I am beginning to understand that the ministry of Eternal Vision is poised to have a major impact on the Christian school movement in America. In fact, I believe God will bring a revival in Christian education that will be characterized first by the return of conviction-building preaching about Christian education from church pulpits, followed by a greater commitment to Christ-centered education by Christians and ministry leaders, and a re-positioning of financial resources by God’s people as ministry partners to accomplish the task.

I know that our ministry of preaching and teaching Biblical stewardship is confronting one of the major hindrances to revival in America: materialism. As a nation, we have been blessed with financial prosperity-perhaps even enough to see the Great Commission fulfilled in our lifetime. And yet the wealth enjoyed by God's people is not currently positioned to accomplish the task. In many churches we have become like the lukewarm church in Laodicea,

God's people must be challenged to use the abundant blessings of God in the same manner the Lord counseled the Laodicean believers:

I can already testify of those who through our ministry have been challenged, and then realized the great joy of seeing God work in this area of their life!

As our ministry surges forward in helping churches, Christian schools, and individual Christians, we know that we cannot accomplish this task without the Lord's divine assistance. As a friend of our ministry, will you pray for us and the ministries we have the privilege to help? We thank God for the answers to prayer He has provided even this month: for excellent meetings in Delaware, Alabama, Indiana, and Wisconsin where we are working to establish Christian Education Vision Endowments. We look forward in December to meeting with two new candidate schools to conduct Leadership Meetings in Rockford and Chicago, Illinois. I also thank God for allowing me to meet with dozens of school leaders at the Great Lakes Educators Conference last month, and the Illinois Association of Christian Schools' Administrators' Meeting this week. These have encouraged me that God is actively working and have prompted several new candidate school inquiries!

On a personal note, thank you for praying for my recent eye surgery. While the experience has been difficult, I thank God for a good report from the doctors so far and a promising prognosis for a full recovery.

As we thank God for His blessing of churches and schools to work with and the encouragement they bring, we are reminded of the expense involved in operating a ministry like Eternal Vision. I know you will pray sincerely about what end-of-year gift God may lay upon your heart to help our ministry effort. Thank you again for your friendship to Eternal Vision.

Dr. Mike Duffy, President