Providence Foundation 2015 Report

Greetings! We appreciate your support of the Providence Foundation.

We wanted to share with you a report of some of the things we did in 2015 in order to bring Godly transformation to America and the nations.

New Books

1. The Biblical Family – God has entrusted the family with the care and management of property and children, which empowers it to fulfill its mission. This control of education and property by the family is greatly threatened today in America. Stephen McDowell gave numerous talks on this topic including at a pastors’ retreat sponsored by American Family Association.
2. The Threat of Islam to Liberty and Christianity – Many people have used this book to teach others about this grave danger. We have also spoken on this subject in numerous settings. Concerning the book, General Curry wrote:

“The Threat of Islam to Liberty and Christianity is a fine piece of scholarship that merits the widest distribution possible. It is a first rate summary of the history and interaction of Christianity and Islam. Your handling of the Crusades is the most succinct I have read anywhere.” – Gen. Jerry Curry (retired)

3. The Bible: America’s Source of Law and Liberty

This exciting new book could potentially impact thousands of state legislators, as well as inform voters everywhere of what is needed to protect America’s future and well-being. We worked with West Virginia State Representative Mike Azinger to produce a new book that he distributed to every member of the House and Senate in his state in January 2016. In addition to West Virginia, by February 2016 copies were distributed, or arranged to be distributed, to the legislatures of Minnesota, Missouri, Arizona, and Mississippi.

Throughout 2016 and following, through our Legislators’ Project, we hope to get a copy to every member of all the other state legislatures in the country. In addition, we hope many citizens will read it and become informed of America’s founding principles, enabling them to more effectively participate in choosing good and Godly leaders.

We have endorsements from 15 legislators from a dozen different states, and from Christian leaders such as David Barton, Tim Wildmon, and Rick Green.  The American Family Association helped sponsor the book and will be promoting it. A few endorsements follow:

“If you are a leader, this is absolutely essential knowledge. On our shoulders rests the future of the greatness of our nation. Read this! Finish it. Read it again. Retain it. Teach it until it is retained!” – Kevin Jones, Kansas State Representative, 5^th District, Former US Army Green Beret

“Stephen McDowell’s newest book is must reading for any legislator—any American!—with a desire to learn the story of America’s Christian heritage.” – John D. O’Neal IV, House Majority Whip, West Virginia, 28th District

“This book looks to be the answer I’ve wanted when I am challenged by a liberal saying our country did not have Christian roots – our Founders were a bunch of opportunists and theists.  I appreciate all the research and footnoting that supports this information.  This is definitely both a book that inspires and one that needs to be on every conservative’s shelf for quick reference.” – Dennis Guth, State Senator, Iowa, District 4

We ask for your prayers and support as we seek to put this book into the hands of state legislators in all 50 states.

4. Stephen was interviewed on two AFA videos: One Generation Away (a documentary exploring the loss of religious liberty in America) and The Erosion of Religious Liberty.

Public Presentations and Talks

Scores of seminars and presentations were conducted at dozens of churches, Christian schools, homeschool groups, and social impact organizations in numerous states. A couple of events included speaking at a pastors’ retreat sponsored by America Family Association and conducting two training events for African-Americans on Biblical civil involvement for the Frederick Douglas Institute. A nine-day trip to Tampa is typical of many multi-day events, where Stephen spoke on a variety of subjects at seven churches, six Christian schools and homeschool groups, a businessmen’s gathering, and other venues.

Christian History Tours

Stephen conducted about 24 days of tours of Washington, DC, Virginia, and New England for various groups including the three annual tours he does with Tim Wildmon and America Family Association. In addition with assisting with the AFA tours, John McDowell also conducted numerous tours on his own, including a special event for Pat Robertson’s birthday. Stephen wrote a new 120 page tour guide for New England, which he used to conduct a three-day Christian history tour of Plymouth, Boston, Lexington, Concord, and Braintree, Massachusetts, for folks from California and India.

Radio

• Our new book, God’s Blueprint for Life, Liberty, and Property: A Bible Study on the Ten Commandments served as the topic for about 2 dozen radio programs and interviews. WallBuilders Live and American Family Radio conducted over 10 interviews each, covering one of the Ten Commandments on each show. The WallBuilders Live programs are available on our website.
• Numerous other radio interviews were conducted on the threat of Islam, America’s Christian history and government, and Biblical transformation.

International

• Stephen spent 10 days in Colombia, South America, helping to launch the Transformation Institute and speaking at churches, on the radio, and doing recordings for numerous television programs.
• Friends in Pakistan are printing one-half million copies of The Ten Commandments and Modern Society in three languages to distribute throughout the country.
• We continue to consult with leaders in many nations seeking Biblical transformation.

On-Going Classes

1. Monumental: Restoring America as the Land of Liberty

Numerous churches and groups are using Monumental: Restoring America as the Land of Liberty, the study that Stephen did with Kirk Cameron. One class leader wrote: “Monumental: Restoring America is an anointed work. It has blessed many at Bell Shoals Baptist Church. We had 25 attend our first Impact Class” and they have plans to offer this again in 2016. One student wrote: “Wow! What an eye opener! I thank God for you and for the way he is using you for His kingdom.”

A number of new organizations have been started by folks who were inspired by the Monumental study. One of these, Monumental Awakenings, has taught four classes and hosted a pastors’ event in Rushville, NY, to encourage these pastors to host a Monumental course at their churches. A church in Kentucky recently ordered 40 copies of Restoring America as the Land of Liberty for a class they are conducting. The Monumental series has been shown on a number of television networks in the U.S. as well as other nations. A friend from Ireland emailed us saying he had seen one of the programs on one of their channels.

West Virginia Delegate Azinger taught the course which helped inspire him to work with us on the Legislators’ Project, with the goal of putting a copy of our book The Bible: America’s Source of Law and Liberty into the hands of all 7383 state legislators in all 50 states.

2. The Threat of Islam to Liberty and Christianity – numerous people have used this book, one of our more recent ones, as a text in classes.
3. God’s Blueprint for Life, Liberty, and Property: A Bible Study on the Ten Commandments

Thousands of individuals, groups, and churches have been going through this recent study, and we have received much positive feedback. One woman said it was the best Bible study she had ever done. One man wrote, “This study of the Ten Commandments was a refreshing study of God’s Word. It is an important combatant in the war against lawlessness in America.”

4. America’s Providential History continues to be used as a textbook for classes in homes, churches, and schools. It remains our biggest seller, with Joyce Meyer Ministries alone ordering 4000-5000 annually.

New Articles

We authored a number of new articles which were not only distributed through our network but via other publications as well.

• “We the People” or “We the Judges”? Stopping Judicial Activism by Stephen McDowell and John McDowell
• Drifting toward Oligarchy by Stephen and John for the AFA Journal
• Barack Obama: A Good President or Evil Leader
• The Two Greatest External Threats to Christianity
• The Supreme Court Ruling to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage Is of “the First Order of Absurdity”
• Revisionist Thanksgiving

Webinars

We offered a few new webinars, two of which are accessible on our website. Webinars include:

• The Threat of Islam to Liberty and Christianity
• God’s Blueprint for Life, Liberty and Property: The Ten Commandments
• Monumental: Restoring America as the Land of Liberty

Website

During 2015 our website (providencefoundation.com) had over 130,000 unique visitors (an increase of 18% from the prior year), who made 340,000 visits and accessed 1.8 million pages. Visitors read articles, watched webinars, listened to podcasts, viewed Biblical Worldview University courses, ordered books, etc. We continue to add new materials making our website a virtual school.

Emailers and Facebook

We reach tens of thousands of people each month via our bi-weekly email newsletter and almost daily facebook posts.

New or Improved Presentations

New powerpoint presentation we produced include:

• We the People (Judicial Activism)
• Restoring America as the Land of Liberty
• God’s Blueprint for Life, Liberty, and Property
• American Exceptionalism

Podcasts and Radio Spots

• About 2 dozen podcasts are available on our website and via Itunes.
• About 15 one-minute Providential Perspective radio spots have been produced and regularly aired on AFR. 15 new ones will be made this year, also to be aired on AFR.

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Your support has enabled us to accomplish the above items and more. Thank you so much! Your continued support will help us spread Christian liberty and truth among the nations and train others to transform the culture for Christ.