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ATLANTA OFFICE: 200 Roscommon Court Tyrone, GA 30290770-487-7446seminars@wweministries.orgwweministries.org

WWE STAFFWalt Wiley, PresidentDavid Hodge, Exec. Dir.Dianne Agee, Admin.

WWE BOARD OF DIRECTORSJo Shippen, ChairChip Pohl, Vice ChairWayne Kise, TreasurerBill HollbergLee MitchellGeorge MolloyJoy RhodesSid Stansell

WWE COUNCIL OF ENCOURAGERSBrett and Eveline Butler,

Co-ChairMike and Michele AmorosoBart and Jan AzzarelliTerry and Sue BakerThe Honorable

Donald K. BalfourBruce and Lynne BrownJoe Gibbs Racing, Inc.Randy and Judy GlanzKent and Davidene

HumphreysTerry and Cathy

PendletonDeen Day SandersJohn SmoltzMel SvendsenBill Welte

The Winner is publishedthree times a year.

Volume 10, Issue 3 • Fall 2008

Travel Opportunities with

Winning With Encouragement

Each year Winning With Encouragement sponsors pilgrimages to the lands of the Bible. In 2008 over 150 pilgrimsaccompanied us to Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Greece and Turkey on 4 separate ventures. Our programs are designed tocreate memories, make friends and view unbelievable sites. We call our tours “pilgrimages” as they are carefullyproduced to allow God to interact in our lives and cause us to develop a greater fascination for His Word.

WWE will continue this part of the ministry by leading groups to this region of the world, and two opportunities in2009 are described below. If you would like to step into places that will remind you of events and people in the Bible,we invite you to join us.

Israeland

Jordan(Petra)

Read all about these WWE travel opportunities online—click on tours when you go to

www.wweministries.org or call us toll free at 888-993-1997.

February 27-March 8$2,999 per person

Specially designed for those who are looking for amore cost and time efficient pilgrimage but also wantan opportunity to have their spiritual batteriesrecharged. In just 7 touring days this educational andunforgettable pilgrimage will include all the majorBiblical sites. The tour includes 6 overnights inmodest hotels (double-room occupancy) withbreakfast and dinner daily.

Israel

2009

April 27-May 8$4,399 per person

A fantastic opportunity to visit all the major sites inIsrael with extras such as basking in the sun on the RedSea in Eilat and traveling through southern Jordan toview the amazing sites at Petra. Included are 9 touringdays, 9 overnights (double-room occupancy), all mealsand a free day in Jerusalem.

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� Walt once again was privileged to share withthe employees of Joe Gibbs Racing inHuntersville NC. Pictured (left-right) are staffmembers Brian Martin and Debbie Nicholsonalong with Bob and Connie Dyar. (Bob serves asthe company’s corporate chaplain.)� Walt and Patti Wiley were invited again tospeak at the Ocean City Tabernacle this summerin Ocean City NJ.

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� Walt was guest speaker at Pro Athletes Outreach’sCoaches Time Out in Ann Arbor MI. He is picturedwith PAO Conference Coordinator Bobbe Evans andJeff Totten of SCORE Ministries. � David presented The Encouragement Seminar for theleadership staff of the Dallas 1 Corporation. Thisevent was hosted by CEOs Bart and Jan Azzarelli (andWWE council members) at Saddlebrook Resort nearTampa FL.A

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� Pictured with Walt is Simpson University President Dr. LarryMcKinney (right) and Executive Vice President Brad Williams (left),where Walt spoke on the campus located in Redding CA.� David presented How to Encourage to the teachers of Mt. VernonBaptist Church in Sandy Springs GA. Pictured (l-r) are the coordi-nators of the event: Jim and Connie Heiskell, Bethany Saunders,and Diane Hughs. Jim and Connie are long time friends of WWE. � Left is Bill Coibion, President of Shoulder to Shoulder inSacramento CA. Walt had the privilege of presenting How toEncourage to the staff members.� Walt addressed the staff of TOTTime, a preschool ministry ofChurch at Charlotte (NC). The program is directed by Walt’s wifePatti (second from right on front row).� Over the Labor Day holiday weekend David presented FindingEncouragement in a Discouraging World at Monadnock BibleConference in Jaffrey NH. Pictured pitching to David is Todd

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…and the People We’ve Seen

Partnerships in Ministry:

The SalvationArmy

Winning With Encouragement has beenextremely blessed to have ongoing part-nerships with various ministries andorganizations through the years. In thisedition of The Winner we want to highlightone in particular: The Salvation Army.Since 2002, WWE has conducted 26teaching and training sessions for this

ministry in 6 different states(AZ, CA, IN, OH, NY andPA). The Salvation Armylovingly and effectivelyserves the neglected and the

unwanted of this world in the name ofChrist. It is a great privilege for WWE tobe able to encourage their officers, staffand lay members through our Bibleteaching resources.

Major Wayne Maynor, TerritorialSecretary for Program, The SalvationArmy, West Nyack NY, has been involved

with several teachingevents with WWE. Herecently shared somecomments regarding theministry impact ofWWE: Fresh insights from the

Word, engaging expressions of authenticministry are quick thoughts which readilycome to my mind, when I describe theimpact of the WWE ministry. Throughthe ministry of the dedicated and anointedWWE team, I have experienced spiritualrenewal and have received renewedencouragement and equipping in myservice to the Lord Jesus Christ. Thetruths presented in respective seminarsgive outstanding Kingdom principles forlife and ministry application. Thesetruths are presented through a creativeand warm environment.

In my 28 years of ministry and service, Ihave been privileged to be associated withoutstanding men and women, who havebeen rich sources of blessing and strength.On the top of this list is David Hodge. Heis an effective communicator, whopassionately demonstrates his calling toencourage the Church through his heartand mind for the glory of God.

In October, David presented Finding Encouragement in aDiscouraging World for the Eastern Territory Officers’Retreat in Lancaster PA. Pictured above are MajorsCheryl and Wayne Maynor who organized the event heldat the beautiful Willow Valley Resort.The retreat was heldduring their 31st wedding anniversary!

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Nov 7-9Sandy Cove CouplesGetawayNorth East MD

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Nov 10Charlotte Eagles SoccerTeam BanquetCharlotte NC

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Nov 14ACSI Teachers ConventionOhio Valley RegionDayton OH

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Harvest Bible ChapelLake Zurich IL

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Nov 18-22

Score InternationalDominican Republic

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Dec 3-5Evans Roofing CompanyElmira NY

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Dec 4LUESA Bible StudyCharlotte NC

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Jan 9-11Our Savior’s LutheranChurch Men’s RetreatCannon Beach OR

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Jan 12Christ@WorkPortland OR

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Jan 12Rolling Hills Community ChTualatin OR

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Salvation Army TerritorialOfficers InstituteRancho Palos Verdes CA

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Feb 6-8First Baptist ChurchGalveston IN

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Centerville Community ChCenterville OH

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NorthStar ChurchKennesaw GA

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Feb 21Snellville UMCSnellville GA

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The Salvation ArmyCamp Alleghany PA

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WWE Israel Pilgrimage

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Celebrate Ch. Men’s RetreatCelebration FL

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EVENTS KEY:CON = Consulting LofL = The Look of the LeaderGEN = General MAR = MarriageLEG = Leaving a Legacy

SPEAKERS:DH = David Hodge W/D = Walt Wiley/David HodgeW/P = Walt & Patti Wiley WW = Walt Wiley

� Walt traveled to Bachelor Gulch CO to speakat the FCCI International Conference. Waltstopped to thank the ladies who helped with theconference details: (l-r) Richeal Thatcher,Barbara Byrd and Kristen Jones.� David spoke at the annual leadership retreatof RHA Howell Care Centers . . . held in beau-tiful Myrtle Beach SC. Pictured are participantsDebbie Valentine, Christina Endelezo and MissyJones. We are not really sure why they seem so happy!� Walt was privileged to teach WWE’s The Look of theLeader for the men at First Baptist Church in Charlotte

� Walt was able to speak in numerousvenues in Vancouver WA and Oregon.The planning and coordination of all themeetings were under the leadership ofGary Meier (right).

� Walk Thru the Bible Ministries (Atlanta)invited David to speak at their chapel serv-ice in September. From 1988 to 1998David worked at WTB. These are the indi-viduals who still claim to know him!� The Triangle Leadership Forum hostedDavid for their kick-off weekend in

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Pictured (bottom right) is the group of WinningWith Encouragement friends who accompaniedus on our recent pilgrimage to Greece and Turkey.The group put in many miles traveling on boats,in buses and by air in 2 countries and 2 continents. They visited theisland of Patmos, the city ofIstanbul, and they were in 5 ofthe 7 cities John addressed inRevelation. They also followedthe route taken by the ApostlePaul on his second missionaryjourney, visiting Philippi,Thessalonica, Berea, Corinthand Athens. Pictured with thegroup are Walt and Patti Wileyalong with friend and guideMicha Ashkenazi and his wifeLena in Ephesus.

Check our website at www.wweministries.org for our full schedule and updates.

Raleigh NC. During an afternoonbreak participants met the challengeof the Vertical Edge ClimbingCenter. David made it (almost) to thetop of the wall with (almost) no help!

� John Groth of Priority OneFoundation invited Walt to speak attheir men’s retreat in North Bay MD.

� Walt was able to address the stu-dents of Zion Lutheran School inCorvallis WA. With Walt are a few ofthe students who attended.

U P D A T E O N

2008 InitiativesIn the last edition of The Winner, WWE shared 4initiatives that we are seeking to implement beginningin 2008. The two video projects (“Bringing Israel toYou” and “Finding Encouragement in a Discouraging World”) were taped this summer onsite in Israel and are in the process of being edited.We are discovering this is a long process and someadditional footage may be necessary. The two bookprojects (Encouragement: The Art of Giving, The Joyof Receiving and What the Leader in You Needs toHear) have several chapters already written and bothare moving forward. We thank all those whosupported these projects and we will update youagain in the next edition of The Winner.

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NC, coordinated by staff member Jonathan Rebsamen.� David presented Developing a Winning Team to theleadership staff of RHA Howell Care Center inLaGrange NC.

I was born and raised near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ilike the area, appreciate my roots and look forward to anyopportunity I have to return to that region of the country.

This fall I did just that in order to attend my—believeit or not —50th high school reunion. My wife Pattiaccompanied me and we gathered with approximately 55other 1958 graduates of Eddystone High School. The lasttime I saw those people was the night we graduated and Imust confess I was a little taken-aback at how much theyhad aged.All through the evening you heard such things as“You’re looking great,” or “I would have known youanywhere.” It was an echo chamber from an assembly ofpeople who were suffering from either poor eyesight,dementia, or they were just plain prevaricators. I loved it!

Patti and I decided to make a weekend out of the trip tothe Philadelphia area, and we spent a beautiful fall Saturdaymorning in the historic district of the city. We went toplaces you read about, places I had the opportunity tofrequent many times by virtue of being raised nearby. Westood beside the grave of Benjamin Franklin, we wanderedthrough the Betsy Ross House, ran our fingers along thecrack of the Liberty Bell, and I sat in George Washington’s

pew at the famous Christ Church. We topped off themorning by eating a Philadelphia cheesesteak at a sidewalkcafe on Market Street. It doesn’t get any better!

But what I remember most about the morning was ourvisit to Independence Hall. I stood mesmerized as ourguide described the events that unfolded in the veryroom where I was standing. It was good for me toexperience that. I came away with a renewedappreciation for the men who labored, debated andprayed there in order that I would be a part of a freesociety today. I walked away considering howfortunate I am to have been born in a country whowanted to be free and wanted that same privilegefor each of its citizens, even one named Walt Wiley.

Reminders like that are good for us.They help usrevisit things we take for granted. Lately I’ve hadthe same experience rereading Galatians.It reminds me of the freedom I have becauseof the sacrificial act of Christ on my behalf.Paul declares in Galatians 5:1: “So Christhas made you free. So make sure that youstay free and don’t get all tied up again in thechains of slavery.” Because of Christ’s love I am free—not free to do as I please, butfree to serve, free to obey, free to share,free to give back to Him what He willinglygave to everyone who would believe,evenone named Walt Wiley.

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Because of Christ’s love I am free—free to serve,free to obey,

free to share,free to give back to Him what He willingly gave.