Dear Friends, What an incredibly exciting year we are having.  The Lord is multiplying the ministry we are doing through Discipleship Network of America in so many ways.  Phil continues to do quite a number of Eternal Impact men's retreats along with many other variations of speaking at churches, CBMC meetings (including a Fathering conference in Omaha), and other events. He will be doing a conference in August focused on godly leadership using our new book Just An Ordinary Man (based on our good friend, Gene Ast) as his text.  If you are interested in some of the details, they are on our website: www.DNAministries.org. Please be in prayer for the North County Executive National Day of Prayer Breakfast in Del Mar, California at 7:15 am tomorrow (10:15 EDT)- sorry I didn't give you more notice. Phil will be the outreach speaker.  Pray that hearts will be drawn to Christ as Phil shares his story and that the group will be able to do effective follow-up of those who pray. Many of you have heard Phil's Vietnam stories over the years and you know what an important part of Phil's life his Marine days were.  He has some exciting opportunities this weekend to minister to some of his fellow Marines.  He is speaking at the SOI Barracks Bible study on the Marine base tomorrow night, is doing a Navigator Rally for service guys and their wives Friday night, and then is speaking to 300 - 400 Marines on Sunday morning at MCRD (Marine Corps Recruiting Depot) - where Phil was in 1966. Then on Sunday evening he has the privilege of doing training in Operation Timothy for the Lake Arrowhead CBMC and Lake Arrowhead Community Baptist Church where Phil spoke a week ago.  They are inviting the 156 people who came forward and asked God for one person to disciple this next year. Please pray that these men and women who have caught the vision for the incredible impact of one-on-one discipleship, will follow through both with the training, and then actually getting in Paul/Timothy relationships. On a personal note, Matthew, Joshua, and Anna's homeschool mock trial team again won both the regional and state tournaments and are now headed to Nationals! We will be driving to New Orleans next Tuesday and they will be competing on Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10, against teams representing over forty states and territories.  Please lift them up to the Lord as they endeavor to honor Him in all they do.  They have significant pressure on them from lots of quarters with people saying, "We expect you to bring home the National Championship for the second year in a row!"  No team has ever won two years in a row, but they are certainly working hard on the case.  It is a fascinating case about alleged fraud in a high school election - replete with pregnant and hanging chads and voting machine irregularities - sound familiar? Sadly, Abigail's graduation from Covenant College is also May 10, so Phil is staying here to play host to friends and relatives coming to celebrate, and I am going to New Orleans with the team.  She will then move home and begin studying for the CPA exam which is in November before moving to Atlanta after Christmas for her new job with Frazier & Deeter. Matthew and I returned from Harvard Monday night from the prefrosh weekend for the students who had been accepted and their parents.  What an exciting four years he has ahead of him!  The opportunities he will have there are quite unbelievable.  On Sunday morning I went to the historic Park Street Church, right on Boston Common.  For a history lover, this area is the quintessential experience - for example, Paul Revere, John Hancock, and Samuel Adams are buried next door.  I can't wait to take the younger three up to experience the area. We had some exciting news today about Paul.  At the Honor Chapel at Bryan College this morning Paul was given the P. A. Boyd endowed Character and Influence Award for the sophomore class.  The faculty makes the decision. It was a humbling and encouraging time for Paul. This summer, he will divide his time between being a counselor for Summit Ministries and again working for DNA.  His passion is discipleship and he will be exercising that vision as a Resident Assistant at Bryan this fall. Phil's schedule is almost filled for the fall and he has quite a lot scheduled for 2004 and even some in 2005.  If we can be of service to you in any way, whether doing a conference for you or any other kind of event, please give Phil a call at 423 886-6362 or, of course, email him. Thank you, dear friends, for all you do to make it possible for us to minister in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Sincerely in Christ, Susy