Five Fun Free Family Things To Do This Weekend
May 19-21, 2017

5 Rock Ford’s annual May Fair Celebration, Sunday (May 21) 10am-3pm at Rock Ford Plantation in Lancaster. Craftsmen, vendors, 18th century entertainment, Costumed Characters and dancing around the Maypole! All outdoor activities are free and open to the public. There is a cost for the guided mansion tours. More Info: RockFordPlantation.org

4 World Night Market tonight (Friday May 19) at Binns Park in Lancaster from 6pm-10pm hosted by Mennonite Economic Development Associates, Lancaster City and Music For Everyone.  Live music, international food, tuktuk rides and more! More Info: meda.org/wnm

3 Rhubarb Festival today-11am-8pm and tomorrow – 10am-8pm (Friday May 19 & Saturday, May 20) at Kitchen Kettle Village in Intercourse, PA. Rhubarb race-car derby, Best Rhubarb Dessert baking contest, Rhubarb Whoopie Pie Filling Contest, Rhubarb Stroll Parade, costumed characters, musicians, and more. More Info: KitchenKettle.com

2 Open Streets Lancaster Sunday (May 21) from 11am-3pm Water Street in Lancaster. Open Streets encourages physical activity and socializing, support of the local economy and celebrating downtown Lancaster. Food trucks, fire trucks,  face painting, a ball pit, bounce house, martial arts demonstrations, obstacle courses, arts, crafts, live music and dozens of community organizations hosting activities and educational experiences. More Info: OpenStreetLNC.org

1 65th Annual Sertoma Chicken BBQ tomorrow (Sat. May 20) at Long’s Park in Lancaster. Enternainment, Bounce Houses, Obstacle Course and more. Kids Cookie Break & WJTL live all day in the family fun area near the baseball fields and the Park City tunnel entrance. More Info: LancasterSertomaBBQ.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Promise of Hope is based on Proverbs 16:1.

“To humans belong the plans of the heart, but from the LORD comes the proper answer of the tongue.”

This is a significant statement for the person who belongs to God. Yes, we can go ahead and make our plans. God might bless those plans or He might redirect them. Proverbs 3:5 and 6 tells us that as we submit ourselves to God and trust in Him, He will direct our steps. And if He redirects us, we have to believe that His plans are wiser than ours. We may not understand why He changes our plans, but we know enough about Him that we trust His plan to be good and productive for bearing spiritual fruit.

A God-directed life is a promise of hope for those who follow Jesus in the Year of Trust.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Happy Mother’s Day!

Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ

Kristi@WJTL.com

Here’s your Mother’s Day Weekend Handcrafted Playlist:

Hour 1

1. Where the Light Shines Through – Switchfoot
2. Clarity – Come Wind
3. Dying Inside – Facing Fire
4. War of Change – Thousand Foot Krutch
5. Pretty Little Phase – Hearts Like Lions
6. I’m Down – The Almost
7. Unforsaken – Adelaide
8. All Yours – Kutless
9. Erase – Disciple
10. Wash Away – As We Ascend
11. Stones – Manafest
12. I Will Overcome – Devin Williams
13. Beneath the Skin – Gold Frankincense & Myrrh
14. Evil Lies – Gold, Frankincense, & Myrrh
15. Mirror Mirror – Random Hero

Hour 2

1. The Window – Thrice
2. Impossible – Anberlin
3. Grindin’ – NF
4. Sidelines – Lecrae
5. Back From the Dead – Skillet
6. Mr. Roboto – Rapture Ruckus
7. Keep Me – Crowder
8. Bummin’ – Relient K
9. Plastic – Reality Check
10. This Is Who We Are – Written in Kings
11. These Arrows Shoot To Kill – Flagship Armada
12. Surface Of The Sun – All Star United
13. Live Again – torndown
14. Pull Me Through – torndown
15. The Change – Bread Of Stone

Five Fun Free Family Things To Do This Weekend
May 12-14, 2017

5 14th Annual Etown’s Arts in The Park, tomorrow (Saturday, May 13) 9am-3pm at Elxiabethtown Community Park. More than 30 artists and artisans, live music, kids activities and more.More Info: EtownOnline.com

4 Freedom Fun Fair tomorrow (Saturday May 13) 10am-2pm at Lebanon Valley Bible Church in Lebanon. Free games, pony rides, face painting, food, drinks, live events and more! More Info: LVBibleChurch.org

3 Friendship Community’s 24th Annual Fest & Auction tonight (Friday, May 12) and tomorrow (Saturday, May 13) at the Friendship Community corporate grounds in Lititz. Auction, 5K run, walk or wheel, performance by family friendly magic show – Insanity Factor and more.
More Info: FriendshipCommunity.net

2 Make a Wish Mother’s Day Convoy, Sunday (May 14) 8am-4pm at Burle Business Park, New Holland Ave. Lancaster. 8am-4pm Over 500 trucks, games, music, live auction and more. The Truck Convoy departs at 1:30pm. More Info: PhilaSV.Wish.org

1 Susquehanna Valley Pregnancy Services Walk/Run for Life tomorow (Sat. May 13th) beginning at 8am at two locations: Calvary Church in Lancaster & South Hills Park in Lebanon. WJTL broadcasting live along with Kelly Good performing in Lebanon. Lisa and KCB broadcasting live along with The DKers in Lancaster. Kids Zone at both locations. More Info: SVPS.org

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Trust, today’s Focus on God examines His zeal.

According to Isaiah 9:7, the prophesied Messiah will have no end to the greatness of His government and no end to His peace. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.

To have zeal is to live with passion. God is passionate about souls. He is passionate about righteousness. He is passionate about justice. And He is passionate about restoration.
Jesus came in history as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will return in the future to establish a kingdom based on justice and righteousness. War will come to an end. Peace will prevail. His people will thrive in His Kingdom. His zeal will make it happen.

The zeal of the LORD is a reason to trust in God for today and forever.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

On Monday, Stacey and Lisa attended the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Excellence in Broadcasting Awards Luncheon held at Hotel Hershey.  Various awards are given out in categories for Television and Radio.   Lisa accepted the award for Outstanding Station Sponsored Event for Kids Cookie Break Fest.

Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ

Kristi@WJTL.com

Your May 5th/7th episode handcrafted playlist:

Hour 1

1. Live Again – Torndown
2. Break The World – Nine Lashes
3. The Window – Thrice
4. Birds Will Never Fly – Come Wind
5. Keep Me – Crowder
6. Lay It Down – Jars Of Clay
7. Where the Light Shines Through – Switchfoot
8. Lonely Soul – I Anthem
9. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac
10. We Go – Matthew Parker
11. Mirror Mirror – Random Hero
12. Lifeline- Thousand Foot Krutch
13. Stones – Manafest
14. Skills – Manafest
15. These Arrows Shoot To Kill – Flagship Armada

Hour 2

1. Back From the Dead – Skillet
2. Come Alive – Matty Mullins
3. Out Of This World – Family Force 5
4. Oh Lord – NF
5. Erase – Disciple
6. We Are The Broken – Seventh Day Slumber
7. Unknown Land – Graceful Closure
8. Faith – Citizens & Saints
9. Time Honored Tradition – Stavesacre
10. Beneath the Skin – Gold Frankincense & Myrrh
11. Lay It Down – Crossing Fire
12. This Is Who We Are – Written in Kings
13. Shadows – The Afters
14. God –  Relient K

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Trust, today’s Focus on God examines Jesus as a storyteller.

According to Matthew 13:3, Jesus told a large crowd “many things in parables….”

Jesus told stories to tell people what the kingdom of God was like. He used ordinary things in His stories that would have been familiar to the people in His time. Through the use of parables, we have heard about the heart of compassion of the Good Samaritan, and learned about repentance through the Prodigal Son.

The Gospel is a love story about God taking extraordinary measures to win back the loyalty of those who had wandered away from Him. When we unite with Christ, our story is woven into His story for the glory of His name for all eternity.

The story of God’s grace is a reason to trust in God for today and forever.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com