To Every Cloud A Silver Lining
Dave Andrews • Oct 15, 2020
Milestones, Losses, Wins, and the Future
This month has definitely been an unusual one at KJOL. It seems like one big thing after another is happening around here. One thing is for sure, I am gaining a lot of experience behind the desk right now! It seems like the last several years have been one new experience after another. And I am really glad to have (yes my dad) Ken Andrews around working on a part time basis to act as a consultant on some pretty big decisions. And as we continue to take those steps forward, we are confident that God will preserve this ministry, and honor our efforts with fruit to come.
A quick glimpse back, as of October 5th, it has been 20 years
since Colorado Christian University sold the KJOL radio network to what is commonly known as KLOVE; and knowing all the hard work my father put into the previous network, I must admit it still smarts just a little. But I also am convinced it was part of God’s plan. We continue to proclaim the Joy of the Lord through the depth found in the Word of God, the music, and our on-air personalities, He is bringing as ministry opportunities like we can’t believe. And now we do it independently, and with no non-radio strings attached. There is still work to be done. So, instead of looking backward, we are looking forward.
And as we look toward the future, however, it’s with no small amount of satisfaction when an employee from our past ministry comes back on board to serve today. This happened recently with Scott McIntire, who was a former music director, recently retired as a pastor, and is now back ministering on weekends.
Now, this month, we once again hired Doug Shellabarger, who has recently returned to the area. Check out the write up on him in this email. Doug and Scott were both extremely influential in KJOL being what it was, and also is today. It feels like God is moving; and I wonder what is in store. It is exciting!
Something else that is exciting this month, is what appears to be much better coverage for our Paonia/Hotchkiss listeners. Our tower site in Paonia has had a lot of issues over the last year…and quite expensive issues. It’s been about a week and a half since our engineer replaced our antenna and 3rd filter this year, and that seemed to finally do the trick. We would love reports of how it sounds if you’re in the area. And if you would like to chip in to help cover some of those expenses, we would wouldn’t turn that away either!
Wrapping things up here, I do want to make a comment about Back To The Bible, after recent news that they are discontinuing their radio program. We are saddened. We know they have struggled with keeping speakers since Woodrow Kroll left, and have even talked to Nat Crawford about it directly. After noticing some urgent calls for financial help recently, it appears finances played a large part in their decision. It’s a shame, since they have been broadcasting since 1939, and have been with us pretty much from the start of KJOL.
However, with every dark cloud, there is a silver lining. We have narrowed down a our choices in a replacement program (more on that soon). As we pick one of the several finalists to fill the spot between Family Life Today and Focus on the Family, please be in prayer. Pray that we will choose wisely, and choose, for ultimately, the glory of God.
Unto the King,
Dave Andrews
KJOL Station Manager
(PS- Doug is the tall drink of water above)
Our annual Spring FriendRaiser is underway for the month of April; and as a part of that, our theme this year is Share The Light. As you share the Gospel and the Light of Christ, KJOL has compiled 30 tips for every day of the month. Here they are:
During KJOL’s April “Friendraiser” month, we want to say THANK YOU to our faithful supporters. And THANK YOU to everyone who makes a first-time donation. And finally THANK YOU to God, the giver of all good gifts in our lives, starting with Jesus Christ! KJOL has a lot of new songs that say THANK YOU. I hope you enjoy them! That Thank You Song! Citizen Way Thank God Stars Go Dim Thank You Life.Church Worship I Thank God Housefires Thanks Giver Crowder Thanks and Praise Lucy Grimble and Vineyard Music A Thousand Thank Yous Sarah Kroger Thankful VERSES Thank You Jesus For The Blood Charity Gayle
In January, we told you about four new artists at the KJOL music blog . This month, we have four more new artists. Jordan Smith “This Is Jesus” Jordan Smith is a 30 year old Kentucky native who grew up singing in the church choir. In 2015, he won NBC’s The Voice. He sang “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” and "Mary Did You Know." Natalie Layne “Amen” Natalie Layne is a 24 year old Colorado Springs native, where she was a worship leader at New Life Church. She received a masters degree in piano from Belmont University in Nashville. In 2019, she won Belmont’s Christian Showcase. She continues to serve as a worship leader at her church in Nashville. Terrian “Big God” Terrian (Woods) is a singer/songwriter from Memphis. She is also a member of TobyMac's band Diverse City. And she serves on the staff of AngelStreet in Memphis, which mentors girls as part of an all girls choir. Seph Schleuter “Counting My Blessings” Seph Schlueter ( pronounced “seff shleeter”) spent 7 years as a missionary. In 2020 he formed the worship collective Damascus Worship, in conjunction with the organization “Damascus” which conducts two-year programs to develop leaders who will impact their generation for Christ with the aim of bringing revival to the Catholic Church.
He had noticed we had been off the air on 94.5 FM in Delta…and I related to him it was one of “those” weekends for our poor equipment. Not only did our AM 1400 Delta transmitter go down causing us to make a very expensive replacement only weeks before, but our FM transmitter in Delta went down at the same time as our Montrose 91.9FM transmitter, and only hours after our whole network went down across the Western Slope!
The other day a kindly woman knocked on my door asking for a donation to help build the local swimming pool. I came back with a glass of water. Doesn’t it feel great to give to a good cause??
The English version of the hymn “How Great Thou Art” turns 75 years old in 2024. To mark the anniversary, a new recording has been released, including a brand new verse by Matt Redman. First a little history… Swedish pastor Carl Boberg wrote the original lyrics in 1885. Boberg said that after a strong thunderstorm passed by, he opened his window and heard church bells ringing. He immediately was inspired to write his poem, set to the tune of a Swedish folk melody. It was translated into Russian, where English missionary Stuart Hine heard it while in Ukraine in 1931. He wrote two new verses (3 & 4) and translated it into English in 1949—which is the 75 th anniversary. British missionaries around the world soon began to spread the song. Eventually it reached Billy Graham and George Beverly Shea , who performed it during Graham’s 1957 New York Crusade. The audience liked it so much, they asked Shea to sing it over and over. Graham then used it every week on his Hour Of Decision radio program. Fifteen artists have now collaborated to record the 75th anniversary edition, called “How Great Thou Art (Until That Day)” . When you hear the song on KJOL, the first two voices are from Chris Tomlin and Hillary Scott . The remaining voices include: Kari Jobe and her husband, Cody Carnes Naomi Raine (Maverick City Music) Taya (formerly with Hillsong) Blessing Offor (from Nigeria) Matt Maher (who also plays piano) Matt Redman For the 75 th anniversary, the Stuart Hine Trust commissioned Matt Redman and Mitch Wong to write a new fifth verse: Until that day When heaven bids us welcome, And as we walk this broken warring world, Your kingdom come, Deliver us from evil, And we’ll proclaim our God how great You are! And we’ll proclaim, our God how great You are Redman said they wanted to tie the verse to Stuart Hine’s work in Ukraine, especially in light of the current conflict there. “I wanted the word ‘war’ in there,” said Redman . “It’s kind of a gritty word. But we have to sing about both the everyday and the eternal.” Time will tell if the fifth verse becomes a staple in hymnals. But few will argue that “How Great Thou Art” is one of America’s favorite hymns. And with this new rendition, hopefully it will continue to be loved by future generations.
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