Serving at the IBLP Ministry

Madelyn and I (Abigail) have been on staff at the Institute in Basic Life Principles ministry in Hinsdale, IL on and off for the past year and a half. www.iblp.org We were able to serve in a variety of capacities.  We worked in the mailing and publications department, IT department, hosted international delegations, went on foreign mission trips, and worked conferences in Nashville, TN and Indianapolis, IN. We also participated in the every day life activities of helping in the kitchen, cleaning rooms for counseling groups, and were apart of a volunteer church service at the Pacific Gardens Mission (founded by Dwight L. Moody in 1877) and in various nursing homes. 

We can't begin to share all the discipleship and training we developed primarily from Mr.Gothard, as well as many pastors, missionaries and other mighty servants of God while there.  We learned and were able to apply Biblical counseling and discipleship with people that came through the ministry as well.  It fueled our desire to be better equipped in life and ministry for the Lord.  We have many testimonies of people that God worked mightely within their broken hearts and lives that came there, just not pictures of them all. :(   

Our family cannot say enough about Mr. Gothard and the IBLP/ATI ministry.  They have been the most powerful tools in helping us live out God's Word.  This is where we get our Wisdom Books (the core of our homeschool curriculum).  We can't imagine life without this curriculum, it truly is a way of life.  www.ati.iblp.org

Here is a few pictures of us serving the Lord at IBLP Head Quarters!

                                                                       IBLP Staffers :)

Madelyn and I busy when working at our desks. (These are a little old... from last year.)

      Mr. Gothard's 77th Birthday

Our family attends the Nashville ATI conference every year!

Gray in the ALERT young men's program 

I taught a Children's Institute team. The girl in purple got saved that week!

Madelyn helped with filming for some of the sessions. :)

Madelyn and I also worked the Indy ATI conference for our 2nd year!

I worked the cameras for all the sessions. :)

 Madelyn taught a Pre-Excel team of sweet young girls. :)

Another facet of IBLP is their Journey to the Heart ministry.  It is a ten day retreat for young people to get alone with God in the Northwoods Conference Center in Watersmeet, MI.  As teams, we go through materials, study God's Word, go on prayer walks, listen to messages, and much more. Madelyn and I attended a Journey to the Heart in March 2010. It was a life changing experience and really kick started a deeper walk with God for each of us. Go to www.livingthejourney.com to read Journey alumni testimonies and sign up for one!! You won't regret it!

Northwoods Conference Center Watersmeet, MI

Our Journey team!