July 09

Dan Ondra has been more than just a friend and mentor through the years, he
has inspired thousands. To this day after 20 years of having Dan come to our
church to do his chalk art, people are still displaying his works in their
homes and his messages in their lives. Dan will never know how much of an
impact and how much God has used him until the day he steps on the streets
of Glory. I for one will have to say that Dan is not only my best friend but
one of the best ministers I have even known. Dan has motivated, inspired,
influenced and was literally a life line to me when no one else would even
give me the time of day. I am so grateful and honored to have Dan as my
brother and best friend in Christ. I have never known anyone who reminded me
of Christ as much as Dan has and does to this day. He truly has a heart for
God and for people. Thank you for allowing me to tell everyone what a
blessing it has been, it is, and I pray for years to come, will be to have
Dan in our lives. His ministry truly lives on and on through all he has
touched. Never have I known a man to give and give so much of himself for
others. God bless,               Dr Rickey Honea.   www.TheFiresWithin.com

Dear Brother David,
After using homemade easels for about 35 years, I finally was able to purchase a Flight Easel from Brother Ondra.  What a blessing it has been.  I can now set up and take down my easel in less than a fourth of the time it used to take and doing it by myself is a snap.  Thanks to Brother Dan's expertise, I can continue to share the gospel more efficiently with much more ease.
God bless you, Brother Dan.  Let His Light Shine On,  James T. Lochridge, Jr., pastor, 2nd Baptist Church, 120 Linwood Road, Kings Mountain, NC  28086

I have known Dan Ondra for several decades, and found him to be a
gracious Christian. He is a great innovator in the field of chalk-art; a
good artist; and has done much to propagate the Gospel of Jesus Christ in his ministry.
Some of his presentations were very complicated and
involved and were very entertaining and effective.
He is a very gifted and sincere servant of Jesus Christ.
IN HIM,     Ding Teuling

I met Dan Ondra in 1994 at the National Chalk-Art Conference in Muskegon,
Michigan, where he offered several classes and ministered in general
sessions that inspired me with his energetic style.  His multi-media
enhancements caught my attention, and his drawing style encouraged me to
take his classes in which I thought I would simply be ignored as out of my
league.  But, once in his classes, Dan's patience and personal attention
with me and others overwhelmed and gave me confidence that I could learn
some of his techniques.  He taught me a great deal about saturation
techniques in drawing skies which I was able to utilize much in the
ministry.  Dan's sweet spirit matched so many of the master chalk-artist
that I met that year and over the fifteen years since.  I also distributed
copies of his CHALK ART NEWS in the several beginner chalk-art ministry
classes that I have taught over the past 15 years to help my students with
resources for their ministries.  And, when Dan honored my dear friend,
print-shop boss, and fellow chalk-art minister, Terry Martin, in 1995-6 with
the on-line chalk-art hall of fame designation, I was privileged to help
Terry see that on the computer at that time.  Thank the Lord for Dan Ondra
who has taken the time to encourage many other Gospel Chalk Artists to keep
on drawing for the Lord!
Joyfully Yours in Christ

Dwight Haynes, Th.B.
Gospel Chalk-Artist
www.joyinchrist.net
Pulaski, Virginia