EVANGELIST JAMEY RAGLE HOLDS REACH THE PLANET TOUR AT US MILITARY INSTALLATION AND CHURCHES IN JAPAN

One of the Most Sought-After and Effective Evangelists Will Minister to the US Seventh Fleet, Naval Forces and local community in Yokosuka, Japan

CINCINNATI, OH -- November 25, 2002 -- Jamey Ragle, an evangelist committed to changing lives and glorifying God, will be holding a Reach the Plant" Crusade on December 6 -- 16, 2002 in Yokosuka, Japan. Sponsored by the Command Religious Ministry Team from the USS COWPENS (CG-63), the crusade will be held throughout Yokosuka, Japan to the servicemembers, their families and youth of the U.S. Seventh Fleet and Naval Forces in Japan.
This powerful crusade will share Christ with American servicemen and woman, as well as Japanese locals.

God has blessed us with this unique opportunity to minister to the brave defenders of world peace serving in Japan and I am very excited to connect with the men and women of our military who need encouragement, inspiration and even laughs, during their deployment," said Jamey Ragle. Audiences around the world have applauded Jameys approach to evangelism -- using personal illustrations along with humor to communicate powerful Biblical principles.

SHC Robert Humphries, the USS COWPENS Baptist Lay Leader, and LT. Ronald Pettigrew, the USS COWPENS Command Chaplain, invited Jamey to Japan. Were delighted to host Jamey Ragle in Japan. A man who has dedicated his life to youth and spreading the gospel, I am confident our sailors will be encouraged and uplifted by Jameys visit," said LT. Ronald Pettigrew.

The USS COWPENS is the Seventeenth Ticonderoga - Class Aegis Guided Missile Cruiser. COWPENS serves as part of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces in Yokosuka, Japan, as part of Battle Force Seventh Fleet. Approximately 30 officers and 360 enlisted sailors operate the COWPENS.
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Crusade Schedule

In Japan from December 6 through the 16th, Jameys current preaching schedule includes:

 Dec. 8      Yokosuka Baptist Church -- morning service                        
 Dec. 8      Filipino International Christian Church -- afternoon service
 Dec. 8      Contemporary Evangelical Service -- evening service
 Dec. 10   Military Men of Integrity -- lunch service
 Dec. 11   Yokosuka Baptist Church -- evening service
 Dec. 12    Yokosuka Chuo Church - evening service
 Dec. 13   Lighthouse Christian Fellowship -- evening service
 Dec. 14   Youth Conference -- morning service
 Dec. 14   Reach the Planet Crusade Yokosuka -- evening service
 Dec. 15   Gospel Praise Service -- morning service
 Dec. 15   Kanazawa Church of Christ -- evening service

For additional information about the Reach The Planet Crusade in Japan, visit www.ReachThePlanet.org.

About Jamey Ragle
Blessed with the spiritual gifts of preaching and evangelism, Jamey Ragle has dedicated his life to reaching the lost, making people soul-conscious and strengthening the body of Christ. For the past 25 years Jamey has traveled extensively throughout the country preaching God's Word. A highly sought-after speaker, Jamey ministers through local church revival meetings, Reach The Planet crusades, corporate meetings, school assemblies and youth camps. God has truly blessed Jamey's ministry, and the outcome is unexplainable. Thousands of people have been saved; thousands of lives have been changed. No one acting on his own power could yield such positive results. For more information about Jamey and his evangelistic ministry, please visit www.JameyRagle.org or call 877.293.0954.

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