LivingForever.info Website Journal

A Flickering Light still remains ...

2008-12-07T23:51:00.000-08:00

We thought we were "out like a light" in our efforts to continue this very special Project which purposes to spread the "Good News" of God's Kingdom. Well, I guess we thought wrong - at least for the moment.

There seems to be still a "light" at the end of the tunnel. A new "breath of life" can be seen in our website statistics (monthly stats are improving again). CLICK HERE to view.

=)

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Out of GAS ....

2008-08-05T14:47:00.000-07:00

Guess it's been a long time coming. With virtually NO support whatsoever since we've started this project back in October of 2003 -- not even a single "cent", we've decided that NO ONE has any interests in what we tried to do.

SAD, but TRUE. It's not a very good testament as to how that translates. Just think about it.

ADIOS!

:-(

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VISITORS - Countries of Origin

2006-05-26T11:55:00.000-07:00

Since October 2003, we've had Visitors originating from a total of 219 Countries! You can see the List by clicking here.

www.LivingForever.info

???

2006-04-28T13:58:00.000-07:00

It's been approximately 2-1/2 years now since we've started this special project. Ever since, we've been hoping to receive some support for our Premium Search Listings campaign. But til now, we've received 0 cents!

As a result, our productivity has been dwindling as we struggle to come up with the funds ourselves. But ... we keep trying.

Are we the only ones that can actually SEE the value & effectiveness of this Project???

.... ???

....... Go figure?!?!?!?

:-O

Just checking in ...

2006-01-08T22:16:00.000-08:00

Well, it's been around six months since we last posted. Nothing has really changed since. Our productivity has slowed down lately due to the usual lack of support (non-existent) and our struggle to keep the Premium Search Listings funded. Yup, ... nothings changed and yes, it is disappointing. But we'll keep trying our utmost and only Jehovah knows our intent and motives -- as we simply ignore the naysayers with their "human reasonings".

If you don't quite understand what we're trying to convey here, ... that's OK too. (grin) We're just "venting" our frustrations here and what counts is that as long as Jehovah knows and sees all. As we've said in the beginning, we're not doing this to gain any "credit" whatsoever for ALL the credit belongs to Jehovah. We continue in this mission because it only "makes sense", and to STOP would be totally irresponsible. Because "human contact" is what occurs whenever a "digital link" is clicked on. Thus Jehovah's "message" of the "Good News" of His Kingdom can be delivered.

We know that our results (CLICK HERE for statistics) has not been appreciated and has been discredited, much to our amazement and we are at a lost for words. It's difficult to understand why, we simply can't. (?!?!?) Go-figure!

:-O

It's been a good LONG RUN .....

2005-06-14T07:49:00.000-07:00

Well, as mentioned in our last post, Yahoo Chat Territory has become more difficult to stay logged-on in the chat rooms. There are apparently very aggressive "booters" with programs that over-ride anti-boot programs like "yTunnel". If anyone out there can refer us to a better anti-boot chat client/program that can be used with Yahoo Messenger, please do let us know. =)

We've been "online" (connected on the internet) doing Witnessing, literally 24 hours / 7 days a week since October of 2003. Whether it be visiting thousands of chat rooms daily, or utilizing Premium Search Listings via "Yahoo Search Marketing" (Overture) or "Google AdWords" -- we were online every minute of the day & night, 7 days a week, 365 days a year -- Since October 2003!!!

As mentioned in the previous posts, we've experienced dozens of "obstacles" since the start. All which we've managed to overcome. When we look back, we still can't comprehend on how we were able to manage to come this far. All we can come up with is that the only way was with "power beyond what is normal". The naysayers will say that it was our own doing -- but as we reasoned in earlier posts -- all the "good things" we possess belongs to Jehovah, and all the "bad things" belongs to our sinful soul.

We give FULL credit to Jehovah for what we have accomplished for the past 1 year & 7 months. Although we have had very little moral support and even opposition from a few Witnesses -- we continued in our Mission to do God's Will in spreading the Good News of His Kingdom. We weren't doing this for our own sake or to gain "credit", or to seek the "favor of men" (approval) -- because we were adamant to prove Satan wrong!!! Because we were NOT doing this to "save our lives" -- if we were, we would've "stopped" when other Witnesses criticized us for using the internet and creating www.LivingForever.info for fear that we would "lose our lives" because of going against traditional practices of Witnessing.

If the "naysayers" are correct in their condemnation of our work online, and that we would "lose our lives" if Jehovah's Day were to come tomorrow -- so be it!!! Remember .... we are supposed to be "good for nothing slaves" (WT article), so we deserve death to begin with. We've already received "Life" and have gotten more than we deserve!!!

We find it difficult to be in the position to "expect" Everlasting Life and that we "deserve" it just because we have done our share of what the Society expects from us. We're NOT like the majority who are "waiting around", going through-the -motions and expecting that big "pay-day" of Everlasting Life. ......

...... So Satan will get what "reply"??? That we serve Jehovah, expecting that "reward"??? Would we be serving Jehovah -- going to all of those meetings and doing the preparations for them -- if we were NOT "guaranteed" Everlasting Life???

We are quite puzzled how some Witnesses "speak", as though they are "guaranteed" to receive Everlasting Life. The only "guarantee" that the Bible speaks about is that God's Kingdom WILL definitely come and BUT, that "no one knows" when it will be. It does NOT say "when" (day, month, year) and it does NOT say specifically "who" (individuals) is GUARANTEED to make it into God's promised Earthly Kingdom.

We have been "judged" by other Witnesses and are quite bothered as to why do some Witnesses continue to "judge" people??? What does the Bible say about "judging" others??? When you "speak" and say things like -- According to Bible Prophecy, the end of this System Of Things is just around the corner, so we should make sure we are "in the Truth" -- so, does that mean that "you" will make it and that person who is not in the Truth will "be destroyed"??? If so, have you not just "judge" someone???

Souldn't Witnesses just be plainly "informing" people of Bible Truth and just leave the Judging to Jehovah & Jesus Christ -- as to who will and will not make it into the Kingdom??? Can we humans "read the Hearts" of people and see who they truly are??? NO!!!

Just as it is possible that a baptize Witness can be easily "disfellowshipped" because of alterior motives of being in the Truth and be deemed as a person with a "bad heart" -- It can also be possible for an UNbaptize believer of Jehovah to do things that are "basically good" and be considered a person with a "good heart".

Do we as Witnesses automatically "judge" a person because he/she is NOT "one of them"??? Doesn't that insinuate that you, as a baptized Witness are more superior (above) the UNbaptize person??? What does the Bible say about such a "view"??? Aren't we ALL "equal"???

.... Oh well, so much much for "venting". (big grin) Anyway, what we intended to convey in this post was to inform those who may be viewing our Web Stats from time to time (like if anyone is) -- we will be toning down our online Witnessing activity back down to "part time" -- and this will reflect in our Website Stats. We will be attending to personal matters that were put aside since we started this Mission.

Besides, we're "only human" and no doubt have been discouraged as to how our activities have been viewed. We know just how "valuable" it is -- but it's so sad that no one else seems to value it. Human nature is to be "prejudice" & "judgmental" ..... and we are saddened that is how our accomplishments have been received.

:-(

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The fight in this Spiritual Warfare becomes more difficult ...

2005-06-10T07:35:00.000-07:00

In the past week, we have experienced increased attacks on our online Witnessing efforts in Yahoo Chat territory. There are either very aggressive "booters" or Yahoo Admin is hindering our "free speech" rights in Yahoo Chat Rooms.

LUKE 21:12-17, JOHN 15:17-19

It now takes a lot more effort & patience in just trying to stay logged-on in Yahoo Chat. But we will keep trying our utmost, and yes ... even despite the lack of moral support. We continue to do this, because we are still able to reach thousands of human beings each month!!! And being that "one" human life is indeed very precious, that one can't put a price on one -- our online Witnessing results are much too valuable to "cease"!!!

And yes, .... even if no one seems to appreciate our efforts & remarkable results -- we know it doesn't take a "rocket scientist" to realize the value of what we are accomplishing. Thus we continue onward in this Mission & "Buying Out the Opportune Time" ....

JOHN 9:4

.... And the use of "freeness of speech" :

1 TIMOTHY 3:13, HEBREWS 3:6, EPHESIANS 6:18-20

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Digital Tracts Distributed - May

2005-06-04T08:19:00.000-07:00

Again, despite the lack of support, we have managed to have another productive month in May, surpassing April's totals. Total Digital Tracts (LivingForever.info website links) viewed: 6,697.

This was somewhat unexpected, because since Yahoo decided to shut down our chat rooms towards the end of April, we were expecting a decrease in May. But instead of having a negative effect on our Digital Tracts totals -- we were still able to "increase" our results surpassing April's totals by 542 more Tracts!!!

Although our efforts & results have not recieved any support (human) whatsoever, we are quite astonished as to how we can continue in this mission despite "going against all odds"! But still the "naysayers" don't put any credence to what we are doing, .... go figure. (?)

But we are not here to "please men" (seek approval of men). We are here to do God's Will and thus will continue in our efforts. (Galatians 1:10)

:-)

Digital Tracts Distributed - April

2005-05-06T06:32:00.000-07:00

Despite the lack of support, we've managed to have another productive month in April -- total Digital Tracts (LivingForever.info website links) viewed: 6,155.

Even if no one seems to appreciate our efforts, we know that Jehovah isn't sleeping. So the test continues for us -- are we here to "please men" (seek approval of men), or are we here to do God's Will and continue our efforts, ... despite the lack of moral support. Ever since we started this project back in October 2003, we've had more opposition even from a few Witnesses, and only a few offered words of encouragement and now even they are gone.

We are on our own, and pretty much have been since the beginning. Human nature is indeed quite puzzling! And so we are struggling not to give in to "human reasoning" -- thus continue in this mission, despite opposition, even from those we are trying to help.

:-(

(Galatians 1:10)

Yahoo Territory

2005-05-01T22:29:00.000-07:00

Since October 2003 we have had our Yahoo member private user chat rooms titled: "Keys To A Happy Family", Are You Grieving A Lost Loved One", "Live Forever On Paradise Earth", and "FAQs About The Earth's Future" -- these rooms were up & open 24/7 - 365 for the past 1-1/2 years!

But for the past week Yahoo Admin have shut us down several times -- after 1-1/2 years of giving us our "Rights to Free Speech". We assume this has happened due to the increase of complaints filed from opposers of Jehovah. But we have taken advantage of the "opportune time" during the past 1-1/2 years and no doubt have reached hundreds upon hundreds, just from opening up those private member user rooms in Yahoo.

Luke 21:12-17, John 15:17-19, John 17:14-19

You think we've given up??? ..... Think again!

:-)

Yahoo Overture now has a new Name

2005-04-16T21:35:00.000-07:00

Yahoo Overture is now called Yahoo Search Marketing. So if you read previous posts referring to Yahoo Overture, it is the same as Yahoo Search Marketing. And we will continue to use their services whenever we can acquire the funds to activate our account.

As mentioned in previous posts, we have not received any support since we acquired a Yahoo Search Marketing (Overture) account back in March 2004. Up till now, we had to use our own money (out of pocket) to fund our account -- $2,240 to date.

.... Well, what can we say .... but we're doing our part. It's so sad that no one else seems to value the importance & advantages of having a listing on the very first page of a search result -- out of millions of pages! Businesses can see the value in this, so they see that it's "worth" spending the money to procure the services of premium search listings such as Yahoo Search Marketing. So why wouldn't Jehovah's message about His Kingdom be worth it??? Shouldn't information about the Truth regarding Jehovah's Kingdom have priority over anything that's worth marketing out there???

As mentioned in previous posts, we were very disturbed when doing searches on these "search terms" (CLICK HERE to view our registered Search Terms) and found that links to Jehovah's Truth showed up in only 1 page!!! Thus we took the initiative to change that ASAP -- but it takes money to procure a Premium Search Listing. So whenever the www.LivingForever.info link doesn't show up in the search results for our search terms -- that means we've run-out of funds.

Oh well ..... total donations to date: $0.00

:-(

Main Server Website - back ONLINE

2005-04-14T22:31:00.000-07:00

The main server for www.LivingForever.info is working now and website is accessible. For those who are regularly referring visitors (web traffic) to our website, please keep in mind of our back-up domain with it's own server, for whenever our main site becomes unavailable:

www.Living-Forever.info

And we would like to thank & commend those precious few individuals who has been referring visits to our website via their own personal web pages & profiles. You truly have a "good heart" and a real genuine common-sense of logic and sensibility. The "seeds" that you have planted will not be forgotten and may Jehovah always remember your "good deeds".

:-)

Main Server down - LivingForever.info unavailable

2005-04-13T23:03:00.000-07:00

The main server for www.LivingForever.info went down today and the website is inaccessible. We have a back-up website & server:

www.Living-Forever.info

=)

"Power beyond what is normal" ....

2005-04-08T22:11:00.000-07:00

.... Hmmm, something strange seems to be happening. :-O

With all of the odds stacked up against us -- with the total lack of support (funds depeleting), opposition from those we least expect (some Witnesses), hackers, apostates, etc. etc. -- we're always "finding ways" to get more "visits" and for the month of March, we were able to distribute 6,060 Digital Tracts!!!

.... Thats just about doubled what we were averaging for the past several months!!! .....

..... Something strange is going on indeed, and there are other things happening that's quite remarkable, but we''ll keep that a secret -- because it's so very strange and definitely NOT "normal"!

(2 Corinthians 4:1-12)

=)

Battle Cry ....

2005-03-11T09:40:00.000-08:00

One of the many reasons why we created www.LivingForever.info was that we noticed there were hardly any websites, if any, out there (besides www.Watchtower.org) that appeared when doing "searches" in major search engines such as Yahoo & Google. Instead, there were so many religious websites that weren't informing people about Biblical Truths, which was nowhere to be found alongside these search results. This was disturbing to us, because we felt that Jehovah's Word should definitely be there in those search results in the very first page! That is why we acquired the services of Yahoo Overture and was able to be granted approval of these search engine "keywords" for Yahoo Search (CLICK HERE to view).

We started Yahoo Overture back in March 2004 and we were able to average well over 1,000 targeted visits each month. But of course, as we've explained in previous posts, this comes with a fee for each visitor of an average of .13 cents per visitor. We've been able to support Overture expenses ($2,165) on our own since the beginning and we were hoping for some degree of support from others via our PayPal paypage:

Or Amazon paypage for donations. But up till now, we have received NONE, not a single cent! It's a shame that worldly websites actually DO get "support" from their Amazon Honor System PayPage from their visitors -- but not a single WItness have shown any support for our efforts towards our Yahoo Overture campaign. It's somewhat quite puzzling and disapointing. Because one would think that having Jehovah's Word & Truth in the very first page of search results is "vital" in winning battles in this spiritual warfare against Christendom's false teachings! But sadly, not one Witness has even bothered to "look into" (inquire) about our Yahoo Overture campaign, not even to ask a question as to how their donation would work in the process. .... Hmmm, "go figure"??? :-O

..... Well, we ourselves have done what we can on our own and we sadly have to "end" this until we can acquire more funds to resume Yahoo Overture services. Hopefully there will be a Witness out there that can duplicate our efforts with their own project -- please feel free to contact us for any assistance.

Jehovah isn't sleeping and He can see what we have tried to do and what our genuine intentions are. We were hoping for that one single soul out there to step-up with that one single minimum donation, at least "just one" -- in order not to completely shame the reputation of a what a "generous spirit" should be. But that's okay, because we understand "human nature" ... and it's okay, ... it's a shame, but we understand. .....

..... And we will "be back"! .... Oh NO, you opposers of Jehovah have NO reason to be joyful or celebrate, because we WILL BE BACK!!! This is just a "calm before the storm" lapse in this "spiritual battle" against Christendom's false teachings!

Monthly Online Service Report - February 2005

2005-03-01T16:06:00.000-08:00

Despite lack of support, we're very happy to report we were still able to distribute 3,296 Digital Tracts for the month of February 2005! Again, this is the result from countless hours put into "witnessing" to chat rooms (Yahoo, AOL), "where all the fishes are"! MATTHEW 4:19, MARK 1:17 .

You can view complete detailed website traffic stats for LivingForever.info by Clicking Here.

Visits received from Yahoo Overture premium targeted search results: 1,016.

Since October 2004, we only have a small portion of our 60 search terms & keywords activated, due to the costs of an average of .13 per targeted visit and obviously the lack of support (non-existent) towards Yahoo Overture Premium listing fees. So far, we've been doing it on our own since October 2003 and have incurred a total of $2,479.25 . Why? We feel that even only "one" human life is worth a lot more that that! As a matter of fact, a human life is "priceless"! :-)

Visits received from Yahoo Chat "room-to-room" witnessing: 3,604

Visits received from AOL Chat "idle single-room" witnessing: 1,597

Search engine keywords & phrases used to reach our website: Click Here (this February stat will be become unavailable April 1st, as March will become previous month)

We again were not able to activate our Google AdWords account in February, due to lack of support.

For those who have not read our FAQ page regarding the Society's views regarding the use of the internet & chat rooms, please read it by CLICKING HERE.

The real apparent Advantages of Online Witnessing ...

2005-02-21T12:15:00.000-08:00

This is a response to a comment made (click here to view comment).

Well, we can understand that traditional way of Witnessing (doot-to-door). But as we mentioned in earlier posts, times have changed and we now live in the Digital Age. Today, the most effective & economical way to "get the word out" on anything is via the Internet. Quickly fading are the days of door-to-door salesman and snail-mail communications.

Despite it's dangers (if proper discretion is not applied), online Witnessing has so many advantages:

When reaching people through Search Engines, you already have the attention of people who are already interested in your message (click here to view our Search Terms) -- We are no longer interrupting people with unexpected visits, and we now have them "coming to us" with their "interests" up -- they are already willing to "hear/listen" to what we have to say!
The vast majority of people in chat rooms are basically very "bored" and it is quite easy to find ones who are "curious" to hear what you have to say or offer to them. And those who do visit our website and click on a Digital Tract have already exhibited their "spiritual hunger" and that we have "planted a seed" in their hearts.
Digital Tracts are environmentally friendly - no paper is used. Have you ever wondered just how much of those magazines & tracts placed are thrown away by dis-interested ones? And how much of those who accept them, just do so to be polite and because they are free? At least in our case when that happens, nothing is wasted and thrown away.
Traveling online is also environmentally friendly - no fuel is burned (except for the electricity used by a computer). We can travel across the World and the costs are just pennies! CLICK HERE on how to view our statistics.
A Witness can be given 24 hours a day, 7 days week, 365 days a year -- and weather is not even a factor!
There are literally hundreds of millions of "fishes" (real human beings) on the Net 24-7, 365! Yahoo alone has 274 million unique users! How's that for a "HOT fishing spot"! :-D

Whether you agree with our perspective or not -- you simply cannot ignore these real apparent ADVANTAGES! So we will continue in our efforts despite the lack of moral support because it would be such a waste and quite irresponsible for us not to make use of this "opportune time". (May 01, 2001 Watchtower)

We have received some degree (minute, less than a dozen) of support by a few. It's been a long while since we've gotten a "word of encouragement". But we will deeply cherish those we have received in the past, because they are very rare (few & very far in between) and more precious than gold!

"Running on fumes" ...

2005-02-19T08:51:00.000-08:00

As mentioned in our previous post, we are "only human" .... and it's getting very difficult to continue this mission with the lack of moral support (started mission October 2003). We have to struggle each day to fight our "human tendencies", that is to give-in to "human reasonings" ..... and to just give-up. The reasoning being -- why should we continue when our efforts aren't being appreciated and is not valued? (by humans, that is)

But again, as mentioned in our previous post ..... we are not here to "please men". ....

..... But it's a struggle, because again .... we're "only human".

[tears]

:-(

Taking a "breather" ...

2005-02-15T08:24:00.000-08:00

As you'll notice on our website traffic data, we've stepped-it-up since January 24th in our online Witnessing efforts. You'll be noticing a drop of visitors starting on today's stats.

We are trying our utmost to continue this mission, but we're only "human" and it's very difficult when you're not getting any "moral support" in general. The only way we can possibly keep going is to keep constantly reminding ourselves that -- we are not doing this for ourselves or doing this to "please men" -- so in essence, we really shouldn't depend on others to support us. For it is only for Jehovah that we keep doing this -- in doing His Will in spreading the Good News of His Kingdom. We will not let the "sayings of men" discourage us in any way. Jehovah created us with the powers of "common sense, logic & sensibilty" -- and so we continue in this mission as we cover this territory (the Net) because someone has to do it -- even if it means sacrificing our very lives. ....

.... Because we know there are "real human lives" out there (the Net) that deserves the chance to hear the "Good News". .....

..... And that, "life is indeed precious"!

:-)

Aren't we all "on the same boat"? ... But we are like "children".

2005-02-10T16:15:00.000-08:00

Ah, ... "Human nature" -- a form of existence that is so intricate & complex, but yet it CAN be so simple, just to be. So what's the problem? ... "IMperfection", that's whats the problem! And we are ALL just mere imperfect human beings who have inherited sin. Keyword here is "ALL", ... for who amongst us here is perfect, ... NONE of us are!

So why oh why then, must we "judge" one another??? Aren't we all "on the same boat", so to speak? Why must we look at a person and "assume" that just because -- he/she has this shortcomings, or has done this, or is doing that, or is not one of us, or is different from us, or wears that kind of clothing, or wears it that way, or has that kind of hairstyle, or wears it that way, or comes from that kind of background, etc. etc. etc. -- that he/she won't make it into God's New Earthly Kingdom??? Why bother even having such judgmental thoughts or even actions, by doing things like not even bothering to say "Hi" with a simple handshake??? Aren't you in essence saying "oh, he/she won't make it into the New System, but I will". Who's to say who'll make it and who won't? Is it really our place to "judge" people, whether they are a Witness or not??? (w95 10/15 29-31 " Watch Out for Self-Righteousness!")

Of course the answer is NO, but unfortunately despite repeated admonitions by the Society, year after year, time and time again -- there are still those in the congregation who still "judge"-- whether it be by direct words spoken, or it can be insinuated, it can be by simply not saying a greeting to certain persons, or by not even acknowledging them at the meetings. Isn't it simple basic common knowledge that when someone opens a door for you, you would at least say "thank you" and better yet, in addition make eye contact with a smile??? It's been claimed that Jehovah's Witnesses are "very friendly" people, but is it only when out in Field Service and/or only with those certain ones you are closely acquainted with when in the Kingdom Hall?

We've noticed a repeated pattern -- whether it be at meetings, assemblies or conventions -- that brothers & sisters tend to only acknowledge those they already know or are closely acquainted with. You see a pattern where there are certain groups here and another group there. Meeting after meeting, gathering after gathering -- the pattern is there. And this is only noticeable if you are an observer who is not a part of this behavior. It is usually noticeable by those who are from "outside" the Truth, new ones, unbaptized ones from the outside, and basically those who is not part of those "innner circles", so to speak.

When you have all of these kinds of behvaior being observed, it affects the general claim that Jehovah's Witnesses are "very friendly". It adds to the accusation that the Jehovah's Witnesses are like a "sect". When behavior like those described are exhibited, it shows "partiality" and God is not partial. (Acts 10:34). And behavior like those mentioned makes the speaker who makes a statement like "the Jehovah's Witnesses are very friendly and some have said they are too friendly" -- it makes that statement a "false" one, thus making the speaker a liar or makes Witnesses look like hypocrites.

Bearing the name of "Jehovah", being called Jehovah's Witnesses is a tremendous "responsibility" and not one to be "taken for granted". Whether you are aware of it or not, you are being "observed" at the Kingdom Hall, assemblies & conventions -- not just when out in Field Service. You have Jehovah's "reputation" to uphold and EVERYthing you do (they way you act) or say counts, especially when you are among people and yes, even when you're at the Kingdom Hall, assembly or convention.

Really when you think about it, what's sense of having all of this "knowledge of the deeper things" which we endeavor to acquire with all of these meetings we attend -- when one can't even exibit the "basics" of being gracious, having common courtesy & compassion??? When one experiences negative behavior repeatedly, time after time, each time they attend a meeting -- you wonder why some have stopped coming to the meetings or don't attend regularly? Yes, it's understood that we should "continue to put up with one another, and freely forgive one another". But after putting up with it for a while, ... we're only human. Doesn't the "responsibility" lie more on those who are presumably stronger, to "attend" to those who are weaker? How in the world can "judging" those who are weaker by ignoring them at meetings, help them in any way? You think that'll make them stronger and make them want to come more often to the meetings???

Unfortunately, this pattern repeats itself with each meeting -- right when the meeting ends, people immediately direct their attention to those they are already familiar with, those they are close to (the strong feeding the strong). The weaker ones waits a few minutes and when no one approaches them, they head towards the exit and while on their way out a Brother/Sister, who is presumably one of the stronger ones (because they comment regularly and attend meetings regularly), passes them by without even saying "Hi", not even a simple handshake -- so the weaker one is finally out the door .... feeling what? Stronger??? Are they thinking to themselves, "wow I can't wait to attend the next meeting"?

The Society has admonished us to "spread out", to make it a point at each meeting to get to know others outside our own common "little circle" -- especially those who are weak and don't attend meetings regularly. Right when the meeting ends, if need be, "go after them" before they are out the door. It's your responsiblity as the "stronger" one to help the weaker one -- NOT to be the "judge" of them because they are weak! ....

.... Ah, we are like children. .... Aren't we all on the same boat???

:-)

PS. .... Oh, how can being an IMperfect human being be so simple? Answer:

1 Peter 4:8 - Above all things, have intense love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.

;-)

Door-to-Door / Room-to-Room - A comparison

2005-02-10T09:08:00.000-08:00

As we've explained in a previous post, we live in a "Digital World". And yes, we know about the Society's warning against the use of internet Chat Rooms, as explained on our FAQ page. But if you were to approach the Internet & chat rooms the same exact way like you would approach going Door-to-Door out in the field Ministry and use the same exact "discretion" -- it's basically the same perspective, the main goal being is to give a Witness in spreading the Good News regarding God's Kingdom.

The big difference is that, in the internet Chat Room "environment' people are more brazen in their expressions and vulgar in their language more often. Sexual overtones & language is prevalent and the references to pornographic material is common place. Thus the reason for the warning given by the Society. But does that mean Witnessing is strictly "prohibited" in these types of environment? Do territories in Cities with this type of characteristics and atmosphere of violence, vulgarity & sex shops & strip clubs completely avoided in the field ministry? Of course one would not "enter" a sex shop or strip club to give a Witness, but he/she would still cover the neighborhood in that territory -- provided that he/she is already familiar (not stumbled) with the people & places in that area.

Thus the same would apply when Witnessing on the Internet and in territories such as chat rooms. If one has the ability to "ignore" (not pay attention) to the use of vulgar language (because there are rude people out there in field service that direct vulgar language at you from time to time), and if one can "avoid" accessing immoral material & online pornography (the same thing as not "entering" that sex shop, strip club or book store in your neighborhood when you pass by it) -- then one can certainly cover that territory for the soul purpose of "giving a Witness", using the same rules of "discretion" as one would when out in the field ministry.

And one of the advantages in using the chat rooms in giving a Witness, is that you can actually turn-off the sound in the chat room options and you can click-on a user and literally "ignore" them as if they no longer existed. And as we are able to do now, we can cover vast territories all over the world via the World Wide Web (www) -- in a "turn-key" like fashion, being that it's very "efficient" in both time & money in being able to reach and communicate with real human beings! We are able to reach a thousand visitors within a weeks time. CLICK HERE for real-time stats -- place your cursor (pointer/arrow) over the dots on the map, and a small window will pop-up giving you the Date, Time, City & Country of that visitor to our website. For a detailed "list" page of our last 1000 Visits, CLICK HERE -- the page will take a while to load fully, please wait.

The bottom-line is, if you are not too familiar with the Internet environment -- it's best that you keep out of it. It's the same scenario to, if someone was from a rural area and visits a big city like Las Vegas -- they would most likely be "stumbled" because all the distractions & temptations would be too many and too strong to resist. Thus endagering ones "spirituality".

CREDIT - Not the Plastic kind ...

2005-02-09T20:58:00.000-08:00

It was brought to our attention by a Brother -- what makes us think that Jehovah is helping us. He insinuated that what we have done is of our own accord and that anything special we experienced is derived from our own talents, and is a product of "chance". Gee, ... isn't that perspective kinda "worldly"? In the sense that the world in general does not "give credit where it is due" -- that the world pays credit to "Mother Nature" for the glorious things in nature? And that the grand Universe is a product of "chance"?

So what does that have to do with us and this website thingy we're doing? It's simply astonishing as to how someone could view our activity as "non-spiritual", not of God. Why some have been unable to apply just simple plain "common-sense, logic & sensibility" to what we're doing. Come on brothers, just what is it that you're so concerned about? Are we not conveying the message of the "Good News of God's Kingdom? Are we not sending web traffic (real human beings) to the Society's official website? We are dumbfounded as to how some of you have opposed our activity and / or have given it NO relevance to the "Kingdom preaching work". All because we are going against "Theocratic Order". Well, we have taken that into consideration and have explained it in our FAQ page (Click Here to read).

The world we live in has changed dramatically in the past couple of decades. Brothers, we now live in the "Digital Age". The days of "paper communications" and "analog media" is being phased out by "new technology". You are well aware of this by the Society's use of "digital" media. So what's the sense of having the Society's Official Website if people aren't informed about the abundance of Biblical "Spiritual Food" that the Society has prepared there? Was it made only for Witnesses to partake of? Or are others invited?

As we have explained in our FAQ page, we completely understand about the dangers that exists on the Internet. And as we've explained, we were in a unique position to pursue this dangerous "territory". And one of the main motivation that drove us to pursue this project adamantly, is that we've notice dramatically, that this territory (the Net) has barely been covered by Jehovah's Witnesses. No doubt because they have been warned to "stay out", and reasonably so. But the amount of human lives out there (the Net) is so vast & tremendous, that we saw the urgent need to reach them!

So, if we must risk our own lives to do so, .... so be it! We understand Brothers that you must save yours, but must you "condemn us" for risking ours -- for the sake of possibly "saving" more lives? You see Brothers, in order to UNDERSTAND our plight / plea -- you must see our perspective towards Life itself, so here it is, for all it''s worth (2 cents): ....

All of the "good qualities" we possess belongs to Jehovah -- and all of the "bad" belongs to our "sinful soul". For it is God who created us, and "God is good" -- and it is Satan, Adam & Eve that have sinned in the beginning, and since we have inherited their traits, our sins belongs to us. So the "talents" that we possess is NOT of our own accord, it rightly belongs to the Creator Jehovah. And the Life we possess is not of our own, because it rightly belongs to whom created it, thus our Life belongs to Jehovah and He is the owner. So if we have to risk our Life for the sake of saving others, so be it -- it was not ours to begin with in the first place. If it is Jehovah's Will that we be destroyed because of our website and online Witnessing efforts -- as you Brothers have judged and condemned it to us, ... so be it. Jehovah has a right to do so. You see Brothers, surely we are "hoping" for Everlasting Life in God's New Kingdom, but we are NOT "expecting it". For we have already received the "Gift of Life" itself, and that is more than we deserve and can ask for. And as for the "Paradise" that everyone is "moaning & yearning" for -- for us, the Earth is still a beautiful planet and if you haven't "taken it for granted", you will see that there are already "pieces of Paradise" in everyday-Life, for Jehovah's Creations are everywhere. When we see ourselves in the mirror, we see what Jehovah have created and to us that is a marvelous "piece of Paradise" in itself, so we are NOW "caring for" that "Paradise" that Jehovah has already provided (taking care of ourselves) -- we are not impatiently waiting (some just can't wait and wish it would come now) for that New System to come where some expect Jehovah to just snap His finger and "pow", they are instantly back "in shape" and perfect all of a sudden! Does that make any sense? Was our "faith" just given to us that way, or did we have to "earn & develope" it over time? And besides, are we really ready for that "big inspection", so to speak -- with so much corrections (adjustments) still to be made with the way we conduct ourselves as a people who bears the name of God, "Jehovah"???

You see Brothers, we (whom you have judged) have already received more than we deserve -- the Life we have now and this Planet we're in and the things created in it, is Paradise in itself, because we have not taken it for granted. We are already greatful for what Jehovah has given us and we're NOT "expecting" more. Sould a "good-for-nothing slave" (WT 01-01-05, pg. 8) expect such an elaborate "priceless" gift such as "Everlasting Life"?!?!? Should one "expect" a gift in the first place???

So if you have "judged" what we're doing as "not according to God's Will" or have viewed it as having "no relevance" (unimportant) to the Kingdom preaching work, in that we are acting on our "own accord" -- that is your judgment. We will let it be Jehovah's Judgement when the time comes, and if He chooses to condemn us to eternal death -- that is His "right", for He is the Sovereign of the Universe. You see, we are not in the Truth "to save our own lives", ... for we have already surrendered our souls -- it is now in Jehovah's hands and it belongs to Him.

..... We are just using the powers of common-sense, logic, reason & sensibility that Jehovah has created us with -- thus we are doing what we're doing. We give "credit" to where it is due -- All of the "good qualities" we possess belongs to Jehovah -- and all of the "bad" belongs to our "sinful soul". And if you say that our website and online Witnessing efforts are "bad" in nature -- then you are in essence saying that Jehovah has "bad credit". .....

.... Last we checked, Jehovah's "credit-rating" is impeccably SPOTLESS!!! So much so, that He practically owns the entire Universe! .... Try putting a "credit-line" on that!!! LOL

:-)

Windows Explorer Browser TIP - Images

2005-02-09T20:19:00.000-08:00

From time to time, in our posts we have links to pictures (screen shots) for illustration. In order to view them in their original size in your browser (for clearer viewing), you will need to make the following adjustment in your browser settings:

In your Windows Explorer Bowser, click on "Tools". Then choose "Internet Options...". Then click on the "Advanced" tab. Then scroll down to "Multimedia" options. Then UNcheck "Enable Automatic Image Resizing".

Here's a screen-shot of "Internet Options" window, Click Here.

Yahoo Overture submissions, on "hiatus"

2005-02-08T21:22:00.000-08:00

We're sad to announce that we have halted our Yahoo Overture search-terms & keywords premium search engine listings. :-( We started the services of Overture back in March 2004 and have literally reached thousands of real human beings who were searching for these related search terms:

aging
bereavement grieving
bright future
child death grieving
child grieving
comfort grieving
coping with death
dealing with death
death
death and dying
death grieving
death grieving process
eternal
eternal life
finding your purpose
forever living
forever young
friend grieving help
future
future life
god kingdom
god purpose for me
god purpose for your life
grief grieving
grieving in process steps
grieving loss
grieving loss loved one
grieving loss mother
grieving loss of child
grieving loved one
grieving miscarriage
grieving mother
grieving parent
grieving process steps
grieving steps
grieving the loss of a parent
help for grieving
knowledge that lead to everlasting life
life
life and death
life everlasting
life purpose
lifes purpose
live forever
living
meaning
meaning of life
more out of life
paradise
paradise earth
peace
peace on earth
purpose
purpose for living
purpose in life
spirituality and aging
stop aging
thy kingdom come
world peace

But after expending $2,045 (screen-shot of Overture record of transactions) of our own towards Overture, we have run out of funds. But we know this is just temporary and that Jehovah will find a way for us to get back online soon. That's one thing we have witnessed since we started this special project back in October 2003 -- that we have overcome just about every "obstacle" and when we look back, we really don't know how it would've been possible without the help from Jehovah.

But here's some food-for-thought, ... really, how much is one human life worth? We were expending an average of .13 cents per targeted visitor with Overture -- is .13 cents too much to ask for to potentially save a life??? Well, we well know that we really can't put a price on a human life and that it is essentially "priceless".

So here's the sobering reality of it all -- We have received just over 100,000 visitors since October 2003 and have spent a total of $2,359 (adding other traffic exchange fees) .... And if we only saved just "one" soul in all this time, resources & effort ....

.... That's all we are just asking for!

=)

Have "Spirit", will travel ...

2005-02-08T13:04:00.000-08:00

For the past month or so, we've been enjoying a new feature in our website traffic analysis program. It shows us a virtual world map of locations where visitors have come from. And not only that, when you place your cursor (arrow) over the dots, a small window will pop-up and it will show the Date, Time, City & Country of that visit!

CLICK HERE to view World Map of our last 1000 Visits.

... Cool stuff, eh?!?! :-)

For a detailed "list" page of our last 1000 Visits, CLICK HERE -- the page will take a while to load fully, please wait.

Positive response

2005-02-07T22:35:00.000-08:00

We received a positive response in one of the chat rooms we host on Yahoo. We have a room titled "*r u GRIEVING A Lost Loved One?" -- hosted by Yahoo user "grieving_info4u_365". It sends viewers to the Society's website article titled "When Someone You Love Dies". She was greatful for the article and thanked us. Just "one" positive response like that one, just makes it all "worth while"! There's nothing like that "warm feeling" one gets when receiving a gracious response. She is from Hawaii and left a message in the room: "Thank you for your website >:D<". The ">:D<" reflects a hug. :-)

We have a total of 4 rooms that we host on Yahoo that is UP just about 24hrs, 7 days a week, 365 days a year -- except when we have to re-boot our computer. We have been doing that since October 2003. We've had quite a few memorable positive responses, which we'll back-post later when time permits.

Online Website Journal

2005-02-07T21:24:00.000-08:00

We needed a way to convey the behind-the-scenes activities regarding our online Witnessing efforts. So we have obtained the services of Google's Blogger.com . This will give viewers insight as to the fluctuations of our website traffic statistics. As to how different levels of online Witnessing efforts affect visits to our website.

We've back-posted some entries to the past. We will add more when time permits. For those who have not read our FAQ page, please read it by Clicking Here -- it will give you more insight as to why we are doing what we're doing.

Monthly Online Service Report - January 2005

2005-02-01T09:13:00.000-08:00

Despite lack of support, we're very happy to report we were still able to distribute 3,779 Digital Tracts for the month of January 2005! Again, this is the result from countless hours put into "witnessing" to chat rooms (Yahoo, AOL), "where all the fishes are"! MATTHEW 4:19, MARK 1:17 .

You can view complete detailed website traffic stats for LivingForever.info by Clicking Here.

Visits received from Yahoo Overture premium targeted search results: 1,414. Since October 2004, we only have a small portion of our 60 search terms & keywords activated, due to the costs of an average of .13 per targeted visit and obviously the lack of support (non-existent) towards Yahoo Overture Premium listing fees. So far, we've been doing it on our own since October 2003 and have incurred a total of $2,359.25 . Why? We feel that even only "one" human life is worth a lot more that that! As a matter of fact, a human life is "priceless"! :-)

Visits received from Yahoo Chat "room-to-room" witnessing: 3,309

Visits received from AOL Chat "idle single-room" witnessing: 1,841

Search engine keywords & phrases used to reach our website: Click Here (this January stat will be become unavailable March 1st, as February will become previous month)

We were not able to activate our Google AdWords account in January, due to lack of support.

For those who have not read our FAQ page regarding the Society's views regarding the use of the internet & chat rooms, please read it by CLICKING HERE.

Monthly Online Service Report - December 2004

2005-01-01T09:06:00.000-08:00

Despite lack of support, we're very happy to report we were still able to distribute 3,423 Digital Tracts for the month of December 2004! This is the result from countless hours put into "witnessing" to chat rooms (Yahoo, AOL), "where all the fishes are"! MATTHEW 4:19, MARK 1:17 . For those who have not read our FAQ page regarding the Society's views regarding the use of the internet & chat rooms, please read it by CLICKING HERE.

Yahoo Overture search engine Campaign

2004-10-22T21:57:00.000-07:00

Due to lack of support, we had to drastically decrease our "search terms" submissions to Yahoo Overture search engines. We have 60 search terms (keywords) available, but activation is minimal due to lack of support. We've been doing it on our own since October of 2003, but lately we have been struggling financially to keep up a FULL Marketing Campaign. But with divine help, we will continue to give it our utmost effort! After all, with whom is it that ... "everything is POSSIBLE" ... and ... "where there is a WILL, there is a WAY"? -- MATTHEW 19:26

A Brother from Nigeria

2004-09-10T19:42:00.000-07:00

We received a gracious email from a brother in Nigeria, he wrote:

"I am your brother from Nigeria. I just want to say a big thank u for the the web site http://url4u.info/family that i've just had contact with through the chat room. I'm sure it will prove helpful to many people who will visit it."

It's rare that we get this kind of email and we really appreciate the support. We shall cherish it more than gold!

:-)

PS. That website is just one of the many other urls (virtual "table") that we host, featuring "digital tracts" regarding Jehovah's Kingdom and His ways. The Yahoo chat room is hosted by Yahoo user "family_tips101", room is titled "*KEYs To A Happy FAMILY Life!".