Mr. & Mrs. Allen were invited to the First Presbyterian Church in                        Lebanon, IN.  The children of the Sunday school classes gave them a

check for $68.38 to send Bibles around the world.  The kids are still

giving their offerings to this day.  On that day the children wrote what

was on their hearts in 50 Bibles that were sent to a church in Africa.  A

week or so prior to the trip to First Presbyterian Mr. Allen had a dream

in which children were handing him and Cindy jars of pennies, their

savings, for Bibles.  In the dream Mr. Allen and his wife were crying

when the kids did that - as they did when the children actually did give

them their change.  (6/25/07)     

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Builder of the Spirit Ministries sent out 4,380 books and Bibles in

2006 - a record.  (1/1/07)

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The poem Because of Him, written by Mr. Allen, was published in

the July / August issue of The Conqueror magazine - an imprint of The

General Youth Division of the United Pentecostal Church International.                      (9/1/06)

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Builder of the Spirit Ministries begins to publish a bi-monthly

newsletter called Forge.  (8/1/06)

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Builder of the Spirit Ministries sent out 2,067 books and Bibles

in 2005 - the first year of doing so.  (1/1/06)

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A friend of Mr. Allen's stated he attended a funeral that week.  The

deceased was a man well known for his mission work with the "Homeless."

Mr. Allen's friend said the deceased man's pastor passed out quite a

few Builder of the Spirit books at the funeral.  He gave them to the

deceased man's loved ones, to his friends, and visitors.  (1/2/04)

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Lebanon, IN. - Since their kids were grown and gone, Mr. Allen and his

wife decided to box up all those surplus toys and give them to the local

Toy Drive for Christmas.  Mrs. Bailey, a dear Christian woman and

head of the drive for the last 20 years, took two loads off their hands. 

Mr. Allen felt led to donate several Builder of the Spirit books to that

drive as well.  The plan was to give each needy family their allotment of

toys plus a book.  Mrs. Bailey would later say, "I passed out all four boxes

of books."  With a tear in her eye, she added, "I enjoyed passing out those

books more than I did toys this year!"  (12/25/03)

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Lebanon, IN. - An 18 year old girl, who is a friend of Mr. Allen's daughter,

told him she read Builder of the Spirit.  She said, "Greg, I have only read

three books in my entire life, that includes yours.  I never finished the first

two, but I finished yours.  I couldn't put Builder of the Spirit down, it was

that good!  I cried a lot while reading it.  Believe it or not, I didn't even finish

"Chicken Soup" because I though it was boring!"  Katie told her dad that

she can see change in her friend.  (4/7/03)

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Lafayette, IN. - A man by the name Buchanan, told Mr. Allen he gave

away two Builder of the Spirit books.  One to a couple that were about

to get a divorce and another to a suicidal person.  After reading the book,

both decided otherwise.  Mr. Buchanan's quote was, "The book is saving

lives and marriages!"  (3/2/03)

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Plainfield, IN. - Mr. Allen was doing a book signing in a Christian Coffee

House when a man walked in.  He started reading Builder of the Spirit.

After he finished reading Chapter One he laid it down, while staring at Mr.

Allen to say nothing.  Mr. Allen said, "Well?"  His response was, "Words

cannot describe!"  He went on to tell Mr. Allen that he put the barrel of a

 .38 pistol in his mouth a month earlier.  The man walked out with two

books.  Mr. Allen was told later, by the Coffee House owner, that the

man was having an affair with a married woman.  The man bought the

woman a book and she ended the affair with him.  (1/18/03)

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Sullivan, IN. - Something in his mind told a man who was walking down

the street to enter a bookstore where Mr. Allen was doing a book signing.

When he entered the store, he said, "I need something to read, I don't

have anything to read, but I don't have any money."  Another man standing

in line in front of him handed Mr. Allen a Builder of the Spirit book and

said, "Here sign this, I'm buying it for him."  Mr. Allen asked if he knew the

man, the answer was no.  Mr. Allen signed the book and the man broke

down in tears.  He said he lost a well paying job.  He also said he knew

the Lord, but he almost killed himself the night before.  Mr. Allen has

written him and his life is turning around.  The murderous thoughts have

left.  (1/11/03)

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Builder of the Spirit Ministries is born!  (1/1/03)

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The book, Builder of the Spirit, is released.  (9/2/02)