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THE P.A.T.H. TO A PRAYER REQUEST, THANKSGIVING 2012

Praise:  We celebrate the geographic diversity of guests that discover and add this web site to their favorite places - and the many web site users that come back again!  The Lord is truly awesome in how He has revealed his Will to this mission since 2003.  Since July 2010, the unexpected twist in technology (His plan, not ours) used in the invitation to the otherwise unreachable and curious has brought many thousands of unique visitors from around the globe to http://cTc.tv.  The stage was set by Him long before the admission below came into focus.

Admission:  The original vision was to have most web site visitors come from the metro-Richmond, Virginia and Rochester, New York areas when seeking guidance on locating and learning about exceptional churches.  Using those two geographic regions as a test, the expectation was to develop a truly effective means to develop awareness of a single web site for the metro-region that would quickly provide SEEKERS with links to the web sites of nearby Christian churches (churches are not the same as religious buildings).   After much reflection it became clear that the mix of competition between the occupiers of religious buildings, bad experiences of individual churches with media campaigns, and very limited awareness budgets on the part of most churches conflicted with the vision of making it easier for seekers to connect with the church.   The visualized effort was not working, a national roll-out was impossible, and the realities of personal economic consequences forced a hiatus from almost full-time to almost no-time on the mission.  Friends and family said to shut down the effort.  Quit.  Stop.  Give up.  Nothing like a foreclosure notice from the bank (BB&T) to drive home that point!  All that was left was Faith that a technological response to the call of the Great Commission was created long before we discovered the technology -- and the Lord would proceed on His timetable regarding this little tele-virtual mission, and it would not be on our timetable.  

Thanksgiving:  The seed was nevertheless planted, and has been barely watered since mid-July 2010.  The Clustrmap on the home page now shows cause for great thanksgiving -- the geographic span and usage is global, not just two towns in the USA!  We thought we were planning big and wise -- but in reality His thinking and the results make our thinking look like what it was called in frustration, "half a mustard seed".  What has sprouted since then shows the awesome power of the Lord.  The clear vision granted by His grace is to apply what He has revealed to this mission to intensify the opportunity for the curious who might be wondering about God to be a guest on the cTc.tv web site.  The whisper in my ear now is shouting at me to extend this unique mission to the SAAAA regions of the globe (South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia).

Help:  Prayers that the Lord impart his will and wisdom on every step that is taken are sought from those who know that the power of prayer will move mountains and have placed their faith and trust in our Lord, Jesus Christ.  The needed steps ahead seem to come clearer -- a step at a time.  Please pray for clarity. 

This is my prayer Lord: That Christians that care will join in this prayer.  May Your will be done on earth as it is done in Heaven.  So be it, and Amen.  Your servant, John.