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00:01 I want to spend my life
00:08 Mending broken people 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:19 Removing pain 00:24 Lord, let my words 00:30 Heal a heart that hurts 00:35 I want to spend my life 00:40 Mending broken people 00:46 I want to spend my life 00:51 Mending broken people 01:09 Hello, and welcome to 3ABN Today. 01:12 My name is Angela Lomacang, and you're probably wondering, 01:15 where is your husband, John? 01:17 Well, today I have a great co-host. 01:21 Right? I believe so, Francine. 01:22 I'm working on it. 01:24 I have Francine Bergmann, 01:26 that's gonna be co-hosting this program with me today. 01:29 Welcome, Francine. 01:30 Thank you. I'm delighted to be here. 01:32 And what do you do at 3ABN? 01:33 So I am the new Kids Network Manager. 01:36 And I'm happy to be here. 01:38 And so it's been a wonderful team. 01:41 And I'm happy that we have something 01:43 regarding children today. 01:45 So I'll let you introduce them. 01:47 But it's wonderful to be here part of this team. 01:50 Amen. Amen. 01:51 And I'm so glad that you've tuned in today 01:54 'cause today is gonna be an exciting program. 01:56 We both love children. 01:58 And this program is called Your Story Hour. 02:01 And we have three guests with us today. 02:05 The president of Your Story Hour, 02:08 her name is Julie Clayburn. 02:09 Welcome, Julie. Thank you for having me. 02:11 Yeah. 02:12 And next to you we have Jon Clayburn. 02:15 Now there's no relation, is it? 02:17 But there is a relation, 02:19 but you are not husband and wife. 02:20 Correct. We're not. 02:21 You know, this is my brother-in-law, Jon. 02:23 Okay. Yes. 02:24 Yes. Uncle Jon. Thank you. 02:25 And known as Uncle Jon. 02:27 And next to Uncle Jon is Nicole Buckhanan, right? 02:32 Better known as Aunt Nikki. 02:34 Right. 02:35 And so we are just excited to have you here today. 02:38 We're looking forward to a great program. 02:42 I love Your Story Hour. I do. 02:45 I work in radio 02:46 and I'm always preparing it for radio, 02:49 you know, make sure the time frame and editing it. 02:53 Well... 02:54 I edited it down a little bit, 02:57 but I don't take the content out at all. 02:58 Right. Right. 03:00 So I love Your Story Hour. The programs are amazing. 03:03 Thank you. 03:05 Many times I sit there and I cry. 03:08 And some of the programs I go on the internet, 03:10 I research the program. 03:13 So Your Story Hour has been a blessing in my life, 03:17 as well as my husband's life 03:18 'cause I go home 03:20 and share the stories with him too. 03:21 Oh, that's wonderful. We are so glad to hear that. 03:22 Yeah, so speaking of husband, 03:24 I am going to introduce the song 03:28 that my husband is gonna sing, which I'm excited about. 03:33 So the song is, Be Still and Know. 03:59 Be still and know that He is God 04:07 Be still and know that He is holy 04:15 Be still oh restless soul of mine 04:20 Bow before the Prince of Peace 04:24 Let the noise and clamor cease 04:31 Be still and know that He is God 04:39 Be still and know that He is faithful 04:47 Consider all that He has done 04:52 Stand in awe and be amazed 04:56 And know that He will never change 05:02 Be still 05:10 Be still and know that He is God 05:25 Be still 05:30 And know that He is God 05:34 Be still 05:38 Be speechless 05:44 Be still and know that He is God 05:52 Be still and know 05:54 He is our Father 06:00 Come rest your head upon His breast 06:05 Listen to the rhythm of His unfailing heart of love 06:13 Beating for His little ones 06:17 Calling each of us to come 06:25 Be still 06:34 Be still 06:54 Thank you, honey, my husband, John Lomacang 06:57 for singing that beautiful song. 06:59 Be still and know that I am God. 07:02 Wow, beautiful. 07:04 Anyway, Francine, 07:06 you wanted to share something with the audience. 07:09 I have to say... This is very good. 07:11 I have to say, I grew up with Your Story Hour. 07:14 And I remember meeting Aunt Carole 07:16 and going into the facility every week 07:18 once in a while. 07:20 But the biggest highlight 07:21 is still having little tape recorders. 07:23 My daughter is now listening to them. 07:25 And so on the way to school, 07:27 we often would go listen at 7 o'clock in the morning 07:31 is when we have it. 07:32 And we listen to it. 07:33 And if we can't finish it 07:35 because I dropped her off at school, 07:36 sometimes we have to go finish it in the evening. 07:39 And she just loves it. 07:41 And it's wonderful 07:42 because it reminds me of stories 07:44 of how the disciples were asking Jesus 07:47 in Matthew 13 about 07:49 why are You teaching in parables? 07:53 And Jesus is telling His disciples, 07:56 it's because at this point in their life, 07:59 this is what they can learn 08:00 and this is how they learn about who God is. 08:03 And so, I appreciate everything that you're doing 08:05 is because it is still reaching the community 08:09 and it is growing their faith. 08:11 And hopefully, in turn they're taking that time 08:13 to read the Bible. 08:15 But it's these little stories and it just reminds me 08:17 how Jesus was teaching the disciples. 08:20 And so again opening that Bible 08:22 so I encourage you at home as well to, 08:24 you know, take that time. 08:26 It's learning from what Your Story Hour has done, 08:28 but also reading for yourself some of those words. 08:31 Amen. Absolutely. 08:32 And well said. 08:34 And we know that radio is the theater of the mind. 08:37 Right. Your imagination. 08:39 And that's what I like about Your Story Hour. 08:41 It just takes your way 08:42 and you're just traveling with them. 08:44 You feel like you're there with them really. 08:47 So, Julie, tell us more about Your Story Hour? 08:49 How did it get started 08:51 and how long has Your Story Hour been around? 08:53 Okay, Your Story Hour is a nondenominational ministry. 08:58 And we began, last March, 09:00 we celebrated our 70th birthday. 09:02 Wow. 09:03 So we are now 70 years old. 09:05 Praise the Lord. 09:07 So and the Lord continues to bless. 09:09 And it started from just back in the, late 1940s. 09:15 The people in community saw need, 09:17 the kids needed some direction. 09:19 They started a story time program and said, 09:21 "You know, let's get these kids in here 09:22 and tell them some good stories." 09:24 And then from there, they're like, 09:25 well, what if we could get a radio station 09:27 to air these stories. 09:28 So they found radio station. 09:30 So every week they were going in, 09:31 and they were doing it live. 09:32 So if there were mistakes, then they were there. 09:35 And so it just progressed from there 09:38 that then they started taping them, 09:40 and then other radio stations started carrying them, 09:43 and then it wasn't too long. 09:44 And they realized that this is, you know, this could be more 09:47 and so they started with professional actors 09:50 and started recording the scripts 09:52 that they were working on. 09:54 And then it just continued to grow from there. 09:56 And so 70 years later here we are 09:57 with hundreds of programs 09:59 and continuing to make more programs 10:01 and keeping up with technology, you know, it's... 10:04 How long have you been there? 10:06 I've been with Story Hour for just over 20 years. 10:08 Oh, quite a while. Right. 10:09 Yes, and in my current position it's been 13 years. 10:12 Oh, my. So yeah. 10:14 Now, I've been working with Your Story Hour 10:18 for about 15 years and it's been wonderful. 10:21 And a person there that was near and dear 10:23 to my heart, you know, who I'm gonna say? 10:25 Yes, I do. 10:26 And who I always worked with, talked, 10:28 we've been prayed over the phone. 10:30 Richard. Right. 10:31 We miss Richard. Richard. 10:33 What did Richard do there? 10:34 Richard was responsible for making sure 10:37 all of our radio programs were sent out 10:40 to the radio stations. 10:42 So he was in charge of all of that 10:44 and making the programs 'cause we have a schedule 10:47 'cause we have some radio stations 10:48 that airs just once a week 10:50 and that's fine or stations like 3ABN, 10:52 they air us daily. 10:54 And so Richard was responsible for setting all the programs 10:57 'cause I said we have over 500 to choose from, 11:00 so we need to figure out where, 11:04 you know what stories we put in where. 11:07 And so Richard was responsible for that 11:09 and we certainly miss him as well. 11:12 Yeah. And Richard passed away... 11:13 Yes, he did. Yeah. 11:15 Few years ago. But, you know... Yeah. 11:17 But the Lord, you know, keeps bringing people in, 11:19 you know, it's the Lord's mission. 11:21 And so He brings in the missionaries 11:22 that are needed for to continue the work, 11:24 so He continues to bring in the people 11:27 that are now responsible for getting the program out. 11:28 Exactly. Yeah. 11:30 So we're just very blessed 11:32 to be able to continue to provide the programming. 11:33 All right. 11:35 Now, Jon, tell us about yourself? 11:36 You're a pastor in Michigan? 11:38 No, I pastor in western Pennsylvania. 11:40 Pennsylvania? Yes. 11:42 Okay. Yes. 11:43 Okay 'cause I know Story Hour is based in Michigan. 11:45 We are based in Michigan. Yes. 11:46 Right. Yes. 11:48 And so it's a little bit of a drive for him to come. 11:49 Oh, yeah. 11:51 But since they're not needed in the studio all the time, 11:54 you know, he's able to come over 11:55 and it works really well. 11:57 Yeah. Oh. 11:58 Okay, so tell us 11:59 how did you get into that position of Uncle Jon? 12:04 Well, my daughter was attending the university 12:08 right there at Berrien Springs. 12:09 And she decided at the end of one school year 12:14 that instead of bringing all of her stuff home, 12:16 she stored some things in Aunt Julie's house. 12:21 And then, when the next fall came, 12:23 and we came to move her back into the dorm, 12:27 it was then my task to go to Aunt Julie's house 12:30 and load all the stuff into the van. 12:32 And so I called Julie and she came out 12:34 and I think it was at noon or something like that. 12:37 And I loaded everything into the van. 12:39 And as I was shutting the door to the van, 12:43 she was coming out of the house to get back in the car 12:45 to go back to Your Story Hour 12:47 and it just popped into my head. 12:49 And so kind of as a joke, I threw it out there. 12:52 If you ever need another Uncle Dan, let me know. 12:55 Oh. 12:56 And then she gets kind of this hesitant look on her face, 13:01 like she's not sure exactly how she should answer. 13:06 And then it didn't. 13:08 That look really didn't go away. 13:10 But she hesitatingly said, 13:12 "Well, we are accepting auditions right now." 13:16 Yeah. 13:17 So if you want to come in and take a couple hours. 13:21 Well, my younger daughter was starting her freshman year. 13:26 So we were gonna be there throughout the week 13:28 to support her in that new freshman year 13:31 at the university. 13:32 So I was gonna be in town all week. 13:34 So I said, okay. 13:35 So I went in and auditioned. 13:37 Wow. 13:38 And that began a year and a half 13:41 long process of auditioning 13:45 because they were still accepting auditions. 13:48 And I didn't hear anything more about it 13:53 and I didn't want to push or anything. 13:54 So I just kind of left it and I didn't hear anything 13:57 until actually the end of the school year. 14:01 They asked me to come in and they said, 14:03 "We want you to redo your audition tape." 14:04 Oh. 14:06 And I said, okay. 14:07 So I went and I said... 14:11 Did the audition, re-did it, Aunt Carole was there. 14:15 She coached me because the goal 14:17 for Aunt Nikki and I when we do it 14:19 is for us to sound natural, 14:21 like we're just having a conversation. 14:23 And Aunt Carole was there 14:25 to try to get me to give them my best. 14:30 And I think if they could, 14:32 they tried to do that for all of the auditioning 14:34 'cause they really wanted the best from everybody 14:36 so that they could pick from the best 14:39 that a person could give them. 14:41 And so I went and I did that. 14:44 And it was funny when I left 14:46 and there would be a couple more auditions 14:48 that they would end up calling me back for. 14:51 Every time I left, I was thinking to myself, 14:56 I may not ever be back here again. 14:58 This was fun, 14:59 but I may not be back, you know. 15:02 And it was a year and a half 15:04 and finally we waited through all of that. 15:06 And I may get more into that process down the road 15:09 but in this interview, but when they finally, 15:12 actually came and I got the call, 15:15 you're gonna, we want to ask you 15:18 to be the next uncle... 15:21 How did you feel? 15:23 I was elated. 15:25 But, you know, it really sunk in 15:28 a little while later. 15:30 They asked us to come in. 15:31 Nikki and I went in 'cause they were trying 15:33 to put in some new theme music and everything 15:35 to go with Aunt Nikki and I being the host. 15:38 And they wanted to just test some lines and things 15:41 so they had us come in and rebuild. 15:44 So when I went in for the interview for that... 15:48 Not audition but a recordings for that. 15:51 When I walked into the studio, it was like, you know, 15:55 I'm gonna be back again. 15:56 I knew it. 15:57 It was, it was like, you know, 15:59 this is something that it's gonna happen, 16:01 it's gonna happen, it's gonna happen. 16:03 I belong here now. 16:05 Exactly, exactly. That's great. 16:06 It's a process. So you do have a board? 16:09 We have a board. Yeah. 16:10 As we were auditioning for people, 16:12 we had kind of a little group 16:14 that was listening to all the auditions 16:17 that were coming in 16:19 and we just weren't quite getting what we wanted. 16:22 And when Jon came in, I thought, 16:25 "Well, that sounds pretty good." 16:27 But I thought, well, maybe it's 'cause I'm used to Jon, 16:29 I've known Jon a long time, so maybe I'm used to Jon. 16:31 And that's why it sounds good. 16:32 So I had our producer, 16:34 I'm like, "Okay, send this to the other people, 16:35 but don't put a last name with it." 16:37 Because I don't want people to think 16:39 I have to say something nice 16:40 because, you know, it's a... 16:42 Yeah. 16:43 You know, obviously is related or I, you know, 16:45 didn't also the other end didn't want to discount him 16:48 because he was related. 16:50 So I just sent it off with his first name. 16:51 And the feedback was, 16:52 "Wow, that sounded pretty good, who was that." 16:55 So then it came out well, you know, 16:56 it's actually my brother-in-law, 16:57 but we, you know, as Jon said, we continued, 16:59 we had other auditions they came in. 17:01 And so it was a process that we went through 17:04 'cause we just, we did a lot of praying the board 17:07 on the staff. 17:09 You know, Aunt Carole was still with us. 17:11 We did a lot of praying about, you know, who are the next host 17:15 'cause it's a really, really huge, important job. 17:19 And so, you know... 17:21 And Stanley was the first host for more than 40 years. 17:24 Right. Oh, yeah. 17:26 Aunt Carole's been there for more than 30. 17:28 How about Uncle Dan? How long? 17:29 Uncle Dan was there for almost 30 years as well. 17:31 That long? 17:32 Now did he pass away? 17:34 He did pass away. He did pass away. 17:35 Yes, he did pass away as well. Okay. Wow. 17:36 And, but they even before Uncle Dan became ill, 17:42 he and Aunt Carole were both was saying to me, 17:45 we're not getting any younger. 17:47 You know, you need to start thinking about this. 17:49 And I thought "Oh, I don't want to think about this. 17:50 I like the way it is." Yeah. 17:52 But so the process that actually started 17:55 before Uncle Dan became ill, we were well in the process. 18:00 And so it just, 18:01 it was a little more bittersweet doing it that way 18:03 and we're so thankful that Aunt Carole's 18:05 still part of our program, and we're so... 18:07 We're blessed. Yeah. 18:08 But you have Aunt Nikki. So bless to have her. Right. 18:10 And of course, now we have Aunt Nikki too. 18:11 Yes. 18:13 How did that process go, the same? 18:15 Do you want to tell this? 18:16 I can tell how I joined. 18:18 It's definitely a different way than Jon entered. 18:22 I have been very aware 18:26 of Your Story Hour for many years. 18:27 One, I grew up listening to Uncle Dan and Aunt Sue. 18:30 But then, when I was in eighth grade, 18:34 my mother became Aunt Carole. 18:39 I love it, you're Carole's daughter? 18:41 Yeah. Aunt Carole is my mother. Oh! 18:44 So I knew Richard. 18:45 When you said the name I'm like I know. 18:47 That's why your eyes just sparkled. 18:50 So growing up, I was well aware of Your Story Hour would go in, 18:56 would get to see how stories were made. 18:58 I knew who the people were, 19:00 and I... 19:04 My voice is very similar to my mother's. 19:06 Yes, it is. 19:07 And actually, both my sisters are. 19:09 And I can remember, you know, 19:12 like the children come in and do recordings. 19:14 And I could never be a child on Your Story Hour 19:18 because it would be, "Wait was that Aunt Carole?" 19:20 People were... 19:22 My voice was too similar. 19:24 And I was always entertained 19:25 'cause at the time Fred was the producer. 19:28 And occasionally he would call the home 19:30 and I would answer, you know, you only say hello. 19:33 It's not that there's a lot of words, 19:34 but every once in a while, 19:35 he would think I was my mother. 19:37 And he worked with my mother's voice 19:38 all the time, 19:39 so I was always like, 19:41 you know, but so I grew up with it. 19:44 And now seeing my mother as Aunt Carole, 19:46 you see the full reality of what it is to be a host. 19:49 There are many, many blessings and it's wonderful, 19:52 but there are hard parts to it. 19:54 Things you have to work with and people's expectations. 19:57 And so my mom, you know, I've heard her talk, 20:01 oh, we need to get new people 20:03 and we need to bring any younger host sitting, 20:06 talking about it over the years. 20:08 You know, this has been something we prayed about, 20:10 talked about, and they're never were both, 20:14 you know, people sometimes would send an audition, 20:16 but it might be just a person. 20:18 There wasn't ever a couple, you know, new co-hosts. 20:22 And a few years ago, they got more serious about it. 20:26 And my mom asked 20:27 all of her daughters to audition. 20:29 And so I sent an audition, 20:31 but I was very reticent 20:33 to actually do it 20:34 because I have... 20:36 At that time, younger children, 20:37 and knowing what it would involve 20:40 I was like, okay, God, I don't know about this. 20:43 And I'm like, I'm feeling like, if I send in the audition, 20:46 I'm saying I do want to be the next host. 20:49 And I was like, I don't know about this, God. 20:51 I don't know. 20:52 I was very, you know, 20:55 Julie and I talked, I sent her emails. 20:57 I'd be like, Julie, I don't know 20:59 but I'm sending this in. 21:00 You know, Mom, I don't know. 21:02 And she's like, I only want. 21:03 My mom is very much I only want it for you 21:05 if this is what God wants. 21:06 That's right. 21:07 And so, you know, my family was praying with me 21:10 and I sent the first one in, and I actually had to redo it. 21:13 Like the sound recording didn't go well 21:15 and so I sent in a second audition 21:17 and it was like, I don't know. 21:19 Is the next step gonna happen and there was this. 21:21 I really had some pushback. 21:22 I'm like because this is someone. 21:26 My mom's been doing it for 30 years. 21:28 This is someone who she is known. 21:30 And I'm like, do I want that publicity? 21:33 Do I want to be... 21:35 You know, when you walk into a store, 21:37 people would recognize her, 21:38 been Apple Valley in Berrien Springs. 21:40 And it's like, do I want that? 21:41 Is that what's right for my family? 21:43 Am I going to be a good host? 21:45 And really deliberate about it, prayed about it. 21:49 And then the next step came, 21:50 okay, do the next audition, do the next audition. 21:52 And I realized for myself, there was the feeling of... 21:58 At one point I heard there was someone else auditioning. 22:00 And I was so surprised 22:02 'cause I had this little flair, but wait. 22:05 Somebody else. I was like, I don't know. 22:07 And I was like, okay, God, maybe you are pushing this way. 22:10 And because my voice is similar to my mom's 22:14 we had talked before, 22:15 well, what if one of you girls become 22:17 or what if maybe someday you'll become the next host, 22:20 you follow in my footsteps. 22:21 So, you know, there's been talk over the years 22:23 and then with doing it, 22:25 kept each step happening, 22:27 and it's like, I don't know, God if I want the publicity 22:29 and then I'm like, but I love telling stories. 22:33 At church, I have done children stories. 22:35 I love sharing about God's love to people 22:37 and telling Jesus' stories, 22:39 and expressing that, sharing that I love it. 22:42 Yeah. 22:44 And so I was like, is this where you're leading? 22:46 And then it kept happening... 22:48 Amen. This is beautiful. 22:50 How the Lord just put you both where you belong. 22:55 You didn't know you were both gonna be here, 22:56 but the Lord knew. 22:58 Right. 22:59 You know for such a time as this. 23:01 Now, Julie, tell us a little more 23:02 about Story Hour. 23:04 How is it... 23:05 We air it on radio, what other mediums? 23:08 That's so interesting, 23:10 you know, Francine talked about... 23:12 'Cause that's, you know, 23:13 when I first started Story Hour cassettes were huge 23:16 and then CDs, you know, 23:18 were huge and now it's digital. 23:20 And so it's continuing to progress, 23:23 and Story Hour is continuing to progress with it. 23:25 So we are a radio ministry. 23:28 But radio now doesn't mean 23:29 just hearing it over the airwaves. 23:31 Radio now is, we have a YouTube channel 23:34 that people can go to hear Your Story Hour story. 23:39 We are on our own Facebook page. 23:41 We have stories... 23:44 Not Facebook I'm sorry, our website. 23:46 We post a new story every week 23:48 where people can come and listen to a story. 23:51 And then, you know, other radio stations, 23:54 stream it as well. 23:55 So yeah, that's kind of our home page, right. 23:58 And so right there there's a media player. 24:00 So whatever story is gonna air that weekend on the radio 24:03 is on our website for a week. 24:05 And so people can go there and listen every week. 24:08 So it's just amazing now. 24:11 Before you had to live in an area 24:12 where Your Story Hour was on a radio station, 24:15 and we still love our radio stations, 24:17 and we think they're wonderful, 24:19 and we're happy for all of them. 24:20 Especially happy for 3ABN 24:22 who has a lot of networks for us. 24:24 And so, yeah, 24:25 and so we're really happy about that. 24:27 But it's nice 24:29 that you can put it on the internet, 24:31 you know, where anybody can come. 24:32 We have this one dedicated place. 24:34 It's kind of a hub for radio ministries. 24:38 And we have a spot there 24:39 and those stories posted every week. 24:41 And in a month we'll have 12,000 streams 24:44 from just that one source and it gives us stats. 24:47 And there's people that come from 50 different countries 24:50 that are listening to our stories. 24:52 You know, and there's places like 24:53 I didn't even know that place exists, 24:55 you know, in... 24:56 So you hear from these people. 24:58 And that's just the English language. 24:59 Right. 25:00 And that's just English 25:02 'cause we have Spanish and Russian as well, exactly. 25:03 Right. 25:04 And so, you know, it's just, 25:06 it's really interesting how technology. 25:07 Sometimes, I'm like, okay, technology stop, 25:09 I can't keep up. 25:10 But yeah, it's the way the Lord is continuing to reach people 25:12 that wouldn't possibly hear it otherwise. 25:15 So we're really excited about that. 25:16 So what kind of stories you produce? 25:19 Look, we do Bible stories, 25:21 you know, those are some of our... 25:23 Yeah, people love those. 25:24 I love those, 25:25 on Wednesdays and Sabbaths also, 25:27 and other day. 25:28 Yes, we love our Bible stories. 25:29 We do history stories of people and events in history, 25:33 as well as we do column character building 25:36 or everyday adventure type stories, 25:38 true to life stories that are designed, 25:40 some of them are missionary stories. 25:42 So those are history as well as kind of adventure stories. 25:45 Some of them are miracle stories, 25:47 answered prayers. 25:48 Some of them are just there for... 25:50 Some are very contemporary that goes with today... 25:53 Exactly, exactly. 25:55 And let me add to that as a teacher in my classroom, 25:58 I love the history. 26:00 Because if I was teaching a particular subject, 26:02 like Abraham Lincoln, 26:03 I would tie in to what we were studying. 26:04 Right. Exactly. 26:06 And it really built those character traits 26:08 that you're looking for 26:09 and then talking about them in the Bible. 26:10 Exactly. 26:12 So that was really, 26:13 I really liked those history ones 26:14 or when you're doing an object lesson 26:16 of a character building. 26:18 So... Yes. 26:19 Definitely. 26:20 There is one I loved was 26:22 I just finished getting that ready to go on the air 26:24 was Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker. 26:26 Oh, yes. 26:28 And it's... 26:29 Our script writers are so good at like finding 26:31 just these small pieces of history 26:33 that a lot of people 26:35 would never hear about otherwise. 26:36 And then they bring it in 26:37 and just do a whole story on it. 26:39 It's like, wow. 26:40 You know, I would have never known otherwise 26:42 about that person or about this event. 26:45 And so they're just really well researched. 26:47 And then we have a wonderful group 26:49 that comes in and records them. 26:50 So... 26:51 You know, how do you get people to come in? 26:53 Do you have any photos of them? 26:55 Yeah, we do have some photos 26:56 of some of our actors that there is 26:59 from the last recording session. 27:00 In this part, they're actually doing a song. 27:03 Our producer would like our script writers 27:05 to put a song in every script 27:07 because the actors come in 27:08 and they just make it sound so amazing 27:10 when they come in and sing. 27:11 So we have actors and I mentioned 27:14 when they first started recording, 27:15 they needed a professional actors. 27:17 Well, they actually went to Cleveland 27:19 to get those actors and... 27:20 Cleveland, Tennessee, Ohio. 27:21 Cleveland, Ohio. 27:23 Yep, there was a playgroup there. 27:24 And they started with that playgroup. 27:26 And we continue with those relationships today 27:29 with the Cleveland Playhouse. 27:31 And they come in for a week's time 27:34 and we record 24 stories at that time. 27:37 Twenty four? 27:38 Twenty four are recorded. 27:40 That's why the actors is right here. 27:42 This is the... 27:43 On the other side of the recording booth. 27:45 This is the, with the producers that are, 27:48 you know, recording what's going on 27:50 in the studio and monitoring that, 27:52 they watch the script carefully 27:53 and make sure nothing's been missed. 27:55 You know, are they given the right sounds that we want, 27:57 the right feel for that script, 27:59 and so it's a big team that works on it. 28:03 The sound effects are amazing. 28:04 Yeah, they do. They really look at that. 28:06 The footsteps, the waterfalls. Yeah. 28:08 So, you know, it starts with the script idea. 28:10 And so the scripts are written. 28:11 Okay. 28:12 So you have a scriptwriter? 28:14 We have a couple of main scriptwriters now. 28:15 And then we outsource, you know, 28:17 we get submissions from some other people 28:19 that we've worked with. 28:21 And then once the scripts are ready, 28:22 and we have a time for recording and funding 28:24 'cause funding is a big part of making this happens. 28:26 What's the cost of? 28:28 We estimate about $4,500 per story. 28:30 Wow. 28:32 Right, you know, from... 28:33 Yeah, from start to finish. From start to finish. 28:34 And so the scripts are written, the actors then come in, 28:38 the actors do their part. 28:40 Once the actors leave, 28:42 Aunt Carole comes in and does her narrations 28:44 'cause she's still telling the story. 28:46 And she works with the children 28:48 'cause sometimes if we have children's parts, 28:50 we bring in local kids 28:51 and Aunt Carole will coach them on how to say the line. 28:54 And then Jon, our producer 28:57 does the sound effects like you said, you know, 28:59 sometimes it's really interesting. 29:01 I'll step into the studio and he doesn't know I'm there. 29:03 What are you doing? 29:05 And he is just making all kinds of, 29:07 you know, interesting... 29:08 They used plastic... 29:09 Yeah, the plastic and just, you know all kinds of things 29:11 or he'll come out to the main office and say, 29:13 "I need to make this sound. 29:15 Any ideas what would make that sound?" 29:16 And so, you know, we give our feedback. 29:18 And so it's really interesting. 29:19 And then once all that's done, 29:20 then we're blessed to have Jon and Nicole come in. 29:23 That's where you guys come in. 29:24 Yeah, yeah, they introduce the stories and... 29:27 Now do you know, the storyline 29:29 and do you know all about the story 29:31 before you enter. 29:32 Sometimes no. 29:33 Sometimes they just hand us. 29:35 Script... 29:36 And then we're supposed to go into a story 29:39 that we have no idea, what the story's about. 29:42 And, you know, sometimes we're in the middle of it, 29:44 and we'll just pull, "Wow, that was incredible." 29:47 I don't know what I'm saying 29:48 wow, that's incredible. 29:50 Because that part of the story isn't in our script. 29:52 Right, right. 29:53 But when it's put together, 29:54 you know what the wow, it's incredible. 29:56 Yeah, yeah. 29:57 John Weiss, the producer. 29:59 He has all these files in his computer. 30:01 And sometimes, I will just tell, 30:04 I need to have some context for this 30:06 and he'll then call that up and play it for us, 30:10 so that we can emote them 30:12 the way that they're supposed to be. 30:14 Yes. Wow. 30:15 Now this is so exciting 30:17 because the programs they just touch my heart. 30:21 So it's times when I'm editing a program and I'm like wow, 30:26 I'm not supposed to listen to the program, I'm not. 30:29 But it's hard not to, 30:31 because there's so many programs. 30:32 But there's some of them, 30:34 I am just blown away by the program. 30:37 There's one... 30:39 Oh, which one was it? 30:40 The raven... The Raven in the ring. 30:42 I love the Raven in the ring... 30:43 Oh, that's loved by many. 30:45 That's a classic, isn't it? Yes, it is. Yeah. 30:47 There's actually a coloring book to go with it. 30:49 Yeah, yeah. 30:50 And that's on our website 30:51 so people can listen and color it... 30:53 Now all these stories, are they all true? 30:55 They are true. 30:56 Like, of course, 30:58 the historical stories are researched 30:59 and even the adventure stories. 31:00 Some of the circumstances 31:02 maybe have to be changed a little bit 31:04 'cause we may not have permission. 31:05 But they are based in real life events. 31:09 You know, the stories are based in the their people's lives 31:14 that are then filled out so that we can do it on radio, 31:17 but we don't just make these up. 31:18 Right. 31:19 You don't make them up? No. 31:21 So what kind of listeners do you have? 31:22 Do you have adults? 31:25 That's me. 31:26 Sometimes I feel like... 31:27 They mainly do. 31:29 That's right. 31:30 Sometimes I feel like my email 31:32 is a little bit of a confessional. 31:33 It's like, I'm an adult 31:34 but I still listen to Your Story Hour. 31:36 And is like, you know, it's okay. 31:37 It's okay. 31:38 I think we're all God's kids. Exactly. 31:40 So like Jon said, you know, 2 to 102 or 2 to 92, 31:42 you know, everybody loves a really good story so. 31:45 Yes. 31:47 So we don't discriminate against age. 31:48 No, no, no. 31:49 We want all of our listeners. 31:51 Right. 31:52 Exactly. 31:54 So like I said, I'm editing the programs. 31:56 I'm enjoying the programs 31:58 and we even have people call in. 32:02 I'm not sure if I told you this, 32:03 but there was a person here at 3ABN, 32:05 they would drive into work 32:07 because we air that 7:00 in the morning till 7:30. 32:10 And we start work at 7:30. 32:12 And they're driving to work. 32:15 While they're driving, 32:16 they want to know what happened at the end. 32:18 You're gonna be late, so they have to go to work. 32:21 So Nikki Anderson, we have a Nikki. 32:23 I met her. You met her? 32:25 Yes, just this morning, I met her and she told me this. 32:26 Oh, she told you the story? 32:27 She told. 32:29 They had to come in and say, 32:30 "Nikki, I got to hear the rest of the story." 32:33 And so they went to Nikki 32:34 and she let them hear the rest 32:36 because some of the stories are just... 32:38 I know. 32:39 You want to hear the ending. 32:40 And especially when you have part 1, 2, 3, 4... 32:43 Yeah. 32:44 Yeah, that's how we keep you coming back. 32:46 Yeah. 32:47 You don't have the extra part. 32:48 And Jay have me put them all together 32:50 because someone called from South Africa 32:52 saying where is part 3? 32:55 Well, it's aired the informant day... 32:57 No, so I have to put them all together. 33:00 Yeah, and we want radio stations to work, 33:01 you know, to do what works for them. 33:03 And that's one of the nice things 33:04 about our YouTube channel 33:07 because when we post several episodes on YouTube, 33:11 so if listeners do miss a series... 33:15 Yes. 33:16 Lot of times they can go back, 33:18 and they can pick up the episodes they missed 33:20 on the YouTube channel because... 33:23 That's right. 33:24 'Cause there are several posted all at once there. 33:26 Yeah. Right. 33:27 And another nice thing is all of our stories 33:29 are available for sale. 33:31 And if you missed one story or you have a favorite story, 33:33 you can download it for $2. 33:35 You know, so it's not a huge investment. 33:37 And it's like, "Oh, I didn't hear the end of that. 33:38 Let me hear that." 33:39 Yeah, so $2, you know, is not that much, 33:42 but then you get to hear, 33:43 you know, you get to hear the rest of the story. 33:45 And I know all of our stories are available that way too. 33:48 Now do you have lessons? 33:49 We do. Bible lessons for children. 33:50 We do have Bible lessons in conjunction 33:53 and I see Francine is excited about this. 33:55 Our Bible lessons have been around 33:57 for about 30 years. 33:58 And it's it started as a correspondence course. 34:00 And we still have a lot of children and adults 34:02 that do a correspondence. 34:04 Beautiful pictures. 34:05 But it's a non-denominational. 34:07 Yeah. 34:08 So it's just straight from the Bible. 34:09 Amen. 34:11 And, but we decided after 30 years, 34:12 they need to be refreshed. 34:14 So the pictures you saw were some of our designs 34:16 that were refreshing them. 34:19 As we were going through them, I realized, you know what? 34:22 The content is actually really good. 34:23 Maybe change a little bit of the language, 34:26 but the content is really, really solid. 34:28 It's just the package that needed to be refreshed... 34:32 Updated. Right, updated. 34:33 So that's what we're working on. 34:35 And so we're almost halfway through. 34:38 How many lessons? 34:40 Fifty two. Yeah, 52 lessons total. 34:41 That many? Yeah. 34:43 So do they take a test? 34:44 With children, how does that work? 34:46 Well... There's a quiz. 34:47 It's a quiz? Yeah. 34:49 At the end of... There's a quiz. 34:50 And each lesson comes with activities that... 34:55 Really, the activity itself 34:57 is designed to actually get the child 34:59 or whoever is going through it 35:00 using their Bible for themselves. 35:03 It's important that 35:04 as they're interacting with Bible stories 35:06 that they actually interact with their Bible. 35:09 Because I'm in a project right now 35:13 where I'm going through 35:14 all of the Your Story Hour Bible stories. 35:17 Well, as I'm doing that, I'm realizing that 35:20 while there are more than 120 different Bible stories, 35:24 individual episodes. 35:27 We don't cover all the Bible stories 35:29 in the Bible. 35:31 There are so many more. 35:32 So if a child actually learns to enjoy 35:35 and know how to be enjoy 35:37 getting into the Bible for themselves, 35:39 there's so much more that they can get into. 35:41 Right. Yeah. 35:42 And that's really the goal of, you know, 35:44 one of the goals of Your Story Hour. 35:46 It's to introduce people to children to Jesus, 35:50 but it's also to introduce a child 35:53 into the Word of God. 35:54 That's right. 35:55 And that's a really important foundation to be into. 35:59 The Bible stories 36:00 of the 52 Adventures in the Holy Bible. 36:03 They're basically four different sections, 36:06 the Life of Jesus section, 36:09 the Parables of Jesus, the Teachings of Jesus, 36:13 and then there are some collection of them 36:16 that's about making good choices. 36:18 And that goes into Bible stories 36:21 that are beyond the scope of the gospels. 36:24 Amen. 36:25 Julie, you were gonna say something. 36:27 With the Bible lessons as they... 36:29 Sorry. 36:30 No worries. 36:32 As they go through the lessons after they've completed four, 36:36 there is a reward, 36:37 they get a free Your Story Hour stories. 36:40 They get that by the time they had finished them all, 36:42 they get the whole album of The Life of Jesus. 36:45 Free? So, for free. 36:48 So every family, 36:50 every child can get The Life of Jesus album 36:53 in its entirety, 36:55 simply by going to Your Story Hour 36:57 and having one of their family members 36:59 sign up for and complete 37:01 the adventures in the Holy Bible. 37:02 YourStoryHour.org 37:04 Right. Yes, yes. 37:05 And for English, 37:06 we have these lessons available in Spanish as well. 37:08 And they're also been redesigned. 37:11 And for the English currently, you can even do them online. 37:15 You can go do the lessons online, 37:17 it's self-grading right there 37:18 on the little answers and activities 37:20 are available online, 37:22 you finish it, 37:23 then you get a link to the next one. 37:24 And after you do two online, then you get a story, 37:28 a download for The Life of Jesus. 37:30 So people are anxious 37:32 and they don't want to wait for their mail 37:33 or they're more tech savvy. 37:34 Yeah, yeah. 37:36 You know, then they could just do it online 37:37 and download it. 37:38 So we have a large population 37:40 that's doing it that way as well. 37:41 Great. 37:43 If you want to do it through the mail, 37:44 you can do it that way. 37:45 Yeah, you can do it through the mail. 37:47 And in which case if you do that... 37:48 Do people still do it? 37:49 Yeah, we have a lot of people that still do it. 37:51 Yeah. 37:52 Some from overseas, and interestingly enough, 37:54 you guys may be familiar with Christmas Behind Bars. 37:55 Oh, of course. Yes. 37:56 Well, one of the things that goes in those bags 37:58 are a sign up sheet for Your Story Hour, 38:01 for the Bible lessons because these people 38:03 they can sign up their children. 38:05 And then at the bottom 38:06 after they've written their children's names 38:08 that they'd like to have the lessons 38:09 if they want it for themselves in prison, 38:11 then they can sign up at the bottom 38:13 and we send it to them as well. 38:15 Yes. 38:16 Now do you have inmates that take these lessons? 38:17 We have several inmates that take these lessons. 38:19 And it's really amazing. 38:21 And it's kind of nice 38:23 because they're written for children. 38:25 So it's not deep theological things. 38:28 It's simple Bible things, but it's touching them. 38:31 It's really amazing how many adults tell us 38:34 that they have learned so much by doing these lessons. 38:37 Wow. 38:38 Now do we use these lessons for the Kids Network? 38:41 Well, we're actually... 38:43 You're getting ahead of the game. 38:44 Oh, sorry. 38:46 But we are trying to work something out so that also, 38:49 we're connecting with them 38:50 and tying that into our website as well. 38:53 Right. 38:54 And we appreciate everything that you've been doing here 38:57 because it is such a witnessing tool 38:59 in having people of all ages. 39:02 Right. 39:03 Is really what it's geared for. 39:04 And sometimes it's the young people 39:06 that bring in their parents 39:07 and especially their grandparents. 39:08 Right. 39:10 And this reminds me of Amanda 39:11 when she is also talking about some of the stories 39:13 that we just heard either that day 39:14 and how it helped her making decisions 39:17 at school for example. 39:18 And it helps her think about some of those choices 39:22 that we have between good and evil, 39:23 and sharing that with our friends. 39:25 So I really appreciate it. 39:27 And I'm sure you have more stories similar like that. 39:30 Absolutely. We hear... 39:32 We, well, we get letters, we get emails, 39:36 we get phone calls, 39:37 phone messages from people talking 39:39 about how it has affected their life. 39:41 I was in the office just recently, 39:43 and there was an eight-year-old girl 39:45 had left this very eloquent message 39:47 on the machine, 39:48 talking about how she wanted to follow Christ 39:51 because she had been listening to the Bible stories. 39:54 And she has now signed up for the adventures. 39:56 And there was one, Julie, about someone who had affected, 40:01 the Lord healed them from alcoholism. 40:03 Oh, yeah. 40:05 We had a new donor that had given 40:07 and as my practice kind of is I'm always curious, 40:09 you know, this is a new donor, how did they hear about us? 40:12 So I reached out to her via email. 40:14 And she shared with me 40:15 that she'd been going to church, 40:17 but she had been struggling with alcohol. 40:20 And she listened to the story 40:21 where Jesus is asking the paralytic 40:23 and he says to paralytic, "Do you want to be healed?" 40:26 And that touched her heart. 40:28 And she wanted to be healed from it. 40:29 And she stopped drinking from that. 40:32 Yeah. 40:33 It was that story that was what she needed to hear, 40:37 the Lord saying to her, "Do you want to be healed?" 40:40 So we hear from people of all ages, 40:42 how these stories have affected them 40:44 and made their choices 40:45 just like your daughter was saying. 40:47 Right. 40:48 And you mentioned, you know, it helps her make decisions. 40:50 A few years ago, I just, 40:52 this email just touched my heart 40:53 because, you know, was a young man 40:55 and he was overseas. 40:57 And he said he was at a restaurant 40:59 and the waitress gave him back too much money. 41:01 And he corrected her and the people that, 41:03 you know, kind of where it is table they were like, 41:05 surprised that he would say anything. 41:07 But there's a story and probably you've heard 41:09 it a nickel is worth of honesty. 41:11 Oh, I love that one. 41:12 And he listened to it as a child. 41:13 And even as a young adult, 41:15 that's those principles of being honest 41:17 even in the small things made an impression upon him. 41:20 And because of that, you know, he was honest 41:24 and gave the money back that wasn't owed to him. 41:26 So it's just, you know, it affects kids now 41:28 and, you know, when you're putting it 41:30 into their minds now, 41:32 later on those principles continue 41:34 to be with them. 41:35 And so that's, you know, 41:37 one of the great things about Story Hour is 41:38 it's not just for now, 41:40 it's something that carries through. 41:41 That's right. Yes. 41:43 Well, we look at the stories we've talked about, 41:45 you know, we do Bible stories, 41:46 and we do history stories, 41:48 but we also do stories that deal with bullying 41:52 or dealing with inclusion. 41:54 We have ones about... 41:57 Homelessness. Homelessness. That's right. 41:59 That's a new one that's coming out. 42:00 There's all these things that it's not just issues 42:03 that were past, they're present issues. 42:06 How do we interact with people now? 42:08 Or spiritually there was one 42:10 actually was on the screen it said hunted, 42:12 and it was about a girl 42:13 who her friend was fighting cancer. 42:16 And it was the feeling of why God, 42:18 how can You allow this? 42:20 And we all have had questions like that. 42:22 And she had an experience. 42:24 Her family, they were out riding horses, 42:25 and a bear was chasing them. 42:27 And she realized, wait a second, 42:30 Satan is out there chasing us too. 42:32 So it's not just, you know, 42:34 she then looked at the cancer in a whole different way. 42:36 So it reaches people spiritually 42:38 and moral choices. 42:39 So it's amazing hearing 42:41 how these stories have affected people 42:43 and blessed them, and... 42:45 So I grew up listening them too. 42:47 There's a story called All Things for Andrew. 42:49 Yes. 42:50 That is one of my absolute favorite stories. 42:52 It's a beautiful story. 42:54 About 'cause my husband was kind of adopted, 42:58 so it meant so much to me. 42:59 When I heard that story, I couldn't stop listening. 43:03 I said, "Honey, you got to hear this." 43:05 That's why I take it home and I put it in the CD player 43:09 and there's about Andrew how he is, 43:11 what, got in an accident? 43:12 Right. 43:14 And he found his family. 43:15 He found birth family. Biological family. 43:16 Right. Yes. 43:18 And I love that one too 43:19 'cause there's a story within the story. 43:20 So they're both... 43:22 Both of those stories are pointing how God is, 43:23 you know, you may think something 43:25 is really horrible has happened to you, 43:26 but how God is actually working 43:28 towards your benefit. 43:30 So, you know, the Andrew in the story was in an accident. 43:32 It was horrible, but because of the accident, 43:34 he got to find his biological family. 43:37 He found the Lord. Yeah, and he found... 43:39 Right. Exactly. Exactly. 43:40 So that's how the Lord works. 43:42 Yes, yes. 43:43 And it shows that all things work together for good, right? 43:45 Right. Exactly. To those that love God. 43:47 Right. Exactly. All things. 43:49 Right. Always working for our good. 43:50 Yes. 43:52 And so, Jon, you're a pastor, so... 43:54 Yes. 43:55 Did you grow up listening to Start Your Hour? 43:57 I did. 43:58 I actually don't remember not listening Your Story Hour. 44:02 My first distinct memories of Your Story Hour 44:06 were actually my parents were church school teachers 44:10 and we just moved to Northern Michigan 44:12 for a school there. 44:14 And our babysitter had a collection 44:16 of Your Story Hour recordings 44:20 on LP in a velvet case. 44:24 And so we would listen to them on the record player and we... 44:28 I know about Your Story Hour before that 44:30 because it been around since my dad was a kid. 44:32 But this was the first time 44:34 I remember any distinct remembrance of that. 44:37 And so we would listen to them at our babysitter's 44:40 and then we ended up getting a case of our own, 44:43 and so we'd listen to them at home 44:44 and later we got them on cassette. 44:46 Yes. Yeah, it's so... 44:48 Yeah. 44:49 So you're raised in. 44:51 And, you know, everyone knows who Doug Batchelor is. 44:54 His daughter Rachel was raised, 44:57 his children were raised listening to that. 44:59 Before they go to bed, 45:01 they would always listen to Your Story Hour. 45:04 You know, I really credit 45:07 the foundation of my knowledge of Bible stories 45:11 really to Your Story Hour. 45:14 And also my mother would read Uncle Arthur's Bible stories. 45:18 Oh, yes. 45:19 So between Your Story Hour and Uncle Arthur 45:22 that was what laid the foundation 45:25 for really a Bible knowledge 45:28 that is something 45:29 that I rely on. 45:34 I really rely on it. And I think that... 45:36 Especially as a pastor. 45:37 Yeah, as a pastor, I do. 45:38 But I think everybody really needs to be relying 45:41 upon an extensive Bible knowledge. 45:44 And really, unless you know the Bible stories, 45:48 many times you really can't understand the context 45:50 of the Bible teaching. 45:53 Because those stories really tell us, 45:55 okay, how does that teaching apply to real life? 45:59 Yes. Those are all there... 46:01 You know, the... 46:02 I believe it's Peter, says, they're for our example. 46:07 And if we don't know those examples, 46:09 we can't really understand 46:11 what the teaching is telling us. 46:12 That's true. 46:13 That's why it's so important 46:15 that children learn the Bible stories. 46:16 Well, you know, in it... 46:18 Many years ago when I became this position, 46:21 you know, you stop and you reflect on like, 46:22 okay, what are we here for and what are we doing? 46:25 And I went to Deuteronomy, where Moses tells them, 46:29 you need to teach these things to your children. 46:32 When you're rising in the morning, 46:34 when you're walking in the day, 46:36 when you're going to bed at night. 46:37 And I think that's Your Story Hour. 46:40 You know Story Hour is used in the morning 46:41 for worship some places, 46:43 Story Hour is used in the car when you're going places, 46:46 and Story Hour is used at night when you're going to bed. 46:49 And so that's I think, that's where we fit in 46:51 is with that we're helping parents 46:53 and helping families teach these principles 46:56 to their children, just like, you know, 46:58 they were commanded in Deuteronomy. 47:00 Teach these things to your children 47:01 because the Lord knows that we're gonna forget, 47:03 so we have to be reminded, you know, time and time again. 47:06 And through these stories and these different avenues of, 47:09 you know, reminded to be honest, 47:10 we're reminded to be faithful to God, 47:12 we're reminded to listen to our parents. 47:14 And we're reminded that you know, 47:16 okay, sometimes things are bad, but the Lord is, right. 47:19 God is good. 47:20 And God is working for your good. 47:22 Exactly. 47:23 And so that's, you know, 47:24 I think that's a really neat thing 47:26 about Your Story Hour is to be a part of that. 47:27 Yes. It's so encouraging. 47:29 Now, I'm gonna speak a little bit about funding. 47:31 Okay. 47:32 Okay, so, Julie, you're the president... 47:34 Yes. Of Your Story Hour. 47:37 So share with us how do you get funding? 47:39 Is it through, yours nondenominational, so? 47:42 Right. 47:43 How do you get funding? 47:45 We partner with individuals that listen to Your Story Hour, 47:49 so it is individual partners we get... 47:51 Once in a while we'll get a special grant. 47:54 But those are really far and few between. 47:56 And since we're nondenominational, 47:57 we're not sponsored by any church or organization, 48:01 so it is in the individual donors. 48:03 You have a staff? 48:04 We do have a staff. 48:06 We have about eight full-time people 48:07 that work at Your Story Hour. 48:08 Jon and Nicole are volunteers. 48:10 So we're always thankful for our volunteers as well. 48:13 They volunteer their time. 48:14 And, but, yeah, we do have a staff that, 48:17 you know, 'cause you have to get these programs out, 48:20 our producer, 48:21 you know, works on them, our scriptwriters, 48:24 and then the people that run the Bible school, 48:26 and then we have a Spanish director. 48:27 Oh. 48:29 And so, you know, and we have a sales team, 48:31 so that we can make these stories available 48:34 for people in their homes. 48:35 And so it's really a team. 48:37 It's kind of like a family team. 48:39 But as a team, and we... 48:40 It's our partners in ministry 48:41 that financially support us that make a difference, 48:45 you know, because, you know, people, 48:47 you know, sometimes I'll call the donors 48:49 and they like, oh, we appreciate what you do. 48:50 And it's like, you know, it's a partnership 48:52 because without you and your willingness 48:55 to help fund us, we couldn't do it. 48:57 It'd be very quiet at Story Hour, 48:59 if we didn't have those donations. 49:01 And Richard used to say to me, "Funds are low." 49:05 He would say, "Funds are low." Yes. 49:06 Funds are low. We need to pray. 49:08 So I said, "Richard, let's pray," 49:09 I'd say that to him. 49:11 And we appreciate that. Yeah. 49:12 Let's pray about this right now. 49:13 Right. 49:15 And so you're funded by the viewers and listeners? 49:17 The listeners, correct. Yeah. 49:19 Right now the viewers, isn't it right. 49:21 I always tell people be aware, I was telling my husband, 49:25 they're not just viewers, they're listeners. 49:26 Listeners. Yeah. 49:28 Because we do air some of these programs on radio. 49:30 Right, right. 49:31 These today shows, 49:33 but these are funds that are much needed to make... 49:35 They are. 49:36 You know, we run the Bible school 49:38 and it's free of charge. 49:39 And as Nicole mentioned, we give away free CDs. 49:41 So it's free to the Bible student, 49:43 but obviously there's a cost and there's cost in postage, 49:46 and there's cost in producing stories, 49:48 there's cost in on keeping the contact... 49:49 Lights are heating. Right. 49:51 Oh, yeah. 49:52 You know, we like those, 49:53 you know, to work with lights and computers, 49:55 and you know, so all of those things, 49:57 they, they're important, 49:59 you know, and the recording sessions 50:01 are important to continuing to do new stories 50:04 and we have a Spanish department. 50:06 There lot of people may not realize, 50:08 you know, that we have a Spanish department 50:10 and we want to do a recording session 50:11 for them too. 50:13 But one of the things is funding, 50:15 you know, we need, you know, 50:16 we need funding for that and we rely on the Lord. 50:19 But we believe the Lord... 50:21 It's a partnership with the Lord as well. 50:22 We can't just sit back and say, "Oh, Lord, we need this money." 50:25 You know, and we do our part to get the need made known, 50:28 but the Lord continues to bless 50:30 and continues to surprise us 50:32 and continues to fund the ministry through. 50:35 I believe that He whispers in people's ears. 50:37 I do too. 50:38 You know, saying, you know, 50:39 what about this place, you know? 50:41 They could use your help, 50:42 have you looked into helping them 50:43 and all of that? 50:45 So, you know, we're really, really grateful 50:47 for our partners in ministry. 50:48 It was kind of nice about the time 50:50 we were in the studio last Nikki and I 50:53 to record Your Story Hour 50:57 got a donation from somebody 51:00 that my family was friends with 51:03 when I was just three or four years old. 51:08 She was the church pianist. 51:10 At the church we attended 51:12 and my father was in a quartet and she played for them 51:15 and her daughter was in first grade with me. 51:18 So it was kind of the... 51:20 Her husband had passed away. 51:22 And she had sent a gift 51:24 to Your Story Hour as a memorial. 51:26 And at the time, 51:28 she sent that gift she was the newsletter, 51:32 introducing Nikki and I had gone out 51:34 and so she got to talk to Julie about how we were connected. 51:39 And she was just thrilled that little Johnny Clayburn 51:45 was now Uncle Jon. 51:46 Sweet. 51:48 Yeah, so I got to send her a nice, nice note. 51:50 Amen. That's beautiful. 51:52 Well, we're gonna go to the address role. 51:54 Right. 51:55 If you'd like to give to, 51:57 if you'd like to donate to Your Story Hour, here's how. 52:02 Your Story Hour produces family friendly radio dramas 52:05 based on the Bible, historical heroes, 52:07 and true to life adventures 52:08 that will make the boys and girls of today 52:10 better men and women of tomorrow. 52:12 If you would like to support their efforts 52:14 to teach biblical values, positive character traits, 52:17 and principles for good decision making, 52:19 please visit their website, 52:21 YourStoryHour.org. 52:23 That's YourStoryHour.org 52:25 or call them at 269-471-3701. 52:31 You may also write them at Your Story Hour, 52:33 PO Box 15, Berrien Springs, Michigan 49103. |
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