89.5 KTSY Manager's Memo

Just another moment to say thank you for your prayers and support during Friend Raiser. Yes, we came twenty some thousand dollars short of our goal. Yes, I’m thinking about where we can make that up. But still a huge victory for the KTSY Family, because I still believe what I said last week before Friend Raiser; God always chooses to bless us through you.

Last spring, 639 families chose to partner with us during Friend Raiser. This year, 792 called to join us, almost twenty five percent more than last year. More families standing with KTSY, doing what they can with what they have to give. Feels like victory to me.

Thanks for standing with us and sharing your God-given resources with us. We appreciate the sacrifice you make to keep KTSY strong. And if you weren’t able to help, we’re still glad you’re part of the Family and we understand. We’ll trust God along with you.

And never forget, it’s still true. God is still whispering, “Peace, be still. I have you in the palm of my hand and I love you.”

I’ll have to admit, I’m thinking about Friend Raiser next week. Not worrying, but surely thinking about it.

A couple of times a year, we ask our audience to join us as supporters of the ministry of KTSY. We try not to make it about the money ever, but for some reason, KTSY employees like to make their mortgage payments and companies seem to think they should be paid for things like electricity and phone service. Shocking, I know.

Yet, here I am, looking to the future, wondering what God has in store for us in the months and years to come. After nearly twenty years, though, I’ve learned one thing is certain: God always chooses to bless us through you.

Please join me in praying for KTSY and the KTSY Family in the days ahead. The Devil has been shouting bad news and gloom into our ears for months now. God is whispering “Peace, be still. I have you in the palm of my hand and I love you.”

Can you think of any place else you would rather be?

This week, it’s about perspective and if I sound preachy, I apologize in advance, but I think it’s worth saying nonetheless.

We’ve been hearing about the swine flu pandemic the past couple of weeks. I believe that’s because Congress has been in recess and the media has nothing else to talk about. And while this may be a serious medical emergency with tragic results for more than 900 at this writing, let me give you some perspective.

Every year, in America, according to the Center for Disease Control, 200,000 are hospitalized with flu symptoms and 36,000 die. Every year, more than a million people die of malaria. Every minute, every day, a child dies of measles, for want of a vaccination that costs less than a dollar. One in four around the world, live on less than a dollar a day. In America, one in ten households will go without eating today. Every year, fifteen million around the world die from hunger. That’s every four seconds. In the time it takes you to read this memo, twenty people will die of a lack of food, many of them children.

James says that pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is so very simple; take care of widows and orphans in their distress. If, after last week’s memo about Dave Ramsey’s action steps you’re looking for something to do, I hope I’ve given you some new perspective. Let’s go show the world some pure and undefiled religion and do something.

But maybe that’s just me.