"What Every Father Needs to Know"

HCJB, La Voz de los Andes, had a special event last Friday night, for all those fathers out there. We invited Campus Crusade to join us and talk about fathers and their role in the family. The idea started after HCJB Voz Global's radio agency SERVIR, began translating the popular radio program "Family Life Today" into Spanish. The radio program is really an outreach of Campus Crusade's Family Life ministry.

The radio program is fairly popular in Spanish. We have received many good comments from listeners about it, so we wondered whether or not people would come to our station to attend a seminar on the family. We decided to have people come by HCJB and get tickets so that we would have an idea of how many were coming. By Tuesday we had only given out 15 tickets. We were beginning to panic. By Friday that number had risen to over 200 tickets and when the event finally ended we had over 300 show up.

The seminar was given by Armando Tamayo, a local staff member for Campus Crusade. He kept the crowd right with him the whole night and you could just tell that people were soaking up the information. Armando talked about the importance of being a father to our children. He talked about how our children watch everything we do and learn to do the same things we do, whether good or bad. He talked about taking time with our kids. At the end of the program, Campus Crusade gave out copies of the Jesus film for kids on DVD.

These kinds of special events are one way that we try to give our listeners just a little bit more. It is a way that we can touch them a little more closely. It is also a way that we can highlight other ministries in the community that can help them grow in their faith and relationship with God. Pray for the families of Latin America. Many are struggling and need to have their priorities aligned with God's priorities, just like North American families do.

Thanks,

Doug