May 2005

Our Partnership @ Work

Finland

Royal Rangers Finland hosted the second annual Royal Rangers International (RRI) Council meeting early May. In Royal Rangers’ 43-year history there has never been a service and fellowship organization like RRI charged with the duty of coordinating the expansion of Royal Rangers around the world. The result of this strategy speaks for itself. Within the last three years, since founding RRI, Royal Rangers has grown from 56 nations to 70.

Over the last year, we have been challenged our supporters to become “READY” Evangelism Force members—that is, to support RRI at $35/month to establish Royal Rangers in nations where it does not exist. The efforts are paying off; the funds are fueling growth!

The key agenda item of the May RRI Council meeting in Finland was to deliver the new Royal Rangers Global Curriculum—an economically feasible and adaptable overseas evangelism curriculum. Such a tool has been a huge obstacle to growth. Few nations have the finances or expertise to develop such resources. With this hurdle cleared, nations have begun to translate the materials and adapt them to their context (culture, economy, school system, etc.).

The introduction of the new Royal Rangers Global Curriculum so motivated Jukka Piirainen, the elected European RRI Coordinator, that with less than 10 days to prepare himself, he traveled from Finland to attend the Camp Eagle Rock Advanced Academy in Missouri at the end of May. “I want to be on the cutting edge of these changes,” Jukka told me. “So it is very important I attend the Academy.” On Jukka’s watch, Royal Rangers has recently been established in three new European nations. The future is even brighter!

These valuable evangelism resources will result in ministry growth in Europe, and in each of the other overseas regions—Africa, Asia, Eurasia, and Latin America and the Caribbean. Picture it. There are 970 million unsaved boys in the world! Equipped with these resources, the members of the RRI Council have the tools to rescue an every increasing percentage of these boys for Christ. Your “READY” Evangelism Force funds are @ work and making an eternal difference!

Note: To learn how you, your church, outpost, or business can participate in the “READY” Evangelism Force, visit www.RoyalRangersInternational.com.

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