As a U.S. Merchant Marine Commander, Rocky was sentenced to life in a Mexican federal prison for conspiracy to overthrow the national government and international drug trafficking in a misguided attempt to help indigenous people in southern Mexico. Yet, arrest, sentencing, incarceration, and pardon occurred miraculously in 72 hours.

His zeal to preach the Gospel and his high tolerance for risk and adventure landed him in the Sandinista Civil war in 1989. That is where he met his wife and ministry partner, Joske, a Dutch nurse serving in the conflict. Together they began ministering to the children – the victims of war, sex trafficking, and slavery.

Internationally they serve 20 million PK-12 children, teachers, and families in over 23,000 schools.

In 2021, Rocky and his family moved to Houston, Texas, with the vision to bring their international successes to U.S. public schools through the National School Chaplain Association.

Charles Dyer (BA, Washington Bible College; ThM and PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary) served as provost and dean of education at Moody Bible Institute before becoming professor-at-large of Bible at Moody and host of The Land and the Book radio program. Before coming to Moody, Charlie served for 20 years in multiple administrative and faculty roles at Dallas Theological Seminary, ultimately serving as executive vice president under Chuck Swindoll. In addition to his role as host of The Land and the Book radio program, Charlie is an Old Testament scholar and an authority on Middle Eastern history and geography. He also served as associate pastor of Grace Bible Church in Sun City, Arizona.

Charlie has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East for more than 30 years and has led more than 80 trips. Charlie is the author of numerous books, including A Voice in the Wilderness, What's Next?, The New Christian Traveler's Guide, Character Counts: The Power of Personal Integrity, and Thirty Days in the Land with Jesus. His most recent book is The ISIS Crisis: What You Really Need to Know. Charlie and his wife, Kathy, have been married for more than 40 years and have two grown children.

‘This battle cannot be frozen or postponed, it cannot be ignored hoping that the ocean or something else will provide protection,’ Zelensky said.  

If passed, the burdens of this monstrous spending bill will stifle our economy and fray the fabric of our civil society for years to come.

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