This year started out with a very public marriage disintegration (Jon and Kate) and ended with another scandal (Tiger Woods.) The media coverage of these events has been beyond news and has passed into circus territory. We can’t blame it on the media however, as they are simply supplying a demand for information of the private details.

However, the celebrities involved are no different from the rest of us. They crave the same things the rest of us crave. Erwin McManus, a pastor in L.A., wrote a book a few years ago called Soul Cravings that highlights three key cravings that all of us have deep in our soul. The cravings of intimacy, destiny and meaning can drive us places that we shouldn’t go in a desire to have the need filled.

Power to Change has partnered with Erwin to create an evangelistic tool. The Soul Cravings Prequel is a shorter version of his book that can be given out to friends, neighbours and even people you meet in a coffee shop. This pocket sized book is a great gift for someone who needs to hear about God. [Buy it here.]

At TruthMedia, we’ve built a companion web site to go with the prequel as there are interactive components to the book. Questions that are commonly asked while reading Soul Cravings are answered and the visitors are given opportunities to be prayed for, join a chat with trained moderators, as well as be matched with a mentor that can guide them through their spiritual journey.

We also run some seminars on how to use the prequel in the lower mainland. We call them Soul Cravings – The Experience. I highly recommend taking the time to attend one of these events and have an opportunity to be inspired.

Pray for us over the coming months. We can always use more resources in the ministry of TruthMedia and in these times of economic crisis, we’ve felt the pain as well. If you can help with a financial gift during this month, please give before the 31st so we can receipt you for this year.

Prayer Requests:

We’ve had a few members of our team leave TruthMedia in 2009. Please pray for Kim, Tracy and Sarah as they have been valuable to our team and will be missed. Pray for Luke and Jeremy as they have joined the team.

The TruthMedia team has spent the last few years working hard on some foundational systems to help us do ministry more effectively and efficiently. We are now entering a time where we are going to be adjusting our strategies to use the team and tools we have in a way we can reach this world in bigger and better ways.

Financially, we need to develop a larger team of ministry partners. Pray that the people God has chosen for the job would be identified and would be obedient to Him.