The freeware Watchwords programs http://www.losung.de
Email: info@losung.de

Introduction 

What?
The Watchwords (German "Losungen") of the Herrnhut Brethren Movement,
well-known in many lands in booklet form, daily feature a word of the
Old Testament chosen by lot and a suitable word of the New Testament.
These bible words are available for computers also: over the web and
for the operating systems DOS, Windows, Linux and some others, in
various languages. The programs are free of charge (!) and can be used
as a text display program, and, for some operating systems, as a
screen saver. In this way you can be reminded of the words of
Scripture as you work with your computer, as well as incorporate these
texts into a document (a letter, for example).

When?
The program packages contain the watchwords texts for one year. The
packages for the year to come are available in December.

Who?
Engaged individuals create, translate and distribute the various
programs and texts.

What's for English?
To link to the English language pages directly, use the link
http://www.losung.de/en/. There is no common download page for all
languages. The English download page contains the programs just for
English. In the pages for other languages (to be accessed via the
start page) you'll find programs for these languages, translations of
the information texts and maybe special information for the respective
language.

WWW?
To link to the English daily watchword directly, use the link
http://www.losung.de/en/ENtoday.htm.

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Dear friends of the Watchwords,

Hard-working people, giving glory to our great God, have very joyfully
contributed their part, in making an idea born in 1988, into what you
now have before you: the freeware Watchwords! I wish you a successful
installation of your Watchwords program. May God bless you in
considering His Word throughout the year!

First of all I give thanks to the

  * "Evangelische Brder-Unitt" (another name for the Herrnhut
    Brethren Movement), Herrnhut and Bad Boll (Germany,
    http://www.ebu.de), as well as to the
    
  * joint publishers "Hnssler-Verlag" (http://www.haenssler.de) and
    "Reinhardt Verlag"
    
for granting a license to distribute the Watchwords texts in this form
on disk, via mailboxes (bulletin boards), and via the internet.

Copying and distributing the Watchwords programs and their data files
freely, is a beautiful service to God. Any commercial usage is
expressly prohibited.

Regarding legal matters, please read the license agreement.

I will make every effort to continue publishing the Watchwords for
each year to come, and I will be glad to hear from you, the user.

Thus far I have received many encouraging letters from Germany and
abroad (USA, Brazil, Lima, Iraq, Istanbul, China, New Guinea, South
Africa, Uganda, Rumania, New Zealand, Indonesia, Australia, Israel,
etc.).

May the Living God bless each individual.

I am grateful for the distribution circles of various computer systems
that have formed thus far. Copying and shipping so many diskettes by
now exceed my time and resources. Therefore, please request the
Watchwords diskettes from a distributor near you, and also help to
distribute these to your friends. In this manner, the Watchwords
diskettes get to their destination much faster. Please read the
description of the distribution structure.

Near the end of the year, many ask about what time the new programs
will be available. Up to 25 such requests per day are too many for me,
however! I am sure you will understand that I will hardly be able to
answer such requests in the future. I would rather spend my time on
getting the ever expanding Watchwords program ready in time. - And I
also need to devote time to my regular profession...

In case you have questions about the programs, please address these to
the respective programmers directly.

Finally, I want to share a prayer request: please 

  * pray that the Word of God through the Watchwords will reach many
    people and become a blessing to them. 
    
  * give thanks that the "Evangelische Brder-Unitt" and the joint
    publishers "Hnssler-Verlag" and "Reinhardt Verlag" have extended
    the license for distributing the watch words in this form for the
    year 2003.
    
Creating these Watchwords programs, preparing them for distribution
and for the internet, requires considerable effort in time and money.
Distributing the disks and CDs at exhibitions and trade shows free of
charge is expensive, and involves high fees for space rental.

In agreement with the licensees, the following account is listed for
donations benefiting the distribution of free Christian software:

Account Holder:
Reinhold Willnat
Bismarckstrae 113 
D-47057 Duisburg 
Phone: +49 (0203) 93 60 23 
Fax: +49 (0203) 93 60 24 

Deutsche Bank 
Account #: 4 99 66 33 
Bank Routing #: 350 700 24

I also give sincere thanks to the authors of the programs who, with
great effort, provided these excellent programs freely. 

Time and again I wonder: why do so many people assist voluntarily and
with pleasure in this work?

I believe the Watchwords ministry is something which God Himself holds
firmly in his hands, it being "the business of the Chief Executive."
He calls the necessary workers and gives them joy in supporting this
work.

To God be the glory!

                           Reinhold Willnat

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Frequently asked questions 

Content

Where to obtain the Watchwords for the year to come                 
Could you distribute the Watchwords disk (DOS/Windows) in your      
community?                                                          
Do you know a person in some other community who could distribute   
the Watchwords there?                                               
Would you like to obtain a Watchwords disk for the Atari (or Mac    
or other computer system)?                                          
Do you have a new idea for any of the Watchwords programs?          
Announcements of the Watchwords disks in newsletters, church        
bulletins, etc.                                                     
Can I use the Watchwords in my homepage?                            

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Where to obtain the Watchwords for the year to come

Please do not ask when the new Watchwords disk will be ready -
otherwise you might delay completion for some days! 

As a rule, please do not contact either the originator or the program
authors! You may ...

  * obtain the programs directly from the internet
    
  * ask your local distributor (the person who gave you the disk for
    the current year) 
    
  * otherwise, ask the regional distributor of your zip code (see
    distribution list USA). Maybe your regional distributor will ask
    you:
    
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Could you distribute the Watchwords disk (DOS/Windows) in your
community? 

Great! Please inform the regional distributor of your zip code. He
will from then on send you the new Watchwords disk as soon as it is
ready (in case you can access the internet, he will simply tell you
where to download it).

There are many communities that do not yet have the Watchwords disk.
Who hears God's call to participate in this ministry?

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Do you know a person in some other community who could distribute the
Watchwords there?

Please ask that person and direct him/her to the regional distributor!

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Would you like to obtain a Watchwords disk for the Atari (or Mac or
other computer system)?

Please contact your national distributor.

When you request the Watchwords disk from any of these distributors by
mail, please send a disk, formatted on your computer, adding a
self-addressed, stamped diskette mailer. As a minimum requirement,
stamps and an address label with your address would be helpful.

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Do you have a new idea for any of the Watchwords programs?

Please contact the program author directly.

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Announcements of the Watchwords disks in newsletters, church
bulletins, etc.

Would you like to announce the Watchwords disk in a bulletin of your
congregation, missions organization you support, or the like? What
address should you give?

  * Your own address! 
    
  * the internet address www.losung.de
    
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Can I use the Watchwords in my homepage?

Yes! You may either fetch the HTML package and save the daily
watchwords files on your computer, or you may refer directly to the
homepage of the freeware watchwords programs using the URL
http://www.losung.de/en/ENtoday.htm.

You can do this with the HTML command
<A HREF="http://www.losung.de/en/ENtoday.htm" TARGET="_top">Watchword
                            for today</A>

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