Ministry Updates

The Institute of Self-Worth^®
Update
May 20, 2008

Dear Friends,

We are continually surprised by the assignments the Lord gives us and also, are surprised at the number in front of us right now. I'll try to touch on several of them to keep you updated.

For several years I've traveled to minister in churches in rural America and more recently to prisons to do ISW graduations. I've found that many places don't have musicians for praise and worship. They just have a smaller pool to pull from. I believe that every church, including prison churches, should have access to the best praise and worship and ministry of the Word possible. This is why ISW has taken on the project of producing A Worship Experience. This is a DVD with words on the screen and the music in a split-track format that can be played with or without the vocals. There will be 20 songs divided into 4 sets [sessions] with 5 songs each.

The Lord has sent us professional musicians to complete this project. I've never done anything like this before. Steve Brown has taken the project and run with it. Watching the dream come into reality is an awesome experience. I've been privileged to sit in on two of the studio recording sessions and can honestly tell you this is going to be great. We want to thank Pastors Marty and Becky Warren and Mt. Zion Community Church of Cherryvale, KS for sponsoring the initial cost of producing this recording.

A Worship Experience will also be available on CD for your car or home. The DVD will be $25.00 and the CD will be $15.00. We believe it will be ready in mid June. Income from DVD/CD sales will go toward covering the cost of placing ISW curriculum.

We are talking with a youth minister in Cocoa Beach, FL about helping us produce an ISW DVD for high school age youth. As we watch the youth of our country struggle with identity issues we want to be involved in helping them discover the great treasure of the biblical principle of self-worth. What if, when we were in high school, we had known God's approval comes because of who we are in Christ not because of what we do? The pressures our youth face today are much more difficult than even 20 years ago. We are just beginning this project and we would like you to be a part of the process. Help us reach and change their hearts.

We have also talked with a children's pastor in Huntsville, AL about taking the principles in the ISW curriculum and breaking them down into 15-minute segments on a level for grade school children. As I visit with inmates I'm amazed to find that many of them were on the street before they were 10 years old. They've never had a person of positive influence to lead them in the right direction. Why don't you and I work to change this?

Both of these young ministers have come highly recommended for their ability to reach these age levels. Please pray for them as they work at bringing these principles to youth and children in a manner that will change lives.

Thank you

Vic Porter

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