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Number 330 2457 S.R. 118, Hunlock Creek, PA 18621 Phone: 570-477-3688 www.wrgn.com October 2016 The Bible is full of verses As we plan for 2017, we talking about our life in Christ, hope you will join us for Share-A- and Share-A-Thon is going to Thon Wednesday, Thursday and highlight many of those Friday, November 2 - 4. These messages this year! It is a three days will be filled with powerful, positive message in a stories of life... and lives changed world filled with negativity. by the message of the gospel. Those negative messages can We are asking you to take bombard us constantly in the part with a one-word testimony of news and on social media. how WRGN speaks life to you! Do the messages you Snap a picture and post it on receive build you up or tear you Facebook, Twitter or Instagram down? Do they encourage you or and use #WRGNSpeaksLife and add stress to your day? Do they let’s flood social media with a fill you with joy or cause POSITIVE message! anxiety? Then call WRGN and Our goal at WRGN is to make your Faith Promise for this Speak Life to you and your year’s Share-A-Thon at 1-800- family. On the good days, we'll 245-3688 or donate online at be right there with you, bringing wrgn.com. you joy and encouragement. On “In him was life, and that life was the bad days, we're here as well, the light of all mankind...” lifting you up and sharing truth. John 1:4 Page 2 Page 3 From us to you... Seminar at Clarks Summit University October 2016 To the WRGN listening family, We've heard it, said it, maybe even told it to our kids...“sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” The fact is though, the words we speak DO have consequences. The book of Proverbs says "Death and life are in the power of the tongue." The words we speak or hear can encourage or discourage. They can ignite love or hate. They can build up or tear down. They can make or break our day. Jerry Major, Executive Director of Northeastern PA Youth for WRGN helps bring words of LIFE to you everyday. As we move Christ, Wayne Morgan of National Network of Youth Ministries, through the month of October, you will hear us talking about our and Mel Walker from Clarks Summit University joined Tim upcoming Share-A-Thon. Because we are a non-commercial, Madeira on Wake Up Right to discuss an upcoming seminar for listener supported station, it is only because of your support that we parents of teens and youth ministry workers (see page 4). can continue to speak life into our listening area. Connect Live Winners During this time, you will also be hearing testimonies of how WRGN has spoken life to our listeners. In fact, you can share how WRGN speaks life to you by calling the studios at 1-800- 245-3688 or by posting a "cardboard testimony" to your Facebook page or other social media using the hashtag #WRGNSpeaksLife. Those words of life will not only encourage others, they are an easy way to share WRGN with those around you! At the same time, please pray about how God would have you support WRGN in the coming year, then call 1-800-245-3688 or go online to wrgn.com and make your Faith Promise today. Speaking life, Connect Live co-host Dan Close presented Lori and Mike Tupper with their gift book, Family Worship, that they won. Mike & Lori were visiting the area from Michigan. They were excited to learn that Connect Live is heard Tim & Heather Madeira in St. Croix. They will be visiting the island over the winter and plan on visiting the WIVH studios! Page 2 Page 3 From us to you... Seminar at Clarks Summit University October 2016 To the WRGN listening family, We've heard it, said it, maybe even told it to our kids...“sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” The fact is though, the words we speak DO have consequences. The book of Proverbs says "Death and life are in the power of the tongue." The words we speak or hear can encourage or discourage. They can ignite love or hate. They can build up or tear down. They can make or break our day. Jerry Major, Executive Director of Northeastern PA Youth for WRGN helps bring words of LIFE to you everyday. As we move Christ, Wayne Morgan of National Network of Youth Ministries, through the month of October, you will hear us talking about our and Mel Walker from Clarks Summit University joined Tim upcoming Share-A-Thon. Because we are a non-commercial, Madeira on Wake Up Right to discuss an upcoming seminar for listener supported station, it is only because of your support that we parents of teens and youth ministry workers (see page 4). can continue to speak life into our listening area. Connect Live Winners During this time, you will also be hearing testimonies of how WRGN has spoken life to our listeners. In fact, you can share how WRGN speaks life to you by calling the studios at 1-800- 245-3688 or by posting a "cardboard testimony" to your Facebook page or other social media using the hashtag #WRGNSpeaksLife. Those words of life will not only encourage others, they are an easy way to share WRGN with those around you! At the same time, please pray about how God would have you support WRGN in the coming year, then call 1-800-245-3688 or go online to wrgn.com and make your Faith Promise today. Speaking life, Connect Live co-host Dan Close presented Lori and Mike Tupper with their gift book, Family Worship, that they won. Mike & Lori were visiting the area from Michigan. They were excited to learn that Connect Live is heard Tim & Heather Madeira in St. Croix. They will be visiting the island over the winter and plan on visiting the WIVH studios! Page 4 Page 5 Thankful for Volunteers Here at the Studios It was a busy September here on WRGN’s Facebook page at at the WRGN studios and we know that facebook.com/wrgnfm. Check out October will be even busier as we gear Tim’s interview with Tim Keller, pastor up for Share-A-Thon 2016. Please of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in pray as to how God will lead you to New York City. Christianity Today participate in this year’s Share-A-Thon. called his church "one of Manhattan's Make plans to visit the WRGN studios most vital congregations." Keller November 2-4 for Share-A-Thon and shared about his most recent book keep us in your prayers as we continue release, Making Sense of God which can to work to bring you Christian messages also be found in the Good News and music that bring you hope, Library! encouragement and inspiration! Parents and anyone who We are so thankful for our WRGN volunteers who helped prepare our The WRGN studios were busy works with youth will want to attend a pre-Share-A-Thon mailing. Good fellowship was shared over for See You at the Pole Live! as we took one-day training seminar, Tackling the homemade zucchini casserole made by Jessica, WRGN’s secretary, phone calls from students at their school Tough Stuff, at Clarks Summit and pizza from one of our nearby restaurants! flagpoles. The students enthusiastically University on Saturday, October 22 shared how they were praying at their from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. This seminar schools. We heard from over 500 will equip you to help the children and Ministry Fair at Misericordia University students and know there were many teens you know and love navigate some more who participated that we didn’t of the most pervasive and difficult hear from! Our prayer is that the problems thrown at them by the world students who participated will continue today. Youth specialists Walt Mueller their Christian testimony to their fellow and Marv Penner will help you unpack students and teachers throughout this and respond to the tough stuff in kids’ school year. lives, including the push to focus on We’re excited for our one’s self, the growing problem of self- upcoming Columbus Day Skate at i n j u r y, t h e p e r v a s i v e n e s s o f Skateaway in Wilkes-Barre from 6:30 pornography, and depression and p.m. - 9:30 p.m.. This is a great time for suicide. For more information contact families to fellowship both on and off NEPA Youth For Christ at 570-343- the skating floor. Pastor Chris 4323. McNaney from Back Mountain Harvest Gregg & Erin Smalley from Assembly will share our devotions for Focus on the Family will be at the the evening. Bethany Wesleyan Church in Wake Up Right co-hosts Tim Cherryville, PA for a marriage Madeira and Doug Hamilton were busy conference on Saturday, October 15. last month with many interviews for The event is from 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. local ministries including Angel Tree, and includes three sessions, dinner, and Pathways Unplanned Pregnancy Help an evening with comedian Jeff Allen. Center, and the Hazleton Pregnancy Tickets are still available for WRGN was invited to participate in a Student Ministry Fair at Resource Center.