Analyzing the Topeka EDITION Spiderman includes Lawrence, Manhattan, Emporia & Holton FREE! E! fight The Area’s Most Complete Event Guide E ON TAK PAGE 7 RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL Page 13 CELEBRATING FAIT H, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS facebook /metrovoicenews Celebrating our 14th year! VISIT US AT or metrovoicenews.com VOLUME 14 • NUMBER 1 September 2019 TO ADVERTISE, CONTRIBUTE, SUBSCRIBE OR RECEIVE BULK COPIES, CALL 785-235-3340 OR EMAIL [email protected] NEW RESIDENT What is the truth church guide about dinosaurs? Buck ‘I Was an Creek Bible Church ...Addict’ See inside back cover! Youth Court provides options, experience Does God exist? How can anyone believe in religion when science has to young offenders neither a need nor a place for God? Is evolution happening today? If God is a God of love, why do we suf - fer and die? Creation Ministries International is coming to Topeka with answers to these and other important ques - Inside MyPillow Inventor Mike Lindell’s Transformation tions. Joel Tay of CMI will expose Billy Hallowell | Pureflix.com Lindell, who is the CEO and producers reached out and revealed the bankruptcy of the evolutionary inventor of MyPillow, helped finance their plans. Lindell was so moved by myth and show how weak the scien - Millions of Americans know Mike “Unplanned,” a film about abortion Johnson’s real-life story that he tific evidence for evolution is. Lindell from his popular commer - clinic director-turned pro-life advo - prayed over it and instantly decided This is an issue that affects every - cials for MyPillow, but many people cate Abby Johnson’s life that has to fund the movie and film a cameo. one. Evolution teaches us there is no September is National Youth are likely unaware of the iconic pil - been sparking headlines and is cur - “I said, ‘Are you short any money?’ need for God, there is no spiritual Court Month, and Topeka Youth low magnate’s incredible backstory rently in theaters nationwide. And they said, ‘Yeah, we’re short realm, and there is no afterlife. Project will be celebrating 15 years of of overcoming addiction, finding He poured $1 million into the about a $1 million and ... I just felt According to the theory, spirituality providing Youth Court to faith and using his massive platform production, telling PureFlix.com’s right there through the holy spirit — is just an evolutionary trick of the Topeka/Shawnee County youth. to help transform the lives of others. “Pure Talk” that he got involved after n Please see MYPILLOW page 4 n Please see DINOSAURS page 3 This program is youth-led and n youth-driven by 13- to 18-year-old students. The judge, prosecutor, defense attorney, jurors, bailiff, court Local pastor/missionary to be recognized for lifetime achievement clerk and defendants are all teenagers. They hear cases of first- Rev. Max Manning, one of the church leaders. time traffic offenders with misde - original founders of Topeka Rescue He has broadcast on the radio meanor charges. Mission, has been serving the daily for over 50 continuous years, As a juror, the youth decide the Kingdom of God since the 1950s. He and is currently heard throughout sanctions to be imposed upon the is the Director of Global Missions, Africa through his “Voice of Faith” offender. Sanctions can range from Inc. a Topeka-based ministry, and Broadcast. The program is also aired community service, written or oral has authored several books and on two Topeka stations and is heard apologies, essays related to the booklets. by millions. offense and/or improving grades. Manning has Ministered the Now, a group of community lead - Participants serve as a juror in 2 Gospel in 64 nations around the ers and supporters are throwing him future cases. world, including India, Sri Lanka, a dinner — a Recognition Dinner, in The next Youth Court will be held The African Continent, Central and honor of his Lifetime Achievements. September 19, at 5:30 pm at the South America and the Caribbean. The Max Manning Recognition County Court House, 3rd floor. He has served in the Dominican Dinner will take place September 10, Youth Court provides young Republic and Haiti for over 40 years, and will be emceed by Barry Feaker, adults with education on the legal establishing Churches, orphanages, the Executive Director at Topeka and judicial system, which many trade Schools, medical clinics and Rescue Mission and TRM Ministries. n Please see YOUTH COURT page 2 training seminars for Pastors and n Please see ACHIEVEMENT page 2 2 • September 2019 ________________________ MetroVoiceNews.com _________________________ Facebook/MetroVoiceNews ________________________ Topeka Metro Voice Topeka Rescue Mission facing possible closure Life Lessons Froomf pers oanal bLattleis ttle One going on in our At a press con - enforcement and THE GOOD GUY family right now ference last month, other charities ALWAYS WINS and I know we are Topeka Rescue around the area to by Jessica S. Hosman far from being the Mission (TRM) address the various only ones in a Executive Director needs of the com - I can’t stand movies with fighting. But, struggle. It’s one of Jessica Hosman Barry Feaker issues munity, including several years into motherhood, I realize those seasons that a “clarion call,” says homelessness, that finding quality kids movies that don’t feel as though there is a different conflict was facing possible mental illness, drug contain some element of aggression is def - around every bend. I look beyond our closure due to a addition, sex traf - initely not the norm. If I ruled the enter - family and into our region, country and significant drop in ficking and others. tainment industry, Bob and Larry would world. And the bad guy – Satan – tries to donations being Feaker says they be the stars of every show and innocence do everything in his power to make all of received this year. attempt to answer would always prevail. us think that he is going to win. Battle after After over 65 the questions many We recently took an outing to the battle. Darkness upon darkness. But, the years of serving hopeless and movies to see a popular new flick. (One good guy always wins. homeless and depressed people that didn’t include talking vegetables, might What if we started looking at circum - impoverished ask: I add.) Afterwards, I was surprised when stances beyond the analytical complexities men, women and children in the Topeka home,” said Feaker. “Do I matter? Does anybody care?” Zechariah told me his and instead with the area, the needs and costs keep rising, while However, even after these develop - Feaker and the rest of the staff at the favorite part: you mind of a child? Jesus is the incoming funds have been decreasing ments, TRM still needs several hundred mission hope to go on answering those guessed it, the fighting. the good guy. Satan is over the past year. Since the beginning of thousand dollars to come in for the oper - questions, giving hope and showing com - I couldn’t believe my the bad guy. The bad 2019 TRM has been facing a $180,000 ations to continue through the end of the passion to the many who need it. son would be so capti - guy may try and con - monthly shortfall. year. In 2018, TRM provided 95,303 nights vated by the thing I dis - vince us he’s going to A continued shortfall could require Many charities have noted that giving is of shelter with an average each night of like the most! win. But, not so. We TRM to suspend critical services such as down both locally and nationally this year, 267 individuals sheltered. The highest Snapping me out of know the end of the food assistance, homeless education pro - although the reasons are unclear. number of guests on a given night was my state of shock, he story. We’ve read the grams, children’s trauma interventions, At the press conference, Topeka Mayor 312 people on Sept. 20, 2018. The food asked if I ever noticed Book. The good guy medical assistance, transportation assis - Michelle De la Isla recounted how she her - served consists primarily of food dona - that the creators of always wins. tance, clothing assistance, Street Reach self was at one time homeless. Others also tions from the community. TRM movies always make it Whatever you are fac - interventions, as well as the potential clos - testified about how the mission had Ministries Food Services is responsible for look like the bad guys ing. Whatever you per - ing of its shelters to the homeless, hungry helped them turn their lives around. One the planning, preparing and serving on are going to win. But, in the end, the good ceive around you on small or global scales, and impoverished citizens in the Topeka young lady gave her main reason why the average 24,000 meals per month in the guy always wins. It’s the witness of the war examine your perspective. Are you community. Rescue Mission’s services are needed. dining room 7 days a week, at a cost of between good versus evil and the con - focused on the battle and who appears to quering victory that draws him in and TRM has already implemented adjust - “When you have no hope left, they take only 14 cents per meal. be in the lead? Or are you focused on the keeps him captivated until the end. truth of the One who will ultimately con - ments in services to conserve resources, you in,” she said. The main shelter opened in its current My son’s simple statement has been quer? This isn’t a truth just found in most and over the past few weeks the commu - TRM also ministers to a homeless location in 1991.