NSP 2020-21 Annual Report

Letter from the
Founder & CEO
“I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel” - Philippians 1:12
I was reminded of the Lord’s ability to use any and every circumstance to advance the gospel when I was involved in
a 7-car pile-up earlier this spring while waiting for a stoplight. The driver who caused the accident went into a diabetic
shock and blacked out at the wheel. Thankfully, I was the only person in my vehicle and paramedics were able to free me
without needing the “jaws of life.”
At the hospital, the young man in charge of the CAT scan machine said to me, “Don’t worry, sir. We’ll get you where you
need to go.” I reached into my shirt pocket, pulled out one of the gospel booklets I always keep on-hand, and said to the
young man, “You won’t believe this but I have in my hand a booklet that shows where you need to go!” He looked at the
cover which said, “Would You Like to Know God Personally?” and said with a smile, “This is exactly what I need!”
Here I am in the ER and can’t move in any direction without enormous and excruciating pain, and this guy is telling
me this is exactly what he needs! I was in this wreck and came out with an L-1 compression fracture in my lower
back so this young man could receive the gospel.
Later, the orderly who pushed me back to the ER from the CAT scan was staring at me in a funny way so I said,
“Would you like a booklet too?” His face immediately lit up and he said, “Thank you, Sir, do you have one for me?”
It is clear to me that many today are hungry for the hope and truth that Christ brings. On my second visit to the same ER,
one nurse thanked me after I handed her a gospel booklet, saying she had heard about “the booklet man” from the CAT
scan operator. Amazing! If the booklets had not been in my shirt pocket….
At National School Project, we are so often inspired and encouraged by the stories of bold student leaders who are
putting everything on the line to share the gospel on their public school campuses—and for good reason! But does it
just stop at inspiration, or are we also sharing our faith boldly at every opportunity?
2 Corinthians 5:20 says, “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.
We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.”
Without a doubt, we have been called to be ambassadors and share the good news of Jesus Christ with the world.
As our nation begins to reopen and communities come back together, I want to leave you with a challenge to not only
continue to support the National School Project through your prayers and financial giving, but also to consider who the
Lord has given you to reach with the message that Christ died for the sins of the world and that the Kingdom of God is
near to them as you share the truth of the gospel with them.
Thank you for your continued support of this mission. It is an honor to serve the Lord alongside our students, staff, and
each and every one of you.
Sincerely,
Warren Willis - Founder & CEO, National School Project
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