Vicki Griffin's Balanced Living
Listen to helpful health tips on Vicki Griffin's Balanced Living with a guest doctor and pastors on your local Strong Tower Radio station or at StrongTowerRadio.org Sundays at noon, Tuesdays at 3:30 a.m., and Fridays at 4 p.m .

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Vacation Witnessing Newsletter
The Strong Tower Radio Family Vacation Witnessing July-August 2020 Newsletter is on StrongTowerRadio.org website for you to read, download, or subscribe to.

Here is the lead article by Kamil Metz to sample this issue:


Mission-Focused Vacations

I love the anticipation of an upcoming vacation, and I love the opportunity for family bonding and the spiritual impact it can make. What can you do to have a mission-focused vacation this year?

Here are a few ideas: Read missionary books—One of our family’s favorite activities when traveling is reading missionary books. It is a great and inspiring activity.

Visit church/Christian landmarks—Visit special landmarks associated with Christian church pioneers. Imagine reading about the ancient Waldenses and later walking on the very trails they ran, in search of a safe hideaway. These Christian heroes of faith will inspire your family.

Share Christian GLOW tracts—You can share those tracts as you travel and interact with others. After your meal, when you shop, when you meet people, you will always have a chance to share a GLOW tract and let your light shine.

Ministering in a local church—Contact the local church and see how your family can serve. If the church is in need of a pianist, my wife or daughter would be available. We could share a mission report, and I may even be asked to preach! If they have an outreach planned that Sabbath, you can support that as well. Another good way to connect with the church family early is to attend their prayer meeting.

Befriend another family—When you meet another family on vacation, if they are open to it, share literature with them and stay in touch via social media or other means.

Pray and brainstorm about your mission-focused vacation! I’m certain you’ll come up with great ideas. Resting and sharing Jesus, is there anything better than that?


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STR Engagements-
7/04  11:00 a.m. Mt. Pleasant, MI Seventh-day Adventist Church Kam Ferguson
7/11 11:00 a.m. Marion, MI Seventh-day Adventist Church David Bolduc
7/11 11:00 a.m. Kalkaska, MI Seventh MI Seventh-day Adventist Church JB Salisbury,
(JB is the host of 'Joy in the Morning' and 'Restful Reflections')

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July Newsletter On-line!
The Strong Tower Radio July 2020 Newsletter is on our website for you to read or download. Please go to StrongTowerRadio.org to sign up for the mailed newsletter.
STR's 3rd Quarter Schedule
Independence Day 2020
 
Holidays are exciting for everyone.  We had a resort not far from our home where I grew up in North Dakota. Going to Red Willow Lake was fun and the crowds were like nothing I had ever seen. Picnic, fireworks, family, we like to celebrate whether we are three, thirty three, or ninety three. Getting together is part of our DNA.
 
The biggest and best celebration was the fourth of July. The question was always, “What do we do on the fourth?”
 
Why was this day so special? It was Independence Day. This great country was declaring freedom. Humanity needs to express itself and it does so by coming together.
 
Many years ago in a town called Jerusalem another day was declared Independence Day. The shackles of slavery and sin had bound humanity  for 4000 years and now humanity could declare its freedom.
 
The wonderful plan of salvation formulated in the counsels of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, before the foundation of this earth was being carried out. No longer did we look forward to the Messiah’s coming; He had come. His name was Jesus. This calls for a celebration. We need to have a celebration. Every seventh day we have a celebration. Every quarter we have a celebration; we call it the Lord’s supper. Every summer we look forward to a great big celebration. We call it camp meeting. What a celebration! God’s people getting together.
 
As we observe the freedom we have in the good old USA, let’s remember the reason for celebration. We enjoy freedom, but we are realizing how quickly it can be taken away from us. Covid 19 has crippled this world. Rioting and unrest cause us to shun places where we gather.
 
There is only freedom in God’s plan, His rescue plan, His plan to free us. Freedom comes at a price. God gave His “Only” Son. He didn't have another to give. The price of freedom cost heaven everything. Are we willing to invest everything that we might be free? Strong Tower Radio is going through “birth pains.” We are streaming around the world now. Our financial commitments are growing. We invite you, our fellow travelers, to join in our commitment to share sacrificially of your means.
 
God bless,
 
George Dronen Associate Development Director



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