How the Tommy's Window Outreach Got Started

Martha

2005 was a very different year for us in many ways. Just after returning from an exciting & successful mission trip to Nicaragua, we received a call: the call parents dread. Our son had suffered a motorcycle accident & was in the hospital. Thank the Lord, it wasn’t as terrible as we had first imagined. But broken wrists, a fractured leg, and a torn ACL tendon is bad enough. To help him recover during this difficult & trying time, we drove the twenty-five hundred mile trip from Chicago to San Diego.

During our stay in CA (which stretched to a couple of months) our normal busy lifestyle & activities were limited. This allowed me, Martha, more time to e-mail our many friends & the people we had just met in Nicaragua, sending them inspirational materials to read.

A couple of them began sending Power Point Slide Shows to us with catchy, interesting messages on a variety of subjects; some about God, others about politics, humor & just plain, silly stuff. I thought, “Wow! Wouldn’t it be terrific if we could make slide shows from the beautiful, inspirational messages we have?” We should do that! Only one problem: I’d never worked with PowerPoint & was clueless where to start. Brian had some knowledge of the program & taught me to use it a bit, yet we didn’t do much with it right then.

Once back in Chicago, the afflictions began…one after another. I suffered from Labyrinthitis & vertigo off & on for a few months. Then the doctor found a mass in my breast that had to be removed. Other minor health problems popped up here & there, too. Definitely, it was a testing but my faith muscles were being strengthened.

I became frustrated, discouraged, & felt useless because I was unable to participate in most of my usual activities. Then I thought of the story of Tommy, the crippled boy that found a way to share the Gospel with others despite his limitations. I’d read that story many times but this time it became so real to me. I could truly identify with Tommy & the way God had showed him to be useful.

That was the start of this Email “Tommy Ministry”. Since then we’ve been producing PPSs (Power Point Slide Shows) & sending them out weekly to a network of fellow missionaries & friends around the world. They, in turn, pass them on to their friends, continuing a chain reaction that has the potential of reaching even to the uttermost parts of the earth.

These PPS messages are power-packed to enlighten people’s hearts & minds with God’s love & truth. We may not know now how far these messages go initially, or the total effect they’re having, but one thing we do know: God’s Word never returns void & it will always accomplish His purpose. Even if just one soul accepts Jesus through this ministry, it’s worth it!

You can help us get the Word out: Join our network on the 'Contact Us' page & receive your PPSs to pass on. You can also download them from this site.

Thanks you so much & may the Lord bless you for doing your part.

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