From the Manager  by Lee J. Martinez

Care-A -Thon Building on Faith

LETTERS From Our Listners

LOOKING  AHEAD

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

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Knowing where you are in terms of time is important.  You can make your day count for as much as you want.   It is when you are unaware that your watch has stopped or a time frame has been moved that you feel the  pressure.  Time went on and you missed it.

There is a song that reminds us of the Bible teaching about one aspect of time.  Time will end and for those who were not aware of its importance it will be too late.  "When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound and time shall be no more . ."   It's a song of victory sung by those who have settled their destiny forever.  Their right choice has been confirmed.  But just as there is a right choice there is a wrong one and some will be too late and time will end.  Their lives will not have counted for what had been intended, seeing and choosing Christ.  A full measure of time, time enough to make the right choices had been given and still they did not prepare for eternity.   And it's too late.

We are concerned that everyone we can influence in any way knows about God's love for them.  Broadcasting gives us good means of presenting the 
Gospel and encouraging and reminding our listeners to share what they know.  One thing of key importance is that as you listen you realize for your own benefit and for those you might persuade, time could end for them as the Lord calls or the trumpet sounds.  My prayer is always that my friends and family be given one more opportunity.  Maybe we should also pray that we be given at least one more opportunity to tell them.  The time could be short and we are probably near the end of the day when it starts getting darker and work ceases and it's close to being too late.
 

Congratulations to BILLIE NORCZYK  who completed four years as WCIF  Secretary in August!
 

Dr Robert Featherstone, host on the two-minute daily  radio program, THINK ABOUT IT, died Mon-day, August 26 of a massive heart attack. He was attending the "Celebrate Jesus Crusade" in Asheville, NC.  Bob began his radio commentary on a single radio station in Rochester, Minnesota in 1964 and eventually it became syndicated to over 200 stations nationwide, including WCIF.  He retired the program this past year after  more than 37 years.
 
 

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COCOA BEACH  -  I am praising God for you this night; and am grateful truly 
beyond fitting words that "Songs in the Night" was aired tonight.  The Lord has and continues to use this broadcast in many, extraordinary ways to confirm His specific word (timely), to build up and encourage me; and to minister directly as a result of this into the lives of others; and even musically in the church to the body of Christ.  Your steadfastness and love of Christ is duly noted.  May the Lord Bless and Keep you in all your endeavors.

PALM BAY - I thank you all for keeping me steady in the word of God.  I am not very healthy but I try not to complain but keep reading the word.

PALM BAY  - This letter is for the purpose of thanking you for bringing such good ways of teaching others to have a personal relationship with our Lord Jesus!  All the ministries and programs that you offer thru WCIF radio, have been a tremendous basketful of blessings for me. . .    God has been speaking to me through your ministries on the station  I have truly learned the meanings of a true relationship with God.  I am still learning and my prayers are more genuine as I give God more and more control over my life and my all.  Thank you for making all this possible through radio, and may God bless you! .

SATELLITE BEACH  - What a comfort your station was for me on the day my 
grandson was in surgery in June and again a week later as he returned for emergency surgery.  Also thank you for the beautiful music and programs on our special sponsored day.

PALM BAY - Enclosed is my telethon gift for the year.  Thank you very much 
for your beautiful program every day.  My soul is really blessed.  I stay up at night to listen to Sounds of Majesty.  To be honest the radio is never turned off, only if I am going out.  Please put me on your prayer list.  I have very bad veins in my legs, and rheumatic pain in my knees.  God bless and keep you all.  Please keep up the good work.  God's peace and love.

MELBOURNE BEACH -
Enclosed you will find the last installment for my donation . . . I have know so well that the God of my under- standing, is only loving and forgiving and my faith has grown leaps and bounds the more I trust in Him for every- thing!  I cherish your programs for I have learned so much more about the Bible's teachings than I would have been able to otherwise.  My mother & I talked about them when she'd visit.  I know heaven was a happier place the moment she arrived! . . . I am so grateful for the resources God has provided me in order to offer this to you but to honor a truly Godly soul.

PALM BAY  - Concerning your Saturday morning program "Ranger Bill".  We 
hear this show is being taken off the air.  I have been listening to this show for several years.  It's my favorite!! I am 17 years old and I am blind.  I lost my sight at the age of 8 years old due to a Brain tumor.  I went three months of chemo-therapy and radiation.  I am still blind but cured of cancer.  Praise God!!  I'm asking if at all possible, please do not take "Ranger Bill" off your radio station!!  God bless.  (written by my Mom)

MELBOURNE -  I so enjoy listening to your channel.  I have a small radio on 
my kitchen table.  Your music and programs are a source of strength and encouragement.  I can always count on you!  Encl. is my August pledge.  Keep up the good work!

INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH  - How wonderful it is to have such a nice group of Friends, like you people at W.C.I.F.  Every morning about 6:30 A.M., I'm turning on my radio, it really makes my day, hearing all the familiar voices, and nice music.

MELBOURNE  - Many thanks for your station - I sleep with it on and it comforts me when I go to Orlando.
 

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FOCUS ON THE FAMILY (Weekdays 1:30 & 9:00 p.m.)
Sept. 3 & 4 - Bill Bennett on Education
Sept. 5 - 11 - A Nation Remembers - -  some of the stories of Sept. 11, 2001. Hear eyewitness accounts of  people who were there.
Sept. 12 & 13 - Moms in Touch  - Dr. Dobson and a panel of mothers discuss 
Moms In Touch, moms committed to praying for their children and their schools.
Sept. 16 & 17 -  Why Home Schools Work - Dr. Dobson talks  with Dr. Mike 
Farris, president of Patrick Henry College &  Matthew DuMee, an award -winning home-schooled student.
Sept. 18 - 20 -   Home-School High Achievers A 14-year-old violinist. A 12-year-old college professor. Dr. James Dobson talks with some home-school 
high achievers.
Sept. 23 & 24 - God's Healing for Wounded Hearts  - Guest host Janet Parshall with author Lysa Terkeurst.
Sept. 25 - 27 - God Made Us a Family - a message by counselor and pastor Dick Gauch,  a driven businessman - whose family was pulled apart by conflict and the influence of drugs - until Christ  changed his life.
Sept. 30 - Family Photos: A Priceless Treasure -  a panel of guests on compiling a "photo-safe" album.

IN TOUCH (Weekdays 2:00 & 9:30 p.m.) Charles Stanley
Sept. 4 - 6 - Lifting the Level of Our Praying 
Sept. 7 - 8 - Turnings Doubt 
Into Blessed Assurance
Sept. 9 - 11 - How To Handle Fear
Sept. 12 & 13 - The God of All Comfort
Sept. 14 & 15 - Turning Doubt Into Blessed Assurance
Sept. 16 & 17 - From Alienation to Reconciliation
Sept. 18 & 19 - The Priority of Relationship Sept. 20 - Discovering Our True Identity
Sept. 21 & 22 - Breaking Down the Faith Barrier
Sept. 23 & 24 - Freedom From Bondage
Sept. 25 & 26 - Fellowship With Jesus Sept. 27 - The Cup and The Covenant
Sept. 28 & 29 - Breaking Down the Faith Barrier,
Sept. 30 - The Key To The Heart of God

BACK TO THE BIBLE - Woodrow Kroll (Weekdays 8:00 p.m.) 
Sept. 3 -  God Has Ways of Dealing with Disobedience
Sept. 4 -  Can the Ungodly Behave Better Than the Godly?
Sept. 5 -  Jonah & the Three Day Bellyache Sept. 6 -  A Prophet's Peculiar Prayer
Sept. 9 - Discovering the God of the Second Chance
Sept. 10 - The Conversion of the Ninevites
Sept. 11 - Where Was God....?
Sept. 12 - When God's People Turn Sour
Sept. 13 - Divine Lessons About Disobedience & Resentment
Sept. 16 - What's Our Best Defense Against Satan?
Sept. 17 - What Will Happen When Christians are
Sept. 18 - Do We Need to Defend Jesus?
Sept. 19 - Could You Deny Jesus?
Sept. 20 - Was Jesus Born to Be King? Sept. 23 - Who is the King For You?
Sept. 24 - Who's That on The Center Cross?
Sept. 25 - What Did Jesus Finish at Calvary?
Sept. 26 - What Brings Out the Best in You? Sept. 27 - Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?
Sept. 30 - Does It Matter That Jesus Rose from the Dead?

INSIGHT FOR LIVING 
(Weekdays 8:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m., Saturday 8:00 p.m.) 
Chuck Swindoll The series: Living above the Level of Mediocrity continues 
Sept. 2-4 - It Starts in Your Mind
Sept. 5 & 6 - It Involves His Kingdom
Sept. 9 & 10 - Interview with Chaplain Ray Giunta
Sept. 13 & 16 - It Costs Your Commitment
Sept. 17 & 18 - It Calls for Extravagant Love Sept. 19 & 23 - 
Vision:  Seeing beyond the Majority
Sept. 24 & 25 - Determination:  Deciding to Hang Tough
Sept. 26 & 27- Priorities:  Determining What Comes First
Sept. 30 - Accountability:  Answering the Hard Questions

PAWS AND TALES  (Saturday, 10:00 a.m.) 
Sept. 7 - Goliath
Sept. 14 - The Dedication
Sept. 21 - Eye of the Tiger
Sept. 28 - The Hire Principle
 
 

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Each   month  we  list   our broadcasters that have birthdays  that  month.   We     encourage  you  to  remember  these friends  and their in ministry with special prayer on that day.

Belated Birthday wishes to WCIF Announcer Scott Terry  who celebrated the big day on August 28!
 
 

August 31 - Robert and Dianne Dorr in memory of their son Mathew Christofer 
Dorr
September 2 - Lee and Charlette Kjesbo in memory of her parents Lloyd and 
Leona Lawson
September 3 - Jim and Dot Burris in honor of their six month wedding anniversary
September 4 - Paul and Emily Hilty in honor of their forty-eighth wedding 
anniversary
September 5 - Gayle Baker in honor of the WCIF staffand in loving memory of 
her husband Harvey on their wedding anniversary
September 6 - Bob and Cathy Klein in loving memory of our dear sister in Christ, Jennifer Denise Krug
September 7 - Bill Burr in memory of his mother Grace Kaminski
September 8 - Bill and Becky Crawford to honor their parents W. Millar and 
Alice Crawford, and Edward and Esther Smith as grandparents on Grandparents Day
September 9 - Skip and Lynne Wren in honor of their twenty-fourth wedding 
anniversary
September 10 - Joe and Theresa Tolle in honor of their eighth wedding 
anniversary
September 11 - Walt and Magdalene Manning to the Glory of God for saving our son's life on September 11, 2001 who was in tower #2 of the World Trade 
Center when it was struck
September 16 - Peggy McCoy in honor of her husband Tim on their thirtieth 
wedding anniversary
September 17 - Lia Burgman in honor of her son Charles on his thirtieth birthday
September 19 - Paul and Valerie Strickland in honor of their thirty-second 
wedding anniversary
September 23 - In honor of  our father William R. Reeves, Sr. on his birthday with love from his family
September 24 - James and Gail Speegle in honor of their forty-third wedding 
anniversary
September 25 - Mickey and Mary Mutter in honor of the day they met
September 26 - Dan and Mary Shearer in honor of their thirty-eighth wedding 
anniversary
September 27 - Jerry and Lynda Sinclair in memory of her father Fred Lane
September 29 - Dedicated to the glory of God with thankfulness for our Lord and Savior and in memory of John A. Hallmark, Jr. on his birthday with love from his family

Thanks to our Day Sponsors who have underwritten the cost of a broadcast day on WCIF.  If you, your church or business would like information about being a Day Sponsor call WCIF at 725-9243 or if you live outside the local calling area 1-877-725-9243.
 
 

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For the third consecutive year WCIF will partner with the local Christian community to help provide families with affordable housing.  Each year as part of campaign to get churches to work together Habitat For Humanity asks for pledges so they can continue their ministry to less fortunate families.   Some churches and businesses take the bigger challenge and pledge an entire house from amongst their members and employees.  This campaign is designed to allow every church no matter what size to join others and accomplish the same goal. We would like our listeners to be involved again this year as we take out twelve hours from our regular programs and register pledges for Habitat.   This will occur Thursday September 19 from 7am to 7pm.  We would like to ask you to please pray for this event.   The goal this year is for the churches to provide two families with a home.   I know this could be done quickly as each person gets involved on a level they feel the Lord is telling them to do.
Those who have been selected to receive these houses will be here.  We want 
you to get to know them.  There will also be past candidates on hand to tell you how their families have been changed as a result of the boost others have given them.  We'll also have a few surprise guests that will encourage you.  I hope you will plan to be part of this show of unity among the churches.
 
 

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