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Spamming for God: The New E-vangelicals
Thursday, April 5, 2007

The next wave of proselytizing: Internet ministry.

While an evangelism trip to a foreign country may be impractical or impossible, technology is enabling Christians to reach even closed countries through the media, especially the Internet. Residents of restricted-access countries can study the Bible in their own language via the World Wide Web. Those without a computer at home may experience religious freedom at an Internet café.
Peggie Bohanon of Springfield, Missouri, knows that it's possible for Christians to share the gospel on the Internet once they establish rapport with non-believers. Bohanon has operated a "fun 'n' faith" Christian Web site (http://www.peggiesplace.com) for a decade in an effort to both encourage Christians and to witness to non-Christians.
Her site, with more than 500 original devotionals and thousands of Christian and family-friendly links, has received in excess of 13 million page views from 190 countries and has the plan of salvation in a multitude of languages. People around the world, including Internet users from restricted countries, visit Peggie's Place regularly, and she responds to e-mails with discretion and discernment.
Defending Christianity online to those from American Samoa to Zimbabwe is quite a stretch for a stay-at-home mom and writer who had no idea how to operate a computer until 1994.
"If God calls you to Internet ministry you need to respond in faith and with Pentecostal anointing so you can reach out effectively to a needy world," says Bohanon, a member of Springfield's Central Assembly of God. "With a little creativity and ingenuity you can share the gospel with people around the world any time of the day or night."

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