In late 2006, we received an interesting email:

Just subscribed to your service.  I have been writing and recording my own motivational content (messages-of-the-day in MP3 format) for two years to deliver daily using my own voice ... Any thoughts on using actual voice in your Quote-A-Day deliveries?

Turned out that the lady on the other end was Liz Helgesen, a nationally recognized voiceover artist who was offering the might of her voice and production company (Passion Fruit Productions) with just the intention to serve. We piloted it, and quickly saw the value it added to the experience of receiving the weekly iJourney Thought of the Week, and so Liz went to work. Week in and week out, she did quality recordings like Gentle Art of Blessing, I Will Not Die an Unlived Life, and The Theory Behind Forgiveness.

With CharityFocus projects, this is how it works: someone makes an offering of one of their gifts with nothing but the wish that it nurtures others on their journey. And then they work tirelessly. And before long, you see how far the ripples go. I just happened to see the number of audio downloads of these recordings, and it has crossed 100,000!

Much gratitude to Liz for giving her gift freely and repeatedly, and for walking together on this path of service!

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