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Saturday, March 8, 2008 Dear fellow Pilgrims, May God's grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure! We are very near the end of this age. The apostle Peter admonishes us "...gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.” 1Peter 1:13-16
Praise the Lord for answering prayer regarding the Steels and Murphys! The Steels have all their support and their work permit exemptions have been issued by the Grenada Department of Labour. Pray that their house will be sold soon and that God will give them strength for their move to Carriacou. The Murphys have already sold their house and are now literally “on the road.” Pray for safety as they travel and for good meetings. Their container is packed and ready to ship. Pray for the rest of their support to come in quickly. The Word of God is the only source of the knowledge of God. We must get our minds ready for action lest we be swept into the contemporary stream of the broad way. Now more than ever before the Devil is using “psychological warfare” against God's people. One of the most subtle and dangerous tools he uses continues to be “Contemporary Christian music” which secretly plants the seeds of disobedience and rebellion thereby negating the purifying effect of Scripture on the mind and heart and will - if it continues to maturity - reap a harvest of destruction. Every thought - word or song! - must be brought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. Walking in true holiness is arduous work but the light it produces shines before men to the Glory of God! Thank you for your prayers for us! Thank you for your support! Continue to pray that God will use His Word like a beam of pure light in the darkness that will cut through the distorted psychedelic lights of speculation and lofty thoughts cast against holiness and the true knowledge of God!
Spreading the WORD, February 10, 2008 Dear Fellow Saints in Christ Jesus, Greetings in the name of our soon-coming Saviour and King, the Lord, Jesus Christ! For I testify that according to their ability, and beyond their ability, they gave of their own accord, begging us with much urging for the favor of participation in the support of the saints, and this, not as we had expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God. 2 Corinthians 8:3-5 We praise the Lord for the Men for Missions team members that was here last month. They finished the work on the basement of the missions house! The only thing that remains is to install the cabinets which have been donated but are not here yet. We are grateful to each team member for his fellowship in this work by helping us to provide housing for the Murphys. Continue to pray for the Murphys as they travel presenting the work of the Harbour Light to God's people and trusting the Lord to provide for them to come help us. Have you ever noticed that people love “fellowship?” That is why the world is full of it – parties, clubs, socializing, support groups, church(!?) and more. Someone once said that socializing is when people get together to share the things of this world and fellowship is when people get together to share the things of Heaven.
We have been encouraged recently by some special friends coming over to Carriacou to fellowship with us; to share their own testimonies about how the Lord has used the ministry of the Harbour Light in their lives; to share with us the testimonies of others who have received God's blessings through the programmes. They exemplified the passage quoted above because they first gave themselves to the Lord and then to us. We were moved by their earnestness to come and their love shown to us but most of all they blessed us with their love for and tenderness toward the Lord of the foundation of our fellowship, Jesus Christ! Thank you so much for your faithful fellowship with us by your prayers, encouragement and support so we can by God's grace and blessing continue...
Spreading the
WORD,
Staff News: John McPherson has been working hard on getting our standby generator back in shape after some bolts came loose, broke and sent the fan spinning into a fairly new radiator. The radiator was damaged beyond repair and a new radiator had to be ordered. Pray for him as he works hard at keeping the equipment working well. The Little's house project is coming along, praise the Lord! They should be casting the floor before the end of the month, Lord willing. They are so grateful to the Lord and for those the Lord has used to meet their needs. Continue to pray for the strength to do the work and God's provision along the way. Thank you! The Steels are working toward arriving in Carriacou sometime in March! Pray that their house will sell and that the Lord will strengthen them for packing and moving. They served the Lord in Antigua at our sister station (Caribbean Radio Lighthouse -1160KHz) for several years some time ago so they are looking forward to being among the beautiful people of the Caribbean once again!
The Harbour Light Christian School is in need of
teachers and additional facilities for next school
year. Please pray for God's provision for these
needs.
January 10, 2008 Dear Beloved in Christ, Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! We rejoice that there is laid up for you treasures in Heaven because of your faithful, prayerful support of this ministry this past year. Thank you! We praise the Lord for enabling so many in various ways to have a part in this ministry. To God be the Glory, great things He has done – and will do!!
Thank you for your prayers for the Louis family. They had a very encouraging and restful visit to St. Lucia. Linus was able to preach in a New Years conference and witness again to his aging mother. Please pray for her salvation as well as the salvation of other family members. The Ramdhanie's arrived back safely from their trip home for Christmas. “Mama C” (Arlene Cornelius) had a wonderful time in Dominica visiting my brother, Tony, and his wife, Martha, and their 7 children. She returns today from her visit to Antigua and my brother, Jonathan & his wife Becky. The Steel's are praising the Lord for providing for their support and have been cleared to leave the USA to join us in late March, Lord willing. Pray for them as they make final preparations to come. Continue to pray for the Murphys. They are now on full-time deputation and are praying that God will bring them here later this year. Thank you for praying for both couples. We are greatly in need of these dear people! May the Lord bless you in your service for Him this year and help each of us to stand firmly on the Word of God and to abide in Him, so that when He appears, we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming. It is “the last hour” so let us be more diligent than ever to be faithfully...
Spreading
the WORD, December 4, 2007 Dear Christian Friends,
Grace to you and peace from God our
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! This
month marks 16 years of broadcasting the Gospel to the
Windwards. We praise the Lord for His gracious provision
and protection all along the way. God who is Lord of
all – including history – gives to us an unusual opportunity
to display His glory and share His love to people at this
time of the year. People are more open to the Gospel at this
time of the year than they are at other times. Christmas
music is some of the most beautiful in our music library!
That is why we do not
limit ourselves to playing the music or
message of the incarnation to just this time of year.
We play Christmas music the first Sunday evening of each
month and the subject of the incarnation is always welcome.
Spreading the WORD, November 8, 2007 Dear Friends in Christ,
Grace, mercy and peace
to you from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
And he said, LORD God of Israel, there
is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth
beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy
servants that walk before thee with all their heart.
1 Kings 8:23
Spreading the WORD, Listen to the Harbour Light on line by going to our website and clicking on a player of your choice! www.harbourlightradio.org Visit Aviation Radio Missionary Services on line to keep track of Murphys and Steels support progress. www.everlastingarms.org
Our Listener's Write... Monday, October 8, 2007 Dear fellow believers in Jesus Christ, Greetings! I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. Ephesians 1:17 Thank you for your continued prayer and support for God's work through the Harbour Light. We read your letters with great pleasure and thankfulness to the Lord for all He is doing in your life through the programs! What a blessing it is to fill homes and hearts with such godly programmes, Bible teaching, music, drama, and more! We are planning another “Radio Bible Conference” for the first full week in December. We will be using messages from the Whetstone Conference held at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church this past June as well as messages from the 2007 Lighthouse Baptist Fellowship Conference held at Grace Baptist Church in Barbados this past July. We have also begun work on our Christmas programming and hope to have our 2007 Christmas Programme Guide ready to mail out by the end of this month. Please request a copy or look for it on line so you won't miss out on any of our “Christmas gifts” to you! The Little's house project has slowed down for now. However, they continue to “break stone” and in preparation for casting the floor. They have the block for the walls on site so once the floor is poured they will be able to continue with God's help. The owners of the place they are renting now would like them moved out in the near future. Pray that God will bless them with the finances they need to continue and finish. The Ramdhanies have settled in well to the routine here and are a great blessing to us. The Murphys have their “home on wheels” ready for action. They have acquired many items that they will need or that the Harbour Light will need and may ship a container with these items in the next few months. Pray that God will send them the right buyer for their house. Their goal is to be doing full-time deputation this fall. Their support level is nearly fifty percent. Pray that God will direct them to those who He wants to support them so they can come fulfill the ministry God has given them here. The Steels are currently “on the road” to visit and present the Harbour Light to several churches and to minister to and edify God's people by their testimony. Their support level is now over the fifty percent mark! They continue to plan toward coming in early 2008. You can watch the progress of both the Murphys and Steels at our mission website, www.everlastingarms.org Thank you for your prayers for us. We need a spirit of wisdom from the Lord as we choose programmes, interact with listeners and act as stewards of the equipment, resources and air time God has given us. Thank you for your encouragement and support! The Lord is using His Word greatly in the hearts of each one who tunes in – just as He promised He would! Many of them contact us to tell how the Lord is using the programmes in their lives to draw them closer to God. They also express their sincere thankfulness and appreciation to the Lord for raising up this beacon of light to shine into their hearts and homes. Their watch word is “Don't change!” (Don't compromise) As we grow in our knowledge of the Lord and His Word, the programming will get cleaner and brighter to the Glory of God!
Spreading the WORD, September 5, 2007 Dear Friends, Grace be multiplied to you and peace from God and our Saviour, Jesus Christ! Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. (James 1:27) We praise the Lord for the many hours each day He gives us to be on the air proclaiming the Name of Jesus Christ, the mission revealed in His name – that of saving His people from their sins, and pressing the claims of Christ upon the life each listener. Truly, we are not our own, but His! Thank you very much for your part in this vital work of God here in the Windward Islands! The Murphys asked that we pray for God's will in the sale of their home to a Christian couple. This will enable them to be “on the road” full time and (humanely speaking) make it possible for them to come that much sooner. Pray that if Satan is somehow hindering their coming that God will destroy the enemy's work so that God's work can go forward. Pray for the Steels as well as they make definite plans to be here by February of 2008 and that their support will be provided by God in His wonderful way. The Littles continue the work on their home in Mt. Pleasant. They have been working hard to “break stone” and gather other materials to pour the floor. It would be wonderful if they could be in their house by the end of the year. Pray for God's provision for both materials and labour. Pray for the Louises as they have been having some (minor) health struggles. “Mama C” (Arlene Cornelius) is doing well and keeping very busy – thank you for praying for her. “It is well” with the rest of us, by God's grace.
I just received a letter from a new listener who said “Many of the things that I have learned, I have never heard or been taught otherwise as most "teaching" and "preaching" nowadays always seems to tend towards what you can get from God and what you should give [in tithes and offerings]...” “How is it that I can be assured of my faith...” “You guys use mostly hymns on the station, why is that? Is there a problem with other gospel genres like pop, reggae, calypso etc? In my mind I can't think of any reason God would be displeased with it... I am a very open minded person and would very much appreciate information on this... and If possible scripture references that would help me to understand a position on this as I am a musician but foremost a Christian and would prefer not to be in error.” I am excited about answering him mainly because of his statement “...but foremost a Christian...” Oh how we need Christians who are “foremost a Christian!” Those who are willing, ready, and eager to think God's thoughts instead of their own - hating even to be spotted (soiled) by the world. Praise the Lord and keep... Spreading the WORD!
Dear Fellow Soldiers of the
Cross,
Monday, July 16, 2007
Dear Citizens of
Heaven,
Greetings in the Name
of the LORD, Jesus Christ our soon-coming Saviour. I
send thee to open their eyes, and to turn them from
darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God,
that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and
inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith
that is in me.
 I
have just returned from the 10th Annual
Lighthouse Baptist Fellowship Conference in Barbados.
Pastor Tony Ward and the sweet folks at Grace Baptist
Church hosted the conference again this year. The timely
theme of the conference was “Remove Not The Ancient
Landmark.” It was a refreshing week of good preaching
and good fellowship. I recorded the preaching
sessions and we will be using them on the air in
the near future so you can enjoy the conference as
well. In the midst of all that was going on here at the
station prior to the conference, I failed to announce
the conference. Please
forgive me for that!
Praise the Lord, the
main generator is back on line and working well. We
really enjoyed having the Brandeberrys with us and are
thankful to Brother & Sister Brandeberry for all they
did while they were here. Please continue to pray for
our “ailing” equipment. The main air conditioner is
still not running and sometime on Saturday our main
network storage drive crashed leaving me scrambling a
bit. Some of it is stored in other places but we have
our work cut out for us replacing what was lost.
This just
demonstrates again our need for the Murphys to get here
as soon as possible so Brother Pat can take over the
computers and network. Please pray that God will give
them safety as they soon
launch out on full time deputation and that their
full support will come in quickly. They have about 50%
of what they need.
Pray also for the Steels. They are also at about
50% support level. We enjoyed having them here for a
week. It has served to peak their desire to come and has
given them a vision of how God is going to use them
here. What will we do
with the extra help? Don't worry, it won't be hard
to figure out!
Thank you for your
prayers for us as we fulfill the ministry God has sent
us here to do for His glory...
Spreading the WORD,
Randy Cornelius &
Staff
Isaiah 41:10,13
PS My wife,
Sharlene, heads up Harbour Light Christian
Academy. Would you like to receive updates from time to
time about this ministry? If so, please send an email
to Sharlene at
rshlight@spiceisle.com and let her know.
June, 2007 Dear fellow Branches,
Grace and peace be multiplied to you from God our Father and our Lord, Jesus Christ. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. John 15:4
We are looking forward to having Harold and Kelly Brandeberry here later this month for a short term mission trip. Herald will be doing the engine work on our main generator.
John & Sharon Steel will also be coming this month for a short “vision” trip. They will be seeing first hand all the aspects of the ministry here as well as assessing their needs for moving here. Pray for safety as they travel and for their support to be raised soon.
I spoke to Pat Murphy last evening and he and Janice are busy getting their “home on wheels” ready for full time deputation. Continue to pray for them that the rest of their support will come in quickly.
You can follow the progress of the Steels and Murphys support and see additional information about them at the website of our mission board www.everlastingarms.org.
A young lady from the Baptist Bible College in St. Vincent will be coming for the month of July to intern here at the radio station. Pray for Andrae's passport to be completed soon.
Spreading the WORD, Randy Cornelius & Staff John 15:4-11
Friday,
May 11, 2007
Dear Christian Friends,
Grace to you and peace from God our
Father and from our soon-coming Saviour, Jesus Christ!
Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking
after those things which are coming on the earth: for the
powers of heaven shall be shaken.
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a
cloud with power and great glory. (Luke 21:26-27)
“Mama C” has returned
safely! Continue to
pray for her as she gets caught up on all the bookkeeping
work here at the station as well as in her own office.
My wife Sharlene and I
visited the Baptist Bible College of the Caribbean on the
occasion of their 50th anniversary, homecoming and
graduation.
We felt right at home with these dear saints of God - the
faculty, students and graduates – many of whom we have known
for years already.
The Lord has blessed the school greatly with a beautiful
campus and godly faculty.
The Lord has blessed us
with another couple whom He is sending to join the staff of
the Harbour Light in the near future.
They are John and Sharon Steel.
Please pray for them as they begin their deputation
ministry to raise their support.
They are already off to a fantastic start!
Continue to pray for the
Murphy's that their support will come in so they can set a
departure date.
They are praising the Lord for some new supporters!
 The
Littles have begun the construction of their home in Mt.
Pleasant! The Lord
provided the “earnest” and by faith they have begun.
Please pray with us that they will be able to
continue working until the house is done.
The house they presently rent is more than 50 years
old and is becoming unsafe.
Thank you for praying for this project! We
have recently been experiencing some difficulties with our
power plant here at the Harbour Light.
One generator unit has had an intermittent electrical
fault for months.
The other one suffered from “operator error.”
While attempting to bleed the high pressure lines, I
backed the throttle control out too far and it somehow
became internally locked in the idle position.
John had to remove the injector pump and send it off
to be repaired.
Meanwhile he was working on the other unit and, praise the
Lord, identified the source of our intermittent problem!
We had some
“ups and downs” for a few
days until John solved the problem - for now.
We may need to replace the ($600) defective voltage
regulator some time soon.
Pray that the injector pump will be returned to us
soon and that we will be able to source a less expensive
voltage regulator if it is
needed.
We have all been feeling
a little weary these days for some reason – weary in the
work but not of it!
Pray for our strength to increase and our hearts to be
revived as the scripture promises in Isaiah 40:29.
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have
no might he increaseth strength. We need God's power so
we can continue...
Spreading the WORD,
Randy Cornelius & Staff Phil. 1:9-11
Please Note:
Our mission board, Aviation Radio Missionary Service, has a
new website! Please visit
www.everlastingarms.org There are some unique
resources there such as the "Missions Toolbox" as well
as information, news and some neat pictures!
***We have a new
telephone number in addition to our regular number to make
it easier for you to contact us. Call 1(864)469-4166.
Try it out!
April 6, 2007 Greetings in the Name of our coming Saviour and King, the Lord Jesus Christ. “Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.” (2 Corinthians 1:11)
Spreading the WORD,
Staff News:
Our
Listeners Write...
Programming Notes:
Let the Bible
Speak with Pastor Alan Cairns is now 30 minutes long and is
being aired at 10:30AM Monday - Friday. The 15 minute
programmes will be phased out soon. "Glimpses of Truth"
with Pastor Gordon Dickson will soon
be aired in place of LTBS at 7:45AM in addition to the regular
time at 8PM on weeknights.
Monday, March 5, 2007
Dear Bride of Christ,
This year we plan to work on some much needed maintenance of the physical plant. Our buildings are now 17 years old and are mostly of steel construction. Since we are on the windward coast we constantly fight rust on the exterior of the buildings. The interior is paneled wood with a durable carpet on the floor. We have had some trouble with termites invading our interior walls and the carpet is badly worn in many places. There is an unfinished retaining wall behind the office and studio buildings which we are planning to finish this year as well. Praise the Lord for His provision for that project! Our generators are also showing their age. We are having to replace the radiators on both engines. Our local listeners have noticed occasional short breaks in transmission due to the engine shutting down because of low coolant. We apologize for that! Our English friend, Peter Thurley, is back again doing some routine work on another one of our generator engines. “Mama C” (Arlene Cornelius) is doing well in the USA. She and my sister, Becky, are back in Greenville now after saying “so long” to my Aunt Ann in Chicago. Mom and Janice Murphy will be taking a short course together at Bob Jones University this month to learn the software program “Access” so our office will be more efficient. Mom will leave the USA to return home to Carriacou on April 17. We are looking forward to having her back! Thank you for praying for her as she has traveled many miles visiting supporting churches, individuals and family. She only has a couple of short trips left to make. The Murphy's support is increasing. Lord willing they will be here by this time next year! Will you pray for the Lord of the harvest to send the Murphys into this field to help us? Pray for good and fruitful contacts as they continue their deputation ministry. We praise the Lord for a good start on the year 2007. We are grateful to each one who has called or written. We praise the Lord with you that the programming is blessing your life. We will be making some programming changes in the near future the biggest of which will involve “Let the Bible Speak” with Alan Cairns. They have begun a 30 minute daily format instead of the 15 minute daily. A broadcast time adjustment will be necessary to accommodate this as well as some rearranging of other programs. It is exciting to look around and realize that the time of The Marriage Supper is fast approaching. We as the bride of Christ are to be busy making ourselves ready for His glory! The Lamb – our Redeemer – has provided us with the materials we need to make the fine linen of righteous deeds – bright and clean! That brings great glory to Him! One of those righteous deeds is...
Spreading the WORD, Wednesday, February 7, 2007 Dear fellow Citizens of Heaven, Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! “Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their kinsmen were at their command.” (1Chronicles 12:32)
Recently my father's sister, Ann Cornelius, went to be with the Lord after a short bout with cancer. She had worked at Pacific Garden Mission for nearly 50 years! She was involved in the processing of donations and Bible correspondence courses. She provided the music – both singing and playing – for the noon meetings at PGM. She also played the piano for a nursing home outreach and the Spanish services at her home church. The Lord made it possible for my mother and sister to be there with her when she passed away. I'm sure there was joy in Heaven as that entire family was reunited around the throne of God! It was 10 years ago today that my father, Rolen Cornelius, went to be with the Lord. We greatly appreciate so many listeners who have not only written or called with their encouragement but who have supported the Harbour Light with their sacrificial gifts these many years. The Lord has truly blessed us with a very responsive listenership as well as faithful supporters abroad. A big “Thank You!” to each one of you who contributes to keep the Harbour Light on the air. We are confident that the Lord will continue to provide through His people – both in the listening area and beyond – as long as He desires for this radio ministry to continue. A listener here in Carriacou writes “The Lord has indeed blessed you in allowing you to broadcast these fifteen years. As long as he tarries and He so desires, the ministry will continue on. Continue to be faithful in giving out the Lord's Word so that the lost might see their need for the Saviour and turn to Him. Keep up the high standard of programming that you put on the air.” A listener in Trinidad writes “It's always a joyful thing to hear from you and all at the Harbour Light. Your letters are so warm – like the Light that Harbour Light sends to our homes through the airwaves throughout the year. I hope that the enclosed contribution will help in some small way to support your very treasured ministry!” There is a lot of “heart” in Christianity today but very little “mind.” The men of Issachar had a heart for Israel but they did not let that interfere with their thinking. They understood their times and knew what Israel should do. Pray for us that God will give His wisdom to discern the times to know what to do to most effectively keep on...
Spreading the WORD, January 9, 2007 Dear fellow “Gifts” of God, Greetings! “To those who are the called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ: May mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you.” --Jude 1
As I consider the year 2007, I am greatly concerned, but excited, and comforted. I’m concerned because of the fast-rising tidal wave of worldliness and compromise that is sweeping over so many of my brothers and sisters in Christ. “Ancient landmarks” are being removed. One of the most powerful tools of the enemy driving this wave is the music that Satan has cleverly and patiently squeezed into nearly every facet of life on this planet – including the church and Christian homes! Rock music has become a “one world culture” not just of the ungodly but also of many professing Christians! Throughout history, Satan has used music effectively to turn people from the Truth to worshiping idols. There is no doubt that he is preparing the world through this mind altering music to fall down and worship the beast shortly after he is revealed during the “tribulation” period. I am excited because the coming of the Lord draws near! However, since the Bible teaches us that things will get much worse before they get much better, it is comforting to know that no matter how bad it gets, God will not forsake His own. He will rescue us in the nick of time! So to those who are wrapped in the love of God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ, may mercy, peace and love be lavished upon you all year long and until He comes again!
Spreading the WORD,
 December 1, 2006 Dear Christian Friends, The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. Isaiah 9:2 Christmas greetings from Carriacou! Fifteen years ago today
we began “Spreading the WORD” here in Carriacou. But, that is
not really where it all began! It all began back in the
1950's when my
father, Rolen Cornelius, boarded a ship in New York Harbour bound
for Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa. He was going to work at
The Lord has blessed the Harbour Light both materially and spiritually, not because of who we are but because of Whose we are and what He is doing through the programmes. This year we have again heard from hundreds of listeners. Their expressions of how God is working in their lives through the programming are such a joy to read. Many have been saved. Thousands have grown in the Lord; many have dedicated their life to the Lord. Some have even come out of apostate denominations! Presently, we have two Grenadian families working along side of us missionaries. Richard & Francina Little have 4 children and Linus & Jennifer Louis have 3 children. Richard and Linus are our main announcers but help out in a dozen or more ways. Linus also produces a 15 minute weekly Bible teaching programme. Richard does the “Prayer Time” programme each week. Francina works with “Mama C” in the Children’s programming department producing five 30 minute “Captain’s Kids” programmes each week and Jennifer takes care of the 3000 or so students in our Bible Correspondence School. In addition to Children’s programming, “Mama C” (currently on furlough) manages our office. John McPherson is the station engineer and his wife, Karen, is our “weatherlady” and takes care of most of the programming “traffic.” (McPhersons are due back from furlough this month.) My wife, Sharlene, is Headmistress of the Harbour Light Christian Academy. She is assisted by three other teachers. The 16 students are made up mostly of Harbour Light staff children. Praise the Lord for His faithfulness during these past 15 years!! But where would we be without your prayers and support!? Thank you for your faithfulness! Please continue to pray earnestly that God will be glorified through His Word. Pray that God will provide for the day to day operations. Pray that we will keep the programming “clean” and clear. Pray for us that God will protect us from evil and the evil one; that God will destroy any work of the enemy to destroy this testimony. Pray that we will maintain a growing likeness to our Lord; that we will be faithful in our life, right in our heart and surrendered to Him in everything. From all of us here at the Harbour Light we wish you a Merry Christmas and God’s best for the New Year! Spreading the WORD,
October 18, 2006 Dear Praying Friends: Greetings in the Name of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ!
I recently had an “email conversation” with some Christian (?) folks who wanted to put their music on the Harbour Light. I only listened to the first five seconds of it and had to cut it off – it sounded like a “disco!” It reminded me again of the delusion that has taken hold of so many professing Christians – could it be the beginning of what was prophesied? I'll share with you a short excerpt from my lengthy response to her. I was born in Africa at the edge of the jungle. My father used to take me into the jungle from time to time when he would go to minister to the tribes people "up country." There we would hear them playing the "devil drums" and play their music which was done to "call the evil spirits." Some American missionary's children came to Africa bringing some music they called "Contemporary Christian Music." The tribes people heard them playing it in the house and came to the parents and asked them this question. "Why are YOUR children calling the evil spirits?!" The Bible says that in the last days, God will send a strong delusion to those who refuse to believe the truth. The delusion will be a Satanic lie but those who believe it will not know until it is too late. |
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Christian
fellowship is one of the sweetest blessings
believers can share with one another. It is
something that they have received from God as a
result of hearing and believing the Gospel and so it
is a proper and blessed outgrowth of their special
fellowship with Him. There are many these days who
say they have fellowship with God but their life
demonstrates fellowship with the world, not God. God
warns us about having having fellowship with or
participating in the things that are “of the world.”
I am amazed that it seems so hard for so many
Christian people to recognize when they are
fellowshipping with the world. They adopt nearly
every dark aspect of the world – sounds, dress,
habits, entertainments – add a little “Jesus” to it
and think God just has to be thrilled with the
Our
Listeners Write...
We
are blessed this week as another Men for Missions
team arrives led by Wayne and Jane Camfield. I believe this
is the 14th team they have brought down to help
us! They will be doing several projects while they are here
but the main project is to finish the basement apartment for
the Murphys. The only thing left to do when they leave, Lord
willing, will be to put in kitchen & bathroom cabinets.
Those have been donated by a Christian man in the USA and
when they arrive in a few weeks, he will be coming to
install them, Lord willing. It is amazing to think that the
“Mission House” project is nearly complete. There is no way
humanly speaking that we could have afforded such a
building. However it was the Lord's will and He has
literally moved “mountains” to accomplish it – from a
landmark defeat for the IRS in US probate court to
unsolicited gifts of interested people and more than a dozen
mission teams! Lord willing, it will provide long term
housing for three Harbour Light staff families. It is a
simple, practical and solid building. “Thank you” to all of
you who have had a part in it! (the basement is 
Behold,
a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son,
and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being
interpreted is, God with us. 
As
the Murphys and Steels make preparations to leave the USA to
“come over and help us,” they have asked that we pray that
the Lord will send along just the right buyers for their
houses. The Murphys have meetings scheduled through June
2008. Pray that God will provide for them that they will be
able to come in the summer of 2008. Pray for the Steels as
they continue their plans to be here in March or April. We
are really looking forward to their coming and their much
needed help. The Louis family 
Thank
you so much for your fellowship, support and prayer
I
have been reading through the books of the Kings
recently and God has spotlighted a truth to my heart
which I would like to try to share with you. Have you
ever noticed that for every king there is a commendation
or a condemnation? Something like... “he did that which
was good in the sight of the Lord...” or “he did that
which was evil in the sight of the Lord....” In
addition, there are two individuals God primarily uses
to compare the rest of the kings to. God compares the
“good” kings to King David and the “bad” kings to King
Jeroboam. King David we know well. He was a man after
God's own heart. He wholeheartedly followed the Lord. On
the other hand, Jeroboam was a servant whom God elevated
to be a sovereign. God told him he would be king over
the ten tribes of Israel but he did not trust God to
work it out. He worked things out for himself. Once he
was king, he was afraid that the people would stay in
Judah when they went to worship God at the Temple. So
once again he did things his own way. He made two golden
calves, appointed his own priests and sanctified his own
day for worship. God warned him of his deviant worship
but he did not repent so God cursed him and his house.
Jeroboam's wholehearted disobedience affected nearly all
the kings after him. Over and over God's indictment of
the kings is... “he did that which was evil in the sight
of the LORD; he departed not from all the sins of
Jeroboam who made Israel to sin.” This sin tainted even
the “good” kings who “did that which was right in the
sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father.
Howbeit the high places were not taken away...” Those
“high places” appear to have been a temporary place of
true worship in the absence of the Temple but now became
a snare to the Israelites because Jeroboam built “houses
on the high places and made priests of the lowest of the
people which were not the sons of Levi.” In other words,
he built “worship centers” based on a bit of true
worship but primarily around what he devised in his own
heart. This deviant worship became so commonplace among
God's people that even God's enemies thought it was God
ordained!! When Rabshakeh came to besiege Jerusalem at
the command of the King of Assyria he chided the people
for their trust in God concluding that God would surely
not help them because their twenty-five-year-old King
Hezekiah had torn the high places down! On the contrary,
God was so delighted with Hezekiah's desire to do
“according to all that David his father did” (and angry
at Rabshakeh's defiance of God) that He sent His
destroying angel into the camp of the Assyrians. Then we
read those humorous words “and when they arose early in
the morning, they were all dead corpses!” The next king,
Manasseh, went right back to the sins of Jeroboam. Even
the major reforms of the eight-year-old king, Josiah,
and his wholeheartedness toward God could not turn the
“fierceness of the wrath of God” toward Judah because of
the wholeheartedness with which the twelve-year-old king
Manasseh compounded the sins of Jeroboam!
Can
you think of any “golden calves” (sacred cows) today?
I'm thinking of “contemporary” Christian music. Those
who use it do so because they are fearful that they will
“lose people” and so resort to their own methods to keep
them. This “sin of Jeroboam” so permeates Christianity
around the world today that most “Christian” people (and
many unsaved people) think it is something which God
approves of! Christian people have become so accustomed
to this “golden calf” that their ears are deaf to what
is clean, sound, godly Christian music and they cannot
discern whether a song has a rock beat or not (or don't
care)! Some Christians are doing “what is right in the
sight of the Lord” but do not wholeheartedly follow the
Lord by removing the “high places.” The “high places”
with their “golden calves” are but symptoms. The real
problem is in the heart. It will require the
wholeheartedness of a David or a Hezekiah or a Josiah to
take the necessary action to recognize the deviant
nature of the “golden calves,” tear them down and burn
them. But there are too many Manassehs and too few
Josiahs to appease the wrath of God now. This house of
“Christianity”is far from pleasing the Lord with this
deviant “worship” and they don't even know it!! Jesus
Himself said “Many will say to me in that day, Lord,
Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy
name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many
wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I
never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
(Mt. 7:22-23) Do you have any “golden calves” or “high
places” in your life? Will God give you his condemnation
or His commendation? Let us follow the Lord and worship
Him in the beauty of holiness through simple,
wholehearted obedience to His Word.
The
Lord called some long-time listeners from Trinidad to “come
over and help us!” Andrew and Lynda Ramdhanie are here for
about 9 months. Sister Lynda is a retired teacher and is
teaching at Harbour Light Christian Primary School. Brother
Andrew is a retired police officer. He is helping with
various maintenance needs. Praise the Lord for their desire
to serve the Lord in their retirement years!
Grace,
mercy and peace will be with us from God the Father and from His
Son, Jesus Christ. Now we command you, brethren, in the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every
brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition
which he received of us. (2 Thessalonians 3:6)
We've
had two good helpers this summer. Andrae Jackson has now gone to
Grenada for camp. After camp she will be returning home to St.
Vincent. We really enjoyed having her with us for a few weeks
and our own Skitter Jones all summer. Both girls are attending
the Baptist Bible College of the Caribbean in St. Vincent. We
appreciate all these young ladies did to help out here at the
station. Some of you have heard their voices on Captain's Kids!
The rest of us on the staff are doing well by God's grace. We
still have a problem with our main air conditioner. Pray that it
will be fixed soon. We are busy working on various projects both
at home and at the station. This is the hurricane season. We
have had some good rains so far but still need much more –
preferably not with too much wind!
We
are still struggling with a couple of equipment failures
although we are “gaining on it,” as John would say. We are
still waiting for parts to repair the FM transmitter.
Please pray that those parts will arrive in the next day or
two. They are a week overdue now. Our main air conditioner
was down for about two weeks while we waited for parts. The
parts for the main generator finally arrived and John has
installed them but the engine is still not running right.
Pray for John as he continues to troubleshoot the main
engine as well as the voltage control module in the standby
generator to find and correct their problems. Our main
generator is due for a scheduled maintenance “overhaul” and
the Lord has provided the funds and the mechanic to do this
job. (Our friend Peter who rebuilt the standby generator
engine is no longer on the island.)
There
is a lot of necessary busyness in God's work in order to get
the job done but in all our busyness we don't want to forget
that we are branches and as such we must maintain that vital
connection with our Vine, the Lord Jesus Christ. Our
busyness is not the fruit that glorifies God; it is the
spiritual things that happen as a result that brings Him
glory. That can only happen as we abide in Him and He in
us. We are responsible for both aspects of
abiding! He abides in us by our faithful intake of His Word
and we abide in Him by our faithful obedience to the
specific statements or commands we discover in His Word.
Many of the commands found in His Word are not popular to
obey today even among Christians. Nevertheless, we prove
our love as His disciples by our 
“Ye
also helping...” Thank you so much for your help! 
Greetings
in the Name of the Lamb of God, the Lord Jesus Christ.
We
were blessed last month with the fellowship and labour of the 13
member Men for Missions work team led by Wayne and Jane Camfield.
They accomplished a lot toward finishing the basement of the mission
house in preparation for the arrival of the Murphys. All but two had
been here before on work teams. We are deeply grateful to them for
coming again and again to help us! It will require another team to
get the basement completely ready for the Murphys to move in. We
appreciate the efforts of our engineer, John McPherson, in
coordinating materials and logistics for the teams. The team effort
is vital in that they are able to accomplish a lot in a short time
which not only saves money and time but it takes a tremendous load
off of us so we can stay concentrated on what the Lord has called us
here to do – spreading the WORD! It also gives an opportunity for
many believers to exercise their gifts and to be a direct part of
God's work in a foreign country. A photo journal can be viewed
“Mama
C” is on the final leg of her furlough ministry with a trip
throughout the southern states. Continue to pray for safety for her
and her traveling companion (and former missionary at CRL in
Antigua), Rita Covalt. The Lord has provided a lady to travel with
my mother each trip she has made. We praise the Lord for the safe
arrival of the McPherson’s! They are already “in the thick of it.”
In addition to their regular responsibilities, Karen is helping in
the office with the book-keeping and John busy getting ready for the
Men for Missions team who, Lord willing will arrive tomorrow. The
team will be working to finish the basement of the mission house in
preparation for the arrival of the Murphy’s. Pray earnestly that
their support will come in soon. The rest of us are well, thank the
Lord. Thank you for your prayers for us and support for this work.
God bless you!
ELWA,
a new and probably the first Christian radio station in Africa.
There he served the Lord with my mother (Arlene) for 16 years and
there my brothers and sister and I were born. In the early 70’s the
Lord led our family to Antigua where my parents headed up the
building of the Caribbean Radio Lighthouse. In the late 80’s the
Lord called my parents and my 
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We
are praising the Lord for the wonderful way He works. Let me
explain. For quite a while, one of our generators was in need of
being rebuilt. We just did not have the time or expertise to do the
job ourselves.