRINGERS! Earlier this year a married couple from New York who we never met in person before, contacted CFO interested in helping in any way possible in the ministry. When they heard of the stringing rawhides section of our ministry they were delighted to get started. We were so impressed with their dedication. They sent in a total of 5,000 strung rawhides and asked for more to string. We asked them to put in words what this means to them and they shared with us their heart-filled response via e.mail: Dear CFO, Bob has always wanted to be a farmer! He loved going to his Uncle Fred s farm as a kid and would help anywhere he could. The first time we saw the Christian Farmers Outreach at the Erie County Fair in Hamburg, NY, we were amazed at the way they presented the Gospel message! Everyone Meet Mrs. Brown, a widow for roughly 4 years. Before her husband passed away to be with Jesus, Mr. Brown would always string rawhides for the CFO ministry on a weekly basis. Once he was called home, Mrs. Brown took over stringing rawhides in the CFO ministry, stringing almost half of the inventory. She wanted to be active in some way serving in God s kingdom despite her limitations that being older of age naturally brings. Because of her devotion in the stringing rawhides ministry, she strings a bag and a half per week (when we have them in stock) throughout the year that s an estithey spoke with received a physical reminder, through the beads, of God s Great Love and Hope for all mankind. We decided we really wanted to be part of the Christian Farmers organization and the best way for us to participate at this time, would be to help string rawhides for the teams to use. Thank you for letting us be part of your team and Praise God for your faithfulness in sharing The Gospel! Continued blessings, Bob & Patsy Krah MEET MRS. BROWN mated 50,000 per year. Her work over the past four years totals 200,000 beaded rawhides strung on her own! She gets so much joy when she is stringing the rawhides but at times we run out of supplies and wait for the orders to arrive so during those times she becomes disappointed and can hardly wait for more. She truly puts all that time on her hands to good use, investing into God s eternal kingdom by assembling a powerful, effective witnessing tool. She is helping CFO change lives all over the world. Just that one person makes all the difference in this ministry. Imagine how God would be able to bless and increase in His kingdom if more of us would join together and work like Mrs. Brown. 34 CHRISTIAN FARMERS OUTREACH 2017 CHRISTIANFARMERS.COM