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GraftMeIn

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Graphics for God Group

I would like for any Christian who is into computer graphics, to consider becoming part of this group.

The purpose is to shine some of the Lords light, on the web, through different graphic contests. The important thing to remember is that we are not in it for the prizes that are offered. Nor should we be dissapointed should we fail to win any of the prizes. We win because we have shared something meaningful with others, We win because we are shedding the Lords light to others. We will not be able to see with our eyes the true prizes, or the souls we might reach through this task. It's purpose is one greater than our own eyes can see.

I'm sure there are many out there who consider themselves to be Christians, but might be afraid to let their light shine, maybe by just seeing others who aren't afraid to do this, will help them to overcome their fears of doing so. The more people they see doing it, the more they'll want to have part in that. We will never see the souls that the Lord will use our work to touch, at least not while we're here on earth. But I do know he can, and will use it for His Glory.

So here is how it works, there's nothing official to sign up for. It's simply if God has given you talent in this area, and you see some type of graphic contest on the web, make a few graphics for it if you can. Make some that bring glory to the name of our Lord. By adding a simple scripture to it, or allowing it to carry a message of truth to it.

There's a contest I am currently entering. You have to use Ulead Photo Impact 8 in order to enter the contest. They have a free trial version you can download and use if you don't already use the program. And even if you don't want to take part in this contest, I'm sure there are many other ones out there that you may wish to participate in, in the same way I am with this one. the more people we can get to start doing this the better, pass this idea on to any friends that you know have a talent for such things.

Here is a link to this current contest, If you know of other contests you would like to share with others please feel free to post them here. And let's stick to contests that only allow clean content please :) The more people and places we do this the better!

Here are a couple titles to some of my entries, so if you view the entries you can search for them. I'm not sharing these to show off my work, but rather to give you an example of how we can use our work to bring some Glory to God!

Titles are
Genesis 9:17
Isaiah 40:31

I also have some entries without scripture, those are more for the purpose of bait, someone might not look at some entries just because they have a scripture on them, but maybe by seeing some of the other work without the scripture, it will spark their interest in the ones that do have a scripture.

So let's get out there and share some of Gods word in places we might not have considered sharing it before!

And remember it's not about the prizes you can win, It's about bringing Glory to God. The true prizes in life are the ones you can't see with the eye.

This group has no leader other than God, so let the Lord be your guide in whatever you do.

 
 

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Susan,
There are probably some contests out there that would fit into the banner catagory. I know that gifartist.com  has an ongoing GIF animation contest. If your banner was animated and fit the contest rules there i'm sure they would accept it.

Like I said it's not an exclusive group at all, It belongs to God. This is just an attempt to spread his word around in a few places that I had never thought to before.

All in all it's not a matter of being accepted at all, It's only a matter of finding a contest then make some graphics that would Glorify God and enter them into whatever contest it is. I will certainly keep my eyes open for any banner contests I see, and inform you about them. I know ulead has done a banner contest in the past. This particular one is for digital imaging, but there are many, many more contests than just this one that can be entered.
 
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I don't do animation yet, though I plan to as soon as I can get a good program. For an example of my banner work, look in my photos and use the keywords "FFVIII" and "Pig." You should see 2 different but yet similar banners. :)
 
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You do a nice job on your banners Susan. I bet the type of sites that would have an interest the banners you make hold contests every now and then, If you should notice any that do then make some that will help Glorify the word of God and enter them :)

I would love to see just the general idea of this to spread around, and lots of Christians who are into graphics doing it. There are many different areas and types of graphics different people work on, and there's always some type of contest going on, on the web somewhere that can be entered.

To enter the contest just to win a prize is fruitless. But to enter the contest for the sole purpose of spreading the Word of God around in places it might not otherwise be seen by adding a scripture when we can to our work, will serve only to produce more fruit. You can't see the fruit it might produce. But God can use it for his own purpose.

Something interesting happened when I decided to start this thread. I went to the Ulead site to grab the URL for that particular contest. I was asking if this was something he realy wanted me to do. (you know how we sometimes start questioning ourselves and aren't sure) After I had copied the URL to post here I decided to view the new entries. The one I saw at the very top of the page only served as a confirmation. It was Titled At the Cross.

What completely amazes me is that the person who entered that one, has no idea whatsoever how the Lord used it to speak to me. But I'm sure they'll be blessed abundantly and I also pray for blessings upon them :) I thank God they are helping to spread the message of Christ, and allowing him to use them. I also pray that the Lord will be able to use whatever I do in much the same way. I also thank him for the talent to do what he has called me to do.
 
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I posted a request for help on another thread and I was directed to this thread to look for help as well.

The thread is located at: http://www.christianforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29319  I guess it would be more organized if you poster any answers there, but I'll check here also to ensure I don't miss anything.  Thanks.

My original post was:

Hey guys .... I just got a request from a fellow church member, and family friend of mine.  A mother of a 25 year old male that was in a car accident a year ago that has left him in a wheel chair has asked me to make a fund raising web site for him.  I really haven't done that much web authoring, but with the programs available I shouldn't have that much of a problem doing so.  Jason slipped off of a curve and went down an embankment and hit one of those brick mailboxes.  It threw him from the car along with another passenger.  The other passenger was fairly ok, but Jason was in a coma for a couple of months.  At first they gave him a 30% chance to live.  Next they gave him a 50% chance to come out of the coma.  Next the doctors told him that he would never walk again.  Well he can now stand, with assistance, and walk using his walker, by the grace of God.  Jason has trouble forming words and will always require a care giver, unless God intervenes.  The family found out about an experimental surgery that doctors say could return about 90% of his previous abilities.  It involves some kind of computer/pacemaker type thing that is placed in his brain.  The cost of this procedure is $25,000.  The family is from a modest home and could never afford this, especially after all the other medical bills.

My idea is to create a web site with a much better detailed story and a mailing address to send money.  I also would like to add a place for users to email prayers and support and maybe a feedback page as well.  I didn't want to mess with trying to create a secure site where users could use their credit card to send money so I was going to set up a paypal account for them, and a link to that from there.  Also I would set up a running counter of the funds raised.

My request is for any ideas or help you could offer me on making this site.  I wish there was a way I could verify to users that this story is legitimate, since I have heard of bogus claims on the web trying to raise money for a sick child when it really went to line someone's pocket.  Is paypal a good choice to use?  I have it and never had any problems with it.  What about a good place to host this?  I was thinking of reserving a domain name that is easy to remember for them and paying it out of my pocket.  Any ideas would be appreciated.
 
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My latest one

 

This is my latest anti-hentai advertisement. Normally I would only have posted this to the RPGs and anime club, but I would like to see what everyone thinks. -^.^-

The trash can was from a clipart collection somewhere online, the rest is my work.

 
 
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