Reaching out to veterans is the topic of this week’s program as Gerry visits with Jeremiah Catlin of Chappy’s Outdoors. The two hook-up together at the annual Mathews Bows Dealership Show in The Dells, Wisconsin. Jeremiah serves on the board of Christian Bowhunters of America. Gerry and Jeremiah discuss this ministry, to not only get veterans into the outdoors, many of whom struggle physically and emotionally, but more importantly introduce these men and women to the Creator God, Jesus Christ who spoke all the things we see in the world into existence.
September 30, 2013
Ken Beck and Gerry visit together in southeast Ohio at The Trophies of Grace White Tail Deer Hunt. This is an annual event that has been going on for over 20 years now, put on by a chapter of the Christian Bowhunters of America, Lord of the Harvest Archery Club. Ken discusses his life’s journey, including daredevil adventures in aviation and becoming the owner of Black Widow Bows. The two also look at outdoor ministry and things that the listeners can consider being involved in.
September 23, 2013
A visit with Vince Garcia, a member of the Navajo Nation, is what’s on the table with this week’s program. Vince’s grandfather was adopted by a Spanish family in New Mexico, yet Vince lived in several locations as a young boy with his dad being in the Air Force. His father was a binge drinker and would beat up his mom. At age 11, Vince couldn’t take it anymore and stepped in to defend her, then was beaten up himself and thrown out on the streets of Chicago to live. Vince shares of the troubles he got into, and how he eventually prayed to receive Christ and began to minister to others who need Jesus, too. This is where he is today, as we look at health issues and ministry opportunities that God has sent his way.
September 16, 2013
Treestand safety is the topic of this week’s program. Statistics show that one out of three people that hunt out of a tree stand will have an accident at some time in their life, and a number of these incidents are fatal. Keith Jones from Summit Treestands is this week’s guest, and he is also a board member of The Tree Stand Manufacturer’s Association. Keith and Gerry discuss the various types of treestands and the evolution of the safety harnesses now used today. The goal of this program is to be sure that none of the listeners will become a statistic on the negative side.
September 9, 2013
One of the very first interviews that Gerry did in the early days of the radio program was at Maranatha Bible Camp with the director, George Cheek. During this interview, George talks about how the camp got started, and also looks at all the different outdoor outreach events that have been done at this facility over the years. The two also reminisce about the Tenth Annual Christian Bowhunters of America’s archery shoot years ago. Also, the story is told of how Steve Chapman’s son, Nathan, got lost at the camp, and the tale became a chapter in Chapman's book, “A Look at Life in a Deer Stand”.
September 2, 2013
This program is a visit with a chapter of Christian Bowhunters of America, The Lord of the Harvest Archery Club, and its chapter chairman, Mike Peters. Mike shares about the many different activities that he and the others in this local chapter do to build relationships with the people in the archery world around them. Mike also talks about how he and his family got started in this ministry, and their annual whitetail deer hunt in southeast Ohio called The Trophies of Grace Whitetail Deer Hunt.
August 26, 2013
Gerry visits with Dave Myers, who lives in the northeast portion of Michigan and recreates in this area with his family and friends. Dave has put a number of his stories and the God-moments that he has experienced in the outdoors on these adventures with his family into a book called, “Swim Upstream”. Gerry shares that this is probably one of the best devotionals he has ever seen when it comes to the outdoors, the creation and how it relates to those around us.
August 19, 2013
Deer and turkey hunting guide, Russ Tobey is the guest on this week’s program. Gerry hooks up with Russ in Maxwell, Nebraska, near North Platte at the Marantha Bible Camp. Russ shares about getting started in the outdoors, the three different geographic locations in Nebraska, and how both the plant and wildlife populations have changed over the years. Russ also talks about how he uses his business as a way to meet people and share about the Creator God. He also tells about his church’s annual game dinner-type of event, which they call their Expo, and how it is touching lives for eternity.
August 12, 2013
The topic of this interview is CenterShot Archery, and how churches are bringing bows into their buildings. This ministry teaches the sport of shooting the bow, and ties it in with teaching God’s Word to those attending with each lesson. Mike Ritchie from Roscommon Baptist Church shares how he and his ministry team are using this program, and a number of other outdoor outreach programs, to touch the lives of men, women and children with the Gospel Message and seeing lives changed for eternity.
August 5, 2013
On Gerry and Cyndi’s annual trip to partner with Rushing Wind Retreat Center in Ontario, Canada for the men’s and couples’ retreats, they try to always stop in Brainerd, MN, where Gerry hooks up with Al and Ron Lindner to do interviews and visit with their family on the way north. While waiting for the interview time in a store, he discovered Pro King spoons which have a scripture verse on the back package from the book of John. This week’s interview is with Tom Doss, the owner of Pro King spoons. Tom shares with Gerry about his walk with Jesus Christ and how he came to purchase this fishing lure business.
July 29, 2013