Simple Message Ministries

It's been said that Police Officers are the barbed wire that separate the sheep from the
wolves. Every day they confront evil that most people know nothing about, and as it
has already been stated on our home page, this takes a toll on our officers. God has
called us to take the message of hope, that is found in a relationship with Christ, to
America's Law Enforcement Officers. Romans 13:4 describes them as being "God's
minister to us for good" and as they fulfill that role it can greatly impact their lives. I
believe we all have a responsibility to pray for our officers and their families and to hold
them in high esteem. One of the ways we reach out to them is to partner with local
churches across America and honor them with an appreciation service. This provides
an excellent opportunity to show these officers the love of Christ as we say thank you
for what you do, and we respect you. It also provides an opportunity for the church to
see their local officers in a different light and realize in a small way just how difficult their
job truly is. In these services we provide all the officers with one of our Law
Enforcement New Testaments which are 5" x 7" in size and have full color covers. Also,
in the introduction are several sections that deal with issues that are specific to law
enforcement. It's sad, but in a lot of these services I will have officers tell me that no one
has ever done anything like that for them. Thankfully, many churches are now realizing
this and seeking to do something about it.

Also, one of our goals is to sign as many officers up as possible for our fellowship
"LEOs 4 HIM". Through this fellowship we offer them the "Daily Armor" which is a
devotional written for cops. Officers all over the country have joined this fellowship and
tell us how they enjoy learning the Bible in a way that relates to their way of life. It is
also our desire to establish local chapters of this fellowship where a leader can hold regular Bible studies for the officers, and to
provide them the materials to do so.

One of the more difficult aspects of our ministry is to respond to incidences where an officer has been killed or injured in the line
of duty. These are heart breaking situations and it leaves many searching for answers. We know that there is no better
soothing agent for the soul than God's Word, and for that reason that we strive to make our New Testaments available at as
many officer funerals as we can attend. We display them on a table and have found that they are a welcome sight to the
officers and we have given away as many 680 of them in one funeral.