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WORLD CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING
NEWSLETTER
ATTENTION, WORLD:
HERE WE COME!
Do you know these men from Afghanistan? Probably not. As
of November 14 there is one thing you can know about them: They will
soon be able to tune into World Christian Broadcasting’s station from
Madagascar and hear — perhaps for the first time! — the name of Jesus.
(Notice the radios at their feet!)
Inside
 "It Didn't Come From
Santa", Pg 2
 Season's Greetings, Pg 2
 Medical Missions To
Madagascar, Pg 3
Afghan men listening to
shortwave radio
 Listener Letters, Pg 4
On November 14, 2014,
the government of Madagascar
handed over to representatives
of World Christian Broadcasting
the “Accord de Siege” which
allows us to do business in
Madagascar. We have been
praying for years about this
document.
 Some Useful Tips For Giving
Stock, Pg 10
World Christian Broadcasting was first invited by the president
of Madagascar in 2003 to build a station. Construction on the station
actually began in 2006. All was proceeding well until a political
coup on the island disrupted our plans, and from then until now we
have been waiting, waiting, waiting for governmental approval. The
station has been finished for two years, but until the final approval
by the government we could not — would not — ship the $2 million
worth of state-of-the-art shortwave transmitters. With the “Accord
de Siege” signed by the Malagasy government, we have now directed
that the transmitters be sent on the first available ship from Houston to
Madagascar.
 Summary of 2013
Financials, Pg 11
Stop and think what this means. How awesome to think of
the untold millions of people in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America,
 Memorials, Pg 5
 Living Tributes, Pg 6
 Rob Scobey Wins Again, Pg 8
 A Reason And A Way To
Celebrate!, Pg 9
Continued on page 12
December 2014
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first time in
many years the large
Christmas greeting is not in the
lead article space of the
Newsletter. When we met to
plan this issue, we agreed the
importance of the Accord de
Seige placed it as the top story.
Each year there are
discussions regarding how to
explain Santa to children as
they mature. Various rationale
are posited from tradition, faith
destroying, spirit of giving, etc.
World Christian
Broadcasting staff, board and
supporters have been looking
for and praying for this
document for a decade. It is
not like the result of a letter
written to Santa. It wasn't
done because cookies and milk
were left out for a "jolly old
elf". Simply stated, "It didn't
come from Santa!"
So, if it wasn't Santa,
who made it possible? It didn't
just happen! This ministry had
some setbacks in its beginning.
The deaths of some key
planners, a fire in Alaska and
the lack of finances. In each
case God has answered prayer
in His time. We may not
always understand why there
are delays but He does. We
can be assured that when the
time is right, He will act and
we will give God the glory!
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The Staff of World Christian Broadcasting wish for each
of you the best for this holiday season and continued
blessings during the New Year.
MEDICAL MISSIONS TO MADAGASCAR
By Rob Scobey
“What mission work can
we do, with the resources we
have, while we await that first
broadcast from Madagascar
World Voice (MWV)?” That was
one of numerous questions raised
by the new radio station’s delays
that persisted into the second
decade of the new millennium.
So, the decision was made
to pursue a ground campaign in
and around the community that
serves as home to the over-the-air
station. The campaign — now
having been completed two years
in a row — would include a
medical mission.
The mission partner,
Partners in Progress, a church
affiliated humanitarian ministry,
does everything from provide
People are lined up near the sign for Madagascar World Voice
waiting to see one of the doctors.
clean water to third world
communities, to providing doctors
and nurses to places that don’t
have them.
This elderly man is having his blood pressure measured as
part of his treatment.
For the people of
Madagascar, Partners in Progress
provided 21 medical team
members and World Christian
Broadcasting provided about a
dozen staff members from
Madagascar World Voice to
assist. The team worked for five
days during October of 2014.
According to Bill
McDonough, President of
Partners in Progress, its 21 team
members, from the U.S. and
Germany, included six medical
doctors, one dentist, and two
optometrists. Also included
were one certified ophthalmic
technician, two pharmacists,
three registered nurses, and six
auxiliary helpers including Bill
Continued on page 9
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LETTERS FROM LISTENERS
From Japan:
From Australia:
I am a listener to be enjoying your broadcast.
Thank you for always for the great broadcast.
The contents are streets of the attached file.
Please check it. If it correspondence with your
program, would you please give me your QSL card.
I heard some music, and then the announcer was
discussing Jesus disciple John, and reading from the
book of John.
Another listener from Japan writes:
“I like music of KNLS in particular. There are Bible
talking and various topics in the others and can enjoy it
very much.”
From Indonesia, this listener commented with his
reception report:
I hope these details are enough to indicate how well your
station can be received here in Indonesia. If the details are
correct, please verify with a QSL verification card. A
pennant station, Schedules, would also be appreciated if
these are available.
I am looking forward to hearing from you soon and thank
you very much for your information.
From the USA:
“I enjoy listening to religious broadcasting on shortwave
radio and listen in every day. I used to listen to KNLS
when I was stationed in Asia with the military and I still
listen whenever my local conditions and propagations
permit.”
From India:
Dear Sir,
I was an avowed listener of shortwave radio stations for
over decade or so, but owing to my bodily impairment
and some other sundries, I was unable to get myself
motivated and remained a cocoon and was full detached
for quite some time. Today when I was lazily fiddling
with my radio suddenly I came across to your station
KNLS broadcasting in English language after a long
time and got re-kindled. I still remember I heard your
station for the first time on 18th December, 1985 and I
received your QSL for the frequency 6145 kHz. Its really
enjoy listening to your station after long 28 years. I hope
to hear from you very soon and till than all the very best
to you and please convey my best regards to each and
everyone at KNLS The New Life Station. God bless you
all.
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I enjoyed the program very much, and would like to
request a QSL confirmation of receiving your station.
From Jinlin Province, CHINA
Dear Friend:
It is a long time since I write to you. Today I search
SMZG.ORG and listen for the recording. It benefits me
a lot. Miss you so much my SMZG Radio Station and
my friend. Hope you well. From Russia:
Dear radiostation KNLS!
We love your program and we are looking forward to
listening to it.
My name is Tatiana. I am a member of Russian
Orthodox Church. I like your programs because they are
very interesting. For three years the disciples were so
close to Jesus, heard His words, witnessed His miracles,
but only His resurrection they realized and believed that
Jesus was God. No doubt that He would be resurrected.
God the Father took care of it. We are always alive with
God and it is so wonderful to live with Him. It is good
when children learn about Jesus. The sooner they learn
about Him the better, because they will see the world in
different way than when they don’t know God.
There are so many denominations and sects that it is
difficult to understand what is what. It is good that you
deal with this topic. Very often people, who consider
themselves to be believers, criticize others who are
different from them. But in spite of it, our wonderful
Lord loves each of us, whether they know about it or not.
It is better for them to know about His love, because in
this case He can be called “Abba”. We should not be
afraid of Him, but we must love and enjoy our life ,
thank and glorify our Creator. Hallelujah!
May God bless you abundantly! May He give you love
and peace!
Respectfully,
Tatiana
Memorial Gifts for Sept. 15 - Nov. 26, 2014
CECIL ACREE
George & Sara Caudill
Emma J. Hall
HAROLD ALESSIO
Mary Alessio
JOHN HUGH BANISTER
Marjorie Banister Evans
RAY & LUCILLE BARBER
Henry (Gene) & Sue
Thompson
VANCE CARRUTH
Bellflower Church of Christ
Ladies Bible Class
EMMETT BENJAMIN
CARTINHOUR, III
Linda F. Cartinhour
CHARLES CARVER
Beth & Bert Moses
Carolyn & Larry Templeton
RALPH FARRAR
John & Alice Hall
WANDA FARRIS
D. Burkett Nelson
Freda Nelson Rushton
Martha Nelson Swindell
CHARLES FIELDS
Oleta Paden
NATHAN CHESSER
Betha Chesser
W. L. FLETCHER, III
Jill & Ben Anella
Betty J. Blackburn
JESUS CHRIST
Anonymous
MIRANDA FLOWERS
Randy & Bettye Smith
STAN FRESHOUR
Betty Anderson
MARY LUZETTA
BASHAM
Renea Sabia
B. L. CLARK
Yvonne Williams
LINDA CLEMENTS
LaDonna Yarbrough
NACOLA FURR
Irma Cooper
Janet Cooper
MARVIN BASTIAN
Steve & Jill Pruter
CLARA CLIFTON
Del & Joan Vineyard
PHILLIP D. BATES
Gretchwin Bates
MINNIE COX
Emma J. Hall
FANNIE “FAN” BATEY
Lisa Wallace
ELDON DEGGE
Earline Perry
Jane Estes Tindol, D. D. S.
CLEGG WILLIAM “BILL”
BLAKLEY
Roy & Mary Lou Jackson
VIRGINIA DENHAM
Jack & Sheila Danford
LEO BARRETT
Carl & Patsy Hirlston
JULIAN BARRY
Don & Martha Sue Barry
BRENDA BRAGG
Phil & Betty Ann Brewer
JERRY DENMAN
Kevin & Nancy Chambers
JOHN M. BRAZZELL
Emily Young Hartman
DR. EARL DENNIS
Oakley & Janice Christian
ALICE FAY HOLMAN
BROWN
Kay & Charles Vaughan
JOHN DILLON
Juanita Burks
LEE GRINDER
Moody & Harriet Barrentine
Barbara J. Bennett
Charles & Kathy Caudill
Gayle & Lisa Crowe
Ken & Mary Culp
Dave & Marilyn Dvorak
Louise Lacy
Terry Mills
Diane Mitchell
Frieda Rhodes
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Scott &
Family
Kent & Julie Smith
Gary Sorrels
Michael & April Story
Jesse & Carolyn Tate
Dick & Nancy Walker
Linda White
Helen Williams
Lonnie & Janet Wright
IRENE FUSTON
Juanita Burks
LOIS HAWKINS
George Hawkins
GARY GLASSCOCK
J. B. & Evelyn Cox
CHARLES HIGGINS
Johnnie Higgins
GILBERT GRAVES
James & Lucile Powell
BOB HILL’S BROTHER
Bill & Neika Stephens
JUANITA GRAVES
James & Lucile Powell
NORMA GREATHOUSE
Joseph & Jody Vickery
MARY GREGORY
Union Hill Church of Christ
LOUISE GRIMENSTEIN
Emma J. Hall
FRANCES BUGG
Juanita O. Burks
Carl & Patsy Hirlston
LUELLA DRAKE
Bill & Jan Bogard
NORMAN & LORENE
GROVES
Bob & Wanda Groves
STEVE WARREN DUNN
Margurite Dunn
DAN HALL
Emma J. Hall
IMOGENE CAMPBELL
Dick & Nancy Walker
TOM ELDRIDGE
Pete & Nita Barnes
MARGARET HALL
James & Lucile Powell
BILL CARDEN
Barbara Carden
NORMA ENZOR
Charles & Kathy Caudill
PAT HANDLEY
Sammie Patterson
LETA HITT
Marlene Treadway
MILDRED CAGLE HOLT
Brad C. Holt
DAVID HOSSE
Betty Mathis
GRADY BOYD HURST
Margurite Dunn
CLIFTON JANES
Evelyn Janes
BARBARA JEWELL
Lisa Wallace
JIMMY JIVIDEN
Dorothy Varner
ERNEST AARON JONES
Imogene Mullins
Continued on page 7
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Living Tributes for Sept. 15 - Nov. 26, 2014
HARRY ALESSIO
Mary Alessio
DAN DOZIER
Barbara Carden
DAN & PATSY BACCUS
Harvey & Virginia Floyd
SAFAA FAHMI
Jack Cottrell
ANDY BAKER
Ida Denham
HOMER & JUDY FLATT
Happy 50th Anniversary!
Dick & Nancy Walker
BILL & SUZANNE BYARS
Don & Virginia Worten
CHARLES & KATHY CAUDILL
Don & Martha Sue Barry
MAE CAUDILL
Happy Birthday!
Charles & Kathy Caudill
Suzie Davis
Bob & Susann Hutchison
JOSH CHAMBERS
For your service to our country!
Rob & Sheri Salley
KEVIN & NANCY CHAMBERS
Johnnie Higgins
BUD & LYNN CHUMLEY
Mary Alessio
MARILEE COKER
Happy Birthday!
Rosalind Baldwin
Billie Boustead
Irene Crouch
Evelyn Curtis
Mary E. Diles
Karen D. Hadwin
Jackie Harp
Johnice A. Hearn
Sue Justus
Verna Mansell
Joy Oliver
Shirley Segraves
SUE CROCKETT
Merry Christmas!
Carolyn Tate
LaNELL CROWE
Barbara C. Strickland
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EARLINE PERRY
Naoma Parks
MAURICE HALL
Jim & Sheri Hall
Lyle & Clara Johnson
PAT PROVINCE
Happy Birthday!
Rosalind Baldwin
Billie Boustead
Marilee Coker
Irene Crouch
Evelyn Curtis
Mary E. Diles
Karen D. Hadwin
Jackie Harp
Sue Justus
Verna Mansell
Joy Oliver
Shirley Segraves
RUTH HOWELL
Happy 100th Birthday!
Janice Paschall Hix
BILL & DEANIE SEARS
Happy Anniversary!
Dr. Sue Berry
MR. & MRS. DWIGHT JONES
Patsy Loden
RAY & LaFON SIMPSON
Thank you!
Mary Busby
MR. & MRS. FLOYD FLIPPIN
MR. & MRS. HOUSTON FLIPPIN
MR. BILL FLIPPIN
Merry Christmas!
Carolyn Tate (Aunt Cacka)
KNLS TEAM
Danny & Gail Presley
LORAINE MABRY
Happy Birthday!
Sarah Faulkner
MADAGASCAR WORK &
WORKERS
Ivan & Sally Archer
GEORGE & MAXINE MORTENSEN
Lois Robinson
DAVE & MARIANNA OLSON
Anonymous
ANGIE PARTLOW
Congrats on the marathon!
Mark & Marilyn Wendling
EARLINE PERRY
“Thank you for your support
of World Christian Broadcasting
and the staff...”
Dave & Marilyn Dvorak
BILL & NEIKA STEPHENS
Lissa Hale
Susan Jones
Amy Jordan
Tamera Spivey
Connie Williams
MR. & MRS. BROWN TAYLOR
Tirri Parker
DOROTHY TAYLOR
Thanks for your gracious help!
Dave & Marilyn Dvorak
GAYLA & JOSEPH WHITFILL
...on their wedding October 25, 2014
Don & Virginia Worten
WORLD CHRISTIAN
BROADCASTING
STAFF & CREW
Patience & Perseverance
Lois Robinson
Memorial Gifts for Sept. 15 - Nov. 26, 2014
Continued from Page 5
GEORGE JONES
Pete & Nita Barnes
JOHN T. JONES
Beth & Bert Moses
Carolyn & Larry Templeton
WALLACE JONES
Tom & Katherine McGill
JOHN JOHNSTON
Jim & Bonnie Bandy
Breakfast Brothers
Jim & Joyce Caldwell
Charles & Kathy Caudill
Kevin & Nancy Chambers
Gayle & Lisa Crowe
Jean N. Dennison
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Duncan
Robert & Doris Haas
Brandon, Amy, Presley &
Parker Johnston
Frances Johnston
Gailon & Rose Ann Johnston
Bill, Regina & Mason Locke
Graham & Suzanne Matherne
Mel & Betty Nelson
Earline Perry
Sally Philpot
Woodard & Pamela Pigg
Ed & Sharon Short
Bob & Molly Swindell
John & Sharon Thweatt
Carrie Thornthwaite
Mark & Marilyn Wendling
Frankie & Patrick Williams
KISKA
Beloved German Shepherd
Mark & Marilyn Wendling
WILL & ELSIE KLEMM
Edna Ruth Fields
AMY KLEMM
Edna Ruth Fields
FRED KLEYN
Beverly Kleyn
DARRELL KNOX
Carl & Patsy Hirlston
FRED (TED) & ALICE
KELLY
Doris Barnard
Bill & Charlotte Caudill
Charles & Kathy Caudill
Kelly Caudill
Kay & Ferrell Haile
Louise Lacy
Children of Don & Evelyn
Nelson
Martha Nelson Swindell
Freda Nelson Rushton
Gordon & Ann Robinson
CHARLES LEWIS
Carl & Patsy Hirlston
ELLEN LINDSLEY
R. B. & Lucille Hunnicutt
LARRY NORTON
Anita Norton
KEN RASCO
Mr. & Mrs. Frank A. Morris
Earline Perry
Dr. Jane Estes Tindol
Marlene Treadway
RUTH O’BRIEN
Kathy O. Brock
GRADY REESE
Betty Reese
ROBERT M. NELSON, JR.
Betty Anderson
RANDY OGLESBY
Frank & Pat Oglesby
Ed & Sharon Short
RUTH ORR
Charles and Kathy Caudill
Joe & Julie Cottrell
Gayle & Lisa Crowe
James & Lucile Powell
Anthony & Barbara Turner
Dick & Nancy Walker
MARGARET LITZEL
Mark & Marilyn Wendling
PATRICIA (PAT) OVERBY
Howard Overby
EMILY LOGUE
Charles & Kathy Caudill
Kelly Caudill
FRANCES MARIE PEAL
Ed & Sharon Short
Enoch & Jeannine Thweatt
MR. & MRS. WOODROW
LUTTRELL
Patsy Duke
Paul & Nan Learned
Doris & Clifford Swensen
Betty L. Zegel
F. M. PERRY
Kevin & Nancy Chambers
Doris S. Smith
ROY MARTIN
George & Sara Caudill
ALLENE MAULTSBY
Lisa Wallace
CONNIE MAYO
Ed & Sharon Short
DR. GLORIA McMAHAN
Dick & Nancy Walker
DENMAN MITCHELL
Norma Deuel
SHIRLEY MOORE
James & Susan Carr
MAURICE NEATHERY
Lois Neathery
MERLE PEWETT
Jim & Bonnie Bandy
Mel & Betty Nelson
WINSTON PHIFER
Charles & Kathy Caudill
O. E. PHILPOT
Always in our hearts!
Don, Lisa, Tatom & Jay
Watson
ANNIE LEMMISAR
PRUTER
Steve & Jill Pruter
LULA RAMPEY
Charles & Kathy Caudill
June W. Cornelius
Dave & Marilyn Dvorak
Virgil & Jacklyn Jackson
Dale W. Kunzelman
Douglas & Myrtle Smith
RUTH ROACH
Mr. & Mrs. Richard B.
Hackman
GEORGE ROGGENDORFF
Earline Perry
NORA FAYE ROSE
Marlene Treadway
PAM ROWE
Tommy & Cecily Kinkade
TERESA M. RUSSO
Glenn & Bernice McCallister
JUNE SANDERS
Benny Sanders
ROY & MARJ SAWYER
Rob & Sheri Salley
LLOYD SCOBEY
Doris & Clifford Swenson
CONNIE LOUISE SCOTT
Sandra D. Hollingsworth
G. W. (MUTT) SHANKS
Doris Galloway
DOUG SHELTON
Billy & Volna Cunningham
DONNA SIEGEL
George & Sara Caudill
Emma Hall
DORIS SIMONS
Mark & Marilyn Wendling
DEBORA VINCION
SITTHOFF
Carl & Patsy Hirlston
BETH McALISTER SMITH
Don & Vickie McAlister
Continued on page 8
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ROB SCOBEY WINS AGAIN!
Rob Scobey, Senior
Producer for World Christian
Broadcasting’s English Service, is
once again the recipient of a Gold
Pen Award from the Nashville
Chapter of the International
Association of Business
Communicators. At the ceremony
in October Rob received a Merit
Award for The Mission, World
Christian Broadcasting’s 2014
promotional video.
“I’m not surprised that
Rob won another Gold Pen,” said
Charles H. Caudill, President
and CEO of World Christian
Broadcasting. “His creative
talents and ability to get the job
done have long made us proud,
and we’re lucky to have him on
our team.”
Entries in the Gold Pen
competition were judged by
communications professionals
in other cities. IABC is a
professional association of
business communicators with
more than 14,000 members in 70
countries.
Memorial Gifts for Sept. 15 - Nov. 26, 2014
Continued from page 7
THOMAS (TOMMY)
STAMPS
Charles & Kathy Caudill
Kelly Caudill
D. Burkett Nelson
Freda Nelson Rushton
Martha Nelson Swindell
Jane Johnson
NORMA J. STEPHENS
George & Sara Caudill
Emma Hall
KITTY STIDHAM
Jim & Janette Rogers
CONNIE STRAUGHN
Julie & Steve Abernathy
Charles and Kathy Caudill
Marybeth Duke
Jan Phillips & Dana French
Mike & Sonnie Norwood
Steve & Jill Pruter
Kent & Julie Smith
Neika Stephens
Jesse & Carolyn Tate
Lonnie & Janet Wright
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EVELYN STITES
Lorraine Maddux
BILL STOVER
Patick & Carollyn Jones
MATT THARPE
Robert & Doris Haas
NANCY THOMPSON
Jane Estes Tindol, DDS
DAN THWEATT
John & Sharon Thweatt
ALVIN WADE
Juanita Burks
LORRAINE WELCH
Bill & Jan Bogard
DR. BILLY K. WALKER
Carl & Patsy Hirlston
DELLA WELDON
Anne Frashier
LAWRENCE WALKER
Lisa Wallace
ADAM WENDLING
Randy & Mary Ann Hooper
TIM WALKER
Martha Griffith
SHIRLEY WILES
Lisa Wallace
JOE H. WILLIAMS
Helen Williams
ROLLO TINKLER
Louise Tinkler
LORI WALLS
Ray & Virginia (Gina) Walls
MURIL TODD
Ed & Sharon Short
MALCOLM WATERS
Ed & Sharon Short
GUY & ELIZABETH
WILSON
Carol & Willis Bell, III
ARBRA & HELEN
TRIPLETT
Barbara Carden
JUDITH M. WATSON
Tom C. Watson
RAYMOND WILSON
Lisa Wallace
PAUL & EDITH TUCKER
Carol & Willis Bell, III
SYLAR ABRAHAM
WEAKLEY
Pete & Nita Barnes
Dick & Joyce Brackett
ERNESTINE R.
WOODWARD
James W. Woodward
FRED UPTAGRAFFT
Frances Uptagrafft
SAM F. WEBB, JR.
Janet Webb
EDITH TUCKER
Ed & Sharon Short
LILA WRIGHT
Barbara Burns
Oakley & Janice Christian
A Reason - and a Way - to Celebrate!
On Friday, November
14, 2014, World Christian
Broadcasting received the
official document authorizing
us to do business - proceed
with our broadcasting activities
on the island nation of
Madagascar. As our supporters
know, we have been praying and
longing for this day for some
three years. May God be praised
for this great event!
The Lord willing, we
will begin broadcasting from
Madagascar this next year. Half
of the world will receive a strong
message in Arabic, Spanish,
Chinese, Russian, English and
Africanized English from there.
When this station, MWV, joins
our KNLS broadcasts from
Alaska we will cover the world.
Just imagine what that can
mean.
Several of our generous
donors have suggested a way they
would like to celebrate this longawaited news. As an expression
of their excitement for this news
they have issued a challenge
to give $150,000, dependent
upon other donors matching that
amount in new gifts.
Please join our grateful
staff and supporters in
celebrating this Wonderful
News! Forgive us for the short
notice, but we are asking you
to express your joy by sending
your dollars that will be matched
dollar for dollar up to $150,000
by the end of December. Please
put “Celebrate Madagascar” on
your check.
Among other current
needs, these funds will be used
for costs associated with shipping
and installing our transmitters in
our Madagascar station.
Thanks are being given
to God for making this great
event possible! Thank you
for joining with all our other
donors in this remarkable
celebration!
MEDICAL MISSIONS TO MADAGASCAR
Continued from Page 3
and his wife Marie-Claire. The
medical team tended to 1973
patients during its five-day visit.
World Christian
Broadcasting and Partners in
Progress also sent a medical team
to Madagascar in March, 2013.
World Christian
Broadcasting continues to think
globally in terms of our mission.
But our participation in these
medical missions provided an
unusual opportunity to act locally
and be an active part of the
community.
This lady is being examined with a stethescope by one of the
members of the medical team.
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SOME USEFUL TIPS FOR GIVING STOCK
Hopefully, you have already realized the financial benefits of making your charitable donations by
giving stock or mutual funds and have begun using that strategy.
Here is a quick synopsis of why it makes sense for you. Let’s say you want to make a gift to a
favored charity. Furthermore, let’s say you have $10,000 of stock you are willing to use to make this gift.
Suppose your cost basis for the security is $4000 (40%) of its current market price. Selling that stock
would create a capital gain of $6,000 (60%) of the sale. If this sale subjects you to a 30% tax, and you
held the money you would have to pay in capital gains taxes ($1,800), you would only be able to give
$8,200.
Obviously, you get an $8,200 charitable deduction. That is wonderful. However, with this
example you would be responsible for $1800 for the sale of the stock.
On the other hand, if you just gave the stock you otherwise would have had to sell, you would get
a charitable deduction of $10,000, PLUS – you completely avoid any capital gains taxation since you did
not sell that stock. So, in this example, you would save about $1800 by giving stock, in addition to
knowing you made a larger gift than you thought you would be able to do.
In this example, you would also save income tax on the additional $1,800 value of your gift. This
would be an additional $540 if your tax bracket is 30%.
What stock or mutual fund should you give?
Here are some things to consider:
1. It should be a stock or gift that is in a taxable account. You would lose this advantage by giving
stock from an IRA or any tax-deferred account, for example.
2. It should be a security that has had a nice appreciation. The greater the percent of appreciation the
greater is your tax savings.
3. You should have held the security over one year at the time of the gift. This means your holding
period is now ‘long-term’. You can only use securities that have been held ‘long-term’ for this
transaction.
4. You may need advice from your financial adviser or broker here, but it is usually preferred to give
securities that currently have less likelihood of appreciation.
One final strategy you may want to consider. Many people like the idea of keeping as much of
their money as possible working for them. Even though you have used a long-held stock to make your
desired donation, you can replace the value of the gift with cash back into your stock account. This allows
you to keep your portfolio at the same level - you simply saved on future taxes by giving an appreciated
asset instead of the actual cash.
If you have an interest in making a donation using stock and want assistance, please contact Ben
Powell at the following address: Ben Powell, 605 Bradley Ct., Franklin, TN 37067
Phone: (615) 371-8707 or Email: [email protected]
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SUMMARY OF 2013 FINANCIALS
We happily present this
summary of our 2013 finances. The Lord continued to bless
World Christian Broadcasting
during 2013. Generous gifts
from friends like you made this
possible. Please accept the
sincere gratitude of every person
who works with this ministry.
Please know that we ask for God’s direction
constantly in order that we may be good stewards of the
wonderfully generous gifts we receive. We ask for your
prayers as we continue our partnership together for our
Lord.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to
call Ben Powell, CFO, or me.
Charles Caudill, President
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash
Prepaid expenses
Total Current Assets
Investments
Beneficial Interest in Trusts
Construction in Progress
Property and equipment - net TOTAL ASSETS
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts Payable and accrued expenses
Notes Payable - Related Parties
Payroll Taxes and Related Items
Line of Credit - Current
Annuities Payable - Current
Total Current Liabilities
LONG TERM LIABILITIES:
Line of Credit
Long Term Annuities Payable
TOTAL LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS:
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS:
TOTAL INCOME:
EXPENSES:
General and Administrative
Development and Public Relations
Programming Services
Total Expenses
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS:
Gain on debt restructure
Change from operations
TOTAL CHANGE IN NET ASSETS:
NET ASSETS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR
(as restated)
NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR
World Christian Broadcasting
2013
$
$
$
2012
464,955
26,902
491,857
$
571,625
195,930
10,048,013
1,156,826
$
$
296,841
1,253
98,094
713,054
198,837
10,516,023
1,191,924
$ 12,464,251
$ 12,917,932
$
$
$
143,203
13,203
167
68,241
8,150
232,964
$
260,889
160,000
32,053
149,131
7,653
609,726
1,193,379
85,103
3,849,284
93,252
1,511,446
$ 4,552,262
$ 10,952,805
$ 8,365,670
$ 12,464,251
$ 12,917,932
$
2,808,552
$ 2,133,217
$
302,154
596,113
1,662,667
2,560,934
$
$
$
259,364
594,355
1,436,956
$ 2,290,675
2,748,415
247,618
0
(157,458)
$
2,996,033
$ (157,458)
$
7,956,772
$ 8,523,128
$ 10,952,805
$ 8,365,670
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ATTENTION, WORLD: HERE WE COME!
Continued from page 1
India, and western China and
Russia who will soon be able to
tune in to MWV (Madagascar
World Voice) and hear the Good
News of Jesus Christ! Many of
the countries in MWV’s listening
range are off limits to “bootson-the-ground” missionaries. In
some of these countries, people
are afraid to correspond by mail
about any religious topic. For
many people in these regions, the
internet is unheard of. But once
MWV is operational, all they
have to do is tune their radios in
the privacy of their homes, and
they will hear wonderful news —
Good News — they have never
heard before.
Here are some statistics
you may not have read before:
people who research such things
are confident there are roughly 3
billion shortwave receivers in the
world. (Very few are in North
America or Europe, of course, but
most of them are in the broadcast
area of MWV!) Roughly one
billion of those shortwave radios
are turned on at any time of the
night or day, and each one is being
listened to by an average of three
people. This means that at any
one time, there are three billion
people listening to shortwave
radio day and night!
The fact that the
government of Madagascar
has given a green light to our
station is nothing less than the
work of God. We expect MWV
to be turned on sometime in 2015.
Between MWV in Madagascar
and KNLS in Alaska, roughly
90% of the world (all but North
America) will be within the sound
of our voice. Is that not worth
a “Hallelujah!” and a prayer
of thanks to the God who is
providing it all?
As you pray, thank God
for this great event. Ask Him for
His blessings as we move forward
with shipping the transmitters
from Houston to Madagascar. Our
staff in Madagascar has done a
great job in preparing the station
site. Our Programming staff in
Franklin, Tennessee, is working
hard to assure that we will have
programming ready to fill up
the broadcast days from both
Madagascar and Alaska.
Of course, with added
blessings always come added
responsibilities. To ship the
transmitters to Madagascar, to
fill the huge tanks with 128,000
liters of diesel fuel necessary
— (we must generate our own
electricity), and to provide for
other start-up costs, roughly
$250,000 is needed. But think
about this: for every $1,000
of Madagascar expenses, our
potential audience will be one
million people. Where else can
you spend $1,000 and reach one
million people? 605 Bradley Ct.,
Franklin, TN 37067, is the address
that will receive your gifts.
Questions?
Call our office at 615-371-8707,
or Andy Baker, Vice President for
Development, at 615-417-3906.
World Christian Broadcasting
NEWSLETTER
...is circulated to friends of
World Christian Broadcasting.
Items of interest should
be sent to:
NEWSLETTER Editor
605 Bradley Court
Franklin, TN 37067
Transmitter Building
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Phone: (615) 371-8707
Fax: (615) 371-8791
E-mail:
[email protected]
Web Sites: http://www.knls.org
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