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Acknowledgments

We take this opportunity not only to thank those who have worked so hard on this book but those who inspire us constantly by their service, dedication, friendship, and lives honoring the Father. These are true “Difference Makers” and in a minute we will tell you how we describe that term.

First to God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit to whom we owe our very lives. Thank You for the plan that You put into place long before You created the world. You made us Your children and bride through Your grace.

To those who take the time to read this and put in the hard work, we pray it will be a very valuable resource for you.

To those we have had the privilege of serving, from individuals to ministries to churches, thank you for allowing us to worship God by serving you and living Philippians 2:2-4 and Romans 12:10.

To Pat Badstibner, the founder of World Prayr, for compiling the material for this book. Like many before him, he has a passion for souls to be received into God’s Kingdom.

To Henry and Jody Neufeld of Energion Publications thank you for being our partners in ministry, our friends, and for the support and hard work to publish what we hope will be a very valuable resource.

To our Board and Senior Teams as a whole, thank you for the tireless work and efforts you continually give, the support, direction, spiritual guidance, friendship, leadership and heart work.

To those bloggers and podcasters who provide us with content and allow us to share your thoughts on God’s Word, we are blessed and touched by the lives you are touching.

To our team in general, thank you for making God’s work happen by being Kingdom-minded and serving others.

To those individuals who make this ministry happen through their tireless efforts, service, heart-driven hard work, dedication, and diligence. They provide examples of what it means to be a true “Servant of the Most High God.” They are scattered all over the world and yet we are blessed to serve together. So thank you: Alan, Alice, Andria, Becky, Bernard, Bob, Brenda, Calvin, Catherine, Charlie, Christi, Darren, David, Ebony, Elsie, Erik, Feni, Gabby, Gilbert, Henry, Howard, James, Janice, Jason, Javier, Jessica, Joanne, John, John, Katherine, Lenir, Leroy, Libby, Lindy, Lynda, Mark, Marlynn, Maxwell, Mic. Pete, Portia, Rishie, Robert, Royaelty, Ruth, Santi, Steve, Tatiana, Theodora, Tom, Waheed, Wini, Yohana and their families who also serve by their support and sacrifice. We call them our Difference Makers.

A Difference Maker dares to see things differently. They do so because they realize Jesus Christ has given them the freedom to do so. They choose not to just focus on what separates them but what joins them. It is the commonality in the belief that they are more alike than they are different. This likeness brings them to realize that what once separated them now brings them together or it should, can and will. In coming together for the greater good, they realize their differences are defined from others. The recognition of that difference not only creates a deep gratitude but a deep sorrow as well. Both the gratitude and the sorrow push them to greater heights, deeper challenges, bigger risks and a focused vision. The vision of a Difference Maker sees the commonality which can lead to a desire to do things differently in order to become rebels, radical, wild, and out of order. In fact they welcome such labels.

Jesus himself was considered to be truly different and unique and so his followers work, live, worship, and serve as examples to others who in turn realize they too have been called to be different.