Harness the River

HARNESS THE RIVER is a ‘must attend’ conference for anyone who is struggling with the issue of sexual impurity in their lives today.

 

This intergenerational conference is organized to accomodate both genders, across any age group and provide a gateway for those struggling in this arena with tools for a solution. Click the portal links above to enter either the women's section or the men's section and explore more information regarding the conference and the area of sexual impurity.

 

“There is no more common enemy of true manhood than the diversion or the perversion of our sexual capacities.”


—Jack W. Hayford,
            pastor of the Church on the Way.



There is a way out

 

 

 

 

Houston We Have a Problem

The issue of sexual impurity or purity is very real in the lives of men and women, both from a secular and Christian viewpoint. It is at the very crux of marriages throughout the Western world as men and women struggle with their sexuality.

 

In 2003, there were an estimated quarter of a billion pornographic webpages online and the internet usage of these porn sites is almost equal between men and women. In 2009 the statistics have shockingly almost doubled and here are the new stats:

 

  • Size of the Industry is $97 billion worldwide ($57 Billion in 2003)
  • Adult Videos account for $37 Billion ($20 Billion in 2003)
  • The pornography industry is larger than the revenues of the top technology companies combined: Microsoft, Google, Amazon, eBay, Yahoo!, Apple, Netflix and EarthLink (combined revenues were $94.8 Billion in 2009)
  • The top 4 countries worldwide were China, South Korea, Japan and the USA for a combined revenue of $86.4 Billion
  • 15% of the websites on the Internet are porn sites with a total of 4.2 million websites and over 420 million pages of porn (2009 Statistics) with the USA having 244 million of those pages
  • 42.7% of Internet users view pornography and 25% of search engine requests (68 million daily) are for pornography
  • 89% of chat room solicitations are for sex. Twice as many women as men in chat rooms
  • Largest consumer of Internet pornography are the 35 - 49 age group
  • Child pornography revenues today are $5 billion up from $3 Billion in 2003\
  • US Customs Service claims there are over 100,000 websites offering child porn