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The mission “for us, specifically…it’s spiritual fitness,” says Dave Eatman, Marine veteran and CRU National Director. The ministry offers “discipleship, education and mentoring and encouragement to serve Christ well and walk with Christ well while in uniform.” The CRU tactical plan hinges on partnership with on-base chaplains and local pastors who wish to serve military members. K-LOVE's Monika Kelly reports. (Educational Media Foundation - All Rights Reserved 2022)

By Richard Hunt “I’m sort of in a living laboratory” filled with Gen Z-ers, explains ORU President, Dr. Billy Wilson. He sees great promise in Gen Z, who have already endured many storms in life. “The truth is, Generation Z has never known a time on planet Earth when things are just normal.” The generation, a person born between roughly 1995 and 2015, “has been born into a world of terror, formed by life-changing events like 9/11, school shootings, and danger around them all the time. They went through an economic downtown in 2008. They’re of course young adults, and emerging young adults as teenagers, in a global pandemic.” That’s why Dr. Billy Wilson’s guidance book is called “Generation Z: Born for the Storm.”

By Richard Hunt The tornado that destroyed 75% of Dawson Springs, Kentucky was the kind that makes houses literally explode. Winds hit an incredible 190 m.p.h.! At least 13 lives were lost. Hearing how extensive the damage was in nearby Dawson Springs, Whitney Shaw and her sister-in-law felt God was leading them to help with food.

Billie Branham talks with Pastor Tim Lucas from Liquid Church in New Jersey about hitting their goal to feed people in Haiti

By Richard Hunt When a student would approach Jordan for a hug, “mostly I just told them how loved they were and a lot of times that just seemed to open the floodgate and they would just share with us why the hugs meant so much.” And sometimes that led to prayer over family or school situations. “There were some really hard things…”

Pastor Corey Brooks aims to raise awareness for street violence and poverty and build a much-needed community center in Chicago’s Woodlawn community. Listen to K-LOVE's Rafael Sierra's report.

Monika Kelly speaks to David Pellenwessel, Executive Director, Minot Youth For Christ. David talks about the mental health crisis among youth across America, especially with the pandemic and the ways in which Youth for Christ is making a difference.

By Richard D. Hunt “They are talking about their fears. They are talking about they ‘have an 8-year-old daughter…I’m her mother and she’s all I have.’ There are people who are concerned about their own safety, concerned about finding any way to replenish their faith, if you will, to have any kind of connection with the outside world and with Christian content and fellowship,” shares Dr. Rex Rogers, President of SAT-7 USA. And the ministry receives deep spiritual questions like, “Does God exist? Does he care about what’s happening here? Why is God allowing this to happen to me?” Rogers says some of the worries and questions they receive are “gut-wrenching” and “tear you up real fast.”

Monika Kelly speaks with Ethan Forhetz, VP Public Engagement, National Spokesperson, Convoy of Hope about the work the relief organization is doing on the ground in tornado-hit areas.

By Richard D. Hunt The effervescent host of The Happy Home podcast shares ideas and concepts to make your Christmas season shine. Arlene tells you about practical and fun ways to help your kids or grandkids come to appreciate giving, maybe even more that getting. And you’ll hear about the great Christmas get-together peacemaker: food!

By Richard D. Hunt “What a neat idea to be able to build twin size beds to give to children who don’t have a bed to sleep in.” Pastor Robbie Perkins notes that some kids are sleeping on a couch, maybe a recliner, or in bed with their mom or dad.

By Richard Hunt First-grader Graeme helps make sure classmates’ families, community, have enough food. “I’m sad to think some of my friends might not have enough food at home.” “He likes math. He likes numbers,” Amber explains, “And when I said ‘one-in-six kids [may be going hungry],’” Graeme immediately realized: “’That’s three kids in my class. That’s this many kids on my baseball team.’” That personalized the statistics for Graeme, “that he probably knows kids who didn’t have food at home,” says Amber. The canned food drive was on!

By Richard Hunt “Is God still awake?” That’s a question little Sheila Walsh asked her mother while growing up in Scotland. “I’d gone on up to bed, but I wanted to talk to God about something … I didn’t know what hours God kept.” And mother assured her that “God is open 24/7.” Sheila has crafted a book for children, featuring an adorable little girl named Poppy. “I want little ones to know that they can talk to God at any point in their life,” and talk about all the stuff that happens. “I want kids to learn at a really early age that there’s nothing that’s off-limits with God, that if they’re angry, if they’re sad, if they’re confused, that they can talk to God and he is always listening.” But in our podcast, Sheila goes deeper and shares her own experiences with mental health: “I went to being the co-host of The 700 Club one morning…by that evening, I was in the locked ward of a psychiatric hospital.” There, in a situation she never wanted to experience, she locked-on to a Psalm, written by King David, th

Hope is to ensure these aged-out foster kids find hope and encouragement and don’t drop-off the radar. Listen to K-LOVE's Rafael Sierra's report.

“Why was I made like this? And for many years, I was mad at God. I didn’t understand,” but now Marissa does. Marissa Conrad is a successful college sophomore, but “I am so obviously different that sometimes people assume I can’t do much.” That difference is her lack of hands. However, people are very mistaken if that means Marissa is unable to do much. For example, she won an award for “Best Handwriting” in pre-school. She can use a laptop computer and has tried football, playing the cello, and can row a boat. How does she do these things?

Monika Kelly speaks with Chad "Doc" NeSmith, diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a form of "tunnel vision" at age 12. He eventually lost his sight, but God had big plans for this man and his wife. Doc got his doctorate in counselor education, opened a private clinic helping children with disabilities and eventually learned how to play golf, blind. He went on to win several national championships and formed a non-profit called AVID-A Vision in Darkness, helping children, adults and veterans who've lost their sight learn the game of golf.

Billie Branham talks with Tammi Regan about why she takes Hank, the rescue horse, inside local libraries for reading time with kids.

By Richard D. Hunt Zoe Zimmerman recalls making a boy go home crying, and spraying another boy ‘who smelled bad’ with air freshener. She knows she’s forgiven by God and wants to help others with their issues. Zoe, now a junior at Cedarville University, is reaching out to girls in middle school through the STARS mentorship program. “We just go through a lesson. We talk. We talk about life. And there’s so many influences going on in their world, so it’s cool to just be able to dissect those things and ask the big questions like, ‘What does matter? What do you want your life to be about?’”

By Richard D. Hunt One factor that may surprise many, Matthew Holgate shares that “labor trafficking” is the biggest form of trafficking. ‘Human trafficking is one of the most tangible forces of evil that we can see today. Trafficking at its core is people hurting people – and people taking away the freedom that God gave everyone – and using another person’s freedom for their own personal gain.’

The COVID-19 pandemic pressed the accelerator on a pre-existing trend in the United States. Americans are on the move. Not all of us and not from everywhere, but “we’re seeing the very early stages of a sort of ‘reshuffling’ in the country." People have clearly begun “re-evaluating where they live: looking at housing costs, they’re looking at tax structure -- they’re looking at lifestyle.” K-LOVE's Bob Dittman reports.