Al Hotchkiss says,
It was church summer camp in Colorado and I was 12 years old. The speaker that afternoon shared with us the promise that, as Christians, we would be taken up to meet the Lord in the air when he came back to earth. Well, I was not about to be the only kid left behind if Jesus decided to return that night or even the next day. As I sat among the trees, I made the decision to ask Christ into my life and to make him my Savior.
It was suggested that we select a verse that would best characterize our heart and our relationship with Jesus. The rapture of the church was at the forefront of my mind and so I chose I Thessalonians 4:17 as the verse for my life. I had no idea at the time that the rapture and eschatology would become a lifelong interest.
The Evangelical Free Church raised me to believe that we will be
