IN THIS UPDATE:
- Happy New Year!
- Re-Edits
- Update From Julia (Our Business Manager)
- Statistics And Testimonials
- 2025 Greece Trip: In The Footsteps Of St. Paul
- Marine Biology Sponsorship Campaign
- Keep Us In Your Prayers
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
As we usher in a new year, let’s take time to remember the deeds of the Lord in 2024. Meditate on His works and consider His mighty deeds. (Psalm 77:11-12) Then as we move into 2025, let’s make it our New Year’s resolution to live a life worthy of the calling we received. (Ephesians 4:1)
Re-edits
There were no live events in December except for a couple of celebratory lunches. Denise and I met Caleb Guilliams (our board president) and his wife, April, for lunch when they were here in Wisconsin visiting family. Then the E4F team got together over lunch. It was great to finally meet each other! We celebrated the holiday season as well as a wonderful year of ministry.
For me, most of December was spent doing re-edits. There were some changes and updates I needed to make on the Marine Biology textbook. So, I have been re-editing the book to make it available for our 2025 trip, as well as homeschoolers who might be interested in a marine biology course. Then we also decided to re-edit two of the videos in the “David & the Giants” series for greater impact. They were originally recorded as two 45+ minute videos, but our statistics show that our content makes more impact with a shorter duration, so we have decided to split them up into short videos that are less than 15 minutes in length.
Update From Julia (our Business Manager)
Julia has been working hard transitioning into her position. She has been diligently editing and publishing podcasts and videos weekly, as well as keeping our followers well-informed on our social media platforms. She has many brilliant ideas that she has been implementing.
In December, Julia was inspired to tackle a research project to understand the impact of our ministry. What did she discover? God is equipping the generations through Evidence 4 Faith.
After analyzing the Evidence 4 Faith Youtube channel, Instagram page, Facebook page, and our in-person events from the business perspective, Julia noticed that this ministry reaches youth at my in-person speaking events, teens and young adults on E4F adventures (Marine Biology Trip), and even males and females 63+ older. The typical Youtube subscriber of the 10K subscribers on the Evidence 4 Faith channel is a male 63+!
With these insights in mind, here is what Julia has concluded: “God is equipping the generations through Evidence 4 Faith. I had no idea that the ministry was reaching such a vast audience of people. At the end of the day, it makes sense…the Gospel message reaches all people, all generations, all around the world. With these new demographic insights, Evidence 4 Faith can now be even more intentional about the way we make decisions to best serve those we equip for Christ. May the Lord continue to guide us and instruct us in the way we should go!” (Inspired by Psalm 32:8)
We’re at 80% of monthly support:
Statistics and Testimonials
· 100 individuals and churches have partnered with E4F in 2024 with their gifts, ranging from $10 to $6K!!
· We have gained over 200 YouTube subscribers in December
· The website has garnered 1.7K views with the Ipuwer Papyrus episode still in the lead reaching 265K views
· “Just wanted to say that is amazing informative content on YouTube. Great valuable work!”
· “Your passion and knowledge were inspiring and we seek to expose our students to the awe and power of God whenever possible and this was a perfect opportunity! We also seek to present the vast amount of evidence that points to the authority of the Bible. The topic of Goliath was also perfect for our boy heavy group!”
2025 Greece Trip: In the footsteps of St. Paul
Evidence 4 Faith is partnering with Emmaus Journeys to host a trip following in the footsteps of St. Paul in Greece and Macedonia. The itinerary is set, and bookings have been made. The dates will be August 30 – September 9, 2025. The cost is $3750 plus airfare.
Ready to learn more about your opportunity? Registration is now open! Explore the itinerary, fascinating activities, cost, dates, and register on Emmaus Journeys’ website: https://www.emmausjourneys.com/2025-e4f-greece
Hope you can join us!
Marine Biology Sponsorship Campaign
With expenses still on the rise, we are seeking to raise $10,000 in order to continue this impactful trip, provide scholarships to those in need, and keep all student fees affordable. If you have been impacted by this trip or know someone who has, please consider helping us reach our goal. We have raised $600 so far.
To get a glimpse into your impact, visit our Marine Biology webpage and read the stories of God’s work in and through past students on the trip: https://evidence4faith.org/marine-biology/
📧 Email info@evidence4faith.org to make known your desire to give a donation!
Keep Us in Your Prayers
“Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.” (Ephesians 6:19-20)
- A wonderful year of ministry declaring the gospel
- New content being published weekly
- Sponsors for the 2025 Marine Biology trip
- Upcoming trip in the footsteps of St. Paul
- May we live a life worthy of our calling!
- Pray for more funding and monthly donors to help us reach our monthly goal of $12,500 to cover salaries and operating expenses! We currently are at 74%. Please consider joining our team of ministry supporters!
Thank you for your prayers! May we live a life worthy of His calling!
Executive Director