function writeRandomImages() {
	// location of images
	var dir = "images/WhatIsCastleview/";
	// save image paths
	var people = new Array();
	people.push(["Welcome_200_185_70_s0.jpg","Click to view Welcome message","html/Welcome.html"]);
	people.push(["ServiceTimes1_200_185_80_s0.jpg","Click to view service times","html/ServiceTimes.html"]);
	people.push(["SmallGroup5_200_185_75_s0.jpg","Click to view Small Group information","html/SmallGroups.cfm"]);
	var ministry = new Array();
	ministry.push(["Children1_200_185_75_s0.jpg","Click to view Children's Ministry information","html/ChildrenAboutUs.html"]);
	//ministry.push(["MDO1_200_185_80_s0.jpg","Click to view Mothers Day Out information","html/MDayOut.html"]);
	//ministry.push(["PreSchool1_200_185_75_s0.jpg","Click to view Pre-School information","html/Preschool.html"]);
	ministry.push(["AWANA1_200_185_80_s0.jpg","Click to view AWANA information","html/awana.html"]);
	//ministry.push(["CSM3_200_185_75_s0.jpg","Click to view Castleview Sports Ministry information","html/CSM_Welcome.cfm"]);
	ministry.push(["Youth_200_185_80_s0.jpg","Click to view Youth Ministry information","outsiders/youth.cfm"]);
	ministry.push(["WomenMin4_200_185_75_s0.jpg","Click to view Women's Ministry information","html/WomenMinistries1A.html"]);
	var missions = new Array();
	missions.push(["Missions2_200_185_80_s0.jpg","Click to view Missions information","html/Missionary.cfm"]);
	missions.push(["Missions3_200_185_80_s0.jpg","Click to view Missions information","html/Missionary.cfm"]);
	missions.push(["Missions_200_185_76_s0.jpg","Click to view Castleview Short Term Missions information","html/MissionarySTM.cfm"]);
	
	// get a random number
	var randomPeopleIndex = Math.floor(Math.random()*people.length);
	var randomMinistryIndex = Math.floor(Math.random()*ministry.length);
	var randomMissionsIndex = Math.floor(Math.random()*missions.length);
	
	// write the image to the browser
	var peopleimg = getObj("peopleimg");
	var ministryimg = getObj("ministryimg");
	var missionsimg = getObj("missionsimg");
	var peoplelink = getObj("peoplelink");
	var ministrylink = getObj("ministrylink");
	var missionslink = getObj("missionslink");
	peopleimg.setAttribute("src", dir + "people/" + people[randomPeopleIndex]);
	ministryimg.setAttribute("src", dir + "ministry/" + ministry[randomMinistryIndex]);
	missionsimg.setAttribute("src", dir + "missions/" + missions[randomMissionsIndex]);
	peopleimg.setAttribute("src", dir + "people/" + people[randomPeopleIndex][0]);
	ministryimg.setAttribute("src", dir + "ministry/" + ministry[randomMinistryIndex][0]);
	missionsimg.setAttribute("src", dir + "missions/" + missions[randomMissionsIndex][0]);
	peopleimg.setAttribute("alt", people[randomPeopleIndex][1]);
	ministryimg.setAttribute("alt", ministry[randomMinistryIndex][1]);
	missionsimg.setAttribute("alt", missions[randomMissionsIndex][1]);
	peoplelink.setAttribute("title", people[randomPeopleIndex][1]);
	ministrylink.setAttribute("title", ministry[randomMinistryIndex][1]);
	missionslink.setAttribute("title", missions[randomMissionsIndex][1]);
	peoplelink.setAttribute("href", people[randomPeopleIndex][2]);
	ministrylink.setAttribute("href", ministry[randomMinistryIndex][2]);
	missionslink.setAttribute("href", missions[randomMissionsIndex][2]);
}

function getObj(name) {
	if (document.getElementById) // modern
		return document.getElementById(name);
	else if (document.all) // ie4
		return document.all[name];
	else if (document.layers) // nn4
		return document.layers[name];
}