All That Glistens



Have you ever seen the glowing effects of a multitude of individuals all with a single candle, extending them in unison? Such a simple act magnifies the efforts of one into an awesome display of light and color that none alone would have been able to achieve. To be the light of the world, we must each raise our solitary light to the heavens together. Only there, beyond what we perceive as our limitations, can we illuminate the deepest recesses of the darkness.

LIGHTDANCERS is a ministry of patience and endurance. Many of our encounters are a onetime opportunity. There is a lot of "seed planting" as we move to see Christ's love showered on those we encounter. Sometimes in meeting the needs of others, our efforts are accomplished in a conventional manner, sometimes, they are not. The idea is to break the barriers and reach the people. We have never desired to duplicate what the church has already established, nor has this ever been, a ministry of sensationalism or a numbers game. We are now as we have always been, an on the edge outreach. Any effect we have in the world around us is simply made one life at a time. Throughout the years our sole means of financial support has always come from God moving on the hearts of the people who learn about our mission. And so we continue, only now we are back to the basics. No incorporation, no tax receipt to offer. Just total reliance on God to make things happen on all levels as He alone sees fit.

Every person has his or her place in the body of Christ and in the work of spreading the awesome message of God's love. It is important to remember that God does not call all people to all things. To some He gives talent, to others He gives resources, to yet another He pours out financial abundance. These are His gifts to His children. How we utilize these blessings is our gift back to Him. Whenever you have the opportunity to contribute to a cause you believe in, we ask that you would not only prayfully consider doing so, but that you would follow through on your decision should it be in favor of that outreach. Financial support is vital to the ability of any organization to be able to carry out the work they are called to do.

We want to thank each and every one of you who have contributed to LIGHTDANCERS throughout the years. Most of you who gave, gave from the heart because you truly believed in our efforts and the tax receipt really didn't matter at all. Thank you. Thank you for your love and your prayers and your desire to want to make a difference even when you didn't understand the dancer's world or where the journey to reach them would take us. And for the few who stepped up when we stepped out to reach the next generation, know that lives were changed forever because of it. But most moving of all, was when our wonderful, incredible gang at Mirage got together in a last ditch effort to support the place they had come to love and call their own and orchestrated their own ideas of fundraising. You guys are AWESOME! And we will love you FOREVER!

So back to the glowing effects of the candle raised in unison. The point we're trying to make is this: when you discover something you believe in, support it.
There are a lot of things and people that make the world go round and a lot of opposition to the truth because of it. Stand for what you believe in by supporting the efforts of something worthwhile with your time, your money, your talent...your life

We at LIGHTDANCERS can no longer accept donations, but there are plenty of other outreach ministries out there who can and who need your support. If your interested, you can simply visit one of our LINKS pages in the OUTREACH section of this website to get an idea of just some of the ministries out there. Networking is vital. Get involved.

Because of our stance in the exotic dancing industry we always steered clear of getting involved with anything that was legally related, but there is a time and a place for everything. You want change regarding something? Exercise your voice. Whether that be by voting or by writing letters to the powers that be, remember that all it takes is one voice to sway a nation. One voice to enact change. One voice to save a life. One voice to change the world. Use it! Not in an obnoxious, condesending way, but in a way that reflects the love that Christ has for His people. He didn't create us to be "mamby pamby walk on me Christians. "He created us to be warriors for His kingdom. We are quickly becoming the minority here. It's time we started growing some backbone and getting behind what we believe, just as those in the world support the things they believe in.

So get next to somebody else of like mind and hold your light up high so that the world can see the light that shines out of darkness when we all stand in unison and lift up that which is right and good to a standard that is greater than our own.