Tom Shanklin Ministries
Tom and Susan Shanklin
PO Box 4144
Mankato, MN 56002
Hope and Healing for the Nations
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- Our History
- Thank you for
being a part of the journey!
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- In March, 1983, we published the first issue of a Christian
newspaper called the Heartland News. I wrote three articles
in that premier issue: one on the origin of sin, one on repentance
and one on being born again. I've given a lot of sermons since
that time, but I guess in reality I'm still preaching the same
message 25 years later, "You must be born again!"
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- Susan started a column in that paper called "Jerusalem
Housewife," about her home,her kids and how the Lord is
the One who gives her strength and purpose for living. Like Isay,
in some ways, not a lot has changed. Her heart is still in her
home, caring for her husband, loving her children, and trusting
her God.
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- Later in 1983, we established a local church in Twin Valley,
Minnesota, I left my job at the Twin Valley Times newspaper
and we went into ministry full time, pastoring the church, publishing
the Heartland News and traveling about preaching the Good
News. It was out of that church that we took our first mission
trip, which was to the nation
of Haiti with Terry and Cary Nelson of Light Ministries. There,
I preached my first open air service and saw a crowd of people
come to Jesus. What a thrill! I also remember calling Haiti,
which is the poorest nation in western hemisphere, a "hell
hole." The conditions were horrible. I can still vividly
remember ministering in the City of Soleil, Port-au-Prince, among
the cardboard shacks and open sewers, with unimaginable poverty
and despair.
Since that time, we pastored four other churches, and traveled
to many other states and countries. It was in China that I first
encountered people in remote villages who had never heard the
name of Jesus. In one village there, our team slept on the floor
of a house in a room filled with bags of rice. Rats ran over
our feet throughout the night.
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- In 2005, I felt led of the Lord to leave pastoral work and
launch out full time into evangelism and missions. Reaching out
to the lost and preaching the Gospel has always been my passion.
Both as a pastor and in my travels, I have been privileged to
pray with many people to receive Christ as Savior and to encourage
many in their walk with God. I value all those experiences and
the people who have been a part of our lives over the years.
Along the way, there has always been someone who encouraged us,
blessed us and helped us to go forward. I remember in the church
in Twin Valley, Olive Pederson adopted us. She baked homemade
buns, gave us rutabaga soup and baby-sat our children. It seems
that everywhere we went, God has given us someone like Olive.
As we begin the second quarter century of our ministry, my heart
continues to beat for those who are lost and without hope all
around us. Please pray with us that we will be able to reach
many people in our nation and around the world with the Good
News of Jesus Christ.
- Tom Shanklin
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