You Are Not Alone Ministries

On November 7, 2004, God watered a seed He had planted not long before. That was the day God whispered in my ear to go forward with the request I had been given to continue an encouragement and prayer ministry via e-mail. Not long before this, I had been thinking about a full-time ministry – an e-mail ministry to people who are feeling all alone in their situation, like I did when I was abused and during my four marriages.​ ​        God even gave me a name for this ministry—You Are Not Alone. But at that time, I had no audience base and no idea how to proceed. On November 7, 2004, God delivered the audience base and told them how to proceed!​ ​        During the prelude to the 2004 Inspire Women Conference, I was a Quadrant Leader for the Southwest Houston Ambassadors. The Ambassadors spread the word about the conference to other women throughout Houston. The Quadrant Leaders are women who spread encouragement and prayer to the Ambassadors through weekly messages and act as liaisons with inspires staff and the Ambassadors. So, each week I sent out an encouragement and prayer e-mail designed to target specific aspects of the conference preparation and to encourage the women to believe in the power of God to make the 2004 Conference a success for the kingdom!​ ​        When the conference opened, I saw many of the ladies I had been e-mailing, and several asked me not to stop my e-mails. They said they truly enjoyed reading them and were uplifted by the messages.​ ​        The seed God had planted stirred in my mind, and I began envisioning the ministry I had only hoped would be realized! To be sure this was God’s plan for me, I asked all the Ambassadors to let me know if they were interested in receiving weekly e-mails from me. I offered to remove their name from the mailing list if they weren't interested. Not all replied, but those who responded gave me a resounding “YES!” Only two or three asked to be removed from the list. And so began You Are Not Alone Ministries (YANA)!