God never made a promise that was too good to be
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God never made a promise that was too good to be
“God never made a promise that was too good to be True!” Dwight L. Moody Dear Safe Television® Friends, Safe Television for All Ages® No violence No immorality No profanity A beautiful story has emerged from our broadcast ministry. Joyce is a friend today, but we didn’t know her until she telephoned our office one day. . . Ensuing circumstances go like this: Watch Safe TV Now “Where can I watch Safe TV®?” On Internet, go to www.safetv.org “Watch Now” See page 4. Joyce’s Story Deeply troubled already, Joyce went from encountering a dying person to being treated with wrong medication. God led her to Safe TV® and out of the grips of Satan. See main story. Gift Giving: DVDs & CDs: Native New Day Expressions Happy Family Bible Seminar Herb Desjarlais Joe Pearles “God’s Three Greatest Gifts” See page 3. Gifts for You Lighted caps CD DVDs See response card on page 3 Joyce was raised in an Adventist church, but she says, “I just didn’t really know Jesus”. As she was approaching adulthood, she found rebellion lurking in her heart! She ran the risk of leaving home, away from the control of others. That’s what she wanted, that would be fulfilling! But, does that ever work well, whether it be a young person or older? Doing that, we run out of the arms of Jesus, the only protection and fulfillment we humans have available to us. Years she would like to reclaim followed. Two sons were born to her before she returned to her Illinois home. Once back home, she met a good man. Chris loved Joyce and her two sons, and soon became her husband. He was a loving father to her two cute, little boys. In 1996, they moved from Granite City, Illinois, to Northwest Arkansas. There, they each found jobs at Campbell Soup Company. Joyce says, “I worked on a fast moving line where, one day, I injured my elbow. At this time, I was struggling with anxiety. I knew from my scanty religious past that I was missing something in my life, so I tried going to different Seventh-day Adventist churches around the area, but I didn’t connect with anyone that seemed to really care.” So life continued on. Her injured elbow required surgery, but before surgery an X-ray must be taken. She was called and told that possible spots were seen on her lungs so surgery was cancelled until more X-rays were taken. She says: “I was really frightened and stressed now! I started praying. Soon, I was cleared for surgery, praise the Lord!” But, the outpatient clinic mistakenly gave her medication to which she was allergic. This, of course, added to her frightening condition. At home her elbow was healing nicely, but spiritually and emotionally she was not. Then one night, Chris and Joyce were on their way into town when they came upon a car that had just careened off the road. Their headlights showed a young woman hanging out the open window on the driver’s side. Chris tried, but found no pulse. They went to a neighboring house trying to arouse someone to call the police. Joyce recalls, “It was hard to get her face and the car out of my mind! For days, I could not function or cope. So Chris took me to the doctor: I was fine, but emotionally, I was a wreck! I just wanted to be able to relax and sleep”. The medication given didn’t do anything for her, and by 2 a.m. they were in the emergency room. “Here, this medication should have her ‘out’ before you get home”, the doctor told her husband. Well, it didn’t work—she was still wide awake and stressed out when they reached home! What was she to do! “I began to cry out to God, ‘please help me, I have nowhere else to turn’! I lay on my couch clutching a Bible and cried for four hours. I could repeat the 23rd Psalm so I did—over and over. By this time, my husband thought I was crazy. I continued to pray and cry. I turned on my television. Surfing through channels, there came up ‘Safe TV®’. It caught my eye. As I was watching, across the bottom of the screen scrolled 479-361-2900. Well, that was a local number! I tried to memorize the number before it was gone. I knew I needed help and someone to pray with me. I called the number and asked if there was an Adventist person there I could speak with.” Yes, there was an Adventist person. Joyce asked them if there was, maybe, prayer meeting or something at the church that night. She was told that prayer meeting was last night, and there wasn’t anything that night. After a little time of exchange they offered to visit her and she accepted, much to their surprise! Joyce tried to share her story with them that night, “but as I think back, it is a wonder they didn’t think I was a lunatic” she says. “All I know is that Safe TV® giving their phone number on the television screen (they told me they seldom put their number on the air quite like that, I guess God put it there) was God beginning to bring me around to what I needed, to know my Jesus.” Yes, Satan brings us into dire conditions, but God knows when we are ready to accept His love and care! Joyce says, “The couple who came 30 miles out on an unfamiliar country road after dark were ANGELS sent to me in my time of desperation. If Safe TV® doesn’t usually scroll their phone number across their screen, I am assured it was God, and He was using Safe TV® to save me. And He did that night. “I was 38 years old at that time, was raised in the Adventist church, but I really did not know Jesus. However, I did know who to call out to! And He answered me with Safe TV® being on the air!” Joyce shares. Since that night, Joyce began attending church every time the doors were open. She helped her new friend lead out in Vacation Bible School, then became Sabbath School Superintendent and helped in many other ways. Joyce and Chris moved some time after her encounter with “Satan, then with God”. She is currently involved in her local church and leading two Bible Study groups each week. Her prayer is that Safe TV® will minister to all who are led to search, and will find them until the day Jesus comes. Yes, Safe TV® wants to be there for Joyce and every man, woman and child who needs to FIND JESUS. We hope you long to reach lost souls! God will use your tax deductable gift that you send today to empower Safe TV® to continue to touch minds in need of Jesus. We are currently raising enough funds to broadcast over Glorystar satellite, Galaxy 19. Please keep our fund growing and watch for it to happen. (Some have seen programming that is not Safe TV®’s on a channel of Galaxy 19, yet our name shows on the screen as if it were ours. Sorry, but we can’t get that changed as yet.) We are going forward as Christ leads, always praying and producing new materials to air. We are on Internet constantly and wish to be on satellite also. Always forward, Carlos Pardeiro President/CEO of Safe TV® CDs and DVDs worth your having and giving! (All include S/H) Native New Day Expressions Storyteller: Monte Church Gives clear Bible Studies through Native People’s lives. All filmed in outdoor Native locations. To Purchase: Go online www.safetv.org or Phone 888-777-9392 479-361-2900 or Mail Your Donation With Product Of Your Choice To: 21 Episodes/DVDs $220.00 Donation Happy Family Bible Seminar Pastor & Mrs. Gordon Martinborough share components for enjoying happy families and stable lifestyles. 24 part/8 DVDs $120.00 Donation Safe TV® P.O. 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