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Why I Started GOD News
A Personal Testimony from Our Founder
I did not start GOD News because I believed I had something profound to offer the world. I started it because I believe God spoke, and with a clear conscience, I could no longer remain silent.
In 2015, in the midst of a long struggle in which my life and work were collapsing, God spoke to me. He called me His beloved child. That encounter changed everything. Since then I can no longer treat media as if it were mine. GOD News is obedience to that calling: to report the news under His Name, and not to leave the truth unspoken.
I share this with fear and trembling, not with pride. I know who I am: a man who has made mistakes, who has been carried through seasons I could never have survived on my own strength, and who owes everything to the grace of Jesus Christ. If this work bears good fruit, it belongs to Him, not to me.
“Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.”
— Psalm 115:1 (KJV)
A spiritual calling does not make a person infallible. That is precisely why I have charged our newsroom to adhere uncompromisingly to the Emet Standard. My faith is the reason this work exists; verified evidence remains the sole basis for every news fact we report. True faithfulness to the God of Truth demands nothing less. Where we fall short, I want us to be corrected—and I hold myself to that exact same standard.
I am deeply grateful. Grateful to God, who remains faithful even when we stumble. Grateful to everyone who prays, supports, and partners with us. And grateful to you, our reader, whatever your beliefs may be, for the trust you place in us. We will do everything within our power to remain worthy of that trust.
My prayer for this work is simple:
“Lord Jesus, You are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Keep us humble. Keep us honest. Grant us genuine compassion and respect for every person we report on, the courage to speak truth, and the grace to admit openly when we are wrong. May this work always point far beyond ourselves, directly to You. Bless Israel, and bless the nations. In Your Name we pray. Amen.”
— Bas Emons, Founder
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The GOD News editorial office is in Yafo (Jaffa), Israel.