eader wrote, “The Holy Spirit led meto this article tonight. I needed a strongtestimony to share with a friend who isdealing with drug addiction. This I plan toprint and to share. Thank you!” To anotherfeature, someone responded, “Thank youfor posting this article! God knew I wouldneed to hear it today.”SEARCH FOR JESUSAs you read this, millions of hurting peopleare using search engines like Google to findanswers online to questions such as: “DoesGod answer prayers?” “What’s my purposein life?” “Does anyone care about me?”In April 2011, BGEA’s Search for Jesusministry launched the strategically linkedPeaceWithGod.net, an evangelisticwebsite that directs people to real,lasting hope found only in Christ. Thesite presents the Gospel in four simplesteps—using video, testimonies, andScripture—and then invites visitors tosurrender their lives to Christ.During <strong>2012</strong> alone, nearly 8 million peoplevisited PeaceWithGod.net. We standamazed at God’s wondrous work and giveHim thanks that almost 1.5 million of themindicated they acted upon the invitationto receive Jesus as their personal Savior.Furthermore, 172,000 individuals passed ontheir contact information for follow-up andonline discipleship.One visitor named Lorena, a 28-yearoldnursing student from California,found PeaceWithGod.net after turningto alcohol when her father died. Sheresponded to our presentation bycommitting her life to Christ, startedgoing to church, and now attends a Bible24 BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION
INTERNET & MEDIA“If you seek him,he will be foundby you.”—2 Chronicles 15:2, ESVstudy. “I feel a lot happier,” she said. “Ijust feel I am in a better place.”The year also brought more than 250volunteers to theSearch for Jesusministry. Manyof them, callede-counselors, chatwith visitors onPeaceWithGod.net,while others,the discipleshipcoaches, mentornewbelievers as they go through an onlineBible study course.Tony, a volunteer from New York, lives withmultiple sclerosis and said he doesn’t haveto worry about mobility when sharing hisfaith online. He chats with people around theworld, encouraging them in their strugglesand pointing them to the love of Christ. “Ibelieve every chat makes a difference,” hesaid, “because I believe it’s His will that Godwants me to talk to these people.”Also in <strong>2012</strong>, Search for Jesus launchedthree additional evangelistic websites:PazConDios.net for Spanish speakers in theUnited States, which has seen more than281,000 visitors and more than 42,000declarations of faith; PazComDeus.net forPortugal, which has had more than 75,000visitors and more than 8,700 life-changingcommitments; and HopeKayGod.net for thePhilippines, with more than 8,000 visitorsand 334 decisions to follow Christ.BGEA invites believerseverywhere to watch realtimedecisions around theworld or get involved byvisiting SearchforJesus.net.RANSO<strong>MB</strong>GEA is reachingthousands of youngadults through the onlineevangelism, teaching, anddiscipleshipoutreachRansom.Ransom.tv isa place wherevisitors canfind a safeenvironmentto ask difficultquestionsand discoveranswers for lifeissues through the Gospel ofJesus Christ. It’s also a place wherethey can influence the lives of othersby telling their own stories of God’sforgiveness and redemption throughvideo and written testimonials called“Ransom Notes.” In addition, thesite features numerous resources forspiritual help and hosts live eventssuch as evangelistic concerts.During <strong>2012</strong>, Ransom’s Web trafficincreased by 176 percent from 2011.More than 200 people submittedtheir testimonies—known as “RansomNotes”—for inclusion on the site andused social media to invite their friends,families, and acquaintances to read theirsubmissions.<strong>2012</strong> MINISTRY REPORT25