Cold Turkey

I'm certain to be experiencing withdrawal symptoms for the next several days, as my blogging, both writing and reading, will have to be somewhat curtailed.

Next week begins our annual SHARATHON at the radio station (www.kingdom.fm on the Internet).

This is our major fundraiser of the year and there is an incredible amount of work to prepare for it.

I'll be the board operator for much of the time, although I will be spelled more often than in the past. We now have three more people who are very competent to run it.

Xavier is a very smooth, laid back guy who is steady and dependable. He'll tackle anything and loves to learn the system.

Caleb is fairly new, but computer literate extrodinaire. He also does a good deal of voice-over work.

Parker is part-time, but has been there the longest and will be in and out during sharathon. He's a good friend and is graduating from Florida Gulf Coast University this year. He'll be leaving in May and I will miss him.

Steve Gimbert, our afternoon guy, could operate the board, only he's in Georgia. He does his show on our station from there. It's a process called WANcasting (Wide Area Network). He'd need very long arms to be of much help in the board operating department.

Steve's situation is really unique. He does what we call VoiceTracking. That means he pre-records his comments and ministry in little temporary tracks that insert themselves between songs and then self-distruct after they air. (Just like the Mission Impossible tapes, but with less smoke).

So Steve is not only not here when he sounds like he is here, he is not here when he is getting ready to sound like he is here.

He's the best on-air personality we have, and we don't even have him.

Why am I dizzy?

Vernonica Barber is our Saturday morning person, and I'm sure she will pop in from time to time.

By the way, if you did develop the habit of listening and wanted to contribute, you can send your check to Kingdom FM, P.O. Box 61721, Ft. Myers, Florida 33912. You can call in a Faith Promise to 1-800-635-2122. One of our friendly operators will be "standing by to take your call."

Giving to the station is not a requirement for reading this blog or commenting thereon. But it might be someday.

Be praying for us as we approach Sharathon 2006. We need to raise $175,000.00. If you can write a check for that amount, send it to Joe Scoggins, 1634......maybe not.

I'll do my best to post something or other as often as I can, and to read as much as I can, but I'll be working from 6 AM until 6 PM daily.

God bless.

I'll see you here very soon.

But if I don't see you here, I'll see you over there.