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Activities and Programs PREPARATION OF PERSONAL TESTIMONIES:
PUBLICATION: After completion of testimonies they are sent to a printer. Quantities for a first run range around 1,000. Subsequent printings are normally 1,000 for each of several testimonies. Several testimonies have been published by Christian news papers and through the Internet. A book of true stories is currently being completed. Many thousands of testimonies have been distributed by numerous individuals. They have been left or handed out in waiting rooms, Laundromats, businesses, on automobile windshields, at bus stops, in grocery carts, around schools and university campuses, and throughout office buildings. Additionally, testimonies have gone all around the world. Hundreds of testimonies have been hand-carried to Australia and England. Testimonies are being circulated in China, Tasmania and Canada Many more have gone into prisons through prison ministries. Several hundred were picked up from a rack at the airport and were carried all over the world. There are numerous opportunities for distribution which we will be moving into—military chaplaincies, missionary training schools and businessmen’s associations—some of which have already began. Thousands of testimonies have been distributed in food boxes by three churches and two food ministries. One of which is WINN MINISTRIES, a Denver-based, food and clothing distribution organization. Testimonies are popular in nursing homes. Some are being read to the occupants of nursing homes. This is an outreach that we want to expand. We will be looking for someone to head this up. People from other countries are distributing our testimonies and testimonies have been copied from our internet site to others. INTERNET SITE: NEWS-STAND PROGRAM
ADVANTAGES: 1- Reaches a host of people that the sponsor could never meet personally. 2- Works twenty four hours a day, seven days a week 3- low maintenance, low cost. 4- Testimonies may include the sponsoring ministry’s address and telephone number. 5- The box may also contain church flyers. 6- These interesting stories will be read, reread and passed along to others.
This program is designed primarily for businesses. Like the News-Stand Program, It provides a way for businesses to reach a host of people with very little effort. A two-tier display is provided that may be placed on a counter or waiting room table (or hung on a wall). The advantages are similar to the News-Stand advantages. to fill the stand, stories may be either purchased or downloaded from our Internet site and copied. SURVEY: As few as one in twelve people ever watch Christian television, listen to Christian radio, or read a piece of Christian literature. That is the result of a short survey. A questionnaire of just five items was assembled concerning the reading, television and radio preferences of the general public. The implications are that Christian broadcasting and publications are reaching far fewer people than implied by the claims of the broadcasters. However, most people surveyed were interested in miracles and would read a book of miracles if one were provided. The conclusion is that giving people Bibles does not necessarily get them to read them. But giving them stories of real experiences is a way to get them interested in the Bible, and interested in church. This survey needs to be continued to include at least 1,000 respondents from other parts of the nation Additionally the survey needs to determine the interest of the public in miracle-based motion pictures.
BOOKS : “THE ACT OF HEALING”, Knowing God’s will for your healing and deliverance Includes
testimonies, commentary, and every scripture on healing. 79 pages $12.00 FUTURE PROGRAMS: TESTIMONY OF THE MONTH: This program is similar to a book club in that one new testimony will be offered to participating churches each month. The basic program will include a high quality (second original) which may be duplicated on their own copy machines. Other testimonies from previous months will also be made available. A more advanced membership will also offer preprinted testimonies in bundles of a hundred. Additionally they will be supplied with a display rack for table or wall. A news stand will also be offered (as shown above which they may paint and letter however they feel best). EVERY HOME: It has often been said that we should have God sized goals that are beyond anything we can accomplish. This is one of those. The intent is to motivate churches and other ministry groups all over the country to print (or purchase) and distribute packets of testimonies or a small book of testimonies to every home in this nation and hopefully Great Britain. The expectation is that this program will motivate people to read the Bible, because they will be given an experience with the living God. The program will undergirded with a great deal of continuous prayer in every city. WRITING WORKSHOPS: The book, "WRITING HIS GRACE WORKSHOP LEADERS GUIDE:" was written to guide teachers through seminars and workshops on writing testimonies. It contains text and left-column summaries, blackboard exercises, student questions and several handouts. The main objective of these workshops is to clone the ministry into other areas. TAPES AND CDS: Recordings of clusters of testimonies will be produced for use in studies, witnessing and for entertainment. TRADE SHOWS AND CONVENTIONS : Many opportunities are available, such as "The Colorado Christian Ministries Convention." The cost of a booth, printing and follow-up ranges around $1,000.. CONTACTING OTHER MINISTRIES OTHER CITIES: Almost every ministry that is focused on reaching the lost can benefit from distributing testimonies, especially of their staff: MOTION PICTURES: The suggestion has often been made that motion picture producers be contacted to produce
documentaries of some of these stories. That program was began but dropped because of the required time
and money commitment. However it could be established fairly quickly. The cost of producing a half hour
show is not oppressive and would certainly reach a host of people if it were a quality piece. The goal is to
produce monthly special television programs on present-day acts of God. similar to “Nova” entitled “Evidence
of God,” with well known guests. END NOTE: A nation can be changed only in the hearts of its people. The current tide of evil that is sweeping America and all other nations will not be stemmed by legislation, protests, or appeals. It can only be accomplished when the people acknowledge God's great salvation, Jesus Christ. It is God's prescription that "they overcame him by the blood of the lamb." The second part of that prescription is this: "and by the word of their testimony." (Revelation 12:11NKJV Although it has been lifted from context, it states a principle. That principle is echoed in 1 Peter 2:9 "But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are a kingdom of priests, God's holy nation, his very own possession. This is so you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light."(NLT) An again, in John 4:48, "Unless you people see miraculous signs and wonders," Jesus told him, "you will never believe." (NIV). This principle is repeated in other ways throughout the Bible. Today, there is urgency in this work. And that urgency mounts daily as the United States comes under ever greater threats, as Christian values are set aside by those who set liberty ahead of God. And as Islam converts thousands daily and poses the greatest threat to our nation, our lives, and our faith. For more in information Email: testimony@olsonhouse.org If God has worked a miracle in your life, invest that trust by sewing His Grace into the lives of others. You can do that by writing and distributing your miracle. We are here to help. Please, if you doubt the need to publish your testimony, request a free copy of “Why Write Your Testimony.” OUR PRAYER OUR PRAYER in the name of Jesus Christ THE AWESOME VALUE OF WRITTEN TESTIMONY Through written testimonies Gods people may reach others who would never enter a church, attend a Christian fellowship or listen to Christian broadcasting, as well as those who do - again and again. They provide the greatest evangelical opportunity most Christians will ever have. They awaken the soul's hunger, reaching into the secret places of the readers' hearts. There, where no one may watch, where the Holy Spirit may urge, things are considered that would not be otherwise allowed. And without the threat of debate or shame, the soil is enriched and seeds of faith take root and hearts are opened for the revelation of the Holy Spirit, "Jesus is Lord." Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. Matt 16:17 (NIV) They lift up Jesus, bringing hope to hurting people and urge for decision. They set the Bible into present time, making it relevant for today's challenges. They motivate people to read the Bible. They enter places we can not go; speaking persuasively to people we could never approach, and may never see. They will be found in countries and among societies we can only imagine. The poor and simple may thus turn the hearts of the lofty and proud. A child may move a king. They allow the writer to hone his words to reveal God's love, so that readers may taste the love of Jesus, as the writer has. Written testimonies give readers the next thing to a personal experience with Jesus, demonstrating His comfort, His love and power to deliver and heal.-something a tract cannot do. They will be saved and reread, copied, passed to friends and repeated in conversations the writer cannot hear. It is a traveling ambassador for Jesus. The written word does not fade after it is spoken. It will continue to bear fruit in your stead even after you are gone! Testimonies encourage the strong, build up the weak, and rescue the lost. They offer a relationship with God-something the New Age, occult, and eastern religions cannot They enable you to easily witness to a host of people. It is an important and special opportunity for stewardship of our greatest legacy, God's Grace to us, personally. A nation may only be changed in the hearts of it's people . So, what would happen if everyone in this nation had a taste of Jesus? Abortion clinics would close. Porno shops, adult book stores and occult book stores would fold. Lewd programming would cease. Drug abuse, alcohol consumption and tobacco sales would rapidly decline. Hopeless poverty, malnutrition and filth would vanish. Murder would be rare. vendettas, thievery, insults and even automobile accidents would subside dramatically. The churches would overflow and there would be adequate funding for every good cause And America would once again be under the mantle of God's protection
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