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Welcome to Dekker Pride Day 2011! This day lasts until the end of April 6, 2011, which is not so far from now. But you can still enjoy the day!

This entire blog is a present to international bestselling author Ted Dekker, and our appreciation of what he's done.

First of all, we have a letter for Ted:

Dear Mr. Ted Dekker, 

We have decided to write to you on this very special day. What day is this? It’s a fan-made holiday called Dekker Pride Day. We were originally going to have it last Wednesday, but I think Kevin Kaiser moved it to now. I don’t remember why, maybe it was a mistake, but it’s a good thing he did, because now we’re ready, and we wouldn’t be then. Oh crud, that was a run-on sentence. 

We are a small group of writers for God who have been inspired by many authors over time, but overall the real reason the group was created was due to inspiration from a certain person, and that was you, Ted. Through this group that you inspired, we have been able to help each other with our writing works, give each other creative criticism, and just hang out and have a good time. A lot of us are teens, such as myself, and some are old people (okay, not that old), but together we have a love for at least four things: reading, writing, you, and God (I had to save the best for last, as you must understand). 

So what exactly is Dekker Pride Day? Today we’re sending you a collection of things that are kind of proof of how much we owe parts of our lives to you. A tribute to one of the best authors who ever lived, excluding me. Uh, I mean one of the best authors who ever lived. 

One thing we decided on was to take pictures of ourselves and our collections of Dekker books. This was stressful for some people, because they lent their books out, or weren’t home, or just were not able to take the pictures. But, alas, we still want them to participate in this day, as we want all fans to. 

I was actually considering writing a short story fanfic about the Books of History Chronicles, but I went to a conference that took up the entire weekend, my schoolwork was just killing me, and time just passed. Thankfully, I believe we will celebrate this holiday in years to follow, so I can write a story for then. 

I hope you welcome and can put up with us fans as we scream and shout and thank you for being an inspiration not only in writing, but in life. 

One of your thousands of biggest fans, 
Reuben Horst, representing Authors for Elyon 

Also co-signed, 
Evan Walter Scott Morgan
Donna Marie Adams McChristian
Taylor Thomas B.
Alyssa Brennan
Samantha Gendi
Layton Hill Snover III
Marie Trower
Patrick Brown
David Iseminger II
Emma Sangalli
Sarah Elisabeth Newman
Tyler Carrington
Shari Hughes
Elizabeth Buzard
Erica Mae Henning
Caroline Madison
Kaitlyn Krone
Tarran Gill
Katie Distel
Kathryn Clauss
Magda Rodriguez
Miriam Schaufele

Josh Olds
Ashley Putney
Gavin Pierce
Jeff Tomko
Sarah Swain
Heather Mosher
Danielle Evans Hale
Jeremy Nelson
Lindsay Catherine Bullard
And others as well!

P.S. Elyon’s strength!

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In addition, us fans have taken photos and written you some messages. We would love for you to read and acknowledge these in some way. :)

And also, coolest of all, people have sent you their stories inspired by you for you to read!
Rain In Me - Prologue (by Emma Sangalli)
Snippets of Hell - Prologue (by Tarran Gill)
The Hallway (by Katie Distel)
The Separation - Prologue (by Samantha Gendi and Hill Snover)

So anyway, these are just things that we wanted to send to you in appreciation for all you've done. From what we read, to our lives. You are someone who brings change, Ted, and we love you for it.

Reuben Horst
Representing Authors for Elyon