K-love News Podcast

“People need hope ultimately --and that’s what a full belly gives them – it allows them to plan for the future," says Ethan Forhetz of Convoy of Hope. Truckloads of tuna, beans, rice, fresh water, baby food, hygiene kits even cellphone chargers distributed through European Christians have been crucial to the survival of displaced families. Lead spokesperson Sara Forhetz says this ultimately fulfills the Convoy mission. “The real hope of the world is Jesus -- to make Him famous through the local church.” K-LOVE's Marya Morgan reports. [Educational Media Foundation - All Rights Reserved]

“People need hope ultimately --and that’s what a full belly gives them – it allows them to plan for the future," says Ethan Forhetz of Convoy of Hope. Truckloads of tuna, beans, rice, fresh water, baby food, hygiene kits even cellphone chargers distributed through European Christians have been crucial to the survival of displaced families. Lead spokesperson Sara Forhetz says this ultimately fulfills the Convoy mission. “The real hope of the world is Jesus -- to make Him famous through the local church.” K-LOVE's Marya Morgan reports. [Educational Media Foundation - All Rights Reserved]

By Richard Hunt “He couldn’t remember the name of our dog. And he would ask the name of our dog about ten times a day. His grandchildren, my kids, my oldest is 17 and my youngest is 12, and every day he would ask them their names. And sometimes he would remember them, but he would ask their names again and again and again.” And when it came to God, “We would always have him (Paul) pray for dinner, and when he would pray for dinner, it was like there he was. And there was his mind, and it was clear again and he knew what he was thinking and saying. “When I would put him to bed at night, I felt like I was putting my kids to bed when they were four and five, and he would talk to me in the same way, and I’d give him a hug and a kiss, and I’d tuck him in.”

Cattet has a heart for training abandoned dogs and placing them with loving people who need a service dog. Listen to K-LOVE's Rafael Sierra's report.

Monika Kelly speaks to Bob Bell, founder of Food for Thought Denver. Bob talks about the 50,000 plus school-aged kids in the Denver metro who receive free and reduced-cost lunches during the school week, but are hungry on weekends. Food for Thought Denver sends every child home (from 76 local elementary schools) with a "Power Sack." That's enough food to feed a family of four two meals.

By Richard Hunt In 2007, Cameron Smyly, along with his brother and sister, were being driven to school by his mother in the Mississippi Delta region. At a stop sign, they bowed their heads to say a prayer for the day. Just then, a truck rammed the car. That moment changed his life trajectory forever. Cameron, just a first-grader, had his skull literally separated from his spine, an injury that is often fatal or leads to permanent disability. But today, Cameron is walking, doing workouts, and once he graduates from Mississippi College, he plans to help others with their physical fitness.

By Richard Hunt “I pray for people where I lived (in Ukraine) who don’t know Christ that they, through this, would be able to hear God’s word - and God’s already answered that prayer. There have been quite a few people from the neighborhood (in Ukraine) that I grew up in who have come to my home church and have heard the Gospel simply through the circumstances that Ukraine is in.”

By Richard Hunt When Russia attacked, for Ukrainians, “Their world was turned upside down, so I would say my world was turned upside down and I was just heartbroken.” Abigail shares that on the Cedarville University campus she and other students with a Ukraine story are being encouraged, and students and professors alike are eager to know more about the country and its people.

Billie Branham talks to Beth Langdon about her Christmas project to spread joy to seniors in assisted living.

By Richard Hunt Clarence ‘Robbie’ Robinson brings VR headsets and finds residents ‘don’t want to take them off!’ “They wanted to tour Hawaii. They wanted to experience London form the day. They wanted to tour Antarctica, tour of Italy, Alaskan cruise, Bavaria, Germany, tour of India, experience Paris, tour of England, Ireland, Scotland, see the tulip fields in Holland.” One VR tour request worried Robbie a little. “One lady wanted to see skydiving and I tried to talk her out of it…we don’t want them to get motion sickness.” But he admits, “This lady would not let me off the hook ... and then she jumped out of a plane, virtually. Ha, much safer that way.” Her reaction to skydiving? “She was elated. She loved it!”

By Richard Hunt When it became clear the war was not going to be swift and done, “It quickly changed to which schools do need to evacuate? Which ones can we evacuate? It was the middle of a war zone, right, so we were spending time in bunkers, and it was getting really, really, scary and there were distinct moments that really stand out to me where I was just like, ‘Lord, what are we doing here?’… ‘Lord, I’m ready to go home!’ When I get out of this bunker, I’m out of here.” But Sherri shares the next morning God showed her just what his plan was for her.

By Richard Hunt “Throughout scripture we see that God sets nine boundaries around human innovation that cannot be violated.” Tony Reinke explains “I find among Christians there’s this myth floating around that this world is sort of booby-trapped with things God didn’t want us to discover – genetics, nuclear power, you name it. And I think that’s a misreading of the material universe and God’s governance of it…”

By Richard Hunt Richard Salkind has just one word to explain his longevity and he is very blessed with his large family. But why did it take the better part of a century to finish his college studies?

Koerner is Chairwoman of the Texas Veterans Commission. Her hope is to helps military veterans connect with fellow veterans who may feel alone or disconnected. Listen to K-LOVE's Rafael Sierra's report.

A girl searches the internet: 'how do I know if I’m pregnant?' “Our mission is to have these girls be able to find life-affirming information through us -- and then we connect them with pregnancy centers in their neighborhood, " says Dawn-Marie Perez, executive director of StandUpGirl.com. Quick response is essential. “If you go google the word ‘abortion’ right now there are millions of websites that are gonna come up. Our goal is to have StandUpGirl show up on that first page of their google search.” K-LOVE's Marya Morgan reports. (Educational Media Foundation - All Rights Reserved)

The Catch-A-Dream Foundation provides all-expense paid trips for terminally-ill children who crave outdoor adventure. “Our job is to give them that opportunity to have what one child once called, a ‘vacation from being sick’-- he said, ‘when I’m huntin’ and fishin’ I don’t really feel bad.” Catch-A-Dream was specifically founded as a Christ-centered organization weaving the message of God’s love and salvation into everything they do. K-LOVE’s Phil O’Bryan speaks with founding board member Dr. Marty Brunson. [Educational Media Foundation – All Rights Reserved]

By Richard Hunt Police were knocking on doors in a Fayetteville, Arkansas, neighborhood. They were trying to locate a missing elderly man who has Alzheimer’s. It was especially urgent because a big storm was coming. When they knocked on the door of the McCulley residence, they got a clue that may have saved the man’s life.

Billie Branham talks to special education teacher Robin Hughes about her snowman, Lucky, and the joy he brings to students and the world.

By Richard Hunt “He’s been on dialysis since he’s been born.” Mother, Jeanne Backer, shares that Jaxon, age 3, has end-stage kidney disease. He’s been doing at-home dialysis every night for about 12 hours. “For a 3-year-old that’s a lot to stay in one spot for, but he’s finally big enough for a kidney transplant.” Of course, that requires a kidney donor. “So, we went through the whole process to see if anybody we knew was a match – and, thankfully, we found out that I was a perfect match for him!” Since Jaxons’ parents aren’t biological parents, “we didn’t think it (a match) was possible at all – it’s definitely a God thing.”

Monika Kelly speaks to Rev. Joshua Austin, a homeland missionary who works with West Point (United States Military Academy) cadets. Recently, two female cadets were so fired up about their faith in Christ (one after suffering a mental crisis and the other after losing ground even though she grew up in a religious household) that they decided to get baptized in the icy Hudson River. Jenny Ma and Brooke Parker's baptism impacted the entire West Point campus.