APRIL 2026 NEWSLETTER
“But test everything; hold fast what is good.” (1 Thessalonians 5:21)
We pray all is well. Thanks for your prayers and support. We are grateful as we make progress. After standing since 2003, the International Olympic Committee has banned transgender athletes. Also, they will implement a once in a lifetime chromosome test to make sure women athletes are women.
Our ministry is mostly in track and field. This past summer, track and field implemented the chromosome test at the World Track and Field Championships. It went well.
We had over 412 worldwide interviews during the last years. We saw the Olympic Committee shift to many policies since 2003. Basic scientific facts were ignored.
We are grateful for our supporters and those in the media that gave us a voice. In 2019, we asked Rasmussen to do the first poll on transgender athletes. In 2022, various athletes started to speak up.
From 2003 until then, we were basically the lone voices. Now, many are speaking up. Where were they when it counted. God gave us the strength and insight to not cave-in. Thanks for your prayers as we serve Him.
We cannot give up. There are 23 states who still support transgender athletes. Also, if the Democrats get back in control, who knows what is next. In Finland, the Supreme Court convicted a former MP politician of hate speech for her views on homosexuality. In Canada, a school trustee was fined $750,000 for his views on transgenders. We are living in difficult times.
Below are various positions through the years in our dealings with the International Olympic Committee. They work with the United Nations on various projects pushing Agenda 2030. However, the current leader Kristy Coventry seems to be conservative and going in the right direction. Time will tell. Thanks again. Steve and Liz McConkey
–After hitchhiking in April 1976 to the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Steve sat with Bruce Jenner, his first wife, and ten others. Jenner destroyed the decathlon record. In that group were his fellow competitors who talked about their events with Jenner. He went on to win the 1976 Olympic decathlon gold while setting the world record. Steve morally opposes the transgender movement.
–In 2003, Steve started fighting against the International Olympic Committee’s transgender policies. He was the only person who stood against this publicly. Steve called various IOC members and was in contact with the USA Olympic Committee. From there, the transgender sports movement spread to high schools, all the way to the Olympics. Steve has fought this agenda every step of the way.
–Before the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Steve fought the Chinese government after news circulated that they were not going to allow Bibles in the Olympic Village. Afterwards, China cleared up the confusion. There was a worldwide article released by the Associated Press on the subject.
–Before and during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, 4 WINDS USA put athlete testimonies into the Chinese underground church of 110 million people. Those athletes won many medals. After their events, they shared the gospel worldwide. Steve was contacted by a Chinese pastor to get the testimonies while mowing the lawn.
–Steve tried to sue the International Olympic Committee before the 2016 Olympics in Rio to stop the women’s 800m race. However, the lawyers said that he could not because he did not have a vested interest in the race. Steve was concerned that intersex athletes (not transgender) would sweep the race. That is exactly what happened as they had high untested testosterone levels. This was a turning point as Olympic sports organizations started to pay attention.
–In 2019, Steve asked Rasmussen to do a poll on transgender athletes. It was the first poll that was done on the subject in the United States. At that time, only 28% of Americans were for transgender athletes.
–In March 2022, Steve went to Washington DC to talk to elected officials. He asked them to go beyond stopping transgender athletes and to include the dangers of transgender hormones and surgeries on minors in future bills, charging those who promote this. Later, Steve visited forty-five elected officials at the Wisconsin Capitol and went to other state capitals giving them the same message. Twenty-nine states have stopped transgender athletes. President Trump signed an executive order stopping transgender athletes.
–During the 2024 Olympics, Steve opposed the International Olympic Committee for telling the media to not use certain words to address athletes, including the words “transgender and born male or female.” Also, he provided evidence that the United Nations and the Olympic Committee work together to implement the radical 2030 Agenda.
–During the 2026 Winter Olympics, Steve opposed the Olympic Committee, USA Figure Skating, USA Hockey and USA Speedskating for changing the name of the Ice House to Winter House. The Ice House was the USA hospitality center at the Olympics. They changed the name because they did not want people to think it referred to ICE agents, as some were working at the Games.