In this newsletter, a thankyou for those who contributed to our Fundraising Appeal raising a total of $63,187!!, information about our upcoming AGM, Randell Green in our Latrobe office, getting teenagers out of bed, Deb’s 5 year anniversary and more!
Thank you Gippsland and Beyond!
FINAL TOTAL $63,187!!
At the beginning of June we asked God for $60,000 to help us keep the station running. With costs rising everywhere we realise the great sacrifice people make to donate money (even if it is tax deductible!) We had 102 people from 40 towns across Gippsland collectively donate our final tally – and we know that those people were moved by God to donate – all praise to Jesus!
We have seen God move mightily through His people – thank you Gippsland and beyond!! There have been many wonderful stories of God’s provision and we are so grateful and humbled to be part of those stories.
Like everything in our lives our costs keep rising too and although we were also recently blessed w
ith a grant from the Community Broadcast Foundation of $26,830.10 to assist in paying our transmission costs – these prices have also risen….so we seem to be always a little behind.
HOWEVER! This does keep us dependant on God for our provision and we see time and again how He looks after us.
We keep our running costs as trim as we can but it still ends up around $640 per day/ If you want to know more about all this please come to our Annual Meeting in October.
AGM Date Claimer & Birthday
Come and help us celebrate our 5th Birthday this year on Wednesday 29th October.
The venue will be announced in the next newsletter. If you are interested in serving a term on the Board we’d love to hear from you. There are currently three vacancies and 2 more Board members will stand down in October.
If you are interested call the office (5143 0355) and the Board secretary will send you the Board info kit so there are no surprises!
Good governance and accountability will help to keep Life FM on air in Gippsland.
Attention Publicity Officers!
If your church or not-for-profit group is having an activity please let us know. We’d love to tell others and our community notices are heard on the hour every hour – what better publicity can you get FREE!
Just send us the details of your event by:
Mail PO Box 1378, Sale 3850
Email gippsland@lifefm.com.au 
Fax 5143 0388
RG’s Rap
Part of what I’ve been doing at Life FM recently has been to upload new music into the station library and help keep a fresh rotation of new music coming to you.
We truly are blessed to have access to such great talent across many genres of music. There is so much new music coming out – I get excited when I find out that one of my favourite artists or groups has a new album about to hit the store shelves, or a new single from their album about to hit the airwaves across Christian radio.
So what is new? Tonnes of stuff. New Reliant K, Delirious, Hillsong, Kutless, Christian City Church, Paradise Worship, Leeland and Britt Nicole to name but a few.
Two stand out albums at present are Mick Sykes’ “Forgiven” and Third Day’s “Revelation”.
Third Day are a well known US band who have been putting out albums since the mid 1990’s, with 24 number one radio singles and over six million albums sold.
With songs dealing with the complexities of the Christian walk, their new album “Revelation” is a must for any Third Day fan. Keep an ear out for the band’s first single “Call My Name”, already a Top Five hit on The Rock Across Australia charts.
And finally, do yourself a favour and check out Mick Sykes’ debut album “Forgiven”. Mick grew up in the Latrobe Valley and now resides in Sydney. With production on the album by experienced Aussie Christian music producers and recording artists, David Holmes and Andy Sorenson, “Forgiven” is one album we put into Life FM’s playlist as soon as we could. Stand out tracks include “Stay”, “Jehovah” and the title track “Forgiven”.
Both these albums are available from station sponsor Christian Bookworld, Shop 3, 27 Princes Street Traralgon.
Hope to see you at our fund raiser concert with Steve Messer and crew at Sale Baptist church on Saturday 9th August.
Until next time, keep that radio locked on 103.9 Life FM.
Randell Green.
Getting Teenagers Out of Bed!
Do your kids struggle to get out of bed – especially on the weekends?
One Gippsland family has solved the problem! They encourage their kids to listen to Veggie Tales Radio in the family lounge room and it works!!
Listen to Life FM!
Deb Celebrates 5 Years!
Deb celebrated 5 years at Life FM on the 23rd of June. The crew shared cream sponge and mused over how quickly time flies when you’re having FUN!
Feedback
We love to hear from you – it’s YOUR radio station! Your letters will help us with our licence renewal. Here’s just a few of the messages we’ve received…
Lakes Entrance – I must congratulate you on the extremely professional standard or your broadcasts. This is such a relief from the bumbling inept efforts of the local commercial stations. The content of your programs is also a refreshing change and you do present a well balanced mix of material. Keep up the great work and I certainly support your seeking a continuance for your Broadcasting Licence. The loss of Life FM would be a tragedy for the whole of Gippsland. It is my considered opinion that you have proved continuously, to be worthy holders of a Broadcast Licence and extremely good stewards of the trust placed in you by the Australian Communication and Media Authority. May you long continue to grace the airwaves of Gippsland.
Churchill – Just wanted to say a huge thanks to all the crew at Life Fm. I tune in nearly everyday to listen to all your fantastic programs and music. I especially like veggie tales radio, TRAA, the Reality Zone and Chuck Swindoll. My whole life basically revolves around your station, well not quite, but I definitely love Life FM. Keep up the great work.
Yallourn Nth – I enjoy listening to LifeFM in the car in this time of life where I am a taxi for my children. I especially like the Focus on the Family program and try to apply many of the principals to my life.
Moe – We find the music very soothing to listen to in the car. The kids listen and makes it easier to drive without distractions. We appreciated the fact there is no swearing. Keep up the good work.
Sale – As a new mum I have found the early morning programs great to listen to while feeding my baby. I’m glad to have the opportunity to listen to them and value the teaching and other programs. Thanks for adding more enjoyment to those special morning times with my baby!
Prayer and Praise
Praise God for His continued blessings
Everyday we see God’s hand in the work that we do – it is such a blessing to be part of this ministry!
Thanks for the wonderful letters of encouragement we have received.
Volunteers for the Station and Bookshop
Please pray for God to send those with servant hearts that He would have in these positions. We need to help keep Christian Bookworld running to maintain our presence in the Valley. Our studio in the shop is vital to the next step in our growth.
New Members
- 7 new members since last newsletter. Thank you and PRAISE GOD – please pray for more sponsors.
Technical Issues
Pray for those who maintain our equipment and for those working on our studio installation – for those “extra” hours needed.
Protection for Staff
As we move into the colder months please pray for the health and protection of our front-line workers.
God Loves A Cheerful Giver!
Our catch phrase is “a better Life for Gippsland” – it is the focus of all that we do to bring the message of the hope of Jesus into the hearts of those who listen to Life FM – YOU are an integral part in this listener supported ministry!
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