[Petra-JohnSchlitt] English Newsletter 2/3/03

[Sue@JohnWSchlitt.com]

2/3/03

Hi everybody!

A lot of fantastic things have happened to me in the last month or so. I'm a
grandfather now - that's very strange for me to say, but yes, it's true! I
have a grandson; his name is Max Needham. His parents are doing very, very
well, and excited about the fact that their family has increased. He is a
very healthy boy, growing by leaps and bounds every day. He's finally
opening his eyes; he hasn't recognized me yet, but that will come - I
guarantee it!

Our website anniversary is today, which is also my birthday. I'm happy to
announce the winner of the First Anniversary Contest: Crystal Flood Youth
Group from Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church, Fairfield, Penn. You can
read the winning story, and all the stories on the website. I'm working on
the grand prize gift as we speak! I so much appreciate the interest in my
ministry and the things that occur in my life. Thank you, everyone!

We're also starting the new "Asked & Answered" feature today, where all you
Petheads asked me a bunch of really good questions! There will be a new
question and answer every week, so make sure to check back often. I hope you
enjoy reading them all - it took me long enough to answer them! But that's
OK, because it shows your interest in Petra and myself - and that is much
appreciated.

And again, I ask you to keep praying for us at all times; both my ministry
and Petra's.

I hope you all have a great 2003 and may this be a blessed year for all of
us in Jesus' name.

John

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My, how fast the year has flown!

I remember our website 'launch day' like it was yesterday, and how excited
Curt Jones and I were to finally have this site up and running after
building it via email and instant messaging.

The Lord has really blessed us in making this site happen. It started with a
simple comment I made on The Petra Zone on how I'd like to build a site for
John, but not having HTML knowledge made it rather impossible. Curt then
volunteered to 'build' if I could supply the 'lumber.'

And build we did - for months on end! Thank you Curt, for making a long-time
wish come true.

I also want to thank all the 'carpenters' - all the Petheads who have sent
contributions and additions, which has greatly added to the content and
historical value of the site.

A special thank you to Michael Jones - our 'interior designer' - for coming
on board to help rebuild when we lost our previous site, and getting
everything back online with a new domain name and server. He continues to
automate the site in ways you may not readily see, but they make things work
much more smoothly behind the scenes.

Lastly, I want to thank all of you who continue to visit the site and give
us positive feedback on what we're doing. As I watch the counter climb, I
know that the site is filling a need. It's my wish that visitors not only
learn more about John and his ministry - but that they learn more about
Jesus in the process.

Sue