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Tim accepted Jesus Christ as his savior in April 1996, while still serving in the U.S. Air Force, where he later retired after 20 years of Service, His wife Jodie also retired from the Air Force. He and Jodie began attending church at Auburn A/G Church in Crestview, Florida, where he was quickly questioned about becoming a Royal Ranger Leader. After prayerfully waited to hear from God, he felt God urging him to stay in the sanctuary and learn for awhile.

In December 1996, God released him to work with Royal Rangers. His first Royal Ranger position was as Pioneer Commander of Outpost #79. Tim’s Senior Commander encouraged him to attend the District Leadership Training Camp in Pensacola in 1997, and it was here where he recognized the importance of Leadership Training in order to be the best leader he could be, and to be an example of progression for the boys. He attended the Instructor Certification Seminar the following year, and later attended the National Training Camp at Camp Wilderness in Ft. Meade, Florida in January 1999. Tim attended the Instructor Trainer Course at the South Eastern Regional Expo the following year, earning his IT status; He remained involved in leaders training throughout his stay in the West Florida District.

While in West Florida Royal Rangers, Tim held numerous positions including: Deputy Commander Outpost #79, Section 4A Commander, Section 4A FCF Representative, Bravo Division Commander, District Productions Coordinator, District Aide-De-Camp, and Appalachee Chapter FCF Vice President.
He resigned his FCF position when he left Florida to move to South Central Kentucky in May 2005.

Once settled after the move to Kentucky, Tim began attending Praise Assembly of God Church in Columbia, Ky. Tim began attending Lindsey Wilson College, graduating in May 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Christian Ministries. While in school at Lindsey Wilson College, his pastor asked him to become his assistant, which he accepted in October 2005. While in college, Tim also pursued credentialing through the Kentucky School of Ministry at the Kentucky Assemblies of God Headquarters in Crestwood, Ky. He received his credentials in March 2006, and assumed leadership of Praise A/G in April 2006, upon the retirement of the pastor. Since that time, he has worked tirelessly to promote Royal Rangers and Missionettes in the church, yet it was only in the last year in which the ministries were able to become chartered.

Tim resigned his church in December of 2008, in order to pursue a ministry which will reach out to the young people even more than his small Rangers and Missionettes groups could. While waiting to see what area God leads him into, he knows he will always be involved in Rangers- Once a Ranger, Always a Ranger!

He is eagerly awaiting his first Rondy with his new Territory, and has asked that you be merciful to him should he slip into talking about the Riflemen Territory, for it was there that he cut his FCF teeth, and learned many of his Blacksmithing skills!

Greetings,
Allow me a moment of your time to introduce myself- I am “LightSeeker”, now that aint my God Given name, just my FCF moniker,
I was born Timothy Cooper, way back in 1962, in Southern Indiana, Spent some 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and then went ahead an moved to God’s country- Kain-tuck-ee. Now I realize that God done a right fine work all over so don’t go getting mad at me for thinking I live in the best place around, jus love the area You’re a livin in and thank The Creator above for makin it! I am credentialed minister through the Assemblies of God, and have pastured but one church, as I had only become a minister some 3 years ago. I was chosen to Be the Kentucky LongRifles Chapter Vice President last fall and just recently realized I hadn’t come into your camp ta introduce myself so that is what I am doing now, so jus bear with me an if’n ya got some questions, just send me a smoke signal at my E-mail address under my photo and I’ll be in touch.
I just recently moved up from Florida, land of big gnats and bigger Skeeters’. There, I was voted in as the V.P. position of the Apalachee Chapter (West Florida) only to shortly decide to move up here to Ky, but I still have many a great friends down there. I am honored to be serving the LongRifles, and in effect, the Voyagers- got ta watch my tongue there, almost said Riflemen- hard ta break from old habits, but you fellas will just bear with me an coe intro duce yerself round the campfire, why I reckon we could could have a right fine fellowshippin’…. Lookin forward to meetin ya at the 09’ Rondy this year, so if’n you can come- look fer ole’ LightSeeker round the forge, I’ll be beatin’ metal if’n my ole arm’l hold out long enough. Ole yeah, I’m proof you can never come to the Lord too late- I was saved in 1996, and it has been one whirlwind roller coaster ride ever since. You all be bless’d and you know the rest ‘ Keep yer Powder dry and Yer eyes on the SON!’