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Painting on Video

March 31st, 2010 No comments

Lisa Landis and I went to the Liz Hess Gallery in downtown Lancaster today for the unveiling of her new series. Although Liz is primarily known for her red umbrellas, this time around she sat aside her trademark for a new approach of the gospel by using images the people of Guinea-Bissau can relate to. The paintings are being packed up after this weekend is over and our very own Lisa Landis will be transporting them on her upcoming trip to Africa with Eastern Mennonite Missions.

If you missed the paintings at the April 2010 First Friday, you can visit Liz’s website, or see the video here:

Radio Network in Chile Updates Listeners After Quake

March 8th, 2010 No comments

Source: HCJB Global (written by Ralph Kurtenbach)

The people of Chile are putting their lives back together after an 8.8-strength earthquake struck near Concepción early Saturday, Feb. 27.

From the capital city of Santiago, Radio Armonía program host María Soledad is helping many Chileans to do so as the HCJB Global radio partner broadcasts via 35 affiliates across Chile.

Throughout the week María Soledad kept listeners up-to-date, encouraging them from the Scriptures. “In some sectors electricity is being restored—in cities like Concepción, Talcahuano, San Pedro de la Paz. Today I was asked about [the sector of] Michaigue,” she said on a program monitored in Ecuador.

A caller named Marina, her faith intact but emotions edgy, was overcome with emotion upon reaching Soledad. “How long have you been listening?” the program host asked as the two friends chatted on-air. “Just since this morning, we’ve been here without electricity, listening to the radio.”

Another caller, Pastor Alejandro Cabezas, experienced a few difficulties with highway travel to Concepción, but said the highway is generally clear and the weather is good. Moved by the enormity of the situation, his voice broke as he described the difficulties of people. “Some people are quite desperate,” he said.

Chileans continue experiencing dozens of aftershocks each day, keeping many in a state of uncertainty. Even as the tremors continue rattling people’s emotions, Radio Armonía is promoting an aid campaign launched by the Salvation Army. The “Embracing Chile” campaign solicits cash, nonperishable foods, milk and disposable diapers from the radio network’s listeners.

Since 1931, HCJB Global’s passion has been to make disciples of Jesus Christ. Using mass media, healthcare and education, and working with partners around the world, HCJB Global has ministries in more than 100 countries. Together with local partners, the ministry airs the gospel in more than 120 languages and dialects. Thousands of listeners and healthcare patients are meeting Jesus. Local believers are being trained as missionaries, pastors, broadcasters and healthcare providers.

Lisa Landis prepares to travel with EMM to West Africa-The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau April 13-20, 2010

March 3rd, 2010 No comments

I invite you to join me via the airwaves as I take the Get Up & Go Show to West Africa with Eastern Mennonite Missions April 13-20, 2010.  I’m excited to bring you pictures, interviews, & videos of the groundbreaking work EMM is doing in The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau.

In 2005, EMM began work in West Africa, where numerous fellowship groups of believers are emerging in The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. In this mission-to-world context, EMM workers are involved in evangelism, discipling, church planting, leadership development, and community development that has economic, educational, and medical aspects.

One of the EMM projects in Catel, Guinea-Bissau is construction of an elementary school building.  There are at least 300 elementary age school children in the village of Catel.  Many of them do not attend school and almost none of them are literate.  The lack of education for the children further reinforces the low self-esteem and poverty mentality of the villagers. This project is an important step in village development.

At present the school campus includes two structures.

One is made of palm fronds and needs to be rebuilt every year after the rainy season.

The other building is two rooms made of mud bricks and plastered with cement and it has a corrugated tin roof.  The villagers themselves have built this building but to this point construction has not been completed.  Part of the reason why the school functions at a very inefficient level is because of the lack of a permanent building.

WJTL & EMM will be looking for your help in raising money to erect a 4-room classroom school including a small school office room.   This is an exciting opportunity to reach out to the people of Catel, Guinea-Bissau and I can’t wait to tell you more!

While I am broadcasting from Guinea-Bissau EMM will also be unveiling the African artwork of Liz Hess.   Lancaster artist Liz Hess has created African images that tell the story of the Israelites as slaves in Egypt, on a journey, finally arriving  in the promised land.  Guinea-Bissau is a story sharing culture that will finally-thanks to EMM and Lancaster artist Liz Hess- be able to better comprehend the biblical stories by viewing pictures of people who look like them.  We will bring you coverage of the local Lancaster unveiling of Liz’s artwork as well as the unveiling in Africa.

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Samaritan's Purse Responds to Massive Quake in Chile

March 3rd, 2010 No comments

Samaritan’s Purse has emergency workers and supplies on the way to southern Chile, where a massive earthquake struck before dawn Saturday and triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean as far away as Hawaii.

Our disaster response team based in neighboring Bolivia is bringing truckloads of food and blankets. We are working with evangelical church partners in the affected areas to assess the needs and determine the locations where we can help.

The earthquake was measured at a magnitude of 8.8 and centered just off the coast near Concepcion, the second largest city in Chile. Major damage was reported 200 miles away in the capital city of Santiago. It hit at 3:34 a.m. local time Saturday, February 27 (1:34 a.m. Eastern Time), while many people were asleep in their homes.

Chile has a history of devastating earthquakes, including the most powerful one ever measured, a 1960 quake that measured 9.5 and killed several thousand people. (By comparison, the earthquake that killed over 230,000 people in Haiti Jan. 12 measured 7.0. Each increase of one point represents 32 times more intensity.)

Please pray for the people of Chile and our local church partners.

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Eddie Daniels

March 2nd, 2010 No comments

My name is Eddie Daniels. I started working at WJTL in 1999 as a part-timer, co-hosted the Get Up and Go Show with Lisa Landis for a bit, and eventually became host of the Afternoon Drive. At the end of 2001 I moved to Nashville to work with Gotee Records’ Radio Department. My adventures eventually led me back to Lancaster County and WJTL in 2007. I now work as the Production Guy, which is a quicker way of saying I write and produce the promos heard on WJTL (i.e. these guys are coming in concert/WJTL will be at this place next week/these guys are having a scuba diving party). I also work as the Video Guy, producing and editing the videos seen at the WJTL YouTube channel. On top of that, I also do the afternoon news and fill in on the air from time to time as well.

I’m excited about WJTL’s new website (looks pretty nice, eh?) and hope you enjoy browsing around and learning more about the WJTL crew. I for one am also excited to hear what my co-workers have to say.

Most people who visit us here at the station are usually surprised at what they find. A lot of people tell us the on-air studio is smaller than they expected.  My hope with this blog is to peel back the curtain and give you a peek at what goes on behind the scenes here that you may — or may not — have expected. Yes, Fred IS as goofy off the mic as he is when the ON THE AIR light is on. No, artists aren’t usually just hanging out here at the studio when they have spare time. And yes, John Shirk is indeed a quick-draw with puns.

Thanks for swinging by! Feel free to drop me a line at eddie@wjtl.com or say hello to me on Facebook. I’ll try to answer some of your questions about WJTL, music, and radio here in this blog.

Have a great day!

Eddie

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John Shirk

March 2nd, 2010 1 comment

Hi my name is John Shirk.  I have had the opportunity to be with WJTL almost from the beginning. I began part time work here in September 1984 as a college student.  Today, I serve as Program Director and host of the middays each weekday.  It is a privilege and joy to share music with you every day that ministers to my own life.

I invite you to check in with this blog and other staff blogs periodically.  On this blog, I plan to share devotional thoughts that I share with listeners every day. Also, from time to time, I would like to share thoughts about trends, happenings, and current events that leave an impact on me.

The general essense of my radio show is to share what it means to follow Jesus. I hope that this blog will be a tool to increase your confidence that Jesus is the Anointed One of God to be the Savior of the world.

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Kristi Leigh’s Blog

March 2nd, 2010 2 comments

I’m Kristi Leigh! I’ve been at WJTL since 2002 and love hosting the Afternoon Drive on weekdays and the Praise & Worship Show Sunday mornings. I grew up in the listening area and was always a huge fan of WJTL. I never expected to be a DJ when I grew up–but along the way, God set me up and I’m so glad He did! Now I have an even greater appreciation for WJTL and the ministry that takes place here every single day. I also enjoy leading worship with my husband, Sam and setting up our first home together!

There’s a lot to keep up with in the Christian music world! You can check back here at my blog for my artist interviews, videos, devotional tidbits and to see what songs and music news stories are on my radar! I’m particularly excited for this summer’s upcoming Creation Festival and all the fun times we’ll have there!

Feel free to get in touch if you have song questions or want to let me know about a song that’s touching your life.

As always, thanks for your support of WJTL!

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Hoop Homes Update

March 2nd, 2010 No comments

This just in from our friends at Esbenshades….

Hey Everyone,
Want to start off by expressing how much we appreciate everyone’s support whether that came in the form of prayers, finances, or encouragement. We couldn’t have asked for smoother travel on the way down, all our luggage made it and we had no real issues being processed through customs. Our contact from YWAM met us directly after we claimed our baggage and did an awesome job of getting us through the madness that was the outside of the Port Au Prince airport.
We didn’t see a whole lot of devastation while traveling through Port Au Prince. Just outside of town we passed large tracts of land where people had “claimed” plots to put shelters up by outlining them with small rocks. Shortly thereafter we passed one of the mass graves where some of the victims of the earthquake were buried.
That made it real, very sobering.
After we arrived on the base Sunday afternoon we found Scott and Shawn, who were armpit deep in greenhouse parts in the back of the container. We worked till dark trying to unload, organize and also began assembling one of the Hoop Homes.
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We are staying in a large communal dorm lined with triple bunk beds and about 25 other guys. Everything here on the base is powered by a generator which is shut off around 9 PM and turned back on around 6 AM. Some of the staff keep their radios,TVs, and lights on until the the power leaves. That made falling asleep pretty interesting. When we did fall asleep, we slept, and slept well.
Morning came early to the sounds of roosters, Guinea fowl, and one very ticked off dog. After a 6:30 breakfast we set to work finishing unloading the container and finishing up the afore mentioned Hoop House. Praise God the base has two, count ’em two, skidloaders. Or as we like to call them, back savers. What a blessing!!!
We finished getting everything organized just before lunch at which time we were told where the first “batch” of Hoop Homes were setup. We loaded enough material for 10 homes and headed down into St. Marc to clinc the YWAM base oversees. As we begun setting the house up, just 50 yards from the coast, I couldn’t help but praise God for the breeze, the ocean AND THE POST POUNDER!!!!! The REAL back saver. There is no way we could have even made 1/3 of the time we did if it wasn’t for that. Pounding 10, 3 ft. stakes by hand, into hard rocky soil would have even slowed down Charles Ingles and Mr. Edwards. We made great time. We started working around 1:00 and by 5:15 we had 5 houses completely finished and the structure of 3 more already up awaiting the poly. The weather was hot, but not unbearable. At least there was no rain. (Keep praying.)
Overall, our first day and a half could not have gone a whole lot better. We are all learning to work together and finding our niches. Thanks so much for everyones support. The houses are going up so smooth, and we are still working out OUR kinks. I’d say by day 3 we will be clipping along like a well oiled machine. Praise God for this!
I’ll wrap it up now. Please forward this to anyone you might think is interested and continue to keep us in your prayers. This whole “idea” and trip has come about in such a amazing way, we feel God truly has his hand in it. Much love to all of our loved ones. We miss you guys.
Jon Gehman for The Hoop House Team
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Hi From Stacey Gagne

March 2nd, 2010 1 comment

Hi, this is Stacey Gagne from the office at WJTL.   I’ve been a part of the team at WJTL since I graduated from college as a volunteer and part time employee.  In the year 2000 I came on as the full time Office Manager.  I have a wide variety of roles at the station.   I love to interact with individuals, organizations and businesses through mail, email and phone calls.   I get to help local organizations and ministries spread the word out about their events through the Get Up and Go Show and also work with local businesses who invest in the ministry here.   I also do what I can to help the DJs and staff both in the office and out at live events.

I hope that you enjoy exploring our website and learning more about WJTL.  If you ever have any questions about the station that you don’t find answered here on the site, please email me and I would be happy to help you or point you in the right direction.

My blog will be a variety of informative information about WJTL,  encouraging thoughts, and more.  I invite you to stop by from time to time.

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