User:Dave Hawkins

I'm 44 years old, married to Jill Hawkins and we have 6 children ages 16 to 1. My grandfather was a pioneering radio evangelist in the Dallas Ft. Worth metroplex and had a large listening audience. His son, my dad, is a Bible translating missionary to an Indian tribe in Brazil. His story is told in two books called "Christ's Witchdoctor" and "Christ's Jungle." My parents are now in their 80's and living with us in Odessa, MO and are still working hard creating taped Bible lessons for this Indian tribe. I graduated from the Univ of Texas at Arlington with a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and became an USAF pilot for 10 years. Following that, I began starting businesses ... first an agribusiness involving greenhouses, then a telecommunications business which we sold in 2003 to a NASDAQ company (EEFT) based in Leawood, KS. Since that time I have been involved quite a bit in non-profit work. I am a board member and the Treasurer of Kids4Truth International -- www.kids4truth.com -- and also helped created the core curriculum for them. I also work closely with the K4T Director and the Lead Graphic Designer to create "Dynamations" which are mini movies for the web which teach the Biblical worldview and Bible truths to kids. Google "watchmaker" to see my most popular one. I helped Kids4Truth establish a relationship with Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis and they now want to work closely with K4T promoting our materials. Related to Ken Ham's work, I am working very hard in the academic arena discussing Creation/Evolution/Biblical issues online at various forums with university professors and professional scientists. I also write a ~weekly blog article relating to these areas. I am also a board member of Urban Life Minstries in Kansas City which disciples inner city youth. I have been their largest donor for the last two years and the ministry is now turning the corner and really beginning to see some fruit. I play the piano for "Teen Church" which is a Sunday morning church service for these inner city youth and I also teach a 3rd grade boys Sunday School class at my church, Tri-City Ministries, pastored by Dr. Carl Herbster. I also help Dr. Herbster financially with his Advance USA political action organization and I help him with his other various projects such as his Christian University in Mexico and his Christian Camp in Louisiana.