Faithfm

I just wanted to give an update of the Faithfm Radio ministry here is Belize.

This January 2012 marks the 13th anniversary for Faithfm radio station. The radio has continued to grow each year and its reach not only covers most of Belize but also parts of Mexico and Guatemala.

I am volunteering at the radio a few days a week and I can't tell you how much I'm blessed to be doing so.

I have learned to run the radio and to air programs but also I do praises live on the radio where I share bible texts and devotions along with callers requesting their favorite songs. I had heard what an impact the radio had been but just since we arrived here in September many people have called the radio and said they gave their heart to Jesus because of finding the faithfm station. Most of these people have been baptized into the Adventist church in their area. I have had some of the nicest text messages come through during praise time too. People encouraging me, or saying I played just the song that touched them, or saying thank you for the devotions it was just what they needed to hear.

Friends my eyes have been opened to how huge this ministry is.......I have been so touched in the last few months I can only imagine all the souls won for Christ's kingdom through Addy & Junior's faithful stewardship of this ministry. Every day they are ministering to souls that listen, stop by, write them, email them, or call them......their work is never done. Jesus shines through them in their gentle, kind, happy manner. They are always happy to be doing what they are and consider it a great blessing and privilege. Oh, the stars that will be in their crowns when we get to heaven.

Friends, I would like to share with you some of the goals and needs for faithfm this coming year of 2012. A couple months ago a gentleman from the U.S. donated 6 solar panels to the radio. Junior immediately got them assembled and everything hooked up to get it all going. What a blessing it has been!

Junior used to have to take a drum of diesel up every week, a cost of $500 Belize or $250 US to keep the generator running to keep the Pine Ridge Repeater station going. Now with just the 6 panels he only has to take up a drum of diesel every 2 weeks. So this has been a huge blessing cost wise.

The last Repeater that needs to get up and running is the one down in Punta Gorda. Junior has taken many many trips south to work on this and finally they have electricity there. But there are some problems getting the signal and such so they are not able to get it running yet. Please pray that this will be solved so that the many villages in that area can be reached.

Faithfm has a goal of obtaining 10 more solar panels and a new transmitter. The gentleman that already donated the first 6 panels has agreed to sell Junior what he needs for $257 US for each one. Originally, they each cost over $500US, so the man is once again being very generous. Junior would like to be able to switch to all solar up at Pine Ridge and just have the generator for emergent back up. That would really reduce costs of running the radio station.

A new transmitter has to come from the US as well and that is very expensive, around $3500US. A transmitter is essential to getting the signal out and the radio desperately needs to have a back up one in case a transmitter in use ever fails.

This last goal is especially on my heart for the radio station-people always want the radio to have copies of the programs they have aired to listen to because they want to share or they missed the original program. Faithfm does their best to accomodate this but can only burn 1 dvd or audio cd at a time on their computer. I would really like to see them able to get a multi disc burner so they can burn off 10-11 discs or more at one time. Many listeners make these requests but they aren't able to fulfill like they would like to. A multi disc burner cost would start at $700-800US for a 10 disc burner.

Please pray for Faithfm and if God impresses your hearts to give please go to www.faithfmbelize.com and there you can make contact with Addy & Junior or donate right over the internet through paypal. You of course are always welcome to email me any questions you might have.

Please pray for the 13th annivesary program that will be January 20th & 21st here in Santa Elena, Belize featuring Pastor Stephen D. Lewis from California.

God Bless you,

Your family in Christ