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In 2001 this web site was born during a medically difficult time for my family. When Denise and I put our foot to the water in faith…God opened wide the doors and we fast took a jogging pace with this ministry. In a short span of time we realized that we needed other writers to help us. It was then when my son received an e-mail from Teddi. I wrote her a note…exceedingly glad to find her again! I asked her to 'catch up' with my life by reading the web site, and to tell me about her previous years with her family. She read the web site and quickly answered.

Three or four notes later I asked Teddi if she would write an article about the little black box-the truth that God had so used in my life to minister to me in deep valleys and on high mountaintops. She did so. I then asked her if she would write a testimony. This is when I learned that abuse had been in both of our yesterdays…though we had never spoken of it. An even stronger bond of friendship was re-kindled.

This web ministry went from a jogging pace to a running one. I prayed and God let me absolutely know that Teddi was to come on board with us. Early one morning I typed her a note and in the subject line I put, "HELP!" I they typed a begging letter-kind of like Paul sent to his friend Timothy--
2Ti 4:9 Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:
Her response was funny and precious-and brought tears. Teddi had been on her knees praying the prayer of Jabez-asking God to enlarge her coasts-her ministry. She told me that when she got up and turned her computer on she read the word, HELP! And knew there was no way that she could say, "No."

Teddi Neevel is a godly woman and marvelous teacher of women. She told me that she never, ever, thought about writing. But God…has enabled her to excellently write her heart for women. Our friendship, born thirty years ago, has flourished and deepened. We now sit together bearing and sharing our burden for women, and this web ministry, for the glory of our God and Saviour! Recently, when God opened the door for us to start planning the first women's conference for Titus 2 Women, we shared a time of reflection-back to a day thirty years ago when she told me about food dyes, and memories of years serving God together in the local church. But God…the God Teddi knew and taught me and others was limitless, has ordered our steps to walk-and now talk, in the same path once more.

Guard your friendships with much prayer…God may choose to use them someday!

Click here to view Part II of Tale Of 2 Old Friends.

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