Senior Correspondent, ASSIST News Service
DALLAS, TX (ANS) -- Five million visitors have now stopped by www.Iamsecond.com , the website of the I am Second movement featuring video stories of personal struggle, transformation and hope of celebrities and everyday people. That visitor logged on to the website Monday morning.
I am Second, which is designed to help individuals discover hope, includes authentic film testimonies of “everyday” people and celebrities related to a variety of personal struggles, including abuse, addictions, pride, eating disorders, broken families and the search for success and meaning in life.
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Cover Artwork for I Am Second |
Slated to release from Thomas Nelson in January 2012, the I am Second book further chronicles 22 video testimonies, which individuals have embraced on the website, including 2010 American League MVP and Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton; former Korn band member Brian “Head” Welch; surfer Bethany Hamilton; “The Biggest Loser” season six winner Michelle Aguilar; Ultimate Fighting Championship star Vitor Belfort; Grammy® award-winning artist Michael W. Smith; and football stars Colt McCoy and Sam Bradford.
Alongside each story, readers are given study group questions and an offer to view related testimonies to find the freedom Christ offers.
A media release says iamsecond.com launched in Dallas-Fort Worth in
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Former Korn band member Brian “Head” Welch |
“When we started I am Second less than three years ago, we could have never imagined the overwhelmingly positive response it would get,” said Mike Jorgensen, I am Second Director at e3 Partners, the organization behind the movement.
“We daily receive emails and messages from individuals who have visited the website and seen their lives changed thanks to the powerful, raw testimonies of faith shared. We are grateful for the past three years and even more hopeful of what the future holds for I am Second,” he said.
The media release says the initial concept for I am Second came about as a collaborative effort between e3 Partners and Dallas businessman Norm Miller, chairman of Interstate Batteries, who desired to develop a campaign which could share his faith in an effective manner with the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
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2010 American League MVP and Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton |
“I am Second is much more than just a website,” Jorgensen said. “It is a movement of individuals who are living out their faith as second to Christ.”
In addition to iamsecond.com, numerous small groups and churches affiliated with I am Second are listed on the website, helping interested individuals connect to others who are seeking to live second, as well as study and promotional materials.
Additionally, I am Second leadership has organized a volunteer program for those interested in helping out with I am Second events, as well as expeditions to locations around the globe which are in need of the message of being Second to Christ.
For additional information about I am Second, visit www.iamsecond.com . Information related to the I am Second book is available at www.ThomasNelson.com .
Additional information can be found at www.alrcnewskitchen.com/iamsecond .
| ** Michael Ireland is Senior Correspondent for ANS. He is an international British freelance journalist who was formerly a reporter with a London (United Kingdom) newspaper and has been a frequent contributor to UCB UK, a British Christian radio station. While in the UK, Michael traveled to Canada and the United States, Albania,Yugoslavia, Holland, Germany,and Czechoslovakia. He has reported for ANS from Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Israel, Jordan, China,and Russia. Michael's volunteer involvement with ASSIST News Service is a sponsored ministry department -- 'Michael Ireland Media Missionary' (MIMM) -- of A.C.T. International of P.O.Box 1649, Brentwood, TN 37024-1649, at: Artists in Christian Testimony (A.C.T.) International where you can make a donation online under 'Donate' tab, then look for 'Michael Ireland Media Missionary' under 'Donation Category' to support his stated mission of 'Truth Through Christian Journalism.' Michael is a member in good standing of the National Writers Union, Society of Professional Journalists, Religion Newswriters Association, Evangelical Press Association and International Press Association. If you have a news or feature story idea for Michael, please contact him at: ANS Senior Reporter |  |
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