Dramatist, storyteller, musician, craftsman, and evangelistic heart.
Political Activist, Kidnapped for 3 years, Lived with Indians, Bitten by snake, Slept in cave, Chicken coop and jungles as he traveled North, Central and South America. Vegetarian for 6 years, Delivered his first born, Swam with Dolphins, Jailed in Argentina, Walked with a staff and white clothes seeking answers from the guru maze of Eastern Philosophies.... Then struck by the unfathomable grace, mercy and love of Jesus Christ
The Ministry
TEACHING: “The Parable of the Flutemaker” is a moving discourse about the spiritual application of flute making.
Mixing Biblical truth, encouragement, testimonies and flutes, Erik weaves a musical sermon that takes you from
the harvest to the workshop to the market.
You can see below, The Parable of the Flutemaker, part 1
Parable of Flutemaker, part 2
DRAMA: “Hotel Heaven” is a 22 minute skit about 10 characters that approach the Book of life. A hilarious,
powerful and life changing piece of theater. We also do drama workshops that inspire and equip your drama team to go for it.
TESTIMONY: From radical, to hippy, to new age seeker, Erik’s story takes you up into the cosmic circus of the absurd and drops you off at the foot of the Cross.
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY: Erik is a ventriloquist and breaks the ice with his puppet Lulu. His stories include: “Samantha the Ant and Bogerious the Elephant” - a story about forgiveness. “The Prodigal Frog” - a tale of good counsel, rebellion and repentance.
PRISON MINISTRY: Since 1978 he has ministered in correctional institutions and would love to be part of your Jail Ministry while he visits.
MUSICIAN: Erik also plays bamboo flutes and bamboo saxes and would love to join in with your worship team while he is there.
Won't You Pick Up The Phone? A fun improvisation with Erik on the guitar, tenor bamboo sax and Brazilian major flute. As he recorderd the phone rang which caused inspiration to fall and a creative song was born with a heart felt message..
WOMAN'S MINISTRY: Linda Sampson is a worshiper and prayer warrior and loves sharing with the ladies the things the Lord has shown her.
As an independent missionary, Erik uses the offerings he is given from the US churches to get to his next missions trip outside the country. Erik has ministered in Guatemala, Bolivia, Jamaica, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Argentina, Aruba and the Fiji Islands, Chile and Israel.
Erik appreciates having his flutes and Cd's available for purchase after ministry, enabling him to provide for his needs at home.
Endorsements
"In the last twenty-nine years of ministry both in the US and abroad, I have been privileged to co-labor with many gifted believers. It is for this reason that I consider Erik Sampson as one of the unique evangelists of the gospel in ministry today. His creativity in music, drama, and story telling crosses generational and ethnic barriers with a refreshing, humorous, and penetrating witness for Christ." Pastor Michael R. Hawkins, Greater Bridgeport Christian Fellowship, Bridgeport, CT. Former Premiere Coordinator, World Wide Pictures Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Crusade Director for Nicky Cruz Outreach ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"The compounded talents of Erik the Flutemaker are flammable. Erik's simple sense and rare humility have welcomed him to television, radio, and printed publication recognized on a global sphere. We have worked together in crusades, conferences and radio in Colombia. In Fiji his audio has been presented to the President, a senator and two radio stations. Erik will leave a warm deposit of the creative grace of God in your midst." Dr. Mathew Bowen Missionary to Colombia and Costa Rica Missions facilitator Vineyard University Colorado ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Erik’s presentations were wonderfully sensitive and filled with love and understanding. I saw a lot of tears and heard a lot of positive feedback." Pastor Mike Albro Centennial Memorial United Methodist Church, Connecticut
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "As a Christian promoter, and having been involved in contemporary ministry for several years, I have seen scores of evangelistic efforts.
Very rarely have I experienced the artistic quality and polish of Hotel Heaven. I am also blessed to know Erik and Linda personally and can comment that their commitment to Jesus is evident in all areas of their lives.
It is refreshing to find people with a heart for evangelism, and a relationship with God that fits their calling. I am confident that Erik and Linda will labor fruitfully wherever the Lord leads them." Steve Fales, The Winepress, Florida. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I have had the privilege and honor of co-ministering with Erik for the past five years. He has been a faithful servant of our Lord Jesus Christ to our ministry. His anointing and calling has lead many to receive Christ. His faithfulness and integrity has been an inspiration to me and our team." Pastor Ron Diddeiro Volunteer Chaplin Broward County Boot Camp, Fort Lauderdale Florida ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Erik is a talented man of God who cares about people. He brings joy wherever he goes and probably makes God laugh on occasion!
He is a man fulfilling his calling and the kingdom of God is growing by it." Pastor Bill Miller, (Erik's pastor) Vineyard in the Pines, Florida. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I have had the privilege of working with Erik and Linda on at least two missions trips in the Caribbean.
Their zeal and talent for the things of the Lord are infectious to say the least. Their uniquely creative production of 'Hotel Heaven'
is one of the most effective evangelism tools I have had the joy of encountering in my many years of 'front line' evangelism. It is ideal for just about any situation." David Cape. Author and Founder of Footwasher Ministries.
