(101 visits), while Akron Firestone (74 visits) was also well developed. One of the schools

included a college, Kent State U., but specifically targeted the football team.

Akron Buchtel, Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, Medina, and Norton.

Teens representing fourteen other schools benefited from TEAM JAM's efforts.

Schools targeted included inner city, rural, and wealthy suburban social classes.

Total visits numbered in access of 375 visits, in addition to over 80 visits to the homes of teens.

Volunteer Involvement
Jerry Keller, a Cuyahoga County Juvenile Officer, involved with Akron Buchtel's basketball team.

Pat Gould, an accountant in Cleveland, was involved in Medina High School individuals for several months.

Jay Nye, a Revere Jr. High wrestling coach, was responsible for aiding us in meeting and getting to

know numerous families on the Junior High age level at Revere.

Pastor Paul Sorber, of West Hill Baptist Church, was both a weekly visitor and as well as a teacher at Cuyahoga Falls' FCA meetings. He also regularly visited Revere High School.

Involved in over 50 meetings with lay workers , pastor, and various ministries to develop their participation.

Team Jam Events
Wooster Word of Life Basketball Tournament - 23 male participants, 18 of which were visitors. Sixteen of these young men decided to trust Christ as their Savior.

Ohio High School State Basketball Championships - Observe with 2 athletes from Firestone High School.

Kent State Sports Funtastic (OARB churches)- 18 male participants, 14 non-churched.

Toledo Word of Life Regional Basketball Championships - 17 male participants, 15 non-churched.

FCA Camp - 9 boys, including five underclassmen from Akron Buchtel's basketball team. Six of these decide to trust Christ as their Savior.

Camp Patmos - 9 boys and girls (jr. high age) from Revere High School who don't attend our church, go to church camp a week.

Other Ministry Efforts
Featured speaker for Youngstown area churches youth winter retreat.

Speaker for areas Awana Olympics. Area basketball standout Quinton Brooks assists.

Three time chapel speaker for Summit County Juvenile Court Detention Home.

Medina First Baptist Church guest speaker for Sunday evening service.

Niles (Ohio) Fellowship Baptist Church high school graduation banquet special speaker.

Assistant coach at Akron's All-American Cage Classic for high school basketball all-stars.

Speaker at Hudson High School's varsity football chapel, three out of ten times.

Speaker at evangelistic hayride in Medina. 40+ attendees, several trust Christ as Savior.

Coordinated 3 high school gatherings/assemblies in one morning (Cuy. Falls, Buchtel, Firestone) for former pro football player J.D. Hill to share his testimony as a result of opportunity provided by FCA. Hundreds spoken to. Several respond with interest in knowing Christ further.

Involved in Cuyahoga Falls High School's "See ya at the Pole".

Three additional schools (Highland, Norton and Akron North), received sporadic attention. Ministry in other areas produced the opportunity to meet and develop relationships with athletes from these schools.

Twenty-one other schools had students who benefited in a variety of ways from TEAM JAM's effort on their campus'.

Total school visits in 1993 numbered over 400, not including efforts made by other ministers & volunteers.

Team Jam Events
Wooster Word of Life Basketball Tournament - 27 male participants, four teams. Two of these young men decided to trust Christ as their Savior. Three high school teams entered finish 1st, 2nd, & 3rd.

Kent State Sports Funtastic (OARB churches) - 22 male participants, three teams. First and second in

unlimited division and third place in the limited division (with a team of 9th graders).

Toledo Word of Life Regional Basketball Championships - 10 male participants, two teams. Several respond to the special speaker. Two trust Christ as Savior. Reach playoffs for first time.

All-American Cage Classic - Permits TEAM JAM to participate in their public school AAU tournament in April. We were the only Christian representation. Display table throughout the week explained TEAM JAM to players, fans, and college coaches who came from all over the country. Through the

financial gifts of several in the community, we also sponsored the all-star team from Chicago under the TEAM JAM name. Mike Kuykendal of Belden Regular Baptist (Chicago, Ill.), coordinates the trip and ministry efforts. Three young men on that team trust Christ as Savior during the weekend. One of which is Shawn Lattimer, now the leading scorer at SW Missouri State.

Ohio Sports Festival - Through the financial support and organization of Sam Serves, TEAM JAM is

extended the opportunity to help organize, coach and minister to an AAU team of 15 year old

basketball players from throughout the Akron area. Primarily Akron's finest, this team wins the

Ohio Sports Festival Regional Championship and also competes in the state championship.

FCA Camp - 5 boys, coordinated by Kevin Bowden, go to FCA camp at Gettysburg (Pa.) College. Kevin trusted Christ as Savior while John was his counselor at FCA camp in Michigan in '92. Kevin soon moved from Michigan to Ohio, resulting in ministry opportunities at Akron North HS. All four athletes Kevin brought were teammates from his football team.

Other Ministry Efforts
Speaker at Cuyahoga Falls and Medina HS's morning FCA gatherings on campus.

Speaker at Chapel services for Summit County Juvenile Court.

Speaker at Medina First Baptist Christian School Chapels.

Guest speaker for Sunday morning worship services for Medina First Baptist (Ohio), Hilltop Baptist (Pa.), and Belden Regular Baptist (Chicago) churches.

Seminar leader at National Youth Ministries Conference (Sandusky, Ohio) on Sports Ministry.

Speaker for Hudson HS's varsity football chapels - 4 times.

Guest Speaker, evangelistic youth events, for churches in Akron, Canton, and Youngstown areas.

TEAM JAM - Elsewhere
Chicago - Assisting in the ongoing establishment of TEAM JAM Chicago. Evangelistic basketball team from Chicago was entered in Public school tourney in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Mike Kuykendall, long time friend who has shared the TEAM JAM burden from its inception, leads this effort. Mike is also seeking to be a missionary to young athletes through the supervision of his local church in Chicago (Belden). The effort in Chicago results in numerous TEAM JAM events in 1994.

Baptist Bible Seminary (Pa.) - Invited as guest speaker for the graduate level youth ministry class held by extension here in Ohio. Vision and techniques shared with class of youth pastors as well as "on the field" practical experience at "TEAM JAM schools".

Medina, Ohio - John's hometown. Through the new ministry of Pastor Bill Cunningham at Medina First Baptist Church, TEAM JAM teams with this local church to reach the needs of the youth in this community. Ultimately, this results in a new youth pastor being hired with this new focus and missionary support for John Saucier and TEAM JAM.

Youngstown, Ohio - Monthly Pastor's fellowship for Youngstown area pastors extend opportunity to present TEAM JAM to the fellowship. More involved opportunities to develop this effort come by way of a working relationship with youth pastors Dan Weber (Cortland) and Gary Marburger (Niles and Lordstown).

Smethport, Pa. - Hilltop Baptist Church annually extends invitation to hold meetings and speak to the youth of the church in an effort to build a youth group with this philosophy of reaching out to the public school community. The effort is continued through Pastor Max Simms.

Springfield, Illinois - Invited to share in Sunday services for the purpose of sharing the TEAM JAM vision and the possibility of it happening there in Springfield.

Specific Ministry Results
Irv Smith - (led to Christ in 1985 while his youth pastor in N.J.) Reaches long time goal targeted years ago together. One of the first of the young athletes worked with in this type of outreach to achieve professional athlete status. Drafted in first round of the NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints. Join Irv for his graduation from Notre Dame University. Witness his first NFL start in Pittsburgh.

Ryan Faulkner - (led to Christ at a Revere football game sophomore year) Requests to "shadow" John in December, 1992, for Revere High School's "Career Day".

Joe Anderson - Medina High School athlete, trusts Christ as Savior after dinner appointment to discuss what Christ has to offer him.

Coach Todd Sutton - New head coach at Revere High School after coaching at Central Hower. Extends the opportunity to run an "Open Gym" using Revere's facilities, during the month of August. High School, college, and even an NBA player participate in this activity as the quality of competition improves.

Dante Booker, Scott Stewart, and Brandon Wallace join Pam and John at an evangelistic crusade in Wooster, Ohio. All three played on the Ohio Sports Festival team which won the regional championship in July. All three made decisions for Christ that evening. Dante and Scott trust Christ as Savior.

Special Recognition at National Youth Conference for "Outstanding Faithfulness in Youth Ministry."

The growing opportunities and responsibilities have only emphasized two important priorities of TEAM JAM; assimilating youth into local church bodies, and fundraising to enable this effort to become "full time". 57,000 miles have been logged since 1991 visiting teens at home or school alone. The Lord saw that and met these needs with the donation of an extremely reliable big car by John's parents. West Hill Baptist Church voted in May to officially designate John Saucier and TEAM JAM a "home mission effort". Medina First Baptist Church decided in Nov. to support John financially as a missionary with monthly support.

Medina boy donates his $500 of Christmas money for gifts for TEAM JAM youth. A family of four high school boys benefits from this generosity and in turn hear about the gift of eternal life.

Cedarville College requests a meeting with John regarding meeting the needs of Christian multi-cultural students as well as how to recruit them. This audience includes President Dixon, the director of admissions, the academic dean, and the athletic director.

Visits with a youth met at the Juvenile Court down at Indian River School for Boys, result in his attendance at the Word of Life Marathon at Wooster.

Invited by Kevin Sunde to explain TEAM JAM to his brother in law, NHL hockey player Bob Bassen.

Invited for the second consecutive year to lead a seminar at the National Youth Conference. Subject is "Sports Evangelism for Youth."

Involved in West Hill Baptist Youth Group's Annual Springside Racquetball Club evangelistic event. Several trust Christ.

Speak for Canton area event similar to our Springside evangelistic night.

Speaker for Canton area youth group's Winter Retreat. A hard hearted Christian school senior, trusts Christ as his Savior. Akron Buchtel football player Karel Smith assists.

Requested by parents of Revere 8th grade basketball players to develop a team for the purpose of coaching and developing their sons. Team participates in Akron Development leagues. Involves students from six different schools.

First child, son Johnathan, is born July 26th. Johnathan soon joins John in visiting youth.

As a result of John Saucier's experience as a youth minister, TEAM JAM seeks to mobilize community churches to better utilize their resources for the collective benefit of young people. Churches in every community represent the greatest collection of available volunteers and professionals who have an interest in people. Their business is people. Facilities, funds, and personal attention are available for the great needs of youth but are not being utilized to the greatest potential as a result of a variety of reasons.

As a result TEAM JAM seeks to assist ministers, churches, school and community personnel and especially THE PARENTS, in combining their resources for the benefit of these young lives. The following steps represent how this goal is being reached.

First Obtain active approval and opportunities to work with students on the local high school and some college) campuses for the purpose of showing interest in young people. Time invested in supporting school programs earns trust with parents and school personnel. Closer examination of TEAM JAM personnel by families will find the reason for such interest as being the importance the Lord plays in our personal lives.

Third Develop lay workers and leaders in churches and in the community, who have an interest in investing in the lives of young people.

TEAM JAM activities produce extended opportunities to benefit from athletic exercise, team development, character development, and personal attention from adult role models. These programs cost money for team registration, uniforms, transportation, and many times even meals for participants who can't afford it. An example of last year's TEAM JAM basketball program expenses includes uniform purchases which are still available for use. Interested participants increase each year, requiring anticipation for needed funds. Lack of funds last year eliminated our opportunity to defend our championship at the Ohio Sports Festival.

Word of Life (Wooster) 4 teams 28 players 17-5 record 1st, 2nd place 10 salv. decision

OARB Funtastic (Kent) 4 teams 26 players 18-2 record 1st, 2nd, 3rd 4

Practical Bible (NY) 1 team 10 players 4-0 record 1st place

All-American. Cage Classic 1 team 17 players 0-3 record (+ 1 exhibition team)

Akron Develop. League 1 team 9 players 1-4 record 1 salv. decision

SUB-TOTALS 11 teams 51 players 40-14 record 3 championships

Twenty-six of the 51 who participated this year have trusted Christ as Savior as a result of the ministry of TEAM JAM. However six are still unsaved.

Ten adults aided TEAM JAM in supervising youth at these events including: Pastor Paul Sorber, Mark Gibbs, Tony Jones, Jerry Keller, Jay Nye, Pam Saucier, John E. Saucier (father), Sam Serves, Charles Young.

The following is a list of the type of basketball tournaments TEAM JAM BASKETBALL is involved with each year. All take place after the regular high school basketball season and with the full support of area high school coaches. Most coaches request our assistance in developing their athletes. Other athletes take advantage of this opportunity to play with friends from other schools or merely have the opportunity to participate in organized basketball.

TEAM JAM'S focus is always the following: First, show how a relationship with Jesus Christ is relevant in every day life; Second, aid in the development of athletic skills, and Third, mentor young athletes in character development, teamwork, and camaraderie. No athlete that is interested in participating is turned away. If there are enough participants interested in order to make a complete team, then additional teams are developed. Age levels include 7th -12th grade.

Participation in the Christian led tournaments gives athletes to become familiar with God in a more relaxed, non-threatening environment. However, AAU tournaments participated in are for the purpose of our TEAM JAM teams to set an example among their peers with their behavior and open association with Christ. The goal is to aid athletes in being leaders among their peers for what is right instead of crumbling beneath the weight of negative influences.