Fall 2009 Newsletter
Reflections from a Tractor Cab
Come Join Us During Harvest Time
Many of you know that I farm for a living. Many of you also know that each fall is an important time for farmers. Harvest time is the one time in which crops are gathered and stored for the coming year. Harvest is important, not just for farmers, but for anyone who plans to eat, wear, or fill up a gas tank with the crops grown by farmers. Every family has a stake in its success. If there were no fall harvest this year, the world would be a hungry, dismal place to live during the next 12 months.
You and I also have a stake in another sort of harvest. This kind of harvest can be shared by everyone in our listening family, farmers or not. It is a harvest of support for Christian evangelism, education, edification, and encouragement. At WNKJ, we call it Care-a-thon. Just like the physical harvest that farmers enjoy, this is the special time during which WNKJ’s support must be gathered for the next 12 months. Let me invite you to join us in the 2009 harvest by prayerfully and financially supporting WNKJ Christian Radio- before, during, and after our fall Care-a-thon ( October 1, 2, and 3). The Care-a-thon harvest can be even more important than the one involving corn, soybeans, and other crops. A world without Christian broadcasting would be a spiritually hungry, dismal place during the next 12 months.
Please pray about your part in supporting WNKJ- the first and best (locally managed) Christian radio station in western Kentucky and Tennessee. If you have never given to WNKJ before, we would love to welcome you to our supporting family. If you are a long time WNKJ supporter, thank you for your generosity and may God bless you richly. Your giving has made this ministry possible through the years. You have already proven that you know about the importance of harvest time. If you would like to be part of this fall’s Care-a-thon harvest, please call the station office at 270-886-9655. Jim and Joyce will be glad to hear from you.
The World Needs King Jesus!
John Young, Chairman,
on behalf of the Pennyrile Christian Community Board of Directors
Manager’s Musings
With Care-a-thon on the horizon (Oct 1-2-3), and Prayer Day even closer than that (Sept 17), your erstwhile manager hasn't had a whole lot of time to do much musing these days; but a few things do come to mind. Specifically, a few of the blessings we have enjoyed in our area in the 35 years my family and I have been here (28+ at WNKJ).
There are crime-infested areas that are better - not fully cleaned up, but better. There have been families put back together that had been falling apart - all of them haven't, but many have. A Wal-Mart SuperCenter stands where there used to be a drive-in theater that showed pornographic movies that could be seen as you drove by, or even from upstairs windows in some Fort Campbell housing areas.
We have seen many churches blessed with strong, Bible-believing and Bible-preaching pastors, church divisions reconciled (not all, but many), and many, many Christians become more vocal and active in manifesting their faith.
We have seen the Lord's sustaining faithfulness as many of us have lost parents, spouses, dear friends, and - even more tragically - children to death. Yet as this fallen world takes its toll in temporary separations, testimony is increasingly given of God's hand and power in strengthening those who are His, even as we experience personal sorrow.
One of the great blessings has been the support our Listening Family has given WNKJ through your prayers and donations - even in these “interesting” financial times. Without you, we would have been off the air decades ago; and the need continues.
Prayer Day and Care-a-thon are coming up. Let's plan to share our victories as well as our needs, and please be in prayer about your participation in WNKJ’s continued presence as a force for Jesus Christ and we can see even more victories in the coming years.
The World Needs King Jesus!
Blessings.
Jim Dozier Adams
Jesus, Messiah, Lord of All
You knew that already, but the song of the same title is our theme song and overall theme for Care-a-thon 2009, Thursday through Saturday, October 1-2-3. We open our doors – and phone lines - at 6 AM and keep going until 9PM .
Care-a-thon time at WNKJ is a time unlike any other. It's the time we set aside to talk intensely about money - but that's not what makes Care-a-thon unique.
What does make Care-a-thon unique? YOU do!
Because WNKJ is personally supported by the gifts of our Listening Family, and only by those gifts, Care-a-thon is very much a large Family Reunion. There are refreshments; tours of the station; and the chance to see what some of the Family members do at work; phone calls from those who can't make it in person; and the excitement of our Family working together toward a single purpose - broadcasting the unchanging Gospel of Jesus Christ twenty-four hours every day, seven days every week, all year long.
Please start praying now about what the Lord would have you contribute to the continued operation of WNKJ. We are entirely dependent on your gifts to stay on the air; you are THE source our Lord uses to meet WNKJ’s financial obligations. Without your gifts, we would be silent. Here are some suggestions:
REFLECT on what WNKJ has meant to you and to those you know - and how different life would be without WNKJ – because that is what would happen without the financial support of our Listening Family.
PRAY and DECIDE how our Lord would have you give to support WNKJ. Please remember - there are no funds from any source other than God's people to keep WNKJ, our translators and our web site on the air 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
INFORM us of your decision by filling out the enclosed Faith Pledge card and mailing it to us. We NEVER presume that your past support automatically means future support, so we need you to tell us each year. You can also make your Faith Pledge at our web site, www.wnkj.org , and you can make your donations there, too.
We also want to invite you to visit us at WNKJ during Care-a-thon. We are located at 1100 East 18th Street in Hopkinsville, and we will gladly give directions. (If you have never been here during a "Jehovah Jireh", you really ought to plan to visit us at least once this Care-a-thon.) If you can't be here physically, we still plan on your being with us in spirit; and we trust you will pray with us that God will supply our need for the coming year.
Our phone numbers are: (270) 885-9655 and 886-9655, and we have our toll-free number at 1-877-885-9655. The last four numbers spell W - N - K - J, because the World Needs King Jesus!
If you have computer access, you can begin to look for more Care-a-thon information to appear on our web site (www.wnkj.org) soon, and as mentioned earlier, you can also go there to make your Faith Pledge and even make your donations using PayPal or your credit card. (However, we are not set up to take credit card donations over the phone.)
Be a vocal part of Care-a-thon! Keep listening for details!
We are working on a way for you to be an active part of Care-a-thon by calling in on a separate number to record a brief testimony of what WNKJ has meant in your life, or to someone close to you. We’ll be playing these mini-testimonies at various times throughout Care-a-thon, so be sure to listen and tell your friends! We’ll tell you more as Care-a-thon draws closer, so stay tuned!!
“We didn’t do it; we did do it….”
We didn’t cancel the Family News in Focus Weekend program. That was a decision made at Focus on the Family – we had no input. You may have read that Focus on the Family has had to lay off quite a few personnel due to the drop-off in financial support, and the decision may have been related to that; they didn’t say.
However, we did add Lamplighter Theatre to our Saturday lineup at 11:00 AM. Lamplighter is the dramatization of classic character-building stories for the whole family. Please check it out and let us know what y
Reflections from a Tractor Cab
Come Join Us During Harvest Time
Many of you know that I farm for a living. Many of you also know that each fall is an important time for farmers. Harvest time is the one time in which crops are gathered and stored for the coming year. Harvest is important, not just for farmers, but for anyone who plans to eat, wear, or fill up a gas tank with the crops grown by farmers. Every family has a stake in its success. If there were no fall harvest this year, the world would be a hungry, dismal place to live during the next 12 months.
You and I also have a stake in another sort of harvest. This kind of harvest can be shared by everyone in our listening family, farmers or not. It is a harvest of support for Christian evangelism, education, edification, and encouragement. At WNKJ, we call it Care-a-thon. Just like the physical harvest that farmers enjoy, this is the special time during which WNKJ’s support must be gathered for the next 12 months. Let me invite you to join us in the 2009 harvest by prayerfully and financially supporting WNKJ Christian Radio- before, during, and after our fall Care-a-thon ( October 1, 2, and 3). The Care-a-thon harvest can be even more important than the one involving corn, soybeans, and other crops. A world without Christian broadcasting would be a spiritually hungry, dismal place during the next 12 months.
Please pray about your part in supporting WNKJ- the first and best (locally managed) Christian radio station in western Kentucky and Tennessee. If you have never given to WNKJ before, we would love to welcome you to our supporting family. If you are a long time WNKJ supporter, thank you for your generosity and may God bless you richly. Your giving has made this ministry possible through the years. You have already proven that you know about the importance of harvest time. If you would like to be part of this fall’s Care-a-thon harvest, please call the station office at 270-886-9655. Jim and Joyce will be glad to hear from you.
The World Needs King Jesus!
John Young, Chairman,
on behalf of the Pennyrile Christian Community Board of Directors
Manager’s Musings
With Care-a-thon on the horizon (Oct 1-2-3), and Prayer Day even closer than that (Sept 17), your erstwhile manager hasn't had a whole lot of time to do much musing these days; but a few things do come to mind. Specifically, a few of the blessings we have enjoyed in our area in the 35 years my family and I have been here (28+ at WNKJ).
There are crime-infested areas that are better - not fully cleaned up, but better. There have been families put back together that had been falling apart - all of them haven't, but many have. A Wal-Mart SuperCenter stands where there used to be a drive-in theater that showed pornographic movies that could be seen as you drove by, or even from upstairs windows in some Fort Campbell housing areas.
We have seen many churches blessed with strong, Bible-believing and Bible-preaching pastors, church divisions reconciled (not all, but many), and many, many Christians become more vocal and active in manifesting their faith.
We have seen the Lord's sustaining faithfulness as many of us have lost parents, spouses, dear friends, and - even more tragically - children to death. Yet as this fallen world takes its toll in temporary separations, testimony is increasingly given of God's hand and power in strengthening those who are His, even as we experience personal sorrow.
One of the great blessings has been the support our Listening Family has given WNKJ through your prayers and donations - even in these “interesting” financial times. Without you, we would have been off the air decades ago; and the need continues.
Prayer Day and Care-a-thon are coming up. Let's plan to share our victories as well as our needs, and please be in prayer about your participation in WNKJ’s continued presence as a force for Jesus Christ and we can see even more victories in the coming years.
The World Needs King Jesus!
Blessings.
Jim Dozier Adams
Jesus, Messiah, Lord of All
You knew that already, but the song of the same title is our theme song and overall theme for Care-a-thon 2009, Thursday through Saturday, October 1-2-3. We open our doors – and phone lines - at 6 AM and keep going until 9PM .
Care-a-thon time at WNKJ is a time unlike any other. It's the time we set aside to talk intensely about money - but that's not what makes Care-a-thon unique.
What does make Care-a-thon unique? YOU do!
Because WNKJ is personally supported by the gifts of our Listening Family, and only by those gifts, Care-a-thon is very much a large Family Reunion. There are refreshments; tours of the station; and the chance to see what some of the Family members do at work; phone calls from those who can't make it in person; and the excitement of our Family working together toward a single purpose - broadcasting the unchanging Gospel of Jesus Christ twenty-four hours every day, seven days every week, all year long.
Please start praying now about what the Lord would have you contribute to the continued operation of WNKJ. We are entirely dependent on your gifts to stay on the air; you are THE source our Lord uses to meet WNKJ’s financial obligations. Without your gifts, we would be silent. Here are some suggestions:
REFLECT on what WNKJ has meant to you and to those you know - and how different life would be without WNKJ – because that is what would happen without the financial support of our Listening Family.
PRAY and DECIDE how our Lord would have you give to support WNKJ. Please remember - there are no funds from any source other than God's people to keep WNKJ, our translators and our web site on the air 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
INFORM us of your decision by filling out the enclosed Faith Pledge card and mailing it to us. We NEVER presume that your past support automatically means future support, so we need you to tell us each year. You can also make your Faith Pledge at our web site, www.wnkj.org , and you can make your donations there, too.
We also want to invite you to visit us at WNKJ during Care-a-thon. We are located at 1100 East 18th Street in Hopkinsville, and we will gladly give directions. (If you have never been here during a "Jehovah Jireh", you really ought to plan to visit us at least once this Care-a-thon.) If you can't be here physically, we still plan on your being with us in spirit; and we trust you will pray with us that God will supply our need for the coming year.
Our phone numbers are: (270) 885-9655 and 886-9655, and we have our toll-free number at 1-877-885-9655. The last four numbers spell W - N - K - J, because the World Needs King Jesus!
If you have computer access, you can begin to look for more Care-a-thon information to appear on our web site (www.wnkj.org) soon, and as mentioned earlier, you can also go there to make your Faith Pledge and even make your donations using PayPal or your credit card. (However, we are not set up to take credit card donations over the phone.)
Be a vocal part of Care-a-thon! Keep listening for details!
We are working on a way for you to be an active part of Care-a-thon by calling in on a separate number to record a brief testimony of what WNKJ has meant in your life, or to someone close to you. We’ll be playing these mini-testimonies at various times throughout Care-a-thon, so be sure to listen and tell your friends! We’ll tell you more as Care-a-thon draws closer, so stay tuned!!
“We didn’t do it; we did do it….”
We didn’t cancel the Family News in Focus Weekend program. That was a decision made at Focus on the Family – we had no input. You may have read that Focus on the Family has had to lay off quite a few personnel due to the drop-off in financial support, and the decision may have been related to that; they didn’t say.
However, we did add Lamplighter Theatre to our Saturday lineup at 11:00 AM. Lamplighter is the dramatization of classic character-building stories for the whole family. Please check it out and let us know what y