Clark County Mayors' & Civic Leaders' Prayer Breakfast
The 12th Annual Clark County Mayors' & Civic Leaders' Prayer Breakfast event is sponsored by the Clark County Chapters of Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship in America and is administered by an all volunteer committee of Civic and Business leaders who are dedicated to insure the success of the program, This event is a time to honor and thank those who serve our communities in Clark County as well as pray for their safety. Each year a mayor in Clark County is selected to be the Host Mayor with all the other Mayors being invited as honored guests. Also, other honored guests are Civic Leaders, elected officials as well as those in uniform including firemen, law enforcement, and the armed forces.
This year's keynote speaker is Jon Sheptock. Every so often, you meet an individual that changes your entire perspective on life. Jon is one of those people. Instead of viewing life through a glass half empty, Jon’s glass positively runneth over. He is an extraordinary man. He possesses that unique quality that makes you feel at ease the instant you meet him. Though you are initially stunned by his physical disabilities, you are just as amazed by the anointing that God has on his life. The grace that lives inside this young man is one of the most astonishing miracles of all. His differences far surpass physicality; It’s the inner miracle in him that makes him so special. Jon will be the first to acknowledge that it is God doing for him what he could not do for himself.
Jon Sheptock was born in New Jersey in 1976 with a very unusual affliction. He had no arms and a short right leg. He was truly more than his birth parents could handle, so the evening he was born. they turned him over to the State. Six months after being placed in foster care, Joanne and Rudy Sheptock adopted Jon. Feeling led by God, they created a home where unwanted and disabled children could feel loved, safe and secure. The boy who once had no parents, would now have 33 siblings. Jon has been through more than any able-bodied person could possibly understand. The stares, abandonment issues, excruciating self-doubt, and incessant ridicule, became Jon’s norm. He was once even spat on. In his teenage years, he had a particularly hard time knowing where to fit in. It was in those darkest hours, that he began to contemplate suicide. Consumed with hopelessness and paralyzed by fear, he instead turned to the only other available option. He gave his life fully to Christ, and found that with God, anything is possible. Through the years, he learned to adjust to his disability and developed alternative ways of dealing with life. Strengthened by Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,” he was able to overcome any adversity set before him.
In the midst of these miraculous developments, Jon had also found one special gift. He found his voice... He could sing! He started singing and visiting churches at the early age of 3. Jon has had the opportunity to share his testimony with thousands. He has sung with Bill Gaither, in prisons, schools, churches, foster/adoption events, civic events, men conferences, National Anthems for the Houston Texans and Astros and many more. He also is the lead singer of the band One Percenters. It is an ever growing prison ministry that he is very proud to be apart of. When the band started, they played for roughly 40 men. When word spreads that they are going to play in the units they visit, every service is packed to the maxi- mum inmates allowed in the room. It has truly changed thousands of Men’s lives who feel they live in a hopeless environment and world. He has also been asked by Bill Glass, who worked with Rev. Billy Graham, to be a platform guest on many Weekend of Champions for His Bill Glass Ministries which focuses on bringing the gospel to inmates across America. With his wife and 3 girls, Jon continues to live life to the fullest. He chooses to daily surrender his will to God, the one who created him. His motto is “Making Life’s Challenges - God’s Victories”, and this, is also the emphasis for his success.
Corporate & Non Profit sponsorship ($150 to $4000+) allows us to keep the breakfast pricing down as well as providing funds for speaker honorariums and travel as well as the promotional efforts along with providing meals for those in uniform. ALL funds are used solely for this annual breakfast. Thank you for considering this important event. Download Sponsorship Form
