Encouragement – James & Carolanne https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com Serving God as a web programmer with Digital Strategies. Sun, 11 May 25 11:45:30 +0000 en-US Answered Prayer https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/2019/06/25/answered-prayer Tue, 25 Jun 19 09:46:23 +0000 https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/?p=2825 asking for prayer to remove a block placed on our advertising account by Facebook. I am very happy to report that God has answered our prayers and we have had our account reinstated. Praise the Lord for His mercy and for working on our behalf in the hearts of those at Facebook making these decisions. We have been depending on Facebook advertising to bring people to our sites and get engaged in dialog with mentors. This experience has highlighted for us the fact that we need to re-evaluate our marketing strategy and aim for a wider audience than just what we can find via Facebook advertising. Though we were doing some, it quickly became clear that we need expand our focus to a greater degree so that having one system drop out will not completely cripple our ability to continue ministry. Thank you for your continued prayer and support for us. God is continuing to use your prayers through us to reach people around the world.]]> It's Good To Be Appreciated https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/2017/10/26/its-good-to-be-appreciated Tue, 17 Oct 17 16:49:03 +0000 https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/?p=2667 Here are just a few of the many thanks we've received from our readers and mentees: "I used the mentor program at a very dark time in my life and it really helped to see my way back to Christ. Thank you, I had you when I had nothing else." “Both times that you have prayed for me, I’ve literally read it with tears rolling down my face. Nobody has ever been this nice to me. I’ve been pretty much abandoned by everyone in my family, both my husband’s side & mine, so for you to pray for me means the absolute world to me. I thank God for having me find this website!” "Thank you. Honestly I didn't think I would get a reply from the study. It honestly made my day. God knows exactly what we need. I want a relationship WITH him, not religion. ... Thank you so much for the articles and encouragement. God bless you!" "Your posts are a treasure and I am reading them all and taking notes! ... I'm so glad I found this site! A true encouragement for me! Thank you SO much!"

Your Gift Will Be Doubled!

Right now there is a financial donor who has pledged to match any extra donations that we receive over the next little while! This person will match up to $100,000 to The Life Project for any donations given towards our personal ministry. So if you give $500 to help support our ministry, this donor will give $500 to The Life Project general fund to support some of the other ministry expenses. Would you consider increasing your support or giving a special one-time gift to help both us personally and this ministry? Give to our ministry I want to help in some other way]]> Priscilla - A Mentor's Story https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/2016/07/26/priscilla-a-mentors-story Thu, 28 Jul 16 17:31:01 +0000 https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/?p=2519 /2016/07/26/priscilla-a-mentors-story/ https://vimeo.com/174239509/4b226bf5aa What an incredible story of service and care from her heart. I love hearing and seeing how the mentors who serve with us care so deeply about the impact they have and the opportunity to make such a difference in the lives of those they mentor. We have such an amazing opportunity to change lives around the world! I know that not all the conversations mentors have with people have results like these ones. Sometimes we write back and never hear anything further. Other times the initial message from the person might be a single word. And yet some of the most powerful stories of lives being changed have come as a result of the mentor persisting in love. And in the end, the job of the mentor is to simply encourage the person to take the next steps in their journey towards knowing Jesus. May I challenge you to consider being a part of this ministry in some way as well? There are many different ways you could help.
  1. Become a mentor! Starting is simple. You can get your feet wet by going to https://tmm.io/.  We provide the training right there and you can start in as little as 5 minutes. Don't worry, we start you off VERY easy and you control how much you want to take on.
  2. Join our team! We need good tech people, writers and communicators. Find out more on our site: https://thelifeproject.com/join
  3. Give generously! God has placed His resources in our barns to be invested wisely in His kingdom work. From a business finance perspective, the ROI in this ministry is HUGE. This is the parable of the talents in action! Prayerfully consider whether this is something He would want His funds to be used for. Learn how you can give here: /help-us-keep-ministering/
  4. Subscribe! We send out period newsletters with updates from our ministry and personal lives. Sign up here.
  5. Ask Questions! If you came here and don't understand what all this is about, or you haven't yet made the decision to start your relationship with God, I would love to talk with you and try to answer your questions. You can contact me or Carolanne privately on our contact form. We would love to hear from you. OR read more about what we believe here.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. If you would be interested in hearing more about our ministry, I would love to get together for coffee or dinner. Don't hesitate to talk to me. All the best, James Warkentin]]> A Note of Encouragement https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/2014/10/20/note-encouragement Mon, 20 Oct 14 08:46:17 +0000 https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/?p=2286 "The new training system is awesome and I enjoyed going through it. I like the fact that it consists of videos to cater for those who don't like reading that much and would prefer watching and listening. Going through the training was a great reminder of why am I a mentor and what is my role. Therefore it's great for new mentors as well as for the old. For new mentors it is straight to the point and the system is easy to adapt to. Thank you for the great reminder and I wouldn't mind going through it in future to keep on reminding me the importance of staying at the top of my game and let the Holy Spirit reach as many people He would like to reach through me. God bless!" In the next weeks, we will be moving all our mentors into the system. To try it out for yourself, visit http://tmm.io/.]]> Mentoring Makes a Difference! https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/2011/11/27/mentoring-makes-a-difference Fri, 25 Nov 11 16:16:16 +0000 https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/?p=1460 First of all thank you for that wonderful message. I think this is an awesome ministry. It was a life saver for me, and now I hope I can help it be for others. When I came to this site over a year ago, it helped change my life forever. I felt so alone, had sunk to the bottom of the sea. Since I found this site and my wonderful mentor and friend, my life just continues to get more and more blessed. I have recovered the joy and happiness I didn't ever think I would find again. You got me through one of the most devastating times in my life. And now the blessings continue as now I can be a mentor and understand how some of these people are feeling. They not only acquire a friend, but I also. For me, just having someone I can be honest with, vent to, and know they are listening is the best therapy I have had. I am so thankful I could be part of this. Thank you Why not consider becoming an email mentor yourself?  You can find out more here: http://truthmedia.com/mentor/]]>