Happy birthday GotQuestions.org – a memory from MeLissa
Happy 16th birthday to GotQuestions.org! This is how I remember February 12, 2002:
Shea was running a little website called Theology 101 on Geocities, but had been talking about moving to a "real url." While watching TV in our tiny apartment in Kansas City, a Got Milk? commercial came on.
Shea: "Got Milk? What do you think about that?"
MeLissa: "I like milk... especially chocolate milk. When I was a kid my mom would sometimes reward me with chocolate milk if I behaved in the grocery store."
Shea: "I mean for the website. What about Got Questions?" . . .
**This is a good example of fully answering a question while also addressing the more foundational issues that led to the question. The response provides clear explanations with good detail. It also has a personable tone.
Question:When God says a person is in the palm of his hand, does that mean they're also a member of the body of Christ at the same time?
Answered by: Mark King, who has been a volunteer with us since July, 2014.
Answer: There are two passages that come to mind where the concept of being in the palm of God's hand is expressed. 
From a questioner: Hello, My name is XXXXX, and I have asked several questions of this nature before, and everyone at GotQuestions has been both extremely informative, and polite. So first and foremost, thank you all for the work you do in the name of God. My question...[question]...Thank you GotQuestions team! God bless you all in your mission to inform and educate Christians all over!
From a questioner: Hi, Till about two years ago i was obsessed with conspiracy theories, from a so called Christian perspective. Since Ive stopped "researching" 
We so appreciate your prayers! Here are some specific requests for this month:
1. Praise God for 16 years of Got Questions Ministry, His faithfulness in every step of the journey, and the way He is continuing to grow and use Got Questions today. Praise Him for Shea and MeLissa's trusting obedience to His call and their continued tenacity in walking it out.
2. Praise God for the smooth launching of the site redesign. Please pray that our sites and the hardware that supports them will continue to run well. Please also pray that the sites will 
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