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July 2002, No. 8
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—From
Jim Au, IMM president and founder
Hey, I’m taking the plunge! Yes, it’s
summer time, and I will probably get soaking wet
outdoors at some point or another — but
it’s a different plunge of which I’m
speaking. From here on, I will make this
newsletter shorter, publish it on a bi-monthly
basis instead of three times a year, and endeavor
to include more photos to show you what’s
going on. I admit it has been too long since the
last newsletter, and that does merit explanation.
During this past half-year, we faced a lot of
sickness in our family. Some of that was due in
part to Daniel’s heart condition (see
sidebar). But for the most part, this has simply
been one year of sickness for us. For me
personally, I have been struggling with
bronchitis during winter and spring for three
years running. In spite of that, I am encouraged
by some of the things that have been accomplished
since November 2001.
I’ve been able to publish several
presentations on the Internet covering a variety
of topics. The one that received the most
feedback from readers is about abortion. January
22 marks the anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade
decision that legalized abortion in the USA, so
it became my goal to publish this one coinciding
with that date. My interest in and knowledge of
the subject had been minimal until I married
Trudy. With this publication, I began my own
commitment to not remain silent any more on this
lethal issue. Future IMM projects will certainly
address this again in yet more creative and vocal
ways.
Other topics that I published online include a
response to the popularity of the Prayer of Jabez
book (not a response to the book itself, but to
its popularity!), a biblical critique of Harry
Potter, a look at Creation and Evolution (try to
guess which side I took), a prophetic message for
America by my friend Glenn Cunningham of India,
and the need for charitable giving to touch the
many countries and peoples of the world whom we
would deem enemies, especially in light of
September 11. To view these presentations online,
see http://immpact.net
A blessing I received in the year 2000 was being
fully sponsored to attend the Christian
Management Association’s convention in Palm
Springs. This year it was in Anaheim, so I
attended again, taking with me our youngest
daughter Clarissa, who was three years old then.
She and I attended daylong seminars and workshops
on ministry strategy, financial development and
legal issues for the Internet. I learned much for
IMM’s benefit, and Clarissa was an angel. On
our drive home to Oregon, we had to cross over 70
miles of snow-packed roads.
After the convention, my focus turned to the
upgrade of the IMM studio. This has been an
ongoing project since 1999, and now the research
and design for this is complete as of April 2002.
Once the media production equipment is assembled
and configured, studio operation will go into
full effect again. The final stage will be the
construction of new studio space in the basement,
to be dubbed “Studio III” (I will
explain the name next time). Compared to the
former office (44 square feet), the new office is
planned to have more than twice the floor space
and will be wired to the old office, which for a
few years will be Daniel’s bedroom (!). I
feel confident a major portion of the studio
upgrade will be completed this year. So stay
tuned.
God has been blessing IMM in spite of the many
logistical challenges. Please pray for us to
complete our studio so we’ll be able to move
on to new production work. We need our health to
be improved as well. |
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