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	Heartbeat International's 36th Annual Conference St. Louis, Missouri Mark your calendars now! April 18-21, 2007

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Keynote Speakers:

Peggy Hartshorn, Ph. D. - 5:30 p.m. on April 18 (opening dinner)
Peggy joined the Board of the first pregnancy center affiliation organization in the U.S.A., “Alternatives to Abortion International,” in 1986. That organization is now Heartbeat International. Peggy became the first full-time President of Heartbeat International in 1993. At that time Heartbeat had about 250 affiliates. It is now the largest network of life-affirming, volunteer ministries in the world, with over 1,000 affiliated service groups in the U.S.A., Canada, and 37 other countries. www.heartbeatinternational.org.

Carrie Abbott - 9:00 a.m. on April 19
Carrie has served in ministry since she was 17, working extensively with youth and children’s ministries, SHARE, The Legacy Institute and other family centered organizations. Her education experience includes nine years of home schooling her own children. She was one of the first to receive the Community Impact Award from Families Northwest in the state of Washington. She has contributed her experience and wisdom to national leaders developing curricula, legislation and abstinence guidelines. She has also edited manuscripts for well-known authors on topics related to sexuality and relationships. www.thelegacyinstitute.com

Carrie Abbott - 1:00 p.m . on April 19
Rev. John Ensor is the Executive Director of the Urban Initiative Program of Heartbeat International. John is currently leading an initiative in Miami, Florida called Heartbeat of Miami. Prior to this, for fourteen years he served as President of A Woman's Concern Pregnancy Health Centers. John speaks and writes on matters of Christian faith and ethics. His books include Experiencing God's Forgiveness, (NavPress, 1997), Doing Things Right in Matters of the Heart (Accent Press, 2001) and his latest, Answering The Call: Saving Innocent Lives, One Woman At A Time (Focus on the Family, 2003). His newest book The Great Work of the Gospel (Crossway Books) is available now. An ordained Baptist minister, Rev. Ensor lives in Boston with his wife of 27 years, Kristen. They have 3 children. www.heartbeatofmiami.org

Walter Larimore, M.D. - 5:30 p.m. on April 19 (dinner)
From 2002 to 2004, Dr. Larimore hosted the Focus on Your Family’s Health’s syndicated radio and TV features. He is a frequent guest about family health topics on a wide variety of television and radio programs and has appeared on The Today Show, CBS’s Morning Show, several Fox News programs and CNN. Dr. Larimore has published over a dozen books and over 500 articles in dozens of medical and lay publications. His best-selling books include Bryson City Tales: Stories of a Doctor’s Practice in the Smoky Mountains and the Alternative Medicine: The Christian Handbook. His most recent books include Why ADHD Doesn’t Mean Disaster, God’s Design for the Highly Healthy Child, God’s Design for the Highly Healthy Teen and God’s Design for the Highly Healthy Person. His website is www.DrWalt.com.

Julie Parton, Ph. D. - 9:00 a.m. on April 20
Dr. Julie Parton is a well-known speaker for the Life Training Institute. She emphasizes the spiritual aspect of abortion, helping listeners understand that every abortion decision is a spiritual battle within that woman. Julie speaks about why women choose abortion and the spiritual dynamic - the battle between Good and Evil - that is inherent in that process. Julie worked for Focus on the Family as Director of the Pregnancy Resource Ministry. Prior to this, she served as Executive Director of the Prestonwood Pregnancy Center in Dallas, Texas. Julie and her husband have three grown daughters and five grandchildren. www.prolifetraining.com

Johnny Hunter, D.D. - 12:30 p.m. on April 20 (lunch)
Dr. Johnny M. Hunter is the President of Global Life & Family Mission, a ministry dedicated to promoting traditional family values, racial harmony, and the survival of children around the world. He is also the National Director of Life Education And Resource Network (LEARN, Inc.), a consortium of Christian pro-life, pro-family advocates. LEARN, Inc. is the largest African-American evangelical pro-life organization in the United States. www.learninc.org.

Bella - 7:00 p.m. on April 20
Heartbeat is working with The Metanoia Team to provide our conference attendees the opportunity to see the award-winning independent film Bella. This true story is about a man who had everything and lost it all, but by losing it all, he found everything that matters. The story focuses on the value of every human life and the plot involved death, abortion, adoption, importance of family, and what love is all about. It stars Eduardo Verastegui, the "heartthrob" of Latin American films and television.

Heartbeat President Peggy Hartshorn who has seen the movie said, "In real life Eduardo moved to Hollywood to make a name and fortune in American film, instead of the fame he though he came for, he found the Lord and rekindled the faith of his youth. This film which he not only stars in, but also wrote and directed, is a powerful movie that will appeal to 'the masses,' but will also make the public think and feel about life issues in a way that we hope will be life-changing for them and have a major influence in moving us more toward a culture of life. the movie may even save lives and bring people who have been touched by abortion to healing." Click here to learn about Bella and watch the trailer.

Fr. Frank Pavone - 9:00 a.m. on April 21
In 1999, Fr. Pavone was named among the Top 100 Catholics of the Century. He serves on Dr. James Dobson’s Focus on the Family Institute. The National Right to Life Committee awarded him their highest honor, the Proudly Pro-life Award. Fr. Pavone currently serves as President of the National Pro-life Religious Council, a coalition of groups from many different denominations working to end abortion. He is also Pastoral Director and Chairman of the Board of Rachel’s Vineyard, an international retreat program for post-abortion healing. www.priestsforlife.org.

BreakDown is the new generation of Edutainment, bringing the message of self control and hope to a generation of young people looking for the REAL thing. BreakDown is a team of young people who bring a powerful and dynamic message to their peers. This fast paced, high energy performance is designed specifically for the MTV generation. BreakDown's explosive and inspirational message was created to breakdown the lies that our sexually saturated culture has been sending our youth for years! www.ibreakdown.com

A Night with the Pierson's - 6:00 p.m. on April 21 (banquet)
Jim and Anne Pierson are the founders and directors of Loving and Caring, an international ministry which ministers to the issue of the fatherless. Jim is a father to over 200 foster teenage girls as well as his own two daughters. In 1984, President Reagan mentioned their contribution to helping pregnant women as founders of House of His Creation, a maternity home and aftercare ministry. Anne has written numerous workbooks and manuals used by life-affirming ministries worldwide. In 2000, Anne received the Angel of Adoption Award from the Congressional Committee on Adoption. www.lovingandcaring.org.

Praise and Worship Leaders:

Scott Reed - 8:30-9:00 a.m. on April 19
Scott Reed joined the pastoral staff in July of 2006 to serve as Worship Pastor. Scott is a graduate of Pacific Union College in Napa Valley, CA, with a degree in Secondary Education (Physical Education and Religion). Along with his pastoral duties, Scott has written songs published by Maranatha! Music and sings with two Christian gospel groups, "Faith First" and "The Heritage Singers". Scott and his wife, Holly, have two sons - Tommy and Brandon. For more info on Scott, go to www.myspace.com/scottreedworship

Mark Roach - 8:30-9:00 a.m. on April 20
After Graduating College, Mark accepted what would prove to be a life-changing position at Morning Star Church, a new church start in O'Fallon, where he began writing worship songs as the Music Director and Worship Leader. Mark has written several worship songs now sung in churches across the country, and is currently in his seventh year as Worship Leader at MSC.

Six of Mark's original worship songs have been featured on National compilations, including appearances on WOW Next 2007, Absolute Modern Worship 2 [Fervent Records - 2006], SongDISCovery [vol. 53] in November of 2005 and two appearances on Purpose Driven Ministries' SongSeeker project (2004 & 2005.) He has been featured on songdiscovery.com and myrrhworship.com and has led worship for churches, youth camps, conferences, and rallies from the Midwest all the way to California. For more info on Mark, go to www.markroach.com.

Dean Pyle - 8:30-9:00 a.m. on April 21
Dean is a founding pastor of Summit Community Church in O'Fallon, Missouri along with John Ryan. He leads the Worship Ministry of our chruch and sits on the Pastoral Leadership Team. He and his wife Ami have a girl named Demi and two boys named Enoch and Caleb. He is a graduate of Baylor University. For more info on Dean, go to www.myspace.com/deanpyle.