Submiited by Jennifer Cook, PWOCI 3VP Communications
On April 3, 1860, two horseback riders left simultaneously from Sacramento, CA and St. Joseph, MO on a trek that would change history. Eventually the Pony Express mail service would consist of eighty riders and approximately 400 horses, deliveringcommunication at amazing speed: a message which previously would have been in transit for three weeks could now cross the 2,000 mile trail in a mere ten days.
Only 150 years has passed since those horseback days, but the speed of communication delivery has increased at a whirlwind pace. The use of the telephone, television, internet, Facebook, Twitter, IM’ing, and email has decreased those ten days on horseback to almost near-real time communication between people, near or far.
As tech-savvy person, I have a great appreciation for the strides that have been made over the past century. With so many platforms to choose between, the PWOC Communications Team has an excellent opportunity to research choices and determine ways our ministry can make a memorable and life-changing impact through technology. Our first step is to seek the Lord’s will and be led by His guidance. I rely on His words in the book of Isaiah 55: 8-9:
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither
are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD.
“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways
higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
As work proceeds, we pray for the Lord’s direction and specifically for “His thoughts and ways” to supersede our own. Our current focus is the PWOCI website at www.pwoc.org. We are hard at work behind the scenes completely redesigning the site. The website will debut a bright, new look, improved maneuverability and will continue to provide useful resources for all levels of PWOC. We ask for your prayers for this project and for our future projects. Another of our planned projects is to develop a stronger video presence on Youtube to share encouraging messages from the International Board and content from you. Yes, you! Your testimonies, as PWOC women from around the world, will encourage, build up, and strengthen women in their daily, yet unique, military lives.
Like the Pony Express before us, PWOC Communications has the opportunity to trek across the virtual miles, quicker and more effectively than ever before. We ask for your prayers as we embark on this new trail.
Blogging is one of those things that has come naturally to me. I’ve been journaling since childhood, and when I began our family’s blog in the fall of 2005, I found an avenue that combined evangelism, self-expression, photography, technology, family history, and connecting with many friends. PWOCI hopes to make that kind of connection with you, our dear sisters in Christ all around the world. Please use this tool to connect with the Body of Christ — and they told two friends, and they told two friends, and so on.
