ACKNOWLEDGMENTS & AUTHORS

This project would not have been possible apart from the participation of many friends. I want to thank the following for partnering with us by contributing to this book:

Harold and Debbie Vaughan
Harold is a full-time evangelist and founder of Christ Life Ministries (Vinton, VA). C.L.M. sponsors Prayer Advances, produces publications, and sponsors various local church ministries. To learn more about C.L.M., go to www. christlifemin.org. God has blessed Harold and Debbie with three sons.

Tom Palmer
After attending Bible college, Tom Palmer served as assistant pastor and youth pastor with his father, Jack Palmer, at Calvary Independent Baptist Church (Huntingdon, PA). In 1989, he founded the Palmer Revival Minis­tries (Spring Mills, PA). Married since 1983, he and his wife, Patty, have three children. Through their revival ministry, they minister full time in churches, Christian schools, and Christian camps.

Jack Palmer
Jack Palmer pastored independent Baptist churches for 30 years before found­ing Victorious Family Living Ministries in 1990. He hosts the Keys to Family Living radio program, conducts family revival meetings in churches, and pro­duces various resources for the family. He and his wife, June, have four chil­dren and ten grandchildren. The Palmers live in Spring Mills, Pennsylvania.

T.P. Johnston, Jr.
After his conversion in 1969 and his call to the ministry, T.P. Johnston, Jr., completed Bible college and founded a church in his hometown. In 1994, after he served in that work for more than 18 years, God led him and his wife, Mary, and their four daughters to Smyrna, Georgia, where he serves as senior pastor of Calvary Baptist Church.

Craig M. Scott
Craig M. Scott is senior pastor of Woodside Baptist Church (I)enver, (:0). Previously, he served as a youth pastor in four independent Baptist churches and has served on various ministry boards. He regularly speaks at conferences, Christian school retreats, revival meetings, youth camps, and Bible confer­ences. God has blessed him and his wife, Karen, with four children and four grandchildren.

Rick Johnson
Rick Johnson has served as pastor of Friendship Baptist Church (Huntsville, AL) since 1986. He and his wife, Paula, were married in 1979. God has blessed them with seven children.

Tom Farrell
Dr. Tom Farrell has traveled as an evangelist since 1979. From 1974 to 1990, he and his wife, Regina, faithfully served on staff at THE WILDS Christian Camp & Conference Center (Brevard, NC). In 1990, he formed Tom Farrell Ministries. Dr. Farrell serves as vice president of Heart of America Seminary, a ministry of Tn-City Baptist Church. He preaches in local church revivals, area-wide campaigns, Christian colleges, camps; and on many mission fields. God has blessed him and Regina with three children and one grandchild.

Jeff KahI
Since 2002, Jeff has served as director of Camp CoBeAc (Houghton Lake, MI), a conservative Christian camp serving thousands annually. Jeff is also a frequent youth and family speaker across the country. Prior to his role at Camp CoBeAc, he served as camp director at Northland Camp & Confer­ence Center as well as a vice president and instructor at Northland Baptist Bible College, both in Dunbar, Wisconsin. Jeff and his wife, Carol, have three children.

Stanley W. Long, II
Stanley W. Long, II, serves as associate pastor for Camp Eagle Ministries of Shenandoah Baptist Church (Roanoke, VA). He joined the staff of Shen­andoah Baptist in 2000 as the director of Camp Eagle (Fincastle, VA) and has also served as Shenandoah’s student ministries pastor. Currently, Stanley serves as the camp director. God has blessed him and his wife, Kelle, with nine children.

Ken Varney
Ken Varney is involved in various ministries, including nursing homes and homeless shelters. He is undergoing chaplain training with Good News Jail Ministry and has served the last 10 years at the Frederick County Jail. He has a bachelor’s degree in Theology and is currently pursuing a master’s degree. He and his wife, Stacy, home-school their three daughters.

Robert Booth
Robert Booth and his wife, Gina, have been married for 26 years and blessed with 11 children. They reside in Talking Rock, Georgia, and attend Calvary Mountain Baptist Church.

Stephen Vaughan
Stephen is Harold and Debbie Vaughan’s youngest son. He is an avid reader and enjoys all kinds of outdoor activities. This is his first contribution to a published volume.

Editing and proofreading by Adam and Kim Blumer

Cover design and interior typesetting by Chris Hartzler