i know i’ve posted about the Christian arts ministry i’m a part of (we the created), but i believe in this ministry so much that i’m posting again in hopes you’ll read. as of right now, the ministry has relaunched our website and efforts to serve believers and non-believers with the Gospel by showcasing Christian artists, poets, musicians, writers, and everyday folk on our webpage, podcast, and live events. in the month, or so, since our relaunch, we have had over 800 unique downloads and/or streams of our podcast, over 2200 unique visitors to the website, and lots of growth in presence on our facebook and twitter accounts. we have been extremely blessed and are thankful for the support and growth, thus far.
i’m writing though because i would love to include you in this adventure. you see, for the time being, this whole endeavor has been operated solely by me since our relaunch. i don’t write this to boast (far from it, i promise) but i write this because i truly believe that God has BIG plans for us as a ministry and i’m having a hard time keeping up with the growth as it is so i humbly seek your assistance.
how can you help, you ask? : )
i would absolutely love, primarily, to have you pray for us on a weekly (if not daily) basis. please, take some time during [insert day here] and just say a prayer for us. pray that God would use us for His glory and that we wouldn’t lost sight of spreading the Gospel to our community.
i would also love it if you could contribute material to the site! for example, if you have opinions (which i’m sure some of you might) on any given topic within Christendom (gay marriage debate, politics, Calvinism vs. Arminiasm, surprise me!) and would like to write an op-ed piece, i would love to publish it! even if i completely disagree with everything you write, it’s the discussion that would probably occur afterwards on our site or facebook page or even twitter, that i would love to promote and get people talking. the more we talk and discuss, the more we can all grow in the Truth of the Lord!
if op-ed’s aren’t your thing, maybe you like writing movie/music reviews? maybe you’re a poet and would like an avenue to publish your works? maybe you’re a musician looking for any exposure at all to spread your music? maybe you’re just someone that likes to write articles that vary on topic (how to’s, essays, surprise me!), i would love to publish your articles.
in return, i really wish i could offer something other than just a means of publishing and promoting your God given gifts. the truth is, we the created makes $0 / year (but costs much more than that!). any money we’ve ever received through donations has gone 100% to purchasing Bibles that we hand out alongside Gospel tracts we produce too, or producing the Gospel tracts, and the rest has been used to cover the server costs as much as possible (about $350/year). outside of the donations received, this has been funded by myself and my wife… which brings me to this: we would love any monetary gift you are able to give through paypal.
recently, my unexpected appendectomy is sort of wiping my bank account faster than i can type (and i can type decently fast!) and money i had set aside that i earned doing freelance work that would have gone towards buying some much “needed” equipment to keep our podcast afloat has instead gone towards medical debt. the mixing board that we have (very small, cheap 4 input board) has gone from 4 to 2 usable inputs and it’s very hard to have in studio guests with only 2 usable inputs. there were some other items we were saving up to buy too, but those are just items that would improve our set up and i ask that you’d please visit our amazon “wish-list” if you would like to donate items rather than money.
i completely understand that times are hard and donating money or gear may not be something you’re wanting to do but please keep us in your prayers. if you would like to contribute to the site as a writer or however you feel compelled to contribute, please email me: joshua@wethecreated.com and let’s spread the Gospel and Jesus’ light to our communities and to the interwebs!
i admit, i’m not the greatest at fundraising and it’s terribly awkward for me to ask you for anything other than your prayers. i will ask this of you: please check out our website and/or facebook page, see what we’re about and what we’ve been providing to our community so far, and if you believe in our mission of spreading the Gospel and if you believe that we are glorifying God and doing His will, then please help out if possible and however you can.
thank you so much for even taking the time to read this. i really do mean it when i say i love you and hope that Jesus has changed or will change your heart the way He’s changed mine. God is so good!
love,
joshua
