With Chris Zoephel | Yes....it did in fact happen...

YAMIA is the youth and student ministries arm of the Anglican Mission in the Americas.

I am on my way to the airport to pick up Marko (president of YS) who is meeting us there as he drops off a rental car. Paul Martin and Sheryl Shaw are in the car with me. It turns out...Marko's GPS has led him astray and he ends up right where we started...in Destin. The problem was that we were in Fort Walton Beach and he was supposed to be in Ft Walton Beach to drop off his rental car (we would then pick him up and take him to Destin for a dinner meeting).

We decide we will rendezvous in a Publix parking lot in Ft Walton Beach. A few minutes pass...Sheryl, Paul and I joke around in the car...what we do best...eventually Marko pulls up to our car, which is a total gangsta car that Sheryl had rented, and says hi. Paul jumps out and rides to the airport in Marko's car.

Well, when we get to the airport Marko drops off the rental car and they all pile into Sheryl's gangsta rental car. This is when...the real story begins...

Are you ready for this?

Are you sure?

It is short and sweet....

We come to find out that Paul Martin went into the car with Marko and shared the Gospel with Marko. It started out something like this...

"Have you ever tried to jump to the moon? I mean all the way to the moon? Of course not. That is impossible. It is the same with God."

I will leave it up to your imagination as to what he said after that.

Paul Martin...thank you...you are my hero.

Involved in Youth Ministry for over 10 years, Rev Chris Zoephel has worked with junior highers, senior highers and those who act like these folks both as a paid staff member and as a volunteer in churches and para church organizations. These days most of his time is spent chasing his son around, keeping his office somewhat organized and trying to point others toward Christ. Currently Chris is on staff at Immanuel Anglican Church in Destin, FL as the Pastor of Discipleship (which includes being a youth pastor). Chris also serves as Director of YAMIA for the Anglican Mission in the Americas.