Welcoming Angels Through Computerized AIDS Ministries (1996)
by Nancy A. Carter
New World Outlook, July-August 1996
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers,
for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. (Hebrews 13:1-2)
New York City: March 16, 1996: Winter has been long and hard-- marked by destructive storms and record snowfall. At New York's Laguardia Airport, I am boarding a flight for Charlotte, North Carolina. In the evening, I will participate in a memorial service for Debbi Hood Johnson, a friend I never met face to face.
I knew Debbi through writing private and public mail to her on CAM, which is an acronym for Computerized AIDS Ministries. CAM is an electronic bulletin board service (BBS). It is sponsored by Health and Welfare Ministries. As the BBS's sysop (system operator), I have supervised the daily activity on the board since it opened in June 1993. Read more...
