ROA Winter

PRESIDENT’S PAGE
Dr. Terry Ellis | Page 2
SO GREAT A CLOUD OF WITNESSES
Dr. Ricky Dunsford | Page 3
NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND
MISSIONARIES
Dr. Terry Ellis | Page 7-8
CONSIDERING THE HOMELESS
Brother Larry Key | Page 9

WELCOME BY DR. TERRY ELLIS
The words “old paths” seem eccentric in our
technologically advanced generation. Scientists
believe that modern technology allows knowledge to
double every 12 months. As a result, the current tendency
is to reject most everything that is associated with the
past and replace it with something new. Technology
can serve as an effective tool in propagating the Gospel;
however, we should never allow it to replace biblical
mandates. Therefore, we should remember in the midst
of our advanced civilization the Bible commands that
we are to walk in the “old paths” wherein is the good
way. I personally owe everything to the old paths. It is
because of the old paths that I was converted to Christ
at the age of 17 at Dogwood Valley Baptist Church in
Tunnel Hill, Georgia. The church was founded in the year
1845, 69 years after the signing of the Declaration of
Independence. Recently, the church celebrated its 170th
anniversary and our Pastor, Roy Gentry, celebrated his
51st anniversary as pastor of the church. I was saved
under his pastorate in 1977, and I accepted God’s call
into the ministry a few months later in December of
the same year. My life was forever changed on that
Sunday morning as I sat under the old-time preaching
of the man of God, and I came under conviction of my
sin and received Christ into my heart. In 1986 while
still a member of Dogwood Valley Baptist Church, God
called me into missions to serve with Rock of Ages
Ministries. I owe everything to Christ who saved me
and called me into the ministry and also to my pastor
and local church that has stayed faithful to the “old
paths” and the purpose of a New Testament church.
Paul gave a classic example of the power and
effectiveness of the old paths when he visited Athens
and passed by Mars Hill as recorded in Acts 17. The
Athenians were renowned for their knowledge, modern
culture, and pursuit of new things. When Paul preached
and expounded to the Athenians the old paths the Bible
declares, “Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed:
among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a
woman named Damaris, and others with them.” I believe it
is time our generation returns to the old paths, too many have
compromised for too long; as a result, we are seeing and feeling
the results of a compromised Christianity across our nation
and around the world. It is time we return to soul winning,
straight preaching and simple faith that believes “God is able.”
We must be committed to the preservation of His work
from the past and into the future. The old paths worked in
Jeremiah’s and Paul’s days and they still work today. But who
will preserve the old paths for future generations? Will you
be the one? To be clear on the matter as to where we stand
at the Rock of Ages, we still hold to the King James Bible,
the indwelling and guidance of the Holy Spirit, repentance,
conservative music, soul liberty, separation from the world,
holiness, sound Bible doctrines, preaching that exalts
Christ, edifies believers, and exposes sin. We still believe
in sanctification, that God answers prayer, the authority of
the local church, the eternal security of the believer, pretribulation
rapture, and Baptist distinctives. I thank God
for my rich heritage, for it was at an old-fashion Baptist
church, with an old-fashion Baptist pastor,
preaching the old-time Gospel, where I
was converted to Christ, called to preach,
and sent out as a missionary. Let us hold
to the old paths wherein is the good way.
Rock of Ages Ministries Digital Magazine
2015 Winter Edition
Editor - Dr. Terry Ellis
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So great a cloud
of witnesses. . .
BY DR. RICKY DUNSFORD
This year the theme for the ministry has been Jeremiah 6:16
with the emphasis being to stay focused on the old paths.
Hebrews 12 opens with the word ‘wherefore’ which basically
means ‘as a result of. As a result of what is written in chapter
11, and as men and women of faith, we are challenged to lay
aside any and every thing that may beset us from staying in the
race that is set before us. We are challenged to stay faithful to
Wherefore seeing we also
are compassed about with
so great a cloud of witnesses,
let us lay aside every weight,
and the sin which doth so
easily beset us, and let us run
with patience the race that is
set before us,
Hebrews 12:1
Dr. Dunsford and Missionary John Alves meeting
with local pastors to set goals to reach
prisoners in Brazil
Missionaries Jim and Connie Jeremias
ministering in an orphanage in Zambia
so great a cloud of witnesses or those that have laid the path
for us. As I looked at the great opportunities of the work, I was
reminded that we are forever indebted to the faith of those that
preceded us in this great ministry.
Rock of Ages Ministries is the result of a Bible-based
beginning by men of God who believed that salvation was the
only answer for those locked away behind prison bars, it is the
result of brethren that believed a missionary was needed fulltime
to reach such a forgotten people, and it is the result of
men of God who believed that only a King James Bible, which
is the power of God unto salvation, could carry that message
to the prisoners. With so great a cloud of witnesses, we must
hold to the “Old Paths.”
It is truly because of the faithful servants of our Lord, who
paved the old paths, that we
continue to run with patience
the race that is set before us.
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Dr. Ricky Dunsford is the
Executive Vice President
of Rock of Ages Ministries.
Missionary John VanHorn distributing
Chinese Tracts in China Town
Missionaries John Shelley and Ray Davis
reaching Liberian prisoners
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We have received
multiple testimonies
of parents receiving
Christ while coloring
with their children...
ROA Coloring Book Project 2015
THE PRISON PREVENTION TEAM
About this time last year we began
asking the Lord what He wanted us to
do to reach more souls. To say the least,
a coloring book was not on our mind.
During prayer time and much to my
surprise the Lord confirmed a coloring
book featuring the older generation
teaching the younger generation about
missionaries, creation, and the plan of
salvation. The Prison Prevention Team
went to work and in just a few months we
finished the coloring book called “Lets
Learn About Missionaries.” It features
the “Tater” characters that we use in the
elementary schools. Also, this coloring
book only uses the KJV Scriptures. It
quickly became popular and we went
through the first 20,000 copies in less
than eight months. We began receiving
reports practically every week of souls
being saved. The very first time we
used it was during our annual blitz in
Montgomery, Alabama. A group of men
went to the government housing projects
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and the children came running out
of the houses to receive a coloring
book. Several of the children
brought their parents out to meet
the men distributing them. Traffic
even became congested as cars with
children stopped, some vehicles
made U-turns to see what was going
on and get coloring books for their
children. Children and parents alike
gladly received the Gospel and
there were sixteen people saved
that day! This summer the coloring
books made their way to Wyoming
where some grandparents were
coloring with their grand children
and came under conviction and
were saved! Since the beginning we
have received multiple testimonies
of parents and grandparents
receiving Christ while coloring with
their children and grandchildren!
We are currently in the process
of printing 200,000 coloring books
to be shipped around the world.
In this second edition we have
included four extra pages with a
special salvation presentation page
that we call the “Parents’ Page.” A
twenty-foot container was shipped
with 40,000 coloring books, 40,000
packs of crayons, hundreds of Bibles
and thousands of New Testaments
and Gospel tracts to be distributed
by our Rock of Ages missionaries
in Ghana, West Africa. The crayons
for the Ghana shipment came
from a crayon drive promoted by
several churches across America.
All this effort and materials is
going to help the missionaries
to be a blessing to the schools,
villages and churches in reaching
souls for our Lord Jesus Christ.
We are in the process of
printing 50,000 coloring books at
the Rock of Ages Print Shop to
ship to our missionaries serving
in the Philippines. The coloring
books are being translated into
French for Togo, West Africa and
Portuguese for Brazil. Brazil and
Togo are scheduled to have the
coloring books by autumn of 2016.
Bro. Jeff Bellamy is the Prison
Prevention Development
Coordinator at Rock of Ages
Ministries.
The Prison Prevention Team of Rock of Ages
Ministries has developed a curriculum of over
160 lessons to teach in a program of Biblical
character, morals and ethics to the youth of
today’s world. This program and curriculum
is widely accepted in even the most stringent
of school districts. We call the program
Character Under Construction because we are
building, and sometimes rebuilding, a good
foundation of character in the young people
around the world. We are currently working in
16 states of America and five countries; with
another five countries to open soon. All we
need is more laborers for His harvest.
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Publishing
Department
e rejoice in the blessings of
W the Lord for our publishing
department. 2015 will soon come to a
close and if Jesus does not return first
we will enter a new year of printing
Gospel material for free distribution
by our missionaries. Every Gospel
tract and book we print is the result of
God’s people who pray and give. This
year alone hundreds of thousands of
pieces of material have been printed
and given to souls who need the Lord.
We have received many letters from
people as the result of our publishing
ministry. The staff and each friend
of this ministry have prayed
and given to make this possible.
We have prayed for some time that
God would make it possible for us to
purchase another four-color press. We
knew it was not the will of the Lord
for us to spend upwards of $100,000
for a press, so we waited on the Lord,
and He had something better in mind.
A few days ago a Christian business
man who owns a commercial print
shop called telling us he had a very
good four-color Heidelberg press
he no longer uses. He donated it to
the Rock of Ages at no cost to us.
All we had to do is have it moved
which only cost the ministry about
$8,000. God has already provided
these funds. PRAISE THE LORD!
Our web press prints approximately
70% of our text material. It is very
old and takes a lot of effort and
repairs to keep the quality of print
up to par. We must replace this press
after the first of the year. We have
located an excellent buy in a newer
Rock of Ages Digital Magazine
press for $35,000. To date we have
received $7,000 toward the purchase
of the press. Please join with us in
prayer concerning the $28,000 balance;
we believe God is able to supply this
need. This is an opportunity to invest
in a ministry that will bring forth
fruit for decades to come as millions
of pieces of Gospel literature will be
produced and sent around the world.
Paper and printing supplies are
always in demand. The cost for rolls
of paper for the web press varies
depending on weight, but each roll
costs approximately $500. When we
can purchase a truck load, it is $13,000
to $15,000. An average roll, depending
on weight, will produce between
175,000 to 200,000 Gospel tracts. Just
think, one roll of paper puts a Gospel
message in the hands of 175,000 to
200,000 lost souls! Millions are dying
without Christ because they have not
heard a clear presentation of the Gospel.
Will you help us carry the “Good
News” to them while there is time?
Thank you for your prayers and
support as we keep on the old paths.
Dr. Gene Hooker is the Ministry
Secretary at Rock of Ages
Ministries.
God has provided the equipment and personnel
for the ROA print shop to print millions of pieces of
ministry literature each year free of charge to our
missionaries serving on the field. Gospel tracts,
study booklets, and correspondence courses are
printed daily and distributed world wide. The
Publishing Department plays a vital role in getting
the Gospel in printed form to the prisons, schools,
and military prisons across America and in foreign
countries.
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welcome
TO OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND MISSIONARIES
As director of Rock of Ages Ministries I would like to introduce you to two new pastors which joined the Rock of
Ages Ministries Board of Directors during our September 18, 2015 board meeting. We welcome Pastor Ricky
Gravley, Bible Baptist Church, Rossville, GA and President/Founder of Heritage Baptist College. We also welcome to
the Board of Directors Pastor Jason McNeese, Emmorton Baptist Church, Bel Air, MD.
PASTOR RICKY GRAVELY
Dr. Ricky Gravley has been the pastor of Bible Baptist
Church in Rossville, GA since 1998. He is also the
founder and president of Heritage Baptist College in
Rossville, Georgia.
Dr. Gravely is the author of the “Preach the Word”
outline series and a graduate of Faith Baptist College
in Resaca, Georgia.
PASTOR JASON MCNEESE
Brother Jason McNeese was 18 years old when God
called him to preach. After initially wrestling with
the call, he finally relented and accepted God’s Will
for his life. In August of 2004, Jason became the
Senior Pastor of Rural Retreat Baptist Church in Rural
Retreat, Virginia and spent 10 years there. He has
now been serving as pastor of Emmorton Baptist
Church since July of 2014.
We continue to claim Matthew 9:38 “Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers
into his harvest.” We are thankful that God continues to answer our prayers
to send forth labourers to work with us here at the Rock of Ages in God’s
harvest. The following are our new missionary families that have joined the
Rock of Ages Ministries since our last printed publication.
Dr. Terry Ellis is the President and
Director of Rock of Ages Ministries.
Ricky, Rena,
Josh, and Ruth Burnette
Augustine, Comfort, Michael, Ruth, Grace,
Josiah, Joshua, and Jordon Paykai
Liberia, Africa
Augustine went home to be with the Lord
on July 17, 2015.
Please pray for Sister Comfort and the children.
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welcome continued
MORE OF OUR NEW MISSIONARIES
Patrick and Amanda Fitzgerald
(Children - John, Levi, and Abigail)
Richard and Linda Fulton
Thomas, Stephanie, Vivian, and
Isolena Hawkins
Josh, Melissa
Madelyn, and Marley Hill
Marvin, Pam,
Megan, and Levi Hollifield
Keith and Carol James
Matthew, Charity, Bethany,
Hannah, and Ian New
Alfred and Jean Pritchard
George and Sandra Shield
Sidney, Gail, and Cooper Stone
Pete and Lana Wardlow
John, Marty, Jed,
Jamie, Clinton, and John Wilson
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Considering the Homeless
My work with the Rock of Ages
juvenile revival team has me
traveling over several states in the
southeast US. As we travel we come
across many opportunities to witness
to people along the way. Having God’s
call upon our lives as missionaries
means that we are not just missionaries
when we arrive at the prisons but also
as we travel, just as true Christians
are not just Christians when they are
in church but in everyday life. One
group that we see often and God spoke
to my heart about is the homeless.
Several of the homeless that
we meet are former inmates and
know us from the prisons. So many
people today want to avoid them or
complain about them without ever
trying to present the Gospel. The Lord
showed me that in the Old Testament
God often used a famine to get His
peoples attention. He then spoke to
my heart about following the old
paths that He has laid to reach them.
We have seen groups try to
feed the homeless but neglect their
spiritual need. This only makes them
comfortable on the road to hell without
leading them to their ultimate need of
deliverance through Christ So, with
the help of many church youth groups,
some school groups, and several
friends we started filling backpacks
with items that the homeless need
and use them as a tool to reach out to
them. We mark each can of food with
Bible verses and include scriptures
with each item as well as a Bible and
Gospel tracts. Many of the homeless
have commented on the scriptures and
how they enjoy looking them up in
the Bible. Over the last few years our
team has been able to give out over
THE JUVENILE TEAM
2,400 of these “Bags of Compassion”
and have seen over a hundred come to
Christ as a result of our efforts. Part of
the old paths and following the Lord is
looking for sinners to share the Gospel
with instead of looking down on them
and realizing the many opportunities
that we ignore along the way.
But if our gospel be
hid, it is hid to them
that are lost.
2 Corinthians 4:3
Bro. Larry Key is the Juvenile
Revival Team Coordinator for
Rock of Ages Ministries.
When Bro. Larry Key and other Rock of Ages
missionaries have free time between prison
revivals they look for the homeless in the area
to distribute “Bags of Compassion” which are
filled with Gospel tracts, Bibles, scriptures, and
food. Multitudes are receiving a Gospel witness
and being reached through this outreach.
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As we handed out our “Help
for the Hurting” Christmas
stockings filled with soap, shampoo,
toothbrushes, toothpaste, greeting
cards, Gospel tracts, NT Bibles,
and many other various items, tears
filled the prisoners’ eyes as they
expressed their joy. For the most part
the Christmas Stockings are the only
thing they receive as a Christmas
present. Truly God even uses pencils,
pens, tubes of toothpaste, etc… to
reach the lost with the Gospel of
Christ. They are wondering, “Who
would do this for me?” Their friends
are gone, and they feel their family
doesn’t care anymore and now they
are given something from someone
not wanting anything in return. We
appreciate the sacrifices each of you
have made so we can go in your place
and tell others of God’s grace, love
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and mercy. Please continue to pray
for those who received the Christmas
stockings during the 2015 Christmas
season as they read the Gospel tracts
and Bibles we included that they
will trust Christ as their Saviour.
God has given our ministry
great opportunities in the prisons
to reach judges, administrators,
district attorneys, wardens, officers,
and prison employees with the
Gospel of Christ via our Christmas
stockings and Christmas services.
At the Silverdale Correctional
Facility in Chattanooga, TN, every
secretary, officer, staff member,
and prisoner received a Christmas
stocking from the Rock of Ages.
Praise the Lord for His wonderful
supply, we had all of the hand-made
Christmas stockings necessary for
each stocking project this year. We
are already collecting hygiene items,
candy, paper, pens, cards, and other
supplies needed for next year’s
Christmas stocking projects.
The Lovely Ladies Ministry is structured to
reach women prisoners and family members
with the Gospel through our “Help for the
Hurting Christmas Stocking” project. Working
through local churches, we are able to emphasize
evangelism, discipleship, character-building,
and distribute Gospel literature.
We named this the Lovely Ladies Ministry
because most of these ladies do not feel lovely
due to shame associated with their crime, and
each of the thousands of Christmas stockings
distributed annually are filled with personal
hygiene items and most importantly, Gospel
literature, tracts, and New Testaments when
available, resulting in hundreds trusting Christ as
their Saviour.
Please keep Rock of Ages
Ministries in your prayer.
We are so thankful that God
supplies all of our needs and
that you allow us to be a conduit
of blessings on your behalf,
as you allow us to represent
you on the mission field.
Dr. Peggy Ellis is the Director of
the Lovely Ladies Ministry for
Rock of Ages Ministries.
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