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|      Email Newsletter  |  August 18, 2002  |  petrarocksmyworld.com      |
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| Hello again from Petra Rocks My World! This is the first edition of      |
| the improved PRMW email newsletter. Please forward this newsletter to    |
| your friends so they can learn what's new in the world of Petra.         |
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| There is some great new stuff happening for the band, as well as some    |
| new features on the website. You'll read about it all below. Please      |
| remember to keep the guys in Petra lifted up in prayer. Until next       |
| time...                                                                  |
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|   --Josh                                                                 |
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| P.S. -- There are 2 winners from the Newsletter Sign-Up contest, but I   |
| can't announce the names because I am still waiting for one of the       |
| winners to contact me. Hopefully I can announce them in the next         |
| newsletter.                                                              |
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| P.P.S. The newsletter is available in 2 languages (English and Spanish)  |
| and 2 formats (ASCII and HTML). You signed up for the English ASCII      |
| version. If you would like to receive the newsletter in a different      |
| language or format, please reply to this email and tell me.              |                                                                          |                                                                          |
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|              | '_ \/ -_)  _| '_/ _` | | ' \/ -_) V  V (_-<               |
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|              |_|               petra news                                |
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| John Schlitt told Petra fans the results of the band's July audition     |
| with a potential ministry partner. He said that while they gave a good   |
| performance and had a real good talk, the ministry felt it wasn't quite  |
| the right fit.                                                           |
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| While that news is a little disappointing, John did have some            |
| encouraging news. The guys are starting to work on material for a new    |
| album. It's still very early in the planning stages, but one possibility |
| is that the album will be produced independently. If that happens, it    |
| will be a big step of faith for Petra. Please remember to pray for the   |
| band members as they discuss this and make decisions about the next      |
| album.                                                                   |
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| Don't forget about NIGHT OF JOY 2002. Petra will perform two 45-minute   |
| sets on Sept. 7, one at 7:30 p.m. and one at 9 p.m. Bob Hartman will     |
| perform with the band for these sets, the first time he's played a Petra |
| show in about 7 years.                                                   |
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| * For more info: http://www.petrarocksmyworld.com/nightofjoy.html        |
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| Finally, here's an idea for helping Petra: CCM Magazine is accepting     |
| nominations for their annual Reader's Choice awards. You can vote for    |
| Petra! The deadline for votes is Aug. 31.                                |
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| * For more info: http://www.petrarocksmyworld.com/ccm_award.html         |
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|                            site  |_|  update                             |
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| Petra Rocks My World! is getting its biggest and best improvement yet,   |
| and now is your chance to check it out.                                  |
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| What is it? It's the "Petra Rocks The World Community" -- a replacement  |
| for the old messageboard of the same name. It's like a messageboard on   |
| overdrive, with instant messaging, real-time chat, polls, a calendar,    |
| and much more built into it.                                             |
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| The best part by far, though, is the messageboard. It's broken up into   |
| discussion categories, making it easier to find messages you want to     |
| read. You can quote messages, use UBBcode for coloring and formatting,   |
| and use a very powerful search engine to find messages on specific       |
| topics.                                                                  |
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| You can use custom graphics for to give your posts personality. You can  |
| add your contact info from services like AIM, ICQ, and Yahoo, allowing   |
| other Petra fans to get in touch with you.                               |
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| "Petra Rocks The World" is still a work in progress. I installed the     |
| software this week and have been adding "mods" (extra features) to it    |
| everyday. Please understand I will occasionally take it offline to work  |
| on it for a couple more weeks.                                           |
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| In the next newsletter, I will give you details on community chats --    |
| scheduled times when we can all get together in the chat room and talk.  |
| Stay tuned!                                                              |
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| * Visit the new community:                                               |
| http://www.petrarocksmyworld.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl                    |
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| ALSO: There's a new concert review and some new photos on the site.      |
| Don't miss them!                                                         |
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