162 - Mentoring Fatherless Boys in the Outdoors
Truth in Nature Outdoors, (www.truthinnature.org) is a ministry that is focused on helping fatherless boys with positive male mentors. Began in 2009 by Jeff Davis of Dallas, Georgia. Davis felt a calling to help boys who were without a father. His life was shattered when his parents divorced and he lost his male role model, his wife suffered a similar situation when her father died when she was twelve years old. They recognized a need for boys to have a positive male role model and Truth in Nature Outdoors was formed.
Today, they have 11 chapters across the nation and are helping hundreds of boys with positive male mentors. By using the outdoors to draw these young boys ages 11-18, they introduce them to outdoor activities and also the gospel. Every session includes time to discuss the love of Christ and how he can change their lives.
Whether they are building fires, archery lessons, or learning how to be a gentleman in today's world, Truth in Nature Outdoors takes these boys and young men and shows them how Godly men are to behave and how they can have positive male mentors in their lives.
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Pete spends many days a year afield enjoying God’s creation while hunting, fishing, hiking, or camping. He has traveled to 49 states, as well as numerous Canadian provinces, pursuing his passion in the outdoors. Through these and other experiences, Pete has published more than 1,400 magazine articles and 4,000 photographs in his career. His stories and photographs have earned more than 60 awards in literary, photographic, and videography competitions. He is also the author of six books.
Christian Outdoors Podcast has been awarded “Best Podcast” four years in a row by the South Carolina Outdoor Press Association. His weekly episodes are exciting and uplifting and bring a passion for the outdoors and his Lord and Savior.
Currently, Christian Outdoors has more than 14 million downloads and is growing. More about Pete can be found at christianoutdoors.org/
A lifelong lover of God’s creation, Jon is an avid whitetail deer hunter and outdoorsman. His passion for the outdoors has also led to years of involvement in the outdoor industry, including serving on the CVA Pro Staff team. For Jon, hunting is about much more than the pursuit—it’s an opportunity to slow down, enjoy God’s creation, build relationships, and recognize the connection between faith and the outdoors.
Whether preaching from the pulpit, recording weekly devotions with Christian Outdoors, sharing his testimony at a sportsman’s banquet, or simply gathering around a campfire with fellow outdoorsmen, Jon enjoys connecting with people and pointing them toward Jesus. For Jon, faith, family, community, and the outdoors are opportunities to serve, build relationships, and give God glory.
Jon would love to connect with your group for a men’s gathering, sportsman’s banquet, church event, or conversation about faith and the outdoors. He can be reached at jon@christianoutdoors.org.
