God’s Family is LIVE
December 2, 2008 is the day. This is the day that we officially went live with the project that started just over three years ago. www.GodsFamily.com is now up and running.
Here is what we are asking you to do.
1 . Watch ââ?¬â? Go to www.GodsFamily.com and see an entire presentation of the gospel in less than 5 minutes. Keep in mind that we wanted something that would be attractive to kids of all ages. It needed to be short yet cover all of the basic principles.
2. Place a pin ââ?¬â? Having watched it, if you are a member of Godââ?¬â?¢s family, we REALLY need you to put a pin in the map. Right now it looks kind of sad. It looks like Sheldon is the only Christian in the World. That is because the site is so new and until this letter goes out, not many people know about it. What we donââ?¬â?¢t want is 5,000 visitors a day looking at this and thinking maybe there arenââ?¬â?¢t any Christians. So your pin will assure them that there are lots of brothers and sisters in their family and they are not alone. So YOU and each member of your family can be among the first to add a pin. If you have children, this would be an excellent time to ask them if they are a member of Godââ?¬â?¢s family and perhaps you will have the opportunity of leading them to the Lord.
3. Browse ââ?¬â? Then take some time checking out the other features on the site. You can meet Mike Milo, the animator. You can see ideas we are working on for the future. But please DO NOT miss two other features.
4. Link ââ?¬â? There are 4 tabs across the top. The third tab is ââ?¬Å?Spread the Good Newsââ?¬Â. Here you will find two things that we are asking you to help us with. On the left you can scroll down and find several pictures of Pedro and Olivia. Under each picture is a computer code. If you copy that code, you can paste it into YOUR web site and have that picture on your site that will take people directly to the gospel. We have given you the tools to share the Good News. What you do with that is up to you but please donââ?¬â?¢t miss out. There isnââ?¬â?¢t anything else like this on the web and it is yours for the taking. The more sites we can get to link to this, the more people will see and hear the gospel. This is your opportunity to have a personal part in web evangelism.
5. Invite ââ?¬â? On the right side of that page is a place for you to send this to a friend. You enter your name and their email address and the server will send your friend a personalized message from you asking them to visit the site. Come on, we canââ?¬â?¢t make it any easier for you to share the Good News. That is what this site is all about. Send a message to everyone you know. Even if they are already Christians, they need to see what is available to them as a witnessing tool. We need them to add their pin to the map. If nothing else, please send a message to the webmaster of your churchââ?¬â?¢s web site so they can add a link to this. No, we do NOT collect the email addresses. We can not contact your friends.
6. Talk ââ?¬â? Talk to people about this site. If you have prayed for us as we developed this, if you have given even a dollar, then YOU have been a part in making this possible. So tell people, ââ?¬Å?Iââ?¬â?¢d like you to visit a web site that I was a part in developing. I think you will enjoy it.ââ?¬Â We need your help to get the word out.
7. Give ââ?¬â? Speaking of those making this possible, we want to thank so many of you. Because of your prayers and your gifts, this huge project has come this far. This is not just our site, it is yours. Because without you this would not be here. However, we are far from finished. We have already recorded Godââ?¬â?¢s Family in French. We have the script ready to be recorded in Spanish and three other languages are being worked on.
Than be sure to let us know how you are using the site to reach others for Christ.