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Prayer in Motion, LLC Newsletter
October 5, 2003

Dear Family & Friends,
It's time to report in after another truly amazing month! I began September with my friend Sherry Perkins (Webwelder2002@yahoo.com) registering my domain name, Prayer-In-Motion.com. I also set up a business bank account for Prayer In Motion, LLC at TCF Bank and after a short summer break returned to dance classes (6 per week!) at Dance Theatre Studio. The owner, John Durbin, has been a godsend, allowing me to do computer and office work in exchange for classes.

At the rather insistent urging of my career counselor, Jim Danielski (Career Planning Specialists) I decided to send out a press release announcing my new business. Once again my friend Mary Shindell came to the rescue and helped me create an excellent one which I emailed to 25 newspapers, magazines and Christian radio stations. About this time it dawned on me that I was in great danger of missing the October 1st deadline to complete the coursework for my spiritual direction program, which would have delayed my commissioning another year I finally decided I couldn't do everything and turned the marketing over to God.

With God in charge, the most amazing things started to happen!!! My next door neighbor, Bill Mangold, who works for the Saline Reporter hand carried my press release to his editor. They agreed to run my picture and the entire press release in the September 25th editions of the Saline Reporter and Milan News-Leader. On September 15th the Ann Arbor News ran a short article under their New Business section. Steve Raphael, reporter from Business Direct Weekly, saw the article and tracked me down. He asked to interview me and through our various discussions and emails he created the most amazing story, even sending a photographer to the house. He really captured the essence of my spiritual journey and the support I've received from all of you, along with the stark realities of a business startup.

All the while the phone was ringing with people booking dates with me. I am scheduled to present a whole weekend workshop at Manresa June 4-6, and to provide an evening for the Sisters of Mercy associates at the end of April, and was asked to present a short introductory program at the last minute yesterday at a women's retreat at Manresa. Guided by the Holy Spirit I was also led to attend a taping at WMUZ, a Christian radio station, where I was interviewed briefly on the air by Robin Sullivan and had the opportunity to tape some of my story, hopefully to be shown at their 20th anniversary celebration on October 17th. God is an awesome marketer! I might just leave this part to Him!

And, in case you are wondering, I did write all 4 papers, completing the coursework requirements for the spiritual direction program with a few days to spare. We had an internship celebration mass where I was honored to present one of my prayerful dances to the class, giving back the gift of praying through movement that I had received through this program, to those who have walked with me on this journey. I will be officially commissioned as a spiritual director on Saturday, November 8th and will have an opportunity once again to share my gift of praying through movement with all of you who are able to attend.

Thank you all for your continued prayers and encouragement. Life has certainly been a wonderful adventure since taking this leap of faith!

Prayer in Motion....Let the Spirit move you!
Janene

Isaiah 25:1 (NIV) O LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago.