Video – James & Carolanne https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com Serving God as a web programmer with Digital Strategies. Sun, 11 May 25 15:18:43 +0000 en-US The Lion's Den https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/2013/11/29/the-lions-den Mon, 10 Feb 14 11:02:22 +0000 https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/?p=2096 Latest Updates and a Free App https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/2013/09/20/latest-updates-and-a-free-app Tue, 11 Feb 14 09:07:15 +0000 https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/?p=2063 A New Devotional Series: treasure Our film team has been spending a lot of time this spring and summer working on a story-based discovery series called Treasure: Jesus is Worth Everything. They have been incredibly busy working on this project and are getting closer and closer to the November launch!  You can watch the first episode here: http://thelife.com/treasure/ Some Great Email Responses: We have gotten a number of really encouraging email responses in the mentoring program recently.  I have shared a few of them here on our site in past posts.  You can read the full emails here:
  • Suicide Thanks A mom's response to our mentor/team after we helped her suicidal child.
  • Saved from Suicide A response from another suicidal person who found encouragement in the response of their mentor on our site.
  • Thanks for Tech Help A person recently wrote back to us specifically thanking our tech team for the help we provided:
Lord Jesus, these people who handle the tech stuff for TruthMedia are so different than so many others I deal with. ... Techs with hearts ! ... a novel idea! Thank you for them Lord and today, would you bless their socks off.please.? Amen
It's always super encouraging to receive praise like that.  I feel so blessed to be part of this talented team of friends serving God in this way. A Free App: j&c-icon-green-150I did promise a free smartphone app in the title of this article, and here it is.  I have created a new app for Android phones which has a simple purpose: to help keep you up-to-date with our ministry updates.  The app is super easy to use, and will let you know any time we publish something new here on our blog.  If you have an Android smartphone, this is a great alternative/compliment to email updates or to following us on facebook. On Our Blog: /android-app/ Direct Link: On the Google Play store Special Thanks: We want to again thank all of you who so faithfully support us financially and in prayer.  We really appreciate you and could not continue in this ministry without your support.  You are a great encouragement to us.  God is continuing to use us in amazing ways.  Thank you for being part of His plan for us. Wishing you all the best, James, Carolanne, Benjamin and Julia.]]> Video About My Job https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/2012/05/11/video-about-my-job Fri, 11 May 12 11:28:34 +0000 https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/?p=1654 I work as a missionary on the Internet" OR I make it too complicated: "I help to build, code and maintain the back-end PHP/MySQL based systems and API's that enable our ministry to engage with website visitors who find us on the Internet." [caption id="attachment_1662" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="My Job Description: Web Developer"]My Job Description: Web Developer[/caption] I found this video recently and thought it did a really great job of explaining some of the technical aspect of my work.  AND it's entertaining!  The video is designed for new developers, but the first 3-4 minutes do an excellent job explaining a bit of what I do on a day-to-day basis.  I think you'll enjoy it.  http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/so-you-want-to-be-a-developer-part-1 Don't forget, you can always read up on our latest updates by checking out our facebook page at: facebook.com/jcptc]]> The Kids https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/2011/11/25/the-kids Fri, 25 Nov 11 16:22:38 +0000 https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/?p=1466 He was trying to teach her to play the bowling game.]]> November 2011 Updates https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/2011/11/04/november-2011-updates Fri, 04 Nov 11 15:58:12 +0000 https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/?p=1438 I was privileged to speak in our church recently about our need for more volunteers to help us answer the many emails coming in from the sites.  The talk seemed to go well and we have had a very encouraging response so far.  If you would like to know more about how you could help us with this, check out the video about it here: http://powertochange.com/itv/spirituality/become-a-mentor/ We have been receiving quite a number of messages from people on the sites, both as emails directly to us, as well as just from people commenting on articles.  In fact, I just recently shared a really neat story about someone who came to our site with questions about God and was encouraged.  Click here to read it. We also have a number of prayer requests right now and if you could uphold us in these areas, we would really appreciate it.
  • For our financial support.  We still have a long way to go.  Praise the Lord for those who have recently joined our team.
  • For more volunteers.  We need more people to help respond to the many questions and prayer requests we receive from the websites.  Visit www.truthmedia.com/mentor for information on how you could help.
  • For the daily new believers that we try to help grow in their new faith.
  • For the protection and guidance of all the staff and volunteers.  Many are struggling themselves with various life situations.  Sometimes it seems as though working with this ministry results in a large target being placed on your back for Satan to shoot flaming arrows at.  Pray that God would give each of us courage and strength for the work, and that He would provide generously for each of our needs.
Thank you so much for all your prayers for us.  We could not continue in this ministry without dedicated people standing with us and interceding for us. All the best, James (and Carolanne) Warkentin]]> Quick Ministry Update https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/2010/12/20/quick-ministry-update Mon, 20 Dec 10 09:35:41 +0000 https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/?p=1120 http://powertochange.com/family/ Our hope for this new year is that these channels would begin helping us reach out to today's video-hungry audience providing help and answers to the questions of the day. Through the videos and blog entries we are hoping to become even more effective in leading people into deeper spiritual discussions and ultimately to committing their lives to Christ. Please pray that God would use us effectively in these new fields of evangelism. Pray also that God would provide the funds that TruthMedia needs to continue ministering. We as a couple also need more support. Thank you SO much for all the prayer and support that many of you have already given us. James, Carolanne, Benjamin and Julia Warkentin]]> Prayer Requests https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/2010/11/24/prayer-requests Wed, 24 Nov 10 09:42:12 +0000 https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/?p=1092 Greetings, this is going to sound very strange, l’m a very loving human being, l’m always happy. I know GOD PERSONALLY, but NOV 21,2010 l’m going to drown myself in lake michigan. Because l don’t understand why my prays are not being answered. I pray for humanity l love life l teach people aboutlove, but l have bills thats overwhelming (from Daniel) Our director “just happened” to be looking through the site, found the comment and quickly began a conversation with him, encouraging him to choose life. In the end he DID choose life and the conversation is ongoing. Sadly, this sort of situation is quite common and we receive emails quite often from people, stating that they intend to “end it all”. Please pray for the team members who receive and do their best to respond quickly and appropriately to these emails. Please pray also for this particular situation and for our director as she continues the conversation. Please pray also for the TruthMedia ministry. We are really pushing hard to move into the realm of producing evangelistic video content in a desire to connect with a younger, video hungry audience. We have recently published four new video channels on our site entitled Business, Family, Spirituality and Sports. The goal of these channels is to provide both video and text content that leads people into deeper spiritual discussions and ultimately to a decision for Christ. The process has been a lot of work and learning for all of us. Please pray that the Lord would continue to use our efforts for His glory. The impact of these videos has been undeniable.  We have seen huge spikes of traffic to these video resources and we're doing our best to lead people from the videos into further spiritual discussions.  Please pray that the Lord would use these to their maximum impact. Thank you for all your prayers and support of us, James and Carolanne Warkentin]]> Crave: The Documentary https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/2010/10/08/crave-the-documentary Fri, 08 Oct 10 10:42:48 +0000 https://ptc.jamesandcarolanne.com/?p=1076 Crave: The Documentary "What role do our deepest human cravings for intimacy, destiny, and meaning play in our search for God? Crave: The Documentary explores how regardless of race, background, or spirituality, we all have one thing in common: the cravings of our soul." A must-watch, Crave: The Documentary is a film where Erwin McManus demonstrates in grippingly real conversations that people right here in Vancouver are open to hear about Jesus. We're using this film as the feature story on our newly launched iTV Spirituality channel on Power to Change.]]>