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A
Tribute and Thanks to
My "Online Angels"
When
I launched this ministry
on the web in July of
2002, it was a new phase
in my Christian life and
one that I was not at
all sure of in many ways.
Just a few short years
before, I'd said that
I did not even need a
computer, and the internet
was surely no place for
Christians. But I came
around and joined the
twenty-first century as
my kids would say, and
decided to get my feet
wet. Actually, it was
my son, Jonathan's idea.
He knew I'd been despondent
due to the fact that my
health had kept me from
being active in my singing
and teaching ministry
as I had for so many years
been, so he convinced
me that I could at least
try to sell some of my
remaining CDs online.
Well, the website soon
became more than I'd dreamed
and I was able to resume
my teaching with a monthly
Bible Study online, we
added theme pages, and
best of all, began to
meet people who visit
the site and contact me
regularly, and now have
become friends who are
dear to me and my family.
And
I've even been able to
sell enough of my music
to keep this ministry
online and growing. I've
been given the added blessing
of many DJs visiting my
site to request my music
for radio play, and some
of them have even charted
my songs to my surprise!
Our generous and loving
Father gives us more than
we could ever ask for
or expect, doesn't He!
My
prayer has been that all
who visit will be blessed
by being inspired to walk
closer to the Lord, and
grow in their Christian
lives; and the unsaved
will be led to the Lord,
or a seed be planted in
their hearts that will
someday come to fruition
as they accept the Lord
as their Savior!
This
brings me to the purpose
of this tribute page.
I soon found out that
the internet world could
be a scary place when
you're a 'newbie' .. almost
like a world of its own,
and you can 'get lost'
in all the technical aspects
of it as well as the challenges
to get someone to notice
that you're there.
The
Lord knew I'd need help,
and plenty of it, and
He brought some 'Helpers'
to my site ... My "Online
Angels" Who were
more than willing to welcome
me to this new world of
ministry, befriend me
and give me moral support,
prayer, encouragement,
advice and suggestions
that would help me get
my site off to a good
start. Many of them even
featured me and my music
on their own sites, and
continue to do so even
now. I've been recommended,
uplifted, and introduced
to new members of what
I now call our 'team'
of online ministers. Because
I truly now feel like
one of the team, thanks
to the unselfish willingness
of those now precious
to me, to help promote
my site, taking time and
energy from work on their
own sites to take me 'under
their wing' .. Not to
forget their many sincere
prayers for me!
I
might have been tempted
to think this was not
of the Lord because of
the few I found who were
not so sweet spirited
as my 'Helpers' .. those
who display a competitive
spirit and an unwillingness
to share and treat other
online ministers with
a Christian attitude and
behavior. But they pale
in the light of these
wonderful fellow workers
in the Lord's service!
I continue to see more
and more real ministry
online. These people are
giving their time and
resources to evangelism,
edification, wholesome
entertainment, and just
being friends to those
who need someone in their
lives.
I've
discovered that there
are those who are unable
to attend church for one
reason or another, and
they rely on these different
ministries to fill a place
in their lives. And the
Lord knew that in this
time, the pace at which
our lives are lived would
call for the opportunity
to make contact with others
in this way. And the most
important factor is that
the devil has made inroads
on the internet but thankfully
God's people have taken
much ground for the Lord!
Together, we're taking
it back!
So
I want to honor those
dedicated sister and brother
ministers and thank them
from the depths of my
heart for being there
and doing the work they're
doing in their own ministries
and having had such an
impact on my own! There's
a list at the bottom of
this page with the names
of my precious friends,
and the links to their
websites. Please
visit their sites
so you too can be blessed
by what God is doing through
them. They have had a
significant part in the
birth of my online ministry.
And I truly believe that
the list will grow as
time goes on because I
believe that God will
continue to expand this
type of ministry in these
endtime days. Who would
have dreamed that this
technology would exist
and that it would prove
to be yet another way
for the Word of God and
the Gospel to be spread
throughout the world!
Now,
I'm eager to help new
ministries get started.
It's humbling to think
that my own ministry has
come this far, and because
of the help and love I've
received, I want to do
the same for others. Isn't
that just the way God
works!
This
list is alphabetical ..
with the Ministry Names..
and each one is equally
important to me!
I love you all!
Just
a note .. after reading
this list, I'm reminded
that it's grown and I
intend to add to it. So
many wonderful souls the
Lord has brought into
my life! Check back later
for an extended list.
I don't want to leave
anyone out!
American
Gospel Directory ..
(Todd J Wilkins)
Callings
- Marjorie's Place
.. (Marjorie Castleberry)
Carolyn's
Place .. (Carolyn
Lequieu)
Ginny's
World of Poetry ..
(Virginia Ellis)
Haven
of Love .. (Kathy)
Kentucky
Lady4 .. (Andrea)
My
Wonderland .. (Norma
Stevens)
Rose's
Music Pages .. (Rose
McKinley)
Second
Chance Ministries
.. (A Team)
Top
Christian Sites ..
Directory
For
a Tribute Page with a
list of Others who have
so generously contributed
their time and talent
in the form of Poetry,
Stories, Articles, Graphics
Music and More,
CLICK
HERE
Remember, you don't have
to have a website to make
a difference!
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