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RCO hopes that all of you enjoyed the wonderful holiday

of Easter. After all, without the resurrection of Jesus there

would be no Christianity. The apostle Paul said in 1

Corinthians 15:17 “if Christ has not been raised, your faith

is futile; you are still in your sins.” You see, the

resurrection is at the very core of the Christian faith.

Without it, we might as well walk away from these beliefs.

Scholars have provided Evidence showing that Jesus did in

fact die on the cross. It shows that Jesus was indeed

buried in a tomb. The evidence also shows that Jesus was

not in the tomb on the third day. Yes, the very tomb that

was guarded and would have been impossible for one man

to open on his own. It also shows that there were a

number of accounts in which different people saw Jesus

alive after he was put to death.

Despite this evidence, the Devil is fast at work to create in

our minds elusions of discrepancies that lead to confusion

and doubt. He does all he can to turn you away from the

one and only Savior. He works so hard to do this because

he really knows the ultimate truth—that Jesus is indeed the

way, the truth and the light. He wants to keep you from

that truth. Oh, he is so crafty and it saddens us at RCO

because so many are being persuaded to turn their backs

on God!

So, was the tomb really empty? Did Jesus really rise up

from the dead on the third day? If you look closely, you will

see that indeed He did! He is alive! He is alive! If the If the If the If the

validity of the resurrection is something that you struggle validity of the resurrection is something that you struggle validity of the resurrection is something that you struggle validity of the resurrection is something that you struggle

with and it is keeping you from accepting Jesus as your with and it is keeping you from accepting Jesus as your with and it is keeping you from accepting Jesus as your with and it is keeping you from accepting Jesus as your

Lord and Savior, please take us up on this challenge:Lord and Savior, please take us up on this challenge:Lord and Savior, please take us up on this challenge:Lord and Savior, please take us up on this challenge:

Obtain the book, “The Case for Easter” written by Lee

Strobel and read it. Mr. Strobel interviews many scholars

as he goes on his own personal quest to continue to

provide evidence for Christianity. It is a short but

wonderful and insightful read filled with compelling

evidence that Jesus did in fact rise from the dead and is

alive and well as our Lord and Savior. Lee Strobel says, “Of

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The “Buckeye State” (Ohio) is fast becoming

one of the top areas to pursue mature trophy

whitetails within the United States. Workin’ Man’s

Guide Service owned and operated by Shane

Montgomery and his Family (Kathy, Katie, Ryan, Kyle

and Taylor) is located right in the heart of Ohio’s big

buck country! The RCO team has been hunting and

filming there over the last 4 years and I can promise

you that you will not find this kind of quality whitetail

or turkey hunt at a workin’ man’s price anywhere else!

This year Shane put together a 3-day spiritual hunt

running Thursday through Saturday. The plan was to

hunt during the day and then get together in the

evening after supper for a time of fun and fellowship.

Thursday night we met at Shane’s house where I was

able to share the vision of Rugged Cross Outdoors

with the group. I did this by showing a short RCO

video and then shared with them the six avenues of

ministry that make up RCO. I also shared with them

the condensed version of how God brought me into

the plan of RCO and encouraged everyone there to

seek God’s plan for their life no matter what stage of

life their in right now.

Apr i l 2010

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By RCO Executive Directors

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By Andy Kaminski, Executive Director

the many world religions, only one claims that its

founder returned from the grave. The resurrection of

Jesus Christ is the very cornerstone of Christianity.”

Happy reading!

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It was late September of 2006 when my son

Shane, grandson Kody and myself where standing on

a mountain top called Ski Slope outside of Douglas,

Wyoming. It was a beautiful fall day, the sun was

shining and there was a nice cool fall breeze with a

trace scent of Aspen and Ponderosa pine in the air.

As we stood there resting on our longbows deep in

thought, we took in all the majesty of the scenery

around us. We were simply awe struck with the great

beauty God had blessed us with.

As I stood there totally engulfed in the glory of God, I

remember thinking about how beautiful this is.

Wondering just how beautiful it had to of been in the

garden before the fall of man. If what I am looking at

now escapes words of description for its splendor, I

don’t have a prayer trying to perceive the beauty

Eden must have displayed.

It was easy to understand what the Apostle Paul was

saying in Romans that man will know God exists by

the very nature around him. (Romans 1:20 Romans 1:20 Romans 1:20 Romans 1:20 For ever

since the world was created; people have seen the

earth and sky. Through everything God made, they

can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal

power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for

not knowing God). That is exactly what I was thinking

as I stared out over these vast valleys filled with

God’s splendor.

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It seemed like time stood still for the next few minutes

as the three of us where intoxicated with the presence

of God. Even my eight year old grandson was

overwhelmed by God’s greatness. I know Kody wasn’t

quite sure of exactly all he was feeling, but I could tell

by the smile on his face and the gleam in his eye he too

knew we were in the very presences of our creator.

(Ecclesiastes 3:11 Ecclesiastes 3:11 Ecclesiastes 3:11 Ecclesiastes 3:11 Yet God has made everything

beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in

the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the

whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end).

At that point we knew exactly what the writer of

Ecclesiastes was saying. All the cares, worries and

struggles we had in this world seemed to just melt

away and became totally non-existent, gone, and

wiped cleaned. It was totally liberating. I remember

when my son finally broke the silence of that moment

saying to me, “You know Dad, sometimes the best

things in this life are totally free.” Truer words could

not have been spoken.

Our heavenly Father has supplied us with every

spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1:3Ephesians 1:3Ephesians 1:3Ephesians 1:3 All praise to God, the

Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us

with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms

because we are united with Christ.) Father God has

made us complete, full, not wanting or needing

through His son Jesus

By Jeff Wilcox, Ministry Leader

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On Friday night, we moved the fellowship outside.

Shane's neighbor, Stan built an outdoor pavilion

with a fire pit next to it that is perfect for this type

of gathering. Stan even built a small chapel behind

his house and a couple of small cabins to go with it.

The speaker for the evening was Jim Morrison from

PA. Jim is a friend of Anthony Infante, one of our

ministry leaders, who was also attending this hunt.

Jim shared a little bit about his testimony and how

important family is to us and God. Anthony stood

up when Jim had finished and asked the group this

question, "Who is the ultimate hunter?" The correct

answer is Satan! He is always hunting for our souls

and uses various forms of deception to lure us into

sin. Anthony said, "just like we as hunters use

game calls, decoys, and different scents to lure a

deer or turkey into shooting range so we can kill it,

Satan to uses the things of this world like drugs,

alcohol, pornography, gambling, ect to lure us in

and destroy our souls." What a true and profound

statement! When we find ourselves being lured in

by Satan’s temptations, like Jesus in Matthew

chapter 4, we must stand up to Satan in the name

of the Lord and resist his temptations no matter

what form they come in.

Everyone had a great time and 99% of the hunters

in camp that week attended both nights of

fellowship. Praise the Lord!!! In camp that week

were three groups of hunters from Pennsylvania:

Anthony, Jim and Pat were in one group. Loyd,

Mike, Aaron and his wife in another and Dick,

Randy, Dustin, Dana and Wade in the third group.

Also in camp was A.J. Snively who came all the way

from Ontario, Canada. My brother Tom and nephew

J.T. came down from Michigan to share in the hunt

also.

The hunting was awesome! On Thursday night Mike

from PA harvested a heavy 130-140 class 8 point. I

took the camera along on the recovery effort and

was able to capture it on film for use in Shane's

promo DVD. Pat from PA put an arrow into a nice

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10 point on Friday morning, but unfortunately the shot

was off the mark and after tracking it most of the

afternoon we were unable to recover it. Pat was of

course disappointed and so was I; it's hard to lose a

nice buck like that. Things like this happen when

hunting with a bow or gun and it's unfortunate when it

does, but we made the best effort we could in trying to

recover the animal and that's all you can do. I guess

one positive thing about it is the fact that I laid down

what I think is some of the coolest whitetail footage I

have ever filmed to date. Pat is a hilarious guy and

absolutely loves the Lord. He had me rolling around

laughing the whole three days! There's talk going

around of a future hunt with Pat, Anthony, Jim and

some of the RCO gang; I can’t wait for that one!

My nephew topped off the hunt Friday night with

taking his first buck ever! A very nice mid 120 class 9

point.

This was his third year at Shane's place and after a

couple of cases of buck fever he finally put it all

together and got the job done! The great thing about

this hunt was the fact that his dad was the one behind

the camera filming the whole thing. Tom said he did

not know if J.T. was shaking more before he shot the

arrow or after! Its trips like this that just gets me so

fired up when I look back at them. This is what Rugged

Cross Outdoors is all about! Getting to meet new

people, sitting around the fire sharing the Gospel after

spending a day in His creation, sharing the highs and

lows of this sport, laughing with one another and dad's

spending time a field with their sons or daughters!

Great stuff man! I am blessed beyond belief to be part

of all of this!

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(Colossians 2:9 & 10Colossians 2:9 & 10Colossians 2:9 & 10Colossians 2:9 & 10 For in Christ lives all the

fullness of God in a human body. So you also are

complete through your union with Christ, who is the

head over every ruler and authority.) Father God has

made us heirs to His kingdom, all this and more, just

for us, for you and for me.

The most amazing part--the cost to us is free! We

don’t have to pay one cent, all we have to do is

believe and receive! Or we can doubt and do without,

but why? I hope and pray that you are one of those

that believe and receive everything that accompanies

salvation. However, if for whatever reason you have

not made the decision to believe Jesus Christ is Lord

and Savior of your life why not do so today, why not

right now where you sit? Just believe in your heart

that Jesus is the Son of God and receive ALL He has in

store for you. Once you understand how much the

Father loves you; once you get a glimpse of Eden;

why would you settle for thorns and thistles?

May God be the lamp onto your feet and the light on

to your path!

Jeff Wilcox, Ministry Leader

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We are in the planning stages with Shane to put

together another spiritual hunt next fall and based on

how things went last fall it’s going to a blast! If you are

interested in joining us on the spiritual hunt this

coming fall or booking another date to hunt with

Workin’ Man’s Guide Service contact Shane

Montgomery at 740-767-3080. You will not be

disappointed! I have heard numerous people over the

last couple of years say that hunting trophy whitetails

and long beards is becoming a rich man’s sport. Sadly,

for the most part, I would agree with that statement.

However, when you book a hunt with Workin’ Man’s

Guide Service you will soon find out that chasing the

buck of your dreams at an affordable price can still

be done!

God Bless and good hunting!

Andy

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• PA, Youth Turkey hunt

• MI, Youth Turkey hunt

May 17 May 17 May 17 May 17

Rugged Cross Outdoors will be in South Bend, IN. at

the LeSea Broadcasting station. We will be guests on

the Harvest show. This is going to be a great

opportunity to share with millions of people the

vision and mission of Rugged Cross Outdoors.

Generally speaking, the program airs at 9 AM (ET)

then is replayed at 10pm and 2 AM check your local

listings to confirm. They have North American

coverage of approx. 46 million homes via DirecTV ch.

367, twelve LeSEA stations, cable, and syndication

around the country. There Middle East Television

(METV) satellite reaches 73 million homes in Israel

and 15 surrounding nations on channel 24 on cable

to Israel. Far East Television (FETV) airs LeSEA

Broadcasting to approximately 4.3 billion people in

Asia, Australia, all of Europe and Africa. There

European coverage is 78 million homes with the

Wonderful Network, and 8 million homes in

Argentina on Canal Luz. They also transmit on 5

shortwave stations to 1 billion shortwave radios on

the planet.

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RCO Executive Directors Andy Kaminski and Jim

Duflo will join forces with Truth In Nature, Jeff &

Carrie Davis.

Truth in Nature focuses on the single parent children

of metro Atlanta, GA. Primarily based in the West

Georgia area, the target communities of Douglas,

Paulding, Carroll, Cobb, Haralson, and Polk

counties are there main area of concentration.

Eventually they would like to expand to the entire

metro area and then on to the state. We know that

God has great plans in store for this ministry and we

trust Him to lead them and us in the right direction

for the future.

We will be camping and striped bass fishing at Lake

Lanier. Camp out June 11th will include dinner with

devotional and praise music by campfire. The North

Georgia Striper Club will be taking the children out

on Saturday the 12th for some exciting striped bass

fishing on Lake Lanier.

www.truthinnature.org for more information.

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Big Ticket Festival, Gaylord, MI.

If you love music, fellowship, sun, Extreme Sports,

food, speakers and just a great time with the family.

Join Rugged Cross Outdoors at the Big Ticket

Festival. Look for more information in the May

newsletter.

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WMGS Trophies

Craig from New

Hampshire. With

a nice South

Eastern Ohio

buck

Daryl & Bob from PA with some nice bucks. Guide Kyle

Montgomery in the center.

Eric from New York. Guide Ryan

Matt from Maryland

with his trophy &

Guide Ryan

Mike from

Pennsylvania with a

tall heavy buck.

Another buck goes

down with WMGS.

Pete from New York.

Another Mike from

Pennsylvania is going

home with a trophy.

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“Making A Difference In The Lives Of Outdoor Enthusiasts””””

� Prayer for a safe, fun and successful turkey season.

� Praise God the Web site is coming together with new videos, information

and events.

� Pray for our travels as we head out to PA, and MI for spring Turkey.

� Praise God for a wonderful time at Fire Up and for a successful hog hunt.

� Keep these people in your prayers: Tara W., Phillip M. and Brent O.

Next Month: Fire UP 2010- Jim Duflo Youth & Hogs- Jeff Wilcox More photos from the field Looking Ahead: Planning and preparation for summer events. Spending time with family and friends. Waiting on the Lord for direction.

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Financial ReportFinancial ReportFinancial ReportFinancial Report

****Overall financial requirements needed to operate this ministry on a full time basis.

Jan-March 10 April-June 10 July-Sept 10 Oct-Dec 10 YTD Total

Actual $ $ $ $ $

2010 Budget $17,140 $17,140 $17,140 $17,140 $68,560.00

* $178,011 $178,011 $178,011 $178,011 $712,044

Web Page News! We have been very busy over the past month, pulling together mission trip schedules, television appearance schedules, and event schedules. We also have been working on updating our web site so you can now watch our videos from our web page. Just go to the Webisode page and enjoy. Check back regularly for updates and new videos. Send us a photo of you doing something great and fun in the Outdoors!

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ministry—Mission trips to the Woods, Lakes, Fields and Streams! The organization was created to fulfill The organization was created to fulfill The organization was created to fulfill The organization was created to fulfill

thethethethe ultimate plan that God has instilled in our hearts ultimate plan that God has instilled in our hearts ultimate plan that God has instilled in our hearts ultimate plan that God has instilled in our hearts————to go out into the outdoor world and share the to go out into the outdoor world and share the to go out into the outdoor world and share the to go out into the outdoor world and share the

Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ.Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ.Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ.Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are committed to Glorifying Jesus Christ using what He has

created to spread the Word of God, while at the same time encouraging fellowship amongst outdoor

enthusiasts of all ages. Rugged Cross Outdoors also wholeheartedly values the next generation—our

youth! In order for us to ensure God’s Kingdom will continue to advance as well as preserve the

wonderful sport of hunting, we must reach out to everyone--adults, people with disabilities and/or life

threatening illnesses, the poor and less fortunate, and especially our youth!

The Rugged Cross Outdoors team engages in a multitude of ministry activities that support this overall

mission. These ministries include our Outfitter Outreach, Youth Outreach, Speaking Ministry, People

with Disabilities and Life Threatening Illnesses Ministry, our Outdoor Media Ministry, and our Venison

Donation Ministry. For more information on each ministry avenue, please check us out on our

webpage—www.ruggedcrossoutdoors.org and click on the “about us” section.