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Our Need for Prayer

Bible Grand Canyon - Canyon MinistriesAs we go into this season of thanksgiving and the celebration of the birth of our creator, I’m reminded of our need for prayer.  In 2 Thessalonians, Paul made it plain we should boldly ask for prayer.  Paul said:

Finally, brethren, pray for us that the word of the Lord will spread rapidly and be glorified, just as it did also with you; and that we will be rescued from perverse and evil men; for not all have faith. 2 Thessalonians 3:1-2

Paul openly said “…pray for us…” in his letter to the Thessalonians. This was not in a small group of friends, but an open letter he knew would be read by many, most with whom he had no personal relationship. Paul demonstrated asking for prayer isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of wisdom. He knew he was in a spiritual battle and needed all the prayer he could get.

We are not claiming to be doing the work of an apostle. But as the only regularly scheduled biblically based provider of tours at the Grand Canyon, the Lord has set a significant task before us. Our task is to reach as many of the almost six million people who visit the Grand Canyon each year as possible with a message of truth and hope. We cannot do this in our own power.

In Romans 15:30, Paul wrote: “Now I urge you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God for me.” He urged them to join in his struggle by joining him in prayer. Paul understood He was engaging in spiritual warfare.  We are in the same battle. The evil one has spread a great lie about creation, and that lie is, in many ways, centered on the Grand Canyon. The millions-of-years “story” told about the canyon is the foundation of the time scale required for evolution. It is the “magic wand” waved to allow microbe-to-man evolution to be conceivable in the uninformed mind.

Paul’s message was, “I can’t do it alone! I need your prayers!” Canyon Ministries can’t do it alone either. Charles Spurgeon said, “The strongest man in Israel will be the better for the prayers of the weakest saint in Zion.”

Yes, we have physical needs.  We need an additional bus, the funds to train guides, and to support the Christian Leaders Trip.  We are so thankful to all who have supported us over the last 20 years. As important as those physical items are, we covet your prayers even more as we plan for the New Year, hoping to double the number of people we served this year. Of course, if so led, your financial support will help us continue our growth and reach many with the message of the Grand Canyon.

 

 

Tom Vail founded Canyon Ministries in 1997 after over 15 years of leading trips through the canyon. He began guiding as a non-believer, gave his life to the Lord and began investigating some of the “problems” he always had with the evolutionary explanation he taught on canyon geology. As he learned more about the Biblical model, creation, and the flood, he found it gave a much better explanation of what he saw in the canyon, and it became the focus of the ministry. Tom is the author of Grand Canyon, a Different View and co-author of the True North Series, which includes guidebooks on the Grand Canyon, Zion and Bryce, and Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Tom and his wife, Paula, live in Phoenix, AZ when they are not in the bottom of the Grand Canyon.

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  • Debbie Mathis
    November 14, 2017

    My husband and I visited the Grand Canyon in 2004……what a truly “God moment” I had the first time I set eyes on this magnificent sight. Even thinking about it as I write brings tears to my eyes. I was very troubled as we went inside the park areas that all I saw and heard was billions of years presented as truth not theories. When we went to the gift store I was drawn to the Grand Canyon a different view book. I know it was God ….
    We planned to some day make it back and do the rafting trip but my husband went on a trip to heaven in 2012.
    Within the next few years I will (if it’s God’s will) be booking a trip and I can’t wait.
    Thank you for sharing your ministry and providing that “different view”.

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  • Tom Vail
    November 14, 2017

    Debbie,
    I’m glad Grand Canyon a Different View drew your eye and helped shine some light of truth on the canyon for you and your husband. I’m sorry for your loss, but know that when you do join a river trip, you will quickly become part of a new family. No one is ever alone on a Canyon Ministries river trip.
    In Christ,
    Tom Vail

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