Results From The June Bible Drive
Dave Andrews • July 23, 2020
Helping Others See Clearly Through God's Word
When the staff at KJOL first considered a Bible Drive this year, it was before COVID hit the country. It was originally dreamed up at the start of 2020 as part of our theme for our April 2020 Friendraiser. Ken Andrews recommended a Bible Drive, as part of our theme, 2020 Vision. The staff as one loved the idea and were immediately drawn to it, but we didn't want to sideline the Bible Drive for the Friendraiser, and visa-versa, so we decided to put it off until the following month, May 2020, to put more effort into it and do it right.
Then came March. COVID hit, and we started to realize God had been strongly leading us in our theme, in our goal to get others into God's Word, and the necessity for God's wisdom in the days we are living in. With that indication of His leading, we went ahead and held our April Spring Friendraiser. He came through. We had one of the best Friendraisers I can remember (and during COVID no less). But when the lock-downs came in May, we decided to let things lay over for a month, and try it in the month of June. It was just the right timing! The COVID rates had stabilized quite a bit in June, variances had been granted to several counties in the area, and we could finally accept walk-in donations.
We were blown away. God called and His people showed up. In total, we estimate around 1800 Bibles
were donated. Think about that. Potentially 1800 lives changed for the Kingdom of God. Thank you so much for answering God's call. Here's the results:
- An estimated 750 Bibles were donated on site at the KJOL Studio, Looney Bean in Montrose, and Ridgeway Community Church.
- $2612.00 was donated for purchasing Bibles for the Bible Drive.
- From funds donated, and because of bulk deals, approximately 1,050 more Bibles were purchased!
- An estimated total of 1800 Bibles donated.
As a result, 7 main ministries were recipients of 100% of the Bible Drive donations. It went farther than we expected too. An eighth ministry was also later added, as we also ended up with roughly 75 extra small New Testaments, which will now be handed out at the Canyon West Food Bank. Please pray for the following recipients, as these Bibles go forth.
American Bible Society- $400, or 80 Bibles donated for various projects, including someone who has never had God’s Word in their language before, an orphan or at-risk child, patient Chinese Christians, people suffering for their faith, and/or a U.S. military member who is defending our freedom.
Bible League International- $400, or 80 Bibles where needed most. Program locations include in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the US.
Father 2 The Fatherless International- $400, for purchase of native language Bibles on site in Uganda, Africa. They also received several boxes of your donated English language Bibles for staff in Uganda and local evangelism in the Western Slope.
Gideons International-$400, or 333 Bibles, donated to the Faith Fund, to purchase Bibles for people in countries where they are unable to purchase their own.
Good News Jail & Prison Ministry at the Delta Correctional Center- $400 worth- (6 cases or 144 Bible shipped to ministry). They also received two more cases of Bibles from local on site donations. They just ran out of Bibles and there has been a need for Bibles for inmates.
Love Packages- $225, or 3 cases of Spanish Bibles and 2 cases of ESVs (144 Bibles). Love Packages also was recipient of approx. 50% of the local on-site donations, mailed to their location in IL, and will go out all over the world.
Mesa County Jail Ministry- $400, or an estimated 144 Bibles shipped. MCJM in addition also received some of the the on-site donated Bibles. These will all be used to fulfill inmate requests and for prison Bible studies.
Pictures and testimonies are already starting to come in, including someone being led to the Lord in the Grand Valley this week, and who at the time was given one of the used Bibles donated to this Bible Drive. This new believer promised to read it! Praise God! Just think, one of those used Bibles you donated, which was likely no longer being used, is now going on to play a part in the spiritual formation of someone who just found Christ! Praise God!
Thanks for walking through this door with us. Let's look for more opportunities to serve our King together, because of our mutual our love for Him, and For His Kingdom!
-Dave Andrews
KJOL Station Manager
Michael Tait , the lead singer for the Newsboys , has left the group . His announcement came January 16, two days before the band was to start its world tour. Tait said his decision came after prayer and fasting, saying it came as a shock even to him. He added “although I am nervous about the future, I am excited about what it holds for both myself and the Newsboys, as we all seek first His kingdom and His righteousness.” Adam Agee is the new lead singer . He had previously been the lead singer for the band Stellar Kart, and then became lead singer for Audio Adrenaline for two years, until they disbanded. In 2023, Agee joined the Newsboys on vocals and bass. Newsboys released a statement after Tait’s announcement, saying “As he walks into the next season of life, we are stepping into the next season of Newsboys. We want you to know that Newsboys isn’t going anywhere, we’re going everywhere!” Tait led a revival of the Newsboys when he joined 15 years ago, with chart topping albums such as Born Again and God’s Not Dead. The first release featuring Tait, in 2010, was “ One Shot ” from the “Born Again” album. After the Newsboys performed their first concert on the new tour, Agee posted on Instagram , “Had to step up to the microphone last night. [a reference to a Newsboys song ] When we found out a week ago that our leader singer Michael Tait was leaving the band, we asked ourselves a lot of questions about the future. We got together and worked hard to put on the best show we could last night. I’m excited about the future and everything God has in store for Newsboys.”
CeCe Winans has released a new Christmas album for 2024 called Joyful Joyful: A Christmas Album . It contains two brand new songs, Joy To The World and Angels We Have Heard On High. The rest of the album is new recordings of her 2018 Christmas album “Something’s Happening.” For King & Country has released A Drummer Boy Christmas: Live . You can also see the concert this week only, through December 11, at the Regal Cinema in Grand Junction. Phil Wickham’s new album, Hallelujah! It’s Christmas , includes duets with Anne Wilson and his brother Evan, plus “Winter Wonderland” featuring “The Wickham Sisters” which I am pretty sure refers to his three beautiful daughters! Thrive Worship , from Bayside Church in Sacramento, has released Christmas Volume Two . It contains seven more songs to go along with last year’s release, predictably titled Christmas Volume One. Elevation Worship has released Echo the Angels featuring “reimagined classics.” And the Gaither Vocal Band has released New Star Shining containing original songs and nostalgic favorites.
Merry Christmas friend…I am sure you have noticed we are now in our Christmas season of programming here…we have some fantastic Christmas music underway, and our Christmas specials are a go as of Monday the 9th. Something else is a go...
Two young musicians are creating a stir in contemporary Christian music this year. We told you previously about Josiah Queen , the 21 year old TikTok sensation whose album Progidal debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts in June. Another TikTok sensation, Forrest Frank , has now burst onto the Christian music scene. After gaining a following as part of a pop music duo called Surfaces, Frank said he “knew the Lord was asking him to lay it all down.” He began producing Christian music in 2023, becoming Billboard’s favorite Christian artist for the year. Frank was raised in a Christian home in Texas, but drifted away from the Lord until his sophomore year at Baylor University, when he went to an evangelical church and had a “ life changing encounter with Christ. ” In 2024, he released the song “ Good Day ” which has now had at least 150 million views on TikTok and more than 80 million views on Instagram . He was named New Artist of the Year by the Dove Awards a few weeks ago, and “Good Day” was named Contemporary Song of the Year. In July 2024, he released his album Child of God (containing "Good Day") which immediately debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts, and has remained #1 ever since. Last week it was nominated for a Grammy as Best Contemporary Christian Album. His song “ Good Day ” talks of why he knows it is a good day, because “the God of the universe knows my name.” Turning old things new Grey skies blue Hear the church saying, "Won't He do it?" I know He's got my back That's why I'm singing that I'm 'bout to have a good day (good day) No matter what they say (what they say) Sun is shining down on me Birds are singing praise I'm 'bout to have a good day (good day) In every single way The God who made the universe Knows me by my name So it's a good day
KJOL continually receives music from new artists, including some who are not on major record labels. Here are three artists and their current songs. Josiah Queen Josiah Queen is a 21 year old independent artist, the son of Calvary Chapel pastors in Florida. His musical style is described as a acoustic-based, Americana-leaning sound. Queen began releasing songs on TikTok when he was 16, and he has since garnered 1.7 million posts from fans, plus 2 million followers on Spotify, anand 5.5 million Youtube views. His album "Prodigal" debuted at #1 on Billboard in June, which was noteworthy because he does not have a record label promoting his music. His song “Prodigal” is inspired by the Prodigal Son, and Mark 8:36: "What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?" Prodigal I don't want to lose my soul Chasing after things that don't lead me straight to You I'm lost in the feeling That I ain't from this world Going back to Eden ain't gonna be easy But it leads me straight to You Now I'm running home, Like the Prodigal Terrian (rhymes with "clarion") Terrian (Woods) is a singer/songwriter from Memphis. She is also a member of TobyMac's band Diverse City (and records on his Gotee record label). And in her spare time, she serves on AngelStreet Staff in Memphis as a mentor to young girls. Honestly, We Just Need Jesus Honestly, we just need Jesus Have we all gone mad? Have we lost our minds? What used to be wrong, we say that it's right Honestly, I think we just need Jesus Nathan Sheridan Nathan Sheridan is a Louisiana native. He has faced a number of challenges on his road to success: addicted parents, the death of his sister, and enlistment in the U.S. Army. During his time serving in Kuwait, he led worship for the troops. He performed his first single “ Something Worth Singing About ” at the Grammys show last February. He Is The Way He is the hand who parts the water, He is the voice that calms the waves The compass for my wandering heart, If ever I should stray He is the lamp unto my feet that lights, the path that I should take With every step I’m trusting in my Jesus Cause He is, He is the way (And the Truth, and the Life - hey)
The 55 th annual Dove Awards were presented last week in Nashville. We've seen a lot of great songs in the last year ... and some of them got nominated. (But if it was up to me, I would have chosen a much different list!) Here’s a look at some of the winners. ARTIST OF YEAR: CeCe Winans --It’s hard to argue with CeCe Winans. Her new album is outstanding. Also nominated: Anne Wilson , for King + Country , and Lauren Daigle NEW ARTIST: Forrest Frank -Frank is an online artist who has also had considerable secular online success on TikTok. My choice would have been Seph Schlueter (“shleeter”), whose songs contains much stronger Christian content, including “Counting My Blessings” and “Running Back To You”. SONG OF THE YEAR: Holy Forever , Chris Tomlin & others --another good choice would have been “Firm Foundation (He Won’t)” by Cody Carnes POP SONG: Good Day , Forrest Frank --This song talks about birds and sunshine and “baby in my arms, walking through the neighborhood.” But it also declares “The God who made the universe knows me by name, so it’s a good day.” Amen! --My choice would have been Any More by CAIN or Counting My Blessings by Seph Schlueter WORSHIP SONG: Praise , Elevation Worship -- Elevation Worship is pretty much the nation’s de facto worship leader. ROCK SONG: Grave Robber , Crowder --You can hear this song on Saturday nights at 6:00 pm during the Contemporary Music program on KJOL INSPIRATIONAL SONG: My Tribute , Natalie Grant with CeCe Winans --The Andraé Crouch classic! FILM OF YEAR: Unsung Hero , Joel & Luke Smallbone --(Yes, they actually have this category!) This was kind of a “no brainer.” It’s the true story of Rebecca St. James and her family, including her two younger brothers, Joel and Luke Smallbone (of For King & Country ).
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