The LEAH Messenger is published four time per year by
LEAH
PO Box 438
Fayetteville NY 13066

This newsletter is a part of LEAH's ministry to home educators. Our goal is to serve home schoolers through education and information, to bring glory to the Lord who entrusted us with His children, and to present a positive image of home education. We are looking forward to receiving your submissions for the next issue of the Messenger. Editor/Layout Editor - Wendy Dufkin Rep. to LEAH Board - Rich & Pam Stauter Subscription to the LEAH Messenger is included as one of the many benefits your receive when you join LEAH through a local LEAH support group. Editorial Policy: The opinions expressed by contributors within the LEAH Messenger are those of the authors, not necessarily those of LEAH. Please see our Statement of Faith. Please note that nothing in this publications should be construed as legal advice. LEAH exists to educate, inform and serve New York State Home educators. Submission Guidelines: Submission Guidelines: LEAH members, this is YOUR newsletter. Please send your articles, letters, photos, events and ideas to share with your fellow home schoolers across NY. Submissions should be typed and double-spaced. If possible, send articles on 3.5" floppy disk in Microsft Word or ASCII format. Send to: LEAH Messenger PO Box 438 Fayetteville, NY 13066 If you wish your material returned, please include an appropriate size SASE. LEAH cannot be responsible for return of submitted material or photos without a SASE. Or, email your submission in ASCII format to: LEAH Messenger. Submission Deadlines By Issue (Mailing Dates are approximately 1 month later) : 1st Quarter (Fall): August 15 2nd Quarter (Winter): October 15 3rd Quarter (Spring): January 15 4th Quarter (Summer): April 1 Attention: Advertisers You are invited to advertise your products or services in our quarterly newsletter, The LEAH Messenger. This popular publication of approximately 32 pages is mailed to the homes of our 3800 member homeschooling families across New York, and contains articles of interest and encouragement to New York’s homeschoolers. Advertising space is limited to about 15% of the magazine (we may expand the number of pages somewhat in order to accommodate the ads while maintaining content). You will find our rates below. To insure placement, please submit your ads well in advance of above deadlines. Our readers are most interested in products and services related to education (homeschooling in particular), family life, Christian life materials, etc., although we will accept some general interest ads as space is available. We will not accept advertisements for products or services that in some way violates our Statement of Faith (also below). LEAH reserves the right to reject any advertising submission without comment or explanation. We accept "camera-ready" copy only (no ad layout or editing services are provided) - most standard electronic formats are acceptable. No ads will be accepted without payment. Please contact the editor for the availability of any premium pages before submitting materials and payments. Mail Address: Editor, LEAH Messenger 123 County Rt 51 Coxsackie, NY 12051 Email Address: LEAH Messenger If you are emailing us electronic copy, your payment must reach the editor via regular mail before the deadlines - no exceptions. Please make checks or money orders payable to NYS LEAH. Note: If you are interested in advertising or obtaining booth space at the LEAH Conventions, please click 2008 Convention Info. The Syracuse convention takes place May 31-June 2, 2007 at the State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, NY. It is annually attended by nearly 4000 homeschoolers. There is also the LEAH Long Island Convention held in mid-May. Rates for LEAH Messenger Advertising Standard Pages Full Page $200.00 Half Page $125.00 Quarter Page $75.00 Eighth Page $50.00 Sixteenth Page $20.00 Premium Pages Center-Fold Spread 150% ($600 2 Full Page Spread) Inside Front/Back Cover Premium 125% ($250 Full Page) Back Cover (Up to Half Page) 200% ($250 Half Page) Camera-Ready Ad Copy Only, Most Electronic Formats Acceptable Check with LEAH Messenger LEAH Statement of Faith (Bylaw Article IV) Section 1. Preface Our Statement of Faith includes only those truths upon which all true Christians agree. It concerns the Authority of Scripture, Deity of Christ, the Person and Work of Jesus Christ (the Gospel) as revealed in Scripture. It is the faith once delivered to the saints (Jude 2, Ephesians 4:5) which distinguishes believers from non-believers. There are many other precious truths taught in the Bible over which godly men have differed in understanding. Therefore, this is not a statement of all that is important to believe, but of all that is essential to believe for Christian fellowship and unity. (Romans 15:7). Section 2. We believe: The Bible to be the inspired, infallible, divinely preserved Word of God, the supreme and final authority for all faith and life. That there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, His bodily resurrection, His ascension, and His imminent bodily return in power and glory. That man was created in the image of God, but fell into sin and is therefore lost, and only those who put their faith in Jesus Christ alone, not trusting in any personal works whatsoever, can be saved. That salvation is the free gift of God brought to the sinner by grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, Whose substitutionary death on the cross paid the penalty for man's sin. That the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to convict mankind; indwell, guide, in­struct, and empower the believer for godly living and service. That God created man and woman after His own Image, and that God has ordained marriage, consisting of one man and one woman, to be the foundation of the family and to be the only legitimate and Godly expression of sexuality. In the spiritual unity of believers through our common faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and that individual doctrinal differences which may exist, outside of the aforementioned (Article IV Sections 1-7), should not hinder the unity of Christian home educators.