A new blog has been born

Well I decided to do it. I was deliberating about creating the blog but I felt God's hand heavy upon me, motivating me to create a new blog that supports and encourages persecuted believers. One of the things that was instrumental in my decision was a blog post I read. I've copied it at the bottom so you could read it too. I think the thing that spoke most clearly was the fact that he said he was appealing to his reader as Mordecai unto Esther. I have already said that I have begun to wonder about the purpose God intends for me that is implied by the name Esther. I know that I have been given a gift of intercession, a gift of encouragement, and a gift of prophecy among others and I feel like this could be a way that I could actually make an impact on the World - if by doing nothing else other than praying. I intend to keep updated on the news briefs on the website of Open Doors Ministry and pray from them, sometimes commenting and offering verses of encouragement. I have created a place for a "Psalms of the Week" so that those who might have and easier time getting internet access than bible access can find some encouragement there. If God opens the doors for it, I will be perhaps creating pages to share the stories of people who read my blog who are being persecuted - but I doubt that will happen immediately or even very soon. I can only pray and hope that God can use me in this way and wait for him to move in his power. If you want to receive emails of this new blog, let me know and I will sign you up (I think I can only do ten personally, but if you become a follower you might be able to do it on your own as well). Otherwise there is a link to my new blog in the list of blogs on the right side bar. It's called: For Our Hope Does Not Disappoint at www.forourhopedoesnotdisappoint.blogspot.com. I worked hard on the appearance so that it is peaceful and calming. I hope that you'll join me perhaps as I try to follow this through as part of my way of serving God's plans and purposes for his people.