Global Media Outreach is a global ministry presenting the good news of Jesus Christ online 24/7. Our goal is to stay on the cutting edge of global communication technologies to share Jesus and help believers grow in their faith worldwide.

“We are the first generation in all of human history to hold within our hands the technology to reach every man, woman and child on the earth by 2020. We are given the tools to meet them at their point of need.”

- Watt Wilson, Founder & Chairman -

Find GMO’s website, on Facebook, and visit the ministry site at Godlife.com.

The Vision

• Giving everyone on earth multiple opportunities to know Jesus
• Seeing hundreds of millions receive Him and building them in the faith
• Connecting them to Christian movements everywhere

The Mission

Conducting relationship building, highly personal, gut-level ministry with people from all countries through thousands of GMO trained online missionaries.

The Opportunity

• Building the Church globally through on the ground partnerships with local congregations of all sizes
• Giving a person anywhere on earth the opportunity to know Jesus for only 10¢

On the local front in Singapore, we have seen steady numbers averaging 140 to 160 mails per month from 2009. In 2011, there were 1762 new and 366 return visitors, of which 3483 mails were sent out by 15 local e-mentors (online missionaries).

It can be hard to tell how genuine the contacts are who “prayed to receive Christ” since there are so many and most do not reply. But this is the framework we choose to have: We don’t care who you are, where you’re from, what you did, as long as you wrote in… and we’ll faithfully reply because we never know if that one is the one that’s indeed genuine!

If you are interested to join us as an e-mentor, the basic commitment is to login at least twice a month and answer 4 to 8 new mails a month.

- To download our information flyer, click here.

- To sign up online as an e-mentor, go here.

It takes about 20-30 minutes to complete the application process.
Be prepared to type your personal testimony and provide a reference (name/email).

Thank you.

P.S. GMO’s own version of 12 Days of Christmas if you missed it.

This was in the papers today, 16 Dec 2011.  Good to have this number 1800 222 0000 on hand if our contacts need help in these areas: social services, jobs, shelter and financial aid.

“Better to go to the house of mourning
Than to go to the house of feasting,
For that is the end of all men;
And the living will take it to heart.
Sorrow is better than laughter,
For by a sad countenance the heart is made better.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.”
- Ecclesiastes 7:2-4

“The greatest enemy is always ready with his oft-repeated suggestion, “All things are against me.” But oh how false the word! The cold, and even the hunger, the watchings and sleeplessness of nights of danger, and the feelings at times of utter isolation and helplessness, were well and wisely chosen, and tenderly and lovingly meted out. What circumstances could have rendered the Word of God sweeter, and the presence of God so real, and the help of God so precious.”
- Hudson Taylor, Founder of the China Inland Mission

Have you ever had a day where you missed every green traffic light, spilled your coffee on your best jacket, saw your baseball team lose the ninth inning, and generally seemed to be living our an audition for the poster child for Murphy’s Law? You grumble, “Everything is against me! It’s all set up to make my life miserable!” Taylor is saying it’s precisely the opposite. God desired to lovingly use every inconvenience, every bad day, every trial, to make us stronger and wiser and closer to Him. There’s an old clipping from the devotional magazine Our Daily Bread that illustrates this in a practical way:

“During World War II, a man in Sussex, England, sent some money to the Scripture Gift Mission. He enclosed a letter saying he longed to give more, but the harvest on his farm had been very disappointing because of a lack of water. He was also fearful because German bombs were being dropped in the area, and his family and farm are at risk. He asked the workers of Scripture Gift Mission to pray that no bombs would fall on his land.
Mr Ashley Baker wrote back from the mission and said that while he didn’t feel led to pray that exact prayer, he had prayed that God’s will for our lives prevail. Shortly after, a huge German missile crashed down on the farm. None of the man’s family or livestock were harmed, but the bombshell went so far into the ground that it liberated a submerged stream. The stream yielded enough water to irrigate the man’s farm as well as neighbouring farms. The next year, due to a bountiful harvest, the man was able to send a large offering to the mission.”

Sometimes bombs are blessings. They fall from heaven, make a lot of noise, and liberate something wonderful within us – streams of living water that refresh us and draw us closer to God.

God isn’t as concerned about our being momentarily happy as He is about us being mature.

- Taken from Searching for Heaven on Earth by David Jeremiah

Maybe you have felt the “dough ain’t gonna raise” like Mr Baker (pun intended) did… that some prayer requests just won’t reach heaven’s doors. You don’t exactly feel led to pray that exact prayer because you felt in your inner person that’s NOT what God’s priorities are.

I remember one from a mother who asked me to pray for her daughter to pass her exam with flying colours. In my heart of hearts, I just could not. I prayed instead that whatever “colour” her results were, that through it, both daughter and mother will experience God and grow deeper in Him. Amen!

Yes, it has been a little quiet here.

Since starting a FaceBook group for e-mentors on June 20th, much of the action is happening there. It is a secret group so only e-mentors and friends of this ministry can be added to view its content. If you want in on this FaceBook group, get in touch!

FBI 8910082011

…is not referring to Federal Bureau Investigation case number 8910…

It’s FaceBookInteract happening on 8, 9 and 10 August 2011!

Every 4 months, I would sent a round of emails to get some feedback from the e-mentors. Using FaceBook would mean that the interactions are multi-way and not just only with me as the coordinator-administrator.

The date, theme and interaction statements/questions are as follows:

• 8th of August  -  Introductions:  ”Hi, I’m (name). I’ve been an e-mentor since (date). I worship at (church) and live in (address/street).”
• 9th of August – Motivations: “I started/continue serving as an e-mentor because (reason). A scripture that helps me in my role is (verse/passage).”
• 10th of August – Expectations: “If I could change/improve one thing to help me in my role as an e-mentor, it would be (idea).”

Pray that the Lord will continue to watch over this ministry and lead many people to send in responses!

“Let us not become weary in doing good,
for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
Galatians 6:9

GMO has various sites that capture the mails that come to us a online volunteers, or e-mentors as we call ourselves here in Singapore. They are constantly adding to and innovating from the seasons, like Easter recently or Christmas to harness on what people are searching for, to maximise the window of opportunity that presents itself. I have seen some biography sites too, where an individual shares his or her journey with God.

Today I responded to a mail sent in from soulsurfer.com. This is a new site, because I cannot remember getting a mail sent from this site. So I had to go to the GMO website to find out more. I came away truly awed by Bethany Hamilton’s testimony.

If the heading sounds familiar, it’s a movie title. The movie was just released in April in USA and Canada. It’s the story of Bethany and her journey with God after losing almost her whole arm to a shark attack in 2003 at the age of 13. Hope the movie comes to Singapore soon.

Bethany Hamilton has become a source of inspiration to millions through her story of faith, determination, and hope. And now, her story has become a major motion picture entitled SOUL SURFER, featuring an all-star cast including AnnaSophia Robb and Helen Hunt, with Carrie Underwood in her film debut, and Dennis Quaid.

Born into a family of surfers on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, Bethany began surfing at a young age. At the age of eight, Bethany entered her first state-wide surf competition, winning both the short and long board divisions and sparking in herself a love for surf competition. She went on to take runner up at the 2003 US National Championships.

On October 31, 2003, at the age of 13, Bethany was attacked by a 15-foot tiger shark while surfing off Kauai’s North Shore. The attack took Bethany’s left arm, seemingly ending her career as a rising surf star just as it was beginning.

Bethany says: “It was Jesus Christ who gave me peace when I was attacked by the shark. They had to get me to the beach, which took 20 minutes of paddling. ‘The peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus’ (Philippians 4:6-8).”

After losing more than 60 percent of her blood, and making it through several surgeries without infection, Bethany was on her way to recovery with an unbelievably positive attitude. Lifeguards and doctors believe her strong water sense and faith in God helped get her through the traumatic ordeal. Miraculously, just one month after the attack, Bethany returned to the water.

“It was what God had taught me growing up that helped me overcome my fear and get back on the board. ‘Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go’ (Joshua 1:9).”

In January of 2004, Bethany made her return to surf competition, placing fifth in the Open Women’s division. With no intention of stopping, Bethany continued to enter and excel in competition. Just over a year after the attack she took first place in the Explorer Women’s division of the 2005 National Scholastic Surfing Association National Championships—winning her first National Title.

In 2007, Bethany realized her dream and turned pro. Bethany has since participated in numerous Association of Surfing Professionals and World Tour Events with her major highlight being a second place finish in the ASP 2009 World Junior Championships. She competes with the world’s best and travels the globe throughout Europe, South America, South Africa, Indonesia, Australia, Tahiti, Fiji, the United States and Hawaii.

Read her story here on the GMO outreach site and be encouraged. Share it too!

Visit other links for more information:

• Facebook
• Lariat News Review
• Wikipedia

Now and then I’d get return mails from someone who has written in from a long time ago. It is sad when, like a broken record, the struggles they had with God in the past continues to plague them. They ask the same questions, and they can’t move on until God does what THEY want Him to do.

I’ve received one such mail today… and turned to my favourite devotional website, The Word For Today,  to see what was God’s Word for TODAY… for me, for this brother who wrote in, and this is what I found:

‘This is the day the Lord has made…’ Psalm 118:24 NKJV

There’s a built-in danger in goal-setting. What is it? It’s believing we’ll only be happy when we reach those goals. We tell ourselves, ‘When I graduate, get married, have children, own my own home’, and so on, so we keep postponing life.

A university professor tells of being invited to speak at a military base and meeting a soldier named Ralph at the airport. After they introduced themselves they headed towards baggage claim. As they walked down the concourse Ralph kept disappearing, once to help an older woman whose suitcase had fallen open, once to lift up two toddlers so they could see Santa Claus, and again to give directions to someone who was lost.

Each time he came back with a big smile on his face. ‘Where did you learn to live like that?’ the professor asked. ‘Oh,’ Ralph said, ‘during the war, I guess.’ Then he told the professor about his last tour of duty, how it was his job to detect mines, and how he watched his friends blown up before his eyes, one after another. ‘I learned to live between steps,’ he said. ‘I never knew whether the next step would be my last, so I learned to get everything I could out of the moment between when I picked up my foot and put it down again. Every step I took was a whole new world, and I guess I’ve been living that way ever since.’

Ralph had it right! To get the most out of living we must live by the Scripture: ‘This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.’

In my reply to him, I also added an excerpt from my pastor’s sermon which I’ve shared with a couple of other people.
It is a simple truth but how it eludes us if we don’t “Holy-Spirit-consciously” think about it.

Who has the permission to speak into my life?

“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.” John 14: 16-17

The last phrase “will be with you” is past tense for us!
He is residing and presiding in us now!
Holy Spirit as “another” advocate – Jesus was the 1st.

Holy Spirit as “Counsellor” – someone called in to assist (legal context – lawyer/witness in your defense)

• Always refers to a PERSON, not a thing and not a power.
• He is a GIFT, but not a parcel of explosive power at our disposal, like a force given to us.
• Holy Spirit is actually a DICTATOR (analogy used) meaning WE are at HIS disposal.
• We are promised a powerful PERSON.

Conclusion: Learn to live our lives at the disposal of the Holy Spirit.

Tim Keller has a 8-session course titled “Gospel In Life” on the gospel and how it is lived out in all of life. Session 3 is about identifying and displacing “idols” in our lives. The study has some sample prayers of repenting + rejoicing, and ‘remembering’ (praying them again) each time these idols try to creep back in.

I hope these “prayer languages” below from the book help you to think and phrase prayers as you respond to individuals who need to put God back on the center stage of their lives.

Repenting…

• “Lord, this is a good thing, yet why have I made it so absolute? What is this compared to you? If I have you, I don’t have to have this. This cannot love me and help me as you do. This is not my life – Jesus is my life. This is not my righteousness and worthiness. It cannot give me that – but you can and have!”
• “Lord, why am I giving this thing so much power over me? If I keep doing it, it will strangle me. I don’t have to do so – I do so no longer. This will not be my master. You are my only King.”
• “Lord, I see how repulsive idolizing this mere idol really is. In yearning after this, I was trampling on your love for me. I realize now my lack of thankfulness, my lack of grateful joy for what you have done for me.”

Rejoicing…

• Temptation – “Lord, only in your presence are fullness of joy and pleasures forever more (Ps16:11), yet here am I trying to find comfort in something else. This thing I am tempted by is just a pleasure that will wear off so soon, while your pleasure, though it may start small, will grow on and on forever (Prov 4:18). Please remove my idol of pleasure, which can never give me the pleasure I need.”
• Anxiety – “Lord, I live by your sheer grace. That means though I don’t deserve to have things go right, yet I know you are working them all out for good (Rom 8:28), because you love me in Christ. My security in life is based neither on luck nor hard work, but on your gracious love for me. You have counted every hair on my head (Matt10:30-31) and every tear down my cheeks (Ps 56:8). You love me far more and better than anyone else loves me, or than I love myself. Please remove my idol of security, which can never give me the security I need.”
• Anger – “Lord, when I forget the gospel I become impatient and judgmental toward others. I forget that you have been infinitely patient with me over the years. You are slow to anger and rich in love (Ps145:8). When I am anything other than tenderhearted and compassionate to people around me, I am like the unmerciful servant, who, having been forgiven an infinite debt, is hard towards his fellow debtor (Matt 18:21-35). Please remove this idol of power – the need to get my own way – which is making me so hard toward these people.”
• Rejection – “Lord, when I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others. I let them sit in judgement on me, and then I hear all their criticism as a condemnation of my very being. But you have said there is no condemnation for me now (Rom 8:1). You delight and sing over me (Zeph 3:14-17). Let me be satisfied with your love (Ps 90:14). Please remove my idol of approval, which can never give me the approval I need.”

Remembering…

For other concerns, follow the pattern above… How does Jesus particularly provide what the idol cannot? Pray to Him, thanking Him for His provision and find passages of the Bible in which He very visibly and concretely demonstrates this gift or quality. Meditate on it.

Listening is a very crucial part of an e-mentor’s role. Let’s be reminded that there’s a real person behind each mail who’s reached out to us.

Global Media Outreach’s Facebook page posted this article, which suggests that there are two ways to listen online:

1) Listen by really reading (not scanning).
What’s on the heart of the person speaking?  Is God speaking to me personally through this? How should I respond? What needs to be clarified? What’s the true context around this thought? Is the person just venting or do they need something more? Do they want me to do something?

2) Listen with your heart.
There’s always “the post behind the post,” or the “tweet behind the tweet,” or the “email behind the email,” and so on. What is the person really saying? Is there a want, need or, desire that is woven into the unspoken. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you discern.

Read the full article here.

Listening is an act of love.
Listen closely to the hearts around you.
They long to be heard.

Here’s a great article in the Houston newspaper on being an e-mentor:

Global Missionary, Outreach just a few clicks away
By Scot Wall, Pastor of Magnolia Bible Church

One of the most rewarding activities that I am engaged in is being an online missionary. Global Media Outreach, known as GMO, has taken what a lot of people have tried to do (that is, use technology and the Internet to reach people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ) and have done an exceptional job.

They have maximized search engine results so that if anyone around the world Googles “God,” “Jesus,” “meaning to life,” “problems with marriage,” etc., the webpages returned by the search engine will deliver one of Global Media’s many web sites as typically one of the top five results.

For anyone that knows about search engine and web site optimization, this is phenomenal…especially when you consider the amount of hits a search term like “God” might return.

I just inputted “God” at Google and it says that there are over 407 million results and yet the fourth entry is one of GMO’s sites…

Read the rest of the article here.

GlobalMediaOutreach | July 12, 2010

Though her severe physical disabilities limit her in everyday life, Sarah Coiner shares her heart and love for Jesus Christ with people around the world. Sarah serves as an online missionary with Global Media Outreach and leads other volunteers in responding to emails from spiritual seekers and new Christians.

Watch the YouTube video here.