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7/13/05_______________________________

I'm really encouraged to find the website.  I've been interested in the
monastic lifestyle for sometime, but as a married evangelical I've had
some 'moral dilemmas' with it.  It's great to find your site and to be
anticipating getting the monk certificate in the near future.
I wanted to ask something regarding praying the Hours.  I like the
"system" Monk Preston designed...I simply cut/paste the appropriate week and save it in a file on my PC as I do email every day and I have been jotting down the daily chapters.
Thanks for making this ministry available and for being tools for the
Lord.  There is a real beauty in the words and works of history's monks
and I'm really glad to know a ministry like this exists.
Your brother in Christ,
Jim (Maine)

7/11/05_______________________________

I was just searching through the web about prayer (and found your Website).
(What I like best are the) different quotations and the works of the whole ministry.  To tell you honestly it's all got the things that I like to see and hear.
I am a Born-again Christian and visit your Site daily.  I am so profoundly amazed that at first I thought maybe it's not the one I'm looking for...but thank God it is...thank you very much.

My life has been completely turned around since I joined our...Prayer Group here in Sydney.  Thank you very much for your helpful tips about praying...It is so delightful to read your website full of inspirational quotations from different great religious Christians as well as chapters and verses from the Bible which help me a lot in my daily quest for inspirational prayers.  Before, I was only a regular attendee every Saturday; but after three Saturday fellowships they ask me to join the Choir, which I gladly accepted.  From then on my Christian Life has become stronger until recently they asked me to lead the opening prayer...Thank you very much because your website has helped me make my prayer more involving.  Praise Be To God!
Larry (Sydney, Australia)

7/04/05_______________________________

Dear Brother Monks,
I was very interested to find your web-site,  but also a little wary, until I read over your information/beliefs.  I wholeheartedly agree!
I have long been aware of the priesthood of all believers,  Why not monks?
I would like to join your order...I will be sending (a donation) in the mail soon.                                                                            
Scott J. (Missouri)

6/29/05_______________________________

6/21/05_______________________________

...the book ("Gladys Aylward: Misionary to China" - "Heroes of the Faith" Book Series) was a double blessing...I read it in one sitting, but my young niece is very interested in Missionary work to that area (see: "China Pages") and I was able to share the book with her as well.  May God use it to stir her heart for His Will.  Be Blessed and Thank-You!      Monk Victoria (Indiana)

6/17/05_______________________________

I am a Born-again Christian who originally found your Website on an internet search, and now visit your Site weekly.  Like best: the Celtic pages.
I thought it was awesome, very complete.                                              (California)

6/17/05_______________________________

6/11/05_______________________________

I am glad to have found your web site.  I was searching the Internet to
see if any Protestant monastic orders existed.  Monastic life has
always appealed to me.  ...I was hoping something
existed for Protestants drawn to the monastic life.
                                                                                                         Coincidentally, you mention Dr. McGee and Hank Hanegraaff.  I only
recently found Dr. McGee's radio program, but try to listen to him as
often as possible.  He seems to be doctrinally sound and a great
teacher.  I recently heard a recording by Hank Hanegraaff  ("Christianity In Crisis": Cassette Tapes) with quotes from television preachers discussing their own doctrine.  Their beliefs are clearly not correct, but it left me wondering what was correct.  I knew that I had decided to follow Jesus, but I found myself looking at all the different versions of Christian beliefs.  I've never encountered Paul E. Little ("Know What you Believe") before, but do have Wayne Grudem's book on theology, which is probably similar.  

I've been trying to learn more about Christian faith.  My lifelong interest has been with what I believe, and why I believe it, and by extension what anyone believes and why they believe it.  I've looked at various religious beliefs, and secular beliefs, to try to see what is true.  The more I examine what people have believed over the years, the more I come to the conclusion that the Christian faith is the best explanation for the world we live in.  What makes Christianity unique among the world's religions is the fact that it admits this is a fallen world, and that we can't save ourselves through self-effort.  We need a substitute to stand in our place.  I tend to have a more Reformed view of the Christian faith, because it highlights this uniqueness about Christianity.

I am impressed with the idea of being a lay monk as the first level of
monastic experience.  ...I want to look into becoming a lay monk.  Since I already listen to Dr. McGee, I have a head start! (Hank Hanegraaff's program does not air in my area).  I have looked over your statement of faith and agree with it.  I already have a sort of "monkish" calling, which involves writing and reflecting on Christian topics.  I am inspired by some of C. S. Lewis' writings, but don't have his background in Classics and philosophy!  I try to write what I can on Christian topics, and publish what I write for free on
my web site.
Scott M.

6/09/05_______________________________

Monk Preston, Monk Linda,                                                                        I did receive my (Monastic) Certificate and wallet Card today; they are beautiful, thank you.  I hope that you are having a blessed day.
(Monk) Victoria (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

6/09/05_______________________________

6/03/05_______________________________

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,                                                          It was a great blessing to stumble upon the prayerfoundation.org Site and to discover the like-minded individuals associated with it.  The beliefs documented in your Statement of Faith and illuminated by other pages on your website are consistent with my own.  As such, I (was) inspired to Register as a Lay Monk with the Knights of Prayer monastic order.  I would also like to purchase the movie, John Wycliffe, The Morning Star from your Gift Shop.  

I was fortunate to have been raised in a church-going home.  I accepted Christ as my personal savior at age nine, and was active in youth choir throughout High School.  

My most memorable experience during this period, was when I took part in a mission trip to Belize.  During the bus ride in from the airport, I was quickly immersed in their culture, when I saw a man hand-tooling a beautiful small wooden casket in front of a nondescript wood-sided frame house.  It was a very humbling experience to spend time amongst these loving people.  While they generally had few material belongings, they had a spirituality and love for Christ, the likes of which I'd never seen before, and have sorely missed since.  It was amazing how open these people were to receiving the "Good News of Jesus Christ our Lord".  That each of us came away from this experience with so much more than we'd taken into it, was the greatest blessing of all!

Only in recent months have I realized the importance of daily meditation and prayer in the morning, and scriptural reading and prayer each evening.  I...will continue to remember The Prayer Foundation ™ and its Prayerchain requests during my prayer time, with special emphasis on doing so during my Wednesday night prayers.                                   Yours in Christ,                                                                                                       Brother Eddie (Texas) ____________________________________________________________

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