This “About Us” page isn’t really about “us”, it’s about Christ in us the hope of glory!

My name is Philip DelRe. I am the founder and president of Voice in the Wilderness Ministries. This ministry was born out of a passion to reach the lost and train others to do the same.

We exist to exalt Jesus Christ and give Him His rightful place as Lord and Savior. We want to help people see God as He truly is: the One and only sovereign of the universe, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, perfectly holy, perfectly merciful, without beginning and without end.

Our mission statement is clear:  Obey the great commandment (Matt. 22:37) by fulfilling the great commission (Matt. 28:19). Our goal is to lead as many people to Christ as God will give us (Dan. 12:3).

We hold to:

Sola scriptura (“by Scripture alone”),  Sola fide (“by faith alone”) Sola gratia (“by grace alone”) Solo Christo (“through Christ alone”).

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We are saved by Grace alone, through faith alone, through Christ alone, plus, nothing! Our good works are the result of our salvation, never the cause of it. Paradoxically, our part must be factored in. Gal. 5:22 says, “The fruit of the Spirit is self-control”. Jesus said, ”repent and believe the Gospel.”  In other words, stop living as if God did not exist. Turn around and go the other way.

It all began for me in 1985. That is when God opened my eyes to the deity of Christ (John 10:30). Life has never been the same. The process began when I read Deuteronomy 4:29. It was as if the words jumped off the page into my eyeballs, through my nervous system, up to my brain and down into my heart. God was saying,

I’m not an obscure power like the “higher power,” or an impersonal force like, “May the force be with you.” I’m a Person. You can have a close, personal, intimate, love-relationship with Me, your Creator!

I discovered the same principle in Proverbs 2:1-7. I saw it again in Matthew 7:7-8.  I saw the same thing again in James 4:8. And finally in Revelation 3:20. That is where God turned the table around completely and now He was pursuing me!

The past

One night due to a crisis in my own life (I had been seeking God for a year and a half), I was on my knees with my face in my hands crying out to God (literally). I was praying hard and asking God,

“If I’m really on the right track by praying and reading this book (the Bible) please show me?”

That night I experienced Romans 8:16. His Spirit bore witness with my spirit that I was a child of God. At that moment, He washed away all the pain, all the shame and all the doubt. I was born all over again. The identity crisis was settled-forever! Now I know for a fact who I am, where I came from, why I’m here, and where I’m going. Some people may call me a “Jesus freak” and some people may call me a “religious fanatic” but God calls me son (John 1:12)!

One of the things He left me with was a burning passionate desire to see as many other people get saved as possible. At that point I knew enough about the Bible to believe it myself, but I didn’t know enough about it to cause anyone else to believe it and I wanted that knowledge more than anything else in this world.

Ministry began for me in 1987 when I met a man who asked me if I wanted to share my testimony at the Cook County Jail in Chicago.  He took me right inside one of the cell blocks. I played a song on my guitar, shared my testimony (it’s really God’s testimony) and I have been preaching the Gospel ever since!

It was 1994 when a mega-church I was attending developed an interest in our ministry at the jail. They were so encouraged by what they saw they asked me to come on staff and develop a full-time ministry of evangelism!

In 1997 the ministry was incorporated as a 501(c)(3). We have been on an incredible journey ever since. The Lord has opened doors for us to speak at:

• The Moody Bible Institute,
• Trinity Evangelical Divinity School,
• Trinity International University,
• Judson University,
• Bethel College,
• Beyond Amsterdam 2,000,
• Iron Sharpens Iron men’s conferences,
• Youth rally’s,
• Pastors conferences,
• Bible colleges in Russia, the Ukraine, India, Africa, and Central America,
• Churches, prisons and jails across the country and around the world.

The present

I am now working on my 10th book. The working title is:  God the Final Frontier-How to Cultivate a Personal Relationship With Your Creator.

One of the greatest joys of ministry has been the writing and distribution of books and tracts that point people to Jesus Christ. Our resources can go anywhere in the world for pennies. The Gospel tracts especially can go places where Jesus is not welcome. We have received reports of people getting help, encouragement and salvation from around the world by God using those tracts!

Training others in evangelism and how to answer the cults is also very rewarding. What did Jesus do when the false teachers tried to trap Him? He did not argue. All He had to do was ask the right question and it shut their mouths every time. We train people how to do the same thing.

I get excited about teaching evangelism to any congregation whether its 10 or 10,000 anywhere in the world. The response we receive from this teaching is very rewarding.

There is no greater joy than to see someone come to know Christ personally, or to see a Christian learn how to present the Gospel Biblically.

The future

We have a bold vision for the future (God willing). You can read all about it under the Student Outreach button by clicking on the Ministries tab.

Grace and peace to you from God our father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

In Christ,

Phil

You can get in touch through our contact page.