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May 2008
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More than Music Inc. Newsletter
Revolutionizing the culture at large one heart at a time until everyone on earth knows and lives that love that is in Jesus Christ.
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Greetings!
It's been awhile. I, Stephanie Pauline, have been busy
being a mom. God has been good to me.
Always giving me the grace to find Him in my day to
day. Sometimes His voice is faint, and I'm
desperately
straining to hear more, and sometimes the voice of
my
Father breaks in on me with a force, and passion that
catches me by surprise, and flings my cares, shame,
and fear as far as the east is from the west.
I'm
loving my time with my two children. My baby is so
precious. She is truly the melody of a healing friend.
My son is asserting his adulthood with cautious, but
then sometimes courageous, steps. Every once and
awhile one lands on my toes, but all in all he is such a
joy to be around, and an amazingly sensitive and
caring big brother.
I am working as I can from
home and we have some very exciting developments
to share in the "Highlights" section, so - check that
out! Also we are hearing from Kathy Morford, our
Booking and P/R Manager in our "From the
Heart "section. I am personally excited about that as
Kathy is a dear kindred spirit. So, anyway, thank you
so much for taking a moment out of your busy day to
connect with us and find out more about what we are
doing!
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Highlights |
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- We are just about to launch an international
radio promotion
campaign to North America, Australia, Europe,
and
the UK. "Love Never Fails" and "Rush the Sea" have
been chosen as the first singles to be released. All
the proceeds are directly funneled into More than
Music Inc. This kind of publicity has been long in
coming. We are thankful to God for providing the
resources and the contacts to enable this. I believe
that these songs were entrusted to me,
Stephanie, along with the responsibility to do my all to
deliver them to the masses. This is an important step
in fulfilling that responsibility.
- For those of you who may be fans of the girl band,
the Sonflowerz, whom MtM has sponsored on
a
couple of tours, we are pleased to announce that they
just released their new album entitled, "All Around
the
World." You can purchase that at their web site:
www.sonflowerz.com
- Our talented web designer, Kim Salisbury, just
overhauled the entire web site. It features
pictures
from the last couple years of ministry and a free
download of the two international radio releases on
the
CD page. I was encouraged, too, to be able to
compile
a list of our tangible accomplishments and include
that in the mission section. It was great just to be able
to see in black and white what your support and God's
grace has enabled. God has done some great things
through MtM. Check it all out at the link
just below.
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We are drawing more and more traffic at our
community sites.
www.myspace.com/themorethanmusicband
www.facebook.com/stephaniepauline
www.mycc
m
.org/stephaniepauline
Then of course we can also
be found at
www.cdbaby.com
www.mp3.com
www.sonicbi
ds.com/stephaniepauline
and many more
specialty music groups.
Every day people are moved by the music and
message. It's one of the many good reasons we do
what we do.
- And last but not least we wanted to alert our
Colorado Springs supporters to the fact that the
New Life Bookstore is now carrying Stephanie
Pauline's two latest CDs. It would be a great
support
to us if you would stop by and pick one up!!
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From the Heart |
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Kathy Morford
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I would like to introduce myself. I am Kathy. I am a
friend and definite fan of Stephanie Pauline and the
ministry of More than Music. I have helped with tour
bookings for the Rush the Sea tour. I wrote the
following edition of "From the Heart" from my heart. I
wanted to express how much Stephanie's
music has ministered to me. Because of the One she
honors with her talent, my spirit leaps when I hear this
music.
Life was a battle. I was losing ground. I needed
Help!!!! Reinforcement!!!! Encouragement!!!! I
switched on the praise station for some sweet,
satisfying "soul" music. Across the air waves came
the amazing song from my friend, Stephanie, "Toy
Soldier". She sang about being that soldier in the
Lord's army who was fighting the good fight of faith but
needed to lay down the armor and be her Father's
daughter for the night. I smiled. Stephanie you got it!
Now this was more than music. This was my heart's
cry.
After engaging with a ruthless - relentless enemy,
(who was bent on the killing, stealing, and destruction
of my friends, family, and even my own person)
this real soldier was wounded, weakened, and most
vulnerable. What I needed was protection. I needed to
be sheltered. I did not need more combat instruction
or strategy. I needed to retreat. I needed my Father. My
Father was jealous for me. My heart sang with the
prayer: Just be a daughter. Yes. I was to just be a
daughter. Just be His girl - reveling in the confidence
of my Father during my vulnerability. Just be His girl -
counting on my Father's strength to protect me in my
weakness. Just be His little darling. I would heal. I
would survive. I would have the victory.
Life is still a battle. I am still a soldier. I am still a
fierce warrior. Most importantly,...I am my Father's
daughter.
Daughters and sons who are fighting the good fight,
but are weary and beaten: go home to Father and just
be.
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Prayer Requests |
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- Pray that God will move on behalf of this music,
these messages, and on behalf of Stephanie who
has
done so much work carrying them this far. Pray that
doors will swing open as these songs are
publicized.
- Pray that God will lead more to give to MtM as,
given this time of relative stillness in ministry, our
support has dwindled some. There are still costs
associated with maintaining this non profit and with
duplicating, and distributing this music. There is still
much to be done to plan for future goals and ministry
projects in the works, so please pray for more funding
for MtM and consider whether you might be one God is
moving to give. Check out the ministry page of the MtM
website to find out valuable information about what we
do and why we do it.
- Thank God for giving us the opportunity to release
these song like this. We are thrilled with the
connections God has provided. It is not easy to take a
song from the heart, have the connections to record it
with some of the industry's best players, and then get
it printed, duplicated, shrink wrapped and out to
thousands, and now potentially to even millions
through radio. Thank you, God, for building this
ministry. This music. These connections. This is no
small task, we couldn't have done it without Your
leading and prompting and we are truly humbled and
thankful to You for bringing it all in line over time.
- Pray that God would move in my, (it's me again,
Stephanie), life. I have been seeking God on an
essential level of late. There are some dreams
outstanding. Some needs unmet thus far in my life
and while I am forever grateful that God has given me
the salvation and love that He has, still I am here
storming the gates of heaven. Storm with me if
you will. I would appreciate it. Just ask that God
would move in miraculous ways and bring lasting
healing to places yet untouched by His Son's hand.
Pray that it would all be for His glory in the end.
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In Closing |
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Well, again, thank you for taking the time to connect
with the mission and heart of what we do. As I read
over Kathy's "From the Heart" section, I am reminded
of
how very small we are. Yet in God's infinite greatness
He can shrink Himself down enough to let us crawl up
on His lap when we need to. And you know, I don't
think He does that with a condescending sort of
tolerance. I think He does that with a heart full of
genuine compassion and understanding. That's
what this daughter needs. Even tonight. You know,
I'm gonna go now and do just that. I'm gonna crawl up
there on His lap and let Him love me. I'm gonna really
let it in. Peace.
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Stephanie Pauline
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Contact Information
Booking/PR: Kathy Morford 719.330.6707
Admin./Treasurer: Genny Moellring 651.460.2510
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