This was a letter I received one day. I cried.

Dear Karla:

I first would like to start off by telling you how wonderful it was to have met you last Friday night at Arise Ministries Coffee House.  I'm sure you probably don't remember me, but I have to share with you just how truly great the Lord moves within our lives.  I have been searching for a couple of years now the perfect song to put on my website for the Daughter of Destiny Ministries and just have not heard one that fit.  I have never had this much trouble when building other ministry websites; in fact this is the only time that I've ever endured and struggled in finding a song.  That was until last Friday night when you walked up to the mic and sang your song "Always", it was at that moment in time that I felt the Holy Spirit come upon me and gave me confirmation and peace that this was the song that the Lord wanted for HIS ministry that I have been chosen by God to fulfill.  I'm not sure if you were even done singing this song yet, before I knew it I was at the counter purchasing your CD.  Which brings me to the main reason that I am writing you.  I have downloaded your song "Always" on my websites main page and would really love to have your permission to keep it on there.  I encourage you to please visit the website at http://www.daughterofdestinyministries.com to see for yourself what our ministry represents and I know that I know that you too will know that this beautiful song that you have written is completely ordained of the Lord to fulfill our destiny.

Years ago when I rededicated my life to the Lord I was battling within my mind to marry my husband Randall, only because I had too many failed marriages and relationships before; which by the way were not of the Lord.  I grew up going to church and ended up getting caught up in religion and not really knowing what a true personal relationship was with the Lord; to be a Christian.  One Sunday, in October/1997 I was visiting a church in Kansas City; which is now my home church and the Holy Spirit came upon me and it was at that moment that I realized that I truly wanted to surrender my life to Jesus and quit living in the world.  From that moment on my life had so many changing turn of events that happened to me.  The most powerful of all was when I was standing in the church sanctuary during Praise and Worship and this light kept blinding me piercing into my eye and no matter which way I moved, the light from the cross on top of the Christian Flag was still piercing down on me; even to the point when I would sit down.  Randall was sitting next to me; which at that time we were just dating; but he wanted to get married and I was so reluctant to remarrying due to so many failed marriages and relationships in the past and I didn't want to go down that road again and didn't know what to do.  Nobody knew my thoughts except for me, I kept them to myself and was battling in my mind like you couldn't believe.  Well anyway, Randall asked me what was wrong because he saw me fidgeting back in forth in my seat, so I asked him if he saw that light shining in my eyes from the cross on the flag and he told me no.  Well I put my hand down on my Bible and as I looked down at it this light was shining on my Bible and when I opened it up it was like the light was shining through the pages as I turned them and it stopped; making what appeared to be yellow highlighting on this "I will never leave you, nor forsake you" Hebrews 13:5.  It was at that point and time that I knew God Himself was telling me that it would be okay and that HE would NEVER leave me, nor forsake.  I'm sure you're probably finding this hard to imagine, but I am a witness that the Lord works signs and wonders and miracles in so many ways and that day was the beginning of my journey with the Lord that I have been on ever since.  I could go on and on, but I don't want to keep you; but I truly do hope that you visit the website and see just how abundantly the Lord has blessed me by giving me the opportunity and privilege to serve our Lord and Savior here on this earth.

Please pray about my request of allowing me to continue to use your song.  I'm truly believing that the Lord is going to open the flood gates of Heaven and pour an abundance of blessings upon you as you share HIS amazing love and grace all around the world in song.  May you have a wonderful day in the Lord!

All my love and prayers in Christ,

Terri Mountjoy
Daughter of Destiny Ministries, Inc.

Of course she has my permission to play this song on her website. Hebrews 13:5 is the scripture I wrote this song from. Please visit her website.