Dear Partners,

It is with great excitement that I greet you with this update regarding the ministry of THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM

(TRTJ). As you may have heard, we, Coach Bill McCartney and Dr. Raleigh Washington, have returned to the

ministry of Promise Keepers (PK). This can only be attributed to the hand of God. In no way did we seek for this to

happen; rather a set of circumstances that were God orchestrated led to the board of PK unanimously voting to

give the ministry back to its founder, Coach Mac. This vote was taken after the entire board had been given an

opportunity to hear the message of THE ROAD and include it in their decision making process. It was made known

to them, as it is being made known to you now, that our return to Promise Keepers in no way will diminish what

God has called us to with THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM, but rather will give THE ROAD an enlarged audience and

platform and a widened doorway into the Church.

You must also be aware that we will maintain the integrity of Promise Keepers. In fact, PK and TRTJ have become

partner ministries. Coach is the Founder of both and I serve as President of both. We intend to maintain the

integrity of both organizations in response to their respective constituencies. We believe that PK gave birth to

TRTJ. It happened when Rabbi Robert Solomon of Atlanta challenged Coach and me by confronting us at the

pastor’s conference in 1996. With 40,000 pastors in attendance, we recognized every racial group except our

Messianic Jewish brothers. Our hearts still ring with his poignant words “you forgot about us!” This spurred us on

a sojourn that resulted in the founding of TRTJ.

We are immediately beginning a drive towards a stadium event in Boulder, CO in July of next year, 2009. The

event will be a 20 year anniversary celebration and retrospective on the profound effect the ministry of PK has had

on the country. It will also feature 3 major planks. These planks will be directed toward healing 3 divides. The

calling of God on our lives is to agents in healing these divides. Plank 1 - is to honor women (wives, mothers,

sisters, daughters); healing the gender divide. Plank 2 - is honoring the poor, oppressed and needy; healing the

divide between the haves and have-nots. Plank 3 - is honoring the spiritual fathers of the faith; healing the divide

between Jew and Gentile. We believe these planks are driven by Gal. 3:28, 1 Cor. 12 and 1 Cor. 4:15.

Rest assured that we are more committed now than ever to our vision of “Mobilizing the entire body of Messiah to

partner with Jewish believers for the salvation of Israel – thus the world.” We will continue to have TRTJ events,

build the ICCM and rally around believing Jews everywhere! God’s vehicle will be Men Transformed into warriors

leading the charge to do what politics cannot do - - - Heal the Divides!

Make sure and check www.roadtojerusalem.org and www.promisekeepers.com in the months to come for more

detailed information.

We look forward to a great partnership with PK and are expecting God to do great things through this!

In His service,

Raleigh B. Washington

President/CEO

THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM

www.roadtojerusalem.org 866-991-0550 toll free

THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM

700 N. COLORADO BLVD. #152

DENVER CO 80206

PK's New President Addresses Promise Keepers Future