Hi,

The below is an invitation to a Bible Marathon held at

www.iccsite.com

This is an all-Christian voice chat site frequented by but not 
exclusively for blind Christians.

I thought some of you may find this intersting.

God Bless and merry Christmas!

Doris

forwarded message:

From: Interactive Christian Community <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2010 07:53:57 -0600

Interactive Christian Community www.iccsite.com December 24, 2010 
Dear ICC Family and Others Who May Be Interested, I am happy to 
announce the first public
release of the 2011 Bible Marathon schedule. In three days we will 
present the Bible from the first chapter of Genesis through the last 
chapter of Revelation.
After the presentations we will have a time of personal testimony, 
reflections and prayer. I have scheduled 86 hours for this event. 
This time scheduling
is an approximation. We will make adjustment as needed. The forms of 
presentations will include: reading in print or braille, playing an 
audio Bible (best
played through your soundcard if possible), or presenting the Bible 
using a digital version and speech synthesizer, or even repeating 
what you hear through
headphones. This last method was demonstrated superbly last year by 
the late Kathy Dobson. We will truly miss her participation this 
year. As you notice
the schedule is presented in two-hour blocks. People are allowed to 
share the blocks and divide the reading in the way that suits the 
presenters for that
block of time. Some people are better readers than others. You may 
only want to read one chapter while the person sharing your time does 
the rest of the
reading. That is perfectly fine, and nothing negative should be 
construed from that or communicated regarding that choice at all. 
Wherein possible, we
would like to test a person\'s method of presentation before the 
event which will make the event run much more smoothly. We will call 
some meetings especially
between December 29 and 31 to accomplish these auditions. If you want 
to participate, it is best that you join the ICC if not a member 
already. To join
the site visit www.iccsite.com and follow the instructions to click 
to become a member. On the next page, please read the Code of 
Conduct. If you agree,
then click the join link. Then you are taken to a form to complete. 
Please complete the form. Leaving a phone number is optional, but it 
does help make
communication easier. When you choose a user name, please follow the 
guidelines to use your name, or a common nickname by which you are 
normally addressed.
Please do not make up a fake name or handle such as \"manoffaith,\" 
no matter how spiritual it may sound. You will then submit the form. 
An administrator
will approve your submission. You should then receive an automated 
email giving you your user name and password. If you do not receive 
it, send an email
to [log in to unmask] and let me know you did not receive the email. 
After receiving your user name and password, go to www.iccsite.com 
and click on enter
the interactive Christian community. You then need to click on 
\"first time users click here to download the plugin.\" Run the 
program which is very quickly
installed onto your computer. You may then enter any room. For this 
event you would enter the Bible Room. You also need a working 
microphone which needs
to be working and properly installed. After this Bible Marathon, we 
hope that you will find a reason to continue being a part of ICC. You 
can be a blessing
to others and receive many blessings from others as a member of ICC. 
Joining does not automatically sign you up to participate in the 
Bible Marathon. You
can listen by just coming into the Bible Room during the first three 
days from January 1, 2011 and be blessed by the Word. If you want to 
participate as
a presenter, please send an email to [log in to unmask] and tell me, 
Tim, that you are interested in participating. Please provide the 
following information:
name, user name, method of presentation, (reading braille, print 
etc.) number of hours you would like to present, and periods of time 
that you could be
available. Giving a period of time that covers a greater number of 
hours will help me to better fit you into a desired time slot for 
you. If you say you
can read for two hours but say you are available for eight hours 
giving the specific eight hours, for example, I will schedule you for 
just two hours within
the eight hours that you have given. If you only give me two hours, 
that block of time may already be adequately filled. Giving more time 
gives me more
times from which to choose. If you have already indicated interest, 
you should be on the schedule. Please review the schedule and let me 
know if any time
absolutely will not work for you, and I will do my best to find 
something that works. As more people sign up to participate, some may 
be called upon to
give up some of your time. Please don\'t let that bother you. You may 
feel disappointment which is natural, but see it as an opportunity to 
extend a blessing
to another by graciously affording to another brother/sister the 
opportunity of participation. In the midst of the other work I must 
do, and in between
opening presents, cooking the Christmas turkey, I will be checking my 
email, approving new members and adjusting the schedule. Pray for me! 
I have asked
the Lord to give us 40 presenters this year. We are close to half 
that number. Over the next three days I believe he will complete the 
number. Now let
me tell you about the 2011 Bible Marathon Committee. Frank is 
chairman of the committee. The members of the committee also include 
Wendy, Paul and Gerald.
These folks are assigned to monitor this activity and deal with any 
problems that may arise. I appreciate their faithful service. The 
letter m before the
name indicates the name of the monitor at any particular point in the 
schedule. That person should be contacted with any concerns. I invite 
you to share
this email with others who may wish to participate. Hopefully, many 
new people will come to ICC and find they want to stay. All are 
welcomed here. As a
presenter you may use the Bible translation of your choice. If you 
are not sure that you want to be a presenter but find this 
interesting, you may join
ICC and listen as a member. During our 2010 Bible Marathon people who 
simply entered the room to listen found it to be a blessing just to 
hear the Word
of God being presented. If you have any questions, send them to me at 
[log in to unmask] and I will do my best to answer them. God bless you 
as you consider
this opportunity of ministry. Brother Tim, ICC Administrator 2011 
Bible Marathon Schedule revised 12-23-10 Tim Snyder, coordinator 
email: [log in to unmask]
telephone: 919-635-1000 Bible Marathon Committee Frank Eberle 
chairman email: [log in to unmask] telephone: 954-534-9595 Paul Smith 
email: [log in to unmask]
telephone: 410-254-8457 Wendy Phillips email: [log in to unmask] 
telephone: 403-452-7720 (Canada) Gerald Carter email: 
[log in to unmask] telephone:
916-971-1718 participants Amy P Curtis M Darrell W Diane K Duncan H 
Frank E Gerald C Jackie G Jacqueline E Julie C Karolyn P Kerri G 
Kristine B Maria C
Paul S Roseanna H Ted P Tim S Wendy P m indicates that the person is 
a monitor and Bible Marathon Committee member. Please read carefully 
as some times
contain a moderator but no presenter. Email me at [log in to unmask] to 
indicate which time slots you would be available and how many time 
slots you are willing
to fill. We are seeking as many as possible who are willing to 
participate. Please do not get upset if you do not get the number of 
slots you may desire.
You may share a time slot with someone and split the time as best 
suits the presentation of both. I also ask you to indicate how you 
will present the Bible:
i.e. read in print, read in braille, play from audio, use digital 
Bible and repeat from what you hear. Please indicate if you have had 
experience in reading
or presenting. If playing audio do you use a program to play through 
your soundcard, or do you just use an open microphone? Also please 
indicate what version
of the Bible you will be using. Thanks in advance for participating. 
All presenters should join the group bible-marathon which is a 
yahoogroups email group.
This will help you to get announcements and will make the running of 
the Bible Marathon easier for the committee. To subscribe send a 
blank email to [log in to unmask]
reply to the confirmation email without changing it and you are 
subscribed. Thanks. Bible Marathon Schedule Saturday, January 1, 2011 
12:00-2:00 a.m. Tim
S (Open with description, instructions and prayer.) m-Frank E 
2:00-4:00 a.m. Karolyn P m-Frank E 4:00-6:00 a.m. Curtis M m-Paul P 
6:00-8:00 a.m. Jackie
G m-Paul P 8:00-10:00 a.m. Wendy P m-Wendy P 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 
Maria C m-Wendy P 12:00-2:00 p.m. Jacqueline E and Ted P m-Wendy P 
2:00-4:00 p.m. Kristine
B m-Wendy P 4:00-6:00 p.m. Kerri G m-Paul P 6:00-8:00 p.m. Paul S 
m-Paul S 8:00-10:00 p.m. Diane K m-Gerald C 10:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. Ted 
P m-Gerald C Sunday,
January 2, 2011 12:00-2:00 a.m. Wendy P m-Wendy P 2:00-4:00 a.m. 
Karolyn P m-Wendy P 4:00-6:00 a.m. Curtis M m-Frank E 6:00-8:00 a.m. 
Jackie G m-Frank
E 8:00-10:00 a.m. Maria C m-Frank E 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. m-Frank E 
12:00-2:00 p.m. Frank E m-Frank E 2:00-4:00 p.m. Amy P and Paul S 
m-Paul S 4:00-6:00
p.m. Jacqueline E and m-Paul S 6:00-8:00 p.m. Duncan H m-Gerald C 
8:00-10:00 p.m. Amy P and m-Wendy P 10:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. m-Wendy P 
Monday, January 3,
2010 12:00-2:00 a.m. m-Wendy P 2:00-4:00 a.m. m-Frank E 4:00-6:00 
a.m. Curtis M m-Frank E 6:00-8:00 a.m. m-Frank E 8:00-10:00 a.m. 
Maria C m-Paul S 10:00
a.m.-12:00 p.m. Duncan H m-Paul S 12:00-2:00 p.m. Jackie G m-Paul S 
2:00-4:00 p.m. Julie C and Darrell W m-Wendy P 4:00-6:00 p.m. 
Roseanna H m-Wendy P
6:00-8:00 p.m. m-Wendy P 8:00-10:00 p.m. Diane K m-Gerald 10:00 
p.m.-12:00 a.m. Ted P m-Gerald Tuesday, January 4, 2010 12:00-2:00 
a.m. m-Frank E 2:00-4:00
a.m. m-Paul S 4:00-6:00 a.m. m-Paul S 6:00-8:00 a.m. m-Paul S 
8:00-10:00 a.m. Wendy P m-Wendy P 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Tim S m-Wendy 
P 12:00-2:00 p.m. Frank
P Bible Marathon reflections, testimonies and closing prayer (This 
part of the Bible Marathon should be recorded with notice of 
recording being given.)
m-Wendy P Please note that the 2011 Bible Marathon will end earlier 
or later than this schedule indicates depending upon when the Bible 
presentations are
completed. Warning! If you click or press enter on the link to 
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This email is not a
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