Holiday Gun Raffle

Hey Sportsmen!

The Ministry Outdoor Adventures (MOA) Foundation is having their 2nd Annual Holiday Gun Raffle.

This raffle is for a VERY nice, Smith & Wesson (637-2 SS), Airweight, 38 Special. New in box. Never fired.  Includes two speed strips and pocket holster.

HERE IS HOW THE RAFFLE WILL WORK:

All FFL RULES WILL APPLY.

Winner will be subject to all applicable background checks, and will pick up the firearm at "ArmTime LLC" who will be handling the transfer of ownership for MOA.

Ticket Price: $10 each

ONLY 150 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD!!!

NO limit on ticket count per person---buy as many as you like!  You at least have a 1 in 150 chance of winning!  Just in time for a Merry Christmas to You!  Drawing will take place on Wednesday December 21st, 2016, and will be recorded on Facebook Live.

Please call Jeff Ochs at 316-650-2901 for tickets, or if you have any questions.  Checks can be made payable to MOA (Ministry Outdoor Adventures Foundation) and mailed to 5730 Flagstaff St. in Bel Aire, KS 67220.  You can also pay for tickets via PayPal by following this link: paypal.me/MOAFoundation

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Disclaimer:

We DO have a minimum reserve on this gun. If enough tickets are not sold, we will refund your money in full and offer this at a later date.

Attached are some pictures of the firearm we are raffling

MOA INFO:

(MOA) Ministry Outdoor Adventures, Inc. is a Not For Profit Corporation

Registered in the State of Kansas and a Non-Profit 501c3 orgaization.

The Purpose of Ministry Outdoor Adventures is to intentionally come alongside men of God serving as pastors or ministry staff members in order to help them stay ‘Zeroed’ on Jesus, by giving them opportunities to reconnect with God, and with 

other pastors and ministry staff, in the great outdoors, and away from the demands of their ministry setting and context.  It is our Mission to facilitate the reclaiming of sacred time and space in the wild and open spaces of this world, where God has always desired to reach into the hearts of those He has called, in order to empower them to fully live out the purpose, passion and plan He has for them.

Our goal in fundraising for MOA is to completely empower and fund this ministry in order to be able to provide these opportunities for men of God serving as pastors or ministry staff with no or as little cost to themselves as possible.  Ideally, all they would have to do to be a part of one of our events is to clear their calendar for the event we will offer/host and then show up, and experience whatever event or outing has been scheduled.  These events will provide opportunities for pastors and ministry staff to shoot, hunt, fish, kayak, canoe, hike, camp, etc.  Ideally we will schedule four major events per year, as well as offer smaller or more individualized ministry outdoor adventures as opportunities arise or present themselves. 

As a not for profit ministry, we are fully reliant upon the donations of organizations, businesses and individuals in order to both fund, and fulfill our purpose, mission and vision.

Thank you very much for your time and consideration!

Sincerely, 

Jeff Ochs & Rob Schmutz

The Ministry Outdoor Adventures Staff

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ALL Proceeds raised in this raffle will be to support The Ministry Outdoor Adventures Foundation.  See link below for more info on MOA: 

http://ministryoutdooradventures.blogspot.com

Ministry Outdoor Adventures (MOA) Foundation, 2nd Annual FALL CLAY-SHOOT

Ministry Outdoor Adventures (MOA) Foundation, 2nd Annual FALL CLAY-SHOOT

Hey All!

Our 2nd Annual MOA Foundation Fall Clay Shoot, is on Saturday, October 15th (10/15) at Lynbrooke Sporting Clays (1419 SW 120th, Augusta, KS).  Registration will begin at 12:30 with a "Shotgun Start" at 1:30pm. 

The cost for the shoot is only $50 per shooter and includes targets and shells.  All you will need to bring is a shotgun and eye and ear protection.  

We will also be offering door prize drawings, and both a long-bird shoot-off for a custom made hunting knife, and a "crazy-teal" shoot off for an Oklahoma Hog-Hunt to the Chain Ranch in Canton, Oklahoma.  

Raffle tickets will also be available both before and during the shoot for a really nice Anderson AR- in 5.56 NATO that we will have a drawing for at the end of the event. 

You do not need to be an experienced shooter to take part in this event, but we are asking that all youth or children younger than 18 be accompanied by an adult parent or guardian.

For more info on MOA, you can follow us on Twitter:

@MOAFoundation

FaceBook:

https://www.facebook.com/MOAFoundation

Or check out our blog at:

http://ministryoutdooradventures.blogspot.com

If you would like to register yourself, or your "team" (of four) for the event you can email us at:

MOAFound@gmail.com.

You can also pay in advance with a credit or debit card by clicking on our PayPal link below: 

www.paypal.me/MOAFoundation

Again, this event is open to participants of all ages and experience levels.  Please also feel free to sign up as an individual, we are glad to hook you up with a team at the event.

Don't miss it...  This is going to be a blast!

Rob Schmutz & Jeff Ochs

The MOA Team

Hebrews 12:2

One Prayer, One Shot, One Hog, One Bullet...?!?

It's hard really, to fully describe what all happens on a Ministry Outdoor Adventures outing...   

And, quite honestly, some of it is just plain unrepeatable. :-)

But, basically, it kinda goes like this... 

On an MOA outing, Men of God serving as pastors or ministry staff members, simply make the time to step away from the incessant demands of their every day ministry positions, and instead, intentionally unplug and put all of that behind them for a few days.  What they find when they do, is that they have been given the opportunity to connect with other men of God who are making the same decision they are (in being there), and who are also doing some of the same things in ministry that they are doing.  

Then, suddenly, somewhere in the silence of these fleeting moments away, they find themselves reconnecting with God as they "re-tune" their hearts to the hearing of that still small, and yet lovingly persistent, voice of God.  And, quite honestly, this is the most significant of things.  It is in the midst of taking this time away, and focusing on the pursuit of some outdoor objective, (hunting, fishing, hiking...) in an unexpected, Kairos (καιρός) moment of time, God just... shows up.  And, when He does, He speaks to the hearts of these men He has called, who have taken this time to turn aside in the wilderness.

Here's a perfect example... 

This past week we went to The Chain Ranch, near Canton, Oklahoma, for our First Annual MOA Hog Hunt. (By the way, I would recommend them highly!)  We took a total of 6 pastors (even though there were two last minute cancelations) and 4 out of the 6 all harvested hogs.  Those are pretty awesome odds for a two day hunt!

The last of the four pastors to score a hog was a young pastor, though extremely gifted and talented, he was relatively new to the calling and to the vocation of pastoral ministry, and in the 60 days prior to this event, he had gone through some of the most difficult experiences a pastor can face.  But, in the midst of those experiences in ministry, God showed up, delivered Him, and then set his feet in what the Psalmist would describe as a "wide place" (Psalm 18:19) and a new opportunity to truly live out the calling God had sown into his heart from the beginning.

In this new "wide place" where he currently found himself, he had been faced with an overwhelming abundance of decisions, alternatives, and choices to make.  And, it was one of these decisions that he had also brought with him on the hog hunt.  In carrying it with him, he was burdened and in search of an answer and a clear understanding of God's will regarding this particular issue.

As he sat alone in his hunting blind, on the last night of our hunt, he prayed fervently and felt led to set a "fleece" before the Lord.  It was one of those "if-then" kinds of fleeces.  Basically it was this, "God, I don't know what to do, I can't see what your perfect Will is.  Can you help me?  Can you make it clear?  If you want me to do this, as silly as this request may sound, please let me shoot the largest hog on this trip."  

It was just about that time that he heard a shot ring out, then a few moments later, another shot.  Two of his Pastoral co-Hunter's, in different locations, but not all that far from where he was, had just shot and missed the same hog, a hog that was now, unbeknownst to him, headed his way.  As darkness drew near, that very hog appeared about 100 yards in front of his blind.  He raised his rifle, took a quick (but well placed) shot, and dropped a 250lb Sow.

As he went to reload for a follow up shot (just in case), he realized he had only brought the one bullet...  Then he understood, in that one bullet, in a very real and personal way, God had answered his prayer, not after it was prayed, but before.  God is so crazy!

At an MOA event, you just never know what exactly is going to happen, or when or how, but it is always just so stunning to walk away not only knowing that you have been in the presence of God, but that, in a way that is specific to you, you have also heard His voice.

Keep your eyes focused on Jesus!

- The MOA Team

     Exodus 3:4

MOA:  "Keeping Men of God 'Zeroed' on Jesus..."

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2016 Ministry Outdoor Adventures Events (to Date)

~ 2016 Ministry Outdoor Adventures Events to Date ~

 

January / February / March 2016

* 1/27/16 - MOA End of Season Pheasant Hunt & Antelope Scouting Trip (Wallace & Scott Counties)

* 2/28-3/1/16 – 2^nd Annual MOA Foundation Hog Hunt to Chain Ranch, Canton, Oklahoma.  (Event Full / 10 participants booked)

April / May 2016
* 4/25-4/27/16 – MOA Foundation 1^st Annual Striper Fishing Trip to Lake Texoma, w/guide James Allen of “The Blue Water Striper Guide Service.”  (2 open Spots Remaining)

* Medicine Lodge Spring Turkey Hunt. (Possible / Firm Date TBD)

August / September 2016
* 8/27-9/7 (5 days TBD by Outfitter) 2^nd Annual Fall Elk/Bear Hunt, Buckhorn Mountain Ranch, Montrose, CO. (This Event is FULL)
* 9/11-9/13/16 – MOA Foundation “Legends of The Fall” Dove Hunting & Golf Retreat to Curtis, NE.  (Open to pastors, ministry staff, and spouses)

October / November / December 2016
* 2^nd Annual MOA Fall Clay Shoot. (Firm Date TBD)
* 1^st Annual Fall Antelope Hunt. (Kansas / Wallace Co / 4 spots only / Firm Date TBD KDWP)
* 1^st Annual Pastor’s Archery Deer Hunting Retreat. (6 spots only, Firm Date TBD)
* 2^nd Annual Western Kansas Pheasant Hunt. (Scott City Area)
* 1^st Annual Pastor’s Firearm Season Deer Hunting Retreat. (6 spots only, Firm Date TBD)

 

     If you would like to nominate your pastor (or one of your ministry staff members) for an MOA outdoor adventure, you can email us at MOAFound@gmail.com, or text or call us at (316)-200-0156 / (316)650-2901.

     We think it is going to be a great year for ministering to men of God, in the great outdoors!

- Rob Schmutz & Jeff Ochs
  The Ministry Outdoor Adventures Team 

 

Pastors...

       Pastors...

• 13% of active pastors are divorced.
• 23% have been fired or pressured to resign at least once in their careers.
• 25% don't know where to turn when they have a family or personal conflict or issue.
• 25% of pastors' wives see their husband's work schedule as a source of conflict.
• 33% felt burned out within their first five years of ministry.
• 33% say that being in ministry is an outright hazard to their family.
• 40% of pastors and 47% of spouses are suffering from burnout, frantic schedules, and/or unrealistic expectations.
• 45% of pastors' wives say the greatest danger to them and their family is physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual burnout.
• 45% of pastors say that they've experienced depression or burnout to the extent that they needed to take a leave of absence from ministry.
• 50% feel unable to meet the needs of the job.
• 52% of pastors say they and their spouses believe that being in pastoral ministry is hazardous to their family's well-being and health.
• 56% of pastors' wives say that they have no close friends.
• 57% would leave the pastorate if they had somewhere else to go or some other vocation they could do.
• 70% don't have any close friends.
• 75% report severe stress causing anguish, worry, bewilderment, anger, depression, fear, and alienation.
• 80% of pastors say they have insufficient time with their spouse.
• 80% believe that pastoral ministry affects their families negatively.
• 90% feel unqualified or poorly prepared for ministry.
• 90% work more than 50 hours a week.
• 94% feel under pressure to have a perfect family.
• 1,500 pastors leave their ministries each month due to burnout, conflict, or moral failure.

Help prevent these statistics from being true for your pastor!  

Prayerfully consider supporting "Ministry Outdoor Adventures" as we take on a ministry need in the Great Plains that no one else we are aware of is doing.  Help us help those who serve!  http://paypal.me/MOAFoundation

And, feel free to message or contact us (316) 200-0156 if you would like to nominate your pastor for one of our upcoming outdoor adventures.

For more info on pastor burnout, go to (www.pastorburnout.com)

Keep on Keepin' on IN Jesus...

- Rob Schmutz

Jeremiah 29:11-13

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