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A Black Hole
A Black Hole

On February 20, 1962, the spacecraft Friendship 7 rose on a pillar of fire, piloted by lone astronaut John Glenn.

Leaving the coast of Florida far behind, the space capsule orbited the earth three times, traveling 81,000 miles in less than four hours.

As the craft began its descent from space, mission controllers in Houston received a warning signal: a sensor indicated that the capsule's heat shield was in danger of detaching. If the heat shield came loose during re-entry, the capsule would burn like a meteor--and John Glenn would die.

There was no way to fix the problem in space. The capsule was already approaching the outer fringe of the atmosphere. As the tiny spacecraft fell toward Earth, the heat shield glowed red-hot--then white hot. Soon, a hot cloud of ionized gas particles called plasma surrounded the capsule.

Because radio waves cannot penetrate plasma, the spacecraft experienced a total communications blackout--what astronauts and mission controllers call a "black hole".

The minutes crawled by and the suspense mounted in the Houston control room. NASA engineers felt totally helpless.

Finally, after five minutes of silence, mission controllers...

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The AllWorship Ministry
Retro microphone in the old studio

AllWorship.com is a not-for-profit Christian radio station exclusively on the Internet that provides commercial-free worship music in four formats: contemporary worship, praise & worship, Spanish worship, and instrumental worship. Christians in faraway countries, particularly missionaries, who don't have access to a terrestrial station, can now listen free to Christian worship music and it doesn't cost them a dime-our ministry picks up the tab for all programming, streaming and music fees. The ministry is completely funded by listeners through donations and has been broadcasting to all corners of the earth since 2004.

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Letters From Our Listeners–July 2016
Letters From Our Listeners–July 2016

Some encouraging emails we received in July from our listeners around the world:

Location: Lusaka, Zambia
Comments: Since my friend introduced me to your website, I have found it so educational and encouraging, telling me to focus on God and that all things are possible to those who believe and are called for his purpose and glory. Your inspirational emails really touch my heart. Continue the good work for God and his people. Continue doing good and do not be weary for every good and perfect gift comes from God above. Thank God for this wonderful site.

Location: Unknown
Comments: I hope and pray the Lord will continue to bless you and all of those listening to your wonderful online Christian music. Wishing you blessings galore!

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AllWorship Weekly CD Winner

Each week, we give away a Christian worship CD to one random AllWorship subscriber. This week's winner is Denise G. Congratulations!