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A former developer
of a pornographic Web site now ministers through
the Internet to people who have been hurt
through broken relationships. In 1995, Michele
Washam lived in Delaware and designed what may
have been one of the first "ladies only" adult
pornographic websites, Just4Ladies.com,
Baptist Press (BP) reported. The
former porn site is now a Christian Web site.
Washam, who now serves as the secretary for West
End Baptist Church in Newport, Tenn., was not
addicted to pornography, but the lucrative money
sucked her in. Being raised by devout Catholic
parents, Washam said she felt some guilt, but
the money kept her from pulling the plug on her
lucrative Web site. However, a major,
life-changing event rocked Washam's life.
Washam's former porn site is "dedicated to
helping men and women cope with, overcome,
survive and restore their broken hearts by
combining faith in God and knowledge of His
word." Washam has designed a workshop and she
recently launched HeartbreakUniversity.org where
she shares the course. Washam once had about
7,000 - 7,500 paid members on her pornographic
Web site. About 1,200 of those have since signed
onto her free Christian site, which has grown
from 12 members to about 57,000. "Little by
little I introduce them to God and gently guide
them through the gospel." (www.charismanews.com) |