Belinda Jane Ministries' Hope For Life Project

T-Shirt of Hope

"Become the hands of Christ, Sharing His Hope and Heart with the World..."

 

This phrase sums up the mission of Belinda Jane Ministries; to reach out to the world, by literally becoming the hands of Christ. How do we accomplish this?  We use the media of music to bring the light of Christ to the stage and touch a wide range of audiences.  We have adopted the call of "Ministries Helping Ministries," where we partner with a smaller ministry and help them fulfill their goals.  This year we have chosen HOPE FOR LIFE HOME in Vladivostok, Russia.  We will be working with them in helping to raise funds for an expansion project, where they will house and care for abandoned children.  Belinda Jane is not just another "Indie" artist, trying to make it big with her music...she is designed for this time; called into this ministry to share this love and peace with people worldwide, to  capture and show you what God is in love with...His People.

Here is your opportunity to reach out to a hurting child and become the hands of Christ...  We have designed this t-shirt to help us raise funds for our "Ministries Helping Ministries" project.  For every shirt we sell, a portion of the proceeds will go directly into this ministry. 

PKG 1:

T-Shirt $20.00 (includes shipping)

 

PKG 2:

T-Shirt + Autographed CD (The Heart of God) + Signed 8x10 Glossy $30.00 (includes shipping)

 

To order, you need to do 2 things...

 

1. Email booking@belindajaneministries.com and let us

know which package you are purchasing, size needed and shipping address.

 

2. Click on the ACT logo below to send your payment via credit card or debit.  If you wish, you may send a check made out to Belinda Jane Ministries/Act Fund 901, 1017 Debbie Street, Savannah, GA  31410. As soon as we receive your donation

notification, your package will be shipped.

 

 Thank you for taking the time to support and pray for this ministry.  As a special thank you, you are invited to download a FREE song from Belinda Jane.  Go to http://www.indieheaven.com/artists/belindajane

Click on the REDEEM tab and type in the CODE:  HEART.

 

 

  

 Booking Inquiries:  booking@belindajaneministries.com

 or call (912) 695-0939

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Driving, Starbucks, Playlist and Facebook

Leaving home was a little more difficult than usual.  My kids and better half did not want me to leave.  To make things easier for them, I set up video conferencing on both my laptop and home computer.  That seemed to help thwart their attempts to keep me home. 

I finally got on the road around 10ish...which was about a hour later than I expected.  With a hot, triple venti white mocha in hand, I hit the hi-way.  I'll have to say that I started missing my family right away.  Something about "mommy don't go" and "honey, I wish you weren't going," just got to me.  So the tears came.  

Air One has great reception in town, but I lost them about 25 minutes down the road.  I really love Air One Radio, except for the small fact that they won't spin my tunes...

Of course, every musician has a large supply of mood music...so my mood music?  THE NEWSBOYS!  Need I say more?  "It's the voice that whispers my name...Something Beautiful" and what about "I Am Free?"  Now that song really gets me going.  It's something about that promise...who the Son sets free, is free indeed...and it makes me want to dance and shout!  Ok, I'll calm down...but you get the picture, right?

Along with gifts of creativity, I think God gave me attention deficit...or something like it.  I switch music a lot!  So my playlist went something like this...

NEWSBOYS

SWITCHFOOT

RELIENT K

-MY OWN STUFF-

HARRY CONNICK JR

CHASEN

DC TALK

TOBY

CHARLIE PEACOCK

TOM JACKSON - which is not music, but speaking

For all you facebook followers...I did update facebook with details from my trip.  Some of you dear friends decided to reprimand me for updating.  You thought I was updating while driving? How dare you? Ok, Ok, I admit, I might have done that once or twice.  Tell the truth though, how many of the following things do YOU do while driving?

Chatting on your Cell?

Eating Takeout?

Texting?

Putting on Makeup?

Drinking Coffee?

Singing?

Dancing?  (I have seen this with my own eyes!)

I bet there's more...email me the ones I've missed, or reply to this post.  Should make for interesting conversation.  

The rest of the trip was uneventful.  I stopped several times, drank a couple more cups of caffeine, filled up the car and enjoyed the scenery.  One unsettling thing...as I was driving through the small mountains right past Chattanooga, I saw gobs of white smoke.  Turns out, there was a fire on the side of the mountain.  I didn't see any homes around, but you never know.  

Well, I think that's enough for today.  I'm settled in this hotel room and I need to rest. I've video conferenced with my kids, made some calls, updated FB and Twitter and blogged.  What more can I do in one day?

Until I write again, remember... YOU ARE GOD'S HANDIWORK:  FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE!

NOW REACH OUT! GO BLESS OTHERS AS YOU HAVE BEEN BLESSED!

Belinda Jane

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

March 12, 2009, NASHVILLE, TN.  Independent Christian Recording Artist, Belinda Jane, is honored to announce that she has received her fourth nomination for a Momentum Award through IndieHeaven and The CIA Alliance, the leading organizations supporting Independent Artists in Christian music.  The Momentum Awards, now in it's 4th year, are the premier award recognition program for Christian Independent Artists.  This year, Belinda Jane has been nominated for Contemporary Artist of the Year. The winner of this award will be announced at the annual CIA Summit, March 25-28, 2009, in Nashville, TN. "What a privilege and honor it is to be recognized among such talented indie artists!  I am truly grateful for this nomination and the opportunities that God continues to give me to serve others. IndieHeaven and the CIA Alliance have become invaluable resources for Belinda Jane Ministries and I am blessed to be aligned with both organizations."

IndieHeaven founder and CIA Summit director Keith Mohr states, "As the music industry continues to change and more and more artists are either staying independent or going back to their independent roots, it is important to recognize the pursuit  of excellence in this growing industry.  There are many independent artists who are doing an incredible job with their music and most importantly, their mission. By providing them the recognition they have earned, we hope to increase their platform and awareness." Visit www.ciasummit.com for more information about the Christian Independent Alliance Summit. 

Belinda Jane, based in Savannah, Georgia, uses the media of music to the light and hope of the Gospel to the stage.  What makes Belinda Jane unique is the edge that she brings to her genre.  "The music I write is multi-faceted, musically eclectic but with transcending vocals." states Belinda Jane.  Multi-faceted is truly the integral word in her ministry, enabling Belinda Jane to touch a wide age range in every audience.   Her first release, available through IndieHeaven, "The Heart of God," has coursed through the nations and another is in the current works.  Belinda Jane is an artist designed for this time.  Once you see, not only her performance, but meet her in person, you will find that she is truly in love with people. Belinda Jane is filled with a propensity to be the "hands of Christ."  Meld her talent and this agape vision and you view a woman, capturing just for you, what God is truly in love with...

 

CONTACT:

(912) 695-0939

booking@belindajaneministries.com

www.belindajanemusic.com

www.belindajaneministries.com (coming soon)

www.indieheaven.com/artists/belindajane

Belinda Jane on Facebook

Belinda Jane on Twitter

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DONATIONS:

www.cialliance.org/belindajane

 

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Press Release

Belinda Jane Ministries partners with
HOPE FOR LIFE HOME in Vladivostok, Russia

SAVANNAH, GA: Adult contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Belinda Jane has partnered with the Hope for Life Home in Vladivostok, RUSSIA. This ministry is working to build a refuge for abandoned children, all the while teaching them the living word of God. Belinda Jane Ministries is excited to adopt the call of “ministries helping ministries” in the year 2009 with this first ministry in her heart and hands.

Belinda Jane Ministries, based in Savannah, GA, uses the media of music to bring the light of the gospel to the stage. What makes Belinda Jane unique is the “edge” that she brings to her genre. “The music I write is multi-faceted, musically eclectic but with transcending vocals.” states Belinda Jane. Multi-faceted being the integral word in her ministry, Belinda Jane has the ability to touch a wide range of ages in every audience. With a family background of ministry and music, combined with the addition of a “rebel” cause early in her teens, Belinda Jane has visited many avenues of life. Life experience, “good and not so good”, has brought her to a place in both her writing and speaking of “I know what you are going through…” Therefore enabling her to relate to people on the forefront of their troubles and pain. Belinda Jane plans to do various benefit concerts throughout 2009, to help provide funds for this refuge and their building project.

Her partnership with the C.I.A. ALLIANCE, a non-profit 501C3, in Nashville, TN, will enable Belinda Jane to keep the axel greased on her own wheels, along with sharing her blessings with other ministries. The CIA ALLIANCE, along with the Artists in Christian Testimony is dedicated to Christian musicians, singers, bands, songwriters and others, who are impacting people with their music and message worldwide. “We believe as the Christian music industry changes, more and more Christian musicians will remain independent, accomplishing their missions without the existing music industry. We believe the time is right to provide an organization whose purpose is to provide resources independents need to fulfill their unique callings,” states Keith Mohr, President IndieHeaven, Nashville, TN. Every donation will be tax-deductible through the CIA ALLIANCE. If you feel that you want to share and be a part of this, please visit her site, http://www.belindajanemusic.com/ and click on the CIA donation button, placing HOPE FOR LIFE HOME in the notes section. With all of this in place, Belinda Jane hopes to share with you her offering of music and the opportunity to join her on her journey to be “the hands of Christ”…

CONTACT: booking@belindajanemusic.com
www.belindajanemusic.com, http://www.indieheaven.com/artists/belindajane

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Thanksgiving - A Verb?

Today of all days, I found myself giving a lecture to my oldest son.  It was not the standard “clean your room” sermon, but in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I tried to appeal to his spiritual senses.  My husband and I have tried everything to get him to keep his room clean.  We have offered to pay him each week that his room is tidy.  We have taken away video games and television.  We even confiscated his beloved Les Paul only to find that his clothes are still on the floor and his desk is still in disarray.          

As I was sitting on his bedroom floor it hit me.  We have been trying to force a change in him, rather than giving him the opportunity and the tools to change himself.  So instead of idle threats, I began talking to him about thankfulness.  After twenty minutes of rambling and my husband waving his hand across his neck, my final thought was this…we can say we are thankful for the things we have, but how we use and take care of those things is the true measure of our genuine thankfulness.  

I am not sure that my speech on thankfulness actually will change my son or assist him in his quest for a clean room, but it certainly helped me put some things into perspective.  I regularly thank God for His blessings:  my husband, my children, my friends and fans, my ministry and music.  Is my offering of thanks merely an expression?  Sometimes.  Is the true measure of my thankfulness directly related to how well I take care of those things?  You bet it is.

Next time I walk into my child’s messy room, I will ask myself…how am I doing in this area of thankfulness?   Is it just an expression?  Is it an adjective that just describes how I am supposed to feel?  Or is it a verb that I am consistently acting upon in response to the great things God has blessed me with?   

I pray that you had a very blessed Thanksgiving Day.  I hope that you will reflect a little on my idea of thankfulness.  As you reflect, know that God is always with you, loving you and just asking for your love in return.  As you love and serve God; you will love and serve others.  

Be blessed my friend,

Belinda Jane