FUNDRAISING for publicity and publication first book blog 1-100 in Dutch and English
My name is Frank van Rooij and eleven and a half year ago I
experienced an epiphany. In 2011, during a visit to a small chapel in Leiden, I
suddenly heard a voice. It was not my conscience, or a guardian angel, or a
guiding spirit. The voice claimed to be God, the God in my inner self. And the
experience didn't stop at this revelation. After my visit to the chapel, the
voice came back and I started having regular conversations with It. Because I
realized that the words might be coloured by my own thinking, I called the
presence behind the voice "My God". However, the voice regularly
assured me that "My God" and God were one.
The answers to my questions, and the reflections I received on events of my life were so intense, striking, and surprising that pretty soon I started to turn every conversation into a report, as I didn’t want to forget anything. A few months after the initial revelation, "My God" suggested posting the reports on the Internet. I hesitated, because at the time I held a certain social position and was reluctant to burden it with possible criticisms.
Still, after some time I started a blog and a twitter account, using the pseudonym Frenkie Oosterveen. My dear mother's maiden name. I also came up with the name "Watchthegod", which also became the title for my blogs. Initially I wrote and tweeted in Dutch, but after about two years I started a separate blog in English. The number of page visits increased steadily. After eleven and a half years, the counter of the Dutch blog is at 118,670 and that of the English one at 69,576 visits. The blog was accessed from more than 100 different countries.
In the meantime the blog has grown to more than 547 reports of conversations with "My God". In short, they are about the meaning of life and the difficulties that a person may encounter on their life path. The various topics include life on earth, life after death, the guardian angel, the power of prayer, the spiritual support of man, what happens during a church service, God Itself, of course, and Its servants, the state of Mother Nature, and many other subjects.
The blog can be read freely by anyone. From the beginning it was clear to me who the texts are meant for, and I have also received confirmation about this from "My God". The texts are meant not for those who are satisfied with what they think and believe, but specifically for those who are seeking, who have become disappointed in the servants of God on earth or in the religion of their youth. They are for people who know there is something, but cannot always find it in their own faith; for people who are dissatisfied with the way their environment deals with things; and for those who like to read between the rules of life. Finally, they are intended for those who still have questions based on their faith or beliefs, and who may be able to find the answers to these questions in these blogs.
Given the widespread interest in the blogs, I decided to assemble the reports of the first 100 conversations in a book. This first series has been edited with the greatest respect for the original texts into which those conversations were converted. The Dutch texts were edited by a scientist of religion. After that, two translators, one of whom is a native speaker of English, edited the English versions. In the meantime, the redacted texts will soon be posted on the blog instead of the original texts on the internet. This will be mentioned at the end of the blog.
In my sincere experience, I am only a messenger. The messages of My God are full of tolerance, wisdom, love, and open-mindedness. If this book offers the reader even one new insight, one new thought, or one new subject worth considering, my dearest wish will have been achieved.
In the meantime, I have invested € 12,750 out of my own pocket on PR and paying the editors. Fundraising can help me take the next step. I already received € 400,- . The outstanding amount is therefore € 12,350 (reference date 22th of april 2023).
In addition, I worked an average of eight hours a week on the blogspot for almost twelve years, but of course I did it for free. This has been an honour for me to be able to do this. Still about 5000 hours.
Will you help me with further PR and the publication of the first book, please? And if you do this, no matter how small your contribution, please send me an email so that I can thank you personally. You are amazing.
Frank van Rooij
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