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 Internet experts suggest organizations like The Navigators post at least 100 videos on YouTube, the online video network. We have a way to go, but we have taken the challenge and have posted about a dozen videos for viewing in the e-world. If you go to YouTube.com/thenavigators, you’ll find stories from the early years, videos from overseas, plus a few glimpses of picturesque Glen Eyrie, including majestic sweeping footage taken from a helicopter. Scroll down and check out one of our “Favorites” titled “Eagle Lake Camps—You Belong Here.” This video will give you an insider’s view of what happens at this Navigator camp every summer. And, by the way, it’s not too soon to register for summer camp! We’ll keep adding videos, so frequent the Navigator page on YouTube, subscribe to our videos, comment on what you see, and invite your friends to pay us a visit, too. We have so many stories to tell about what God is doing through The Navigators, we’ll aim to hit 100—and beyond! |
 After 35 years with The Navigators, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Lauren Libby has accepted a new challenge—serving as president and CEO of Trans World Radio (TWR), based in Cary, North Carolina. His move to TWR follows a lifelong interest and involvement in broadcasting. After coming to Christ through The Navigators in college, Lauren—later with his wife, June—served with Navigator ministries in the Midwest before moving to Colorado Springs in 1975 when Lauren become an assistant to the organization’s then president Lorne Sanny. In 1989 he became a vice president and assumed the COO role in 1997. “Lauren and June’ s legacy and contribution cannot be overstated,” says Dr. Doug Nuenke, president of the U.S. Navigators. “Though we will miss them, we know that the Kingdom and the Gospel will be served by their contribution at TWR.” |
 As a new year begins, Navigator Collegiate staff members are building on the important work accomplished in the fall semester. One significant event was the October student conference in Omaha, Nebraska, called “The Main Event.” Some 850 students and staff from schools in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska met at Creighton University, overflowing the campus ballroom. Drew Frazer, Navigator staff at the University of Colorado in Boulder, was keynote speaker, and regional collegiate staff led 17 workshops. The theme “Amplify” challenged students to “intensify” their relationship with God and consequently their influence on campus. Drew’s messages addressed the Gospel, the Word, obedience, and the nations. In response, amazingly, the students contributed more than $15,000 to a mission effort in East Asia. “As many as 200 of the group were freshmen,” says Mark Day from Kansas City, Kansas, one of the event organizers, “reflecting the fact that campus ministries are healthy and the potential for growth is strong.” |
  Navigators Ron and Marleen Koehler have been serving at the U.S. Naval Academy for nearly eight years and have been asking God to raise up lifetime laborers. They say their prayers are being answered as God is working in the lives of Academy alumni such as Eric, a 2003 graduate who serves as an Admiral’s Aide. “During my devotional time on the Flag Bridge, I would often see Kelvin,” Eric says. “Frequently, our conversation would lead to life with Christ. It was obvious to me that God had been pursuing him and that Kelvin’s heart was fertile ground.” Eric prayed faithfully for Kelvin and allowed God to work. After several weeks, Kelvin accepted Eric’s invitation to explore the Bible with him. At their first meeting, Kelvin gave his life to Christ. Eric knows that a ship environment can even be hostile to spiritual growth, but he believes an even greater enemy is busyness. “I’ve told my new brother that he will not grow unless he invests daily time in the Word and prayer,” says Eric. “I’m praying he comes to understand that we don’t ‘have’ to spend time with God each day, we ‘get’ to spend time with God each day. How we live our days is how we will live our lives.” The views expressed here do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Defense or its components. |
  The Psalms speak of God’s work to bring His salvation, rescue, and freedom from generation to generation. The psalmist says, “One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts” (Psalm 145:3,4).On a spring break trip to southern California during my sophomore year of college, God showed me His vision and promise to use His people to impact the next generation. While having a quiet time on Newport Beach, I read Genesis 22:17,18: “I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore.” I said to myself, Wow, God wants to give us spiritual descendants, as many as the grains of sand on this beach I am sitting on! Indeed, God has a heart for the next generation. The Navigators is committed to generational ministry. In fact, our dream is to reach the United States and the nations by raising up generations of everyday people who are set free by the Gospel and are living and discipling among people who don’t yet know Christ. One way this is happening is through the 20s Mission, our mission to young adults. It is a focus on bringing the transforming work of the Gospel to the next generation. Whether they be recent graduates, young professionals, or blue-collar workers in the urban areas, pray for God’s work through The Navigators to bring the life-giving Good News to the next generation. |
