Does anyone know where to get copies of this book? We are going to have an Halloween alternative that will be open to the public, and this would be valuable as a hand out for all who come. [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 10/04/99 05:13:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: (bcc: Robert D Hamilton/Page Digital) Subject: [RR] (no subject) Rangers at it again... ** "THE LAST BEST THING" DISTRIBUTED TO FIRE VICTIMS After a forest fire wiped out more than 5,000 acres of land and destroyed 30 building structures on an Indian reservation in northeast Arizona, the White Mountain Apache Indian Tribe asked Whiteriver Assembly of God to be the main distribution point for emergency food and clothing. Thanks to Royal Rangers, the Assemblies of God ministry to boys, every bag of supplies that was handed out included "The Last Best Thing," a copy of the Book of John. This special edition of the Book of John includes preface pages that discuss life issues and includes the plan of salvation. "The Last Best Thing" was printed using funds raised by the Light for the Lost Junior Councilmen program, a joint effort of the national Light for the Lost and Royal Rangers departments. More then 7,000 copies of the book were distributed through the fire-relief ministry of Whiteriver Assembly of God. As a result, at least eight people gave their hearts to the Lord, and new families have been added to the church. In the midst of the strife and tragedy, Pastor Robert Jimenez said the people also learned to turn to God's Word for comfort and answers. "One man in our church lost his home, and he said that if it hadn't been for the Word, he would have never made it," Pastor Jimenez said. "He lost everything. His whole life was gone. Everything he had ever owned and everything he had ever remembered were gone in a matter of 3 hours. If you could have seen his house after the fire, all you would have seen is a pile of ash and a basketball pole sticking out of the ground. He told me that the only thing he had was the Word of God to replace that emptiness." The miraculous part of the story is that neither the church nor Royal Rangers intended for the books to be used during the fire-relief ministry. The initial plan was to provide Whiteriver Assembly with 10,000 copies of the book for a Labor Day evangelism outreach to the Indian reservation. "But God's timing is always perfect," Jimenez said. "Within 48 hours of receiving the copies, we had an opportunity to distribute the books and make a major impact on the reservation since the people were hurting and their hearts were open. If it weren't for Royal Rangers, we wouldn't have had copies of the 'The Last Best Thing' to distribute to the hurting Apache people." Since the original plan was to distribute the books during an evangelism outreach, the Royal Rangers provided Whiteriver with more copies in addition to what was handed out during the fire-relief ministry. About 30,000 people visit the Fort Apache Indian Reservation on Labor Day. This year, about 10,000 of them received a copy of "The Last Best Thing." Altogether, Whiteriver Assembly distributed more than 15,000 copies of the book during the summer. Jimenez has heard nothing but good responses. "We still see people sitting in their cars reading the book," he said. "I believe this book has impacted thousands of people." --Travis Spencer _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
