Michael “Brother Boogie” Anders was a compulsive gambler. To finance his gambling habit, “Boogie” began robbing banks. He was caught following the second bank robbery and sent to prison. While there he experienced a dramatic conversion to Christ. Fellow inmates, who knew him as “Boogie,” then gave him the label of “Brother Boogie.” Following … [Read more...]

“Emiko Taguchi is the wife of So Taguchi of the St. Louis Cardinals major league baseball team…and is a well known media personality in her native Japan. She was the “anchor” of a nation-wide television news program while also hosting a radio show. In the realm of being famous, Emiko has been described as “the Katie Couric” of Japan. Being … [Read more...]

Jim and Tammy McGarry founded “More Than Carpentry Christian Ministries (MTC)” in 2006 and “will provide job training and mentoring to men and women in Wellston, MO, a small, struggling city just west of the St. Louis, MO city limits … MTC seeks to make an impact on the lives of men and women by developing relationships and serving their individual … [Read more...]

Stan Goodenough, a writer and the editor of “The Jerusalem Newswire,” was recently in St. Louis, MO. He describes himself as “… a Christian Zionist; a South African national; a Mayflower descendant; an 18-year resident of the State of Israel; husband to a wonderful wife; father to five extra-ordinary children; a journalist by profession; and a … [Read more...]

Jan Willem van der Hoeven, a recent guest in St. Louis, MO “is the founder of different ministries in Israel and Holland. He was born in The Netherlands where his father was private secretary to Queen Juliana. He studied in London where he obtained his Bachelor of Divinity Degree from the London University. Jan Willem has lived in the Middle East … [Read more...]

Tom Bakewell, a St. Louis Attorney, has become a great student and resource on the lives of some great men such as William Wilberforce and John Newton. He discusses them in conjunction with the “Amazing Grace” movie, to be released later this year on DVD. Tom provides inspiring and compelling stories of Wilberforce and Newton, author of the … [Read more...]

Jim Brackenridge has a heart for reaching international students and impacting them with the Gospel of Christ. After a career in the U.S. Military, he became Executive Director of International Programs of Mississippi College, known as “A Christian University.” Four years ago, Mississippi College had but six international students, all girls from … [Read more...]

Bryan Brand and his wife got a vision of lifting high the name of Jesus in unique ways in today’s culture. He discusses how the “mustard seed” idea gave birth to the “Jesus Name Project” of pointing hundreds of thousands to the name of Jesus each day…on billboards, on Jesus yard signs, and bumper/window stickers. These attractive and tasteful … [Read more...]

Pat Bradley had ‘bottomed out’ due to drunkenness and other problems that resulted in his divorce. He talks about his amazing transformation that led to a remarriage to his wife and other marvelous evidences of change and growth. As a layman Pat began taking short term mission trips. So impacted by the need and opportunity of what he … [Read more...]

Jack Schaar and the company he heads, Fine Art Limited of St. Louis, Missouri, were commissioned and have produced the art for all the Olympic Games since 1988. They are the “world’s largest publisher of fine art commemorating special events,” such as the “100th Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty”, the “500th Anniversary of Columbus discovering … [Read more...]