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Questions and Answers
by Inge Anderson |
- How are you connected with
GLOW?
- How do you pronounce your
name?
- Your name sounds
Scandinavian. Are you?
- Did you have a husband or child that was
gay, or is this something that you have struggled with?
- Do you have a family?
- Where do you go to church?
- What do you do in "real
life"?
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- How are you connected with GLOW?
- GLOW is sort of my baby. ;-) I'm the original sponsor, web mistress
and co-administrator of the discussion lists with Ralph
Seland. [back]
- How do you pronounce your name?
- Take the d and the ling off
"ding-a-ling," and you've got it right. ;-) [back]
- Your name sounds Scandinavian. Are you?
- I was born in Nether Saxony, the very northwestern province of
Germany just before the ending of WWII. In the 1950's my family
emigrated to Canada.
I had read Heidi as a girl,
and after my father left in the spring after my tenth birthday, I
dreamed of snow-capped mountains and rushing mountain streams like
those in the Heidi story. When we --my
mother, my younger sister and brother -- met my father in British
Columbia in early October, it was like a dream come true. Everything
seemed so big in Canada. On the way to the sawmill
community where my father had found work, we stopped to look at the
famous Adams River salmon run. Only no one told us that salmon didn't always
crowd the river in close-packed shining red schools. I
had never seen so many fish in all my life, and my eyes widened at the
marvels of this new country. [back] [top]
- Did you have a husband or child that was gay, or
is this something that you have struggled with?
- I know that the usual way people get into this kind of ministry is
to have a close relative involved or to have been personally involved.
However, my story is different. I first did a little research on
homosexuality late in the 1980's when a favorite male student, whom I
shall call Bob --the son of a college friend -- was shunned by his
peers as a "fag." He was different all right -- he would fit
the "homosexual" stereotype. As an English teacher, I
thoroughly enjoyed having him in my class because he was
thoughtful and creative. I think the only time my students saw me
truly angry was when someone made a disparaging "gay"
remark about Bob in another one of my classes.
- I have been a member of SDAnet
for several years, and during my time on the list the topic of
homosexuality came up many times. I was involved in those discussions,
and I've been a little hesitant to look back in the archives for fear
of what I'd find, as I do believe I've changed my ideas a bit on some
things.
- Early in 1997, I started a private correspondence with one of the
gay subscribers to that forum after he shared his heart-breaking
story, and we developed a friendship. Within a couple of days of the
SDAnet post, a young male teacher of my acquaintance "came
out" to me about his own background. I knew this young
father to have a deep spiritual commitment, and I had a high respect
for him. He has a mind that falls easily in sync with mine -- curious,
a good sense of humor, interested in the why's and wherefore's of
things. The revelation took me by complete surprise. He was very open
in sharing with me and helped me to understand a lot of things..
Within two weeks, a school mate from a Bible college I attended
wrote to me about his past. We had been corresponding for
some time, and he had observed my comments on SDAnet. Shortly
thereafter, I posted a note from "Norm" on the forum, and
another man replied to that post and began a correspondence with Norm
which I initially facilitated. That was the seed of the first
discussion list which is now called "GLOWFriends."
- Since then I've done much more research, met many gay people, and
formulated my own opinions which may not correlate with anyone else's.
The way things have happened over the last three years leaves me
confident that God has been directing this ministry. I just have to
make sure that I stay in touch with Him and don't let myself intrude
too much. [back] [top]
- Do you have a family?
- I have been married to Andrew Anderson since 1963. He's a stubborn
Dane, and I'm a stubborn German. We have quite opposite temperaments
and minds that seldom travel the same path, even though we arrive at
similar destinations philosophically. Our relationship has never been
boring.
Our first son was born in 1968, followed by another in 1970, and a
third in 1971. Seven years later our fourth son arrived unexpectedly,
with another to follow in 18 months to keep him company. So we are the
proud (and sometimes frustrated) parents of five strong-willed sons
and three delightful grand-daughters.
My family has undoubtedly suffered from neglect these last three or
so years that I've been involved in the conception and birthing
of GLOW, and they deserve a lot of credit for their long-suffering.
More than that -- my husband has supported me in public and in private
-- even though he sees the computer as "the other man" --
and our two youngest have given advice freely regarding the web page.
Sometimes they have even helped. ;-) [back]
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- Where do you go to church?
- My husband and I attend the nearest Seventh-day Adventist church. We
are usually heavily involved with church activities. Right now (2007)
we're involved in spearheading a church plant in the city of Kamloops. [back] [top]
- What do you do in "real life"?
- I'm fortunate to have found an awesome
business for making money at home, and I spend time outdoors
whenever I can -- right in my own garden, on the mountain at my back
door, or in the park lands surrounding our property.
I'd love to show you how you can have more energy and be healthier by
simply switching stores for some of the products you use every day,
and, if you like, make some money at the same time. If really
want to make some money at home by helping others live a better life,
get in touch with me, so we can partner up together. The best way is
probably by filling out the form on one
of my web sites. Let me know how you found the site, okay?)
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