CEO Letter

May 2013

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100

"Look at the nations and be amazed!... For I am doing something in your own day... something you wouldn't believe..." Habakkuk 1:5 NLTDear friend, What's changed for you in the last five years? Have you bought a new house, had a child or grandchild, got married, changed jobs or car, been baptised, or lost a loved one? In 2008 you had plans, and some of them will have come to fruition but other opportunities (and challenges) you didn't see coming would have arrived unannounced. It's not that lo...

April 2013

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100

"Look at the nations and be amazed!... For I am doing something in your own day... something you wouldn't believe..." Habakkuk 1:5 NLTDear friend, Do you have a dream to see our great country become known for its strong Christian and family values? For Godly courage, truth and integrity to be evident in personal and public life? For twentysomething years I have been passionately pursuing such a dream. Do you have a dream to see our great country become known for its strong Christian and family...

March 2013

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100

"Freely you have received..." Matthew 10:8 NKJVDear friend, The words Free Gift are a misnomer because the only way anything can be free is if it is paid for in full by someone else! The very use of the word free can block our ability to see the true cost. There is no greater example of a free gift than our salvation. Every Easter we remember and celebrate the death and resurrection of our Lord and the salvation and forgiveness we enjoy as a consequence. Christ's salvation is free but by no mea...

February 2013

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. Isaiah 43:2 NIVDear friend, I wonder how many people have clung to this promise in Isaiah in the last few weeks as floods and fires swept across our nation. Over Christmas I was inspired by the words of the angels to the shepherds in Luke 4:19—that this would be a year of declaring th...

August 2012

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0100

“...but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us.” 2 Corinthians 8:5 ESV Dear friend, This edition of UCB Today is crammed full of exciting stories of some of the things we’ve been able to achieve in recent months. • Vision is on air in new communities - bringing hope and encouragement • Thousands more have been introduced to Vision and The Word for Today • The people of PNG are receiving The Word for Today ...

June 2012

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0100

"Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen." Ephesians 3:20-21 ESV Dear friend, Last month we wrote to ask you and all our supporters to prayerfully consider one last gift before the end of the financial year so that we can finish strong on June 30. We have just seen an unprecedented response to our Vi...

May 2012

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

"...and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." John 8:32 ESV Dear friend, The other day a generous partner encouraged us with the simple words ‘Continue the Great Work’.That is exactly what we intend to do, and even more, with your support and our special initiative eight32 - free to set free John 8:32 “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” We are free, but the question we all need to answer is; what are you going to do ...

April 2012

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100

"For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified." 1 Corinthians 2:2 ESV Dear friend, The Easter celebration of the death, burial and resurrection of Yeshua Ha'Mashiach (Jesus the Messiah) reminds me the apostle Paul said to preach the Good News: ‘...Christ and Him crucified.’ (1 Cor 2:2) The free gift of our loving Heavenly Father God is His only Son as our sacrificial Lamb, the once and for all atonement for our sins, past, present and futu...

March 2012

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

"If someone forces you to go with him one mile, go with him two...If you do this, you will be true children of your Father in Heaven." Matthew 5:41,45 NCV Dear friends, Did you know that in Australia’s population of over 22 million people: One third of us live outside major cities 2.7 million are young adults aged between 15 and 25 There are approx 17,000 different towns/communities This month I invite you (and all our supporters) to prayerfully consider becoming one of our...

February 2012

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

"Praise the LORD, my soul, and never forget all the good He has done". Pslam 103:2 GWT Dear friends, Thank you for your recent donation and helping us achieve a firm footing as we step out of 2011, one of our biggest years yet. It was thirteen years ago this month that we celebrated the launch of the very first Vision station in the rural Queensland town of Beaudesert. That station was a small but very significant first step towards our God–given dream of providing trusted Christian Medi...

January 2012

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

"You will be blessed in your towns and in the country". Deut 28:3 NLT Dear friends, I‘m excited every time we bring on a new Vision station — so, for those of you counting, you’ll know I’ve been excited at least 514 times J ...because we have just added Sydney to the Vision family! Vision station #514 is broadcasting in the Hills, Greater West and South-West of Sydney on 1611AM. Can you help spread the word? Now’s the time to let family and friends in Sydney know they have acce...

December 2011

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

'On coming to the house, they saw the child with His mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.' Matthew 2:11 NIV Dear Friends, 2011 has been a fantastic year where, by God’s amazing grace, we have been able to loudly broadcast the Gospel with ever increasing range to people all across Australia. As we finish up 2011 and head into 2012 we echo Drew Cline’s words in Great Big...

November 2011

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

'A good man leaves an inheritance for his children's children... ' Proverbs 13:22 NKJV Dear Friends, Have you ever considered what difference your life will have made to this world, your community or your family after you have passed on? We all want our lives to count for something, we want to be remembered and spoken well of. Most of all, deep down we all crave to hear our Lord say ‘Well done, thou good and faithful servant’. So what is this sense of significance we all crave?...

October 2011

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100

'One generation shall commend Your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts.' Psalm 145:4 ESV Dear Friends, 500 stations across Australia! Our amazing God has been with UCB since the day when 'broadcasting the Gospel' via radio was just a dream. He prepared the way for us, enabling the installation of the first Vision station in Beaudesert in 1999. And He has continued to go before us right through to our 500th station in Murphys Creek and beyond. We are so grateful to God ...

August 2011

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0100

'But in my distress I cried out to the LORD; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from His sanctuary; my cry to Him reached His ears.' Psalm 18:6 NLT Dear Friends, We are incredibly grateful for the Lord's gracious provision during the past two months. We looked like being severely overwhelmed by our financial commitments. However in the midst of the economic downturn, many of you prayed as well as gave generously. I was reminded of King David's words: 'But in my distress I cr...

July 2011

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100

The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the Gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed... Luke 4:18 NKJV Dear Friends, Twelve years ago the first Vision station began broadcasting in country Queensland, covering the quiet rural community of Beaudesert. From that modest start, today we are rapidly closing in on what, at times, seem...

June 2011

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100

I wait quietly before God for my hope is in Him. He alone is my Rock and my Salvation, my fortress where I won’t be shaken. Psalm 62:5-6 NLT Dear Friends, It is such a privilege to be a vessel for God’s outpouring of hope on people all across our nation. Throughout The Hope Project we heard story after story from people expressing their gratitude to UCB for being there so that God could speak to them through the radio, or our daily devotionals. One story that really stood out to me was ...

May 2011

Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100

"If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain... and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins... If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied." 1 Corinthians 15:14-19 NAS Dear Friends, This Scripture was the central theme of a sermon I heard just after Easter. It confirmed to me the absolute central truth of the Gospel that we are compelled to share to lost and hurting people a...

February 2011

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100

"From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I." Ps 61:2 NKJV Dear friends With the huge natural disasters besieging our nation so far in 2011 it is little wonder that many are feeling overwhelmed. Over 7 billion tonnes of rain fell in South East Queensland causing massive flooding. Other states have had to brace themselves against their own deluges which even the secular press described as being of 'Biblical proportions'. ...

December 2010

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 03:12:34 +0100

Dear friends Glory to God in highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom He favours. Luke 2:14 NRS I trust this letter finds you well. I just want to thank you personally for your valued prayers and financial contributions. They have enabled the team here at UCB to deliver the Good News about Jesus Christ to fellow Australians right across this vast country. Over the past 12 months you have helped us establish another 42 Vision Radio relay stations. Now in over 460 locations, Vision bro...

November 2010

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 03:18:40 +0100

"When the Lord returns, will He find faith on the Earth"? Luke 18:8 Dear friends and partners. One of the most emotionally tough experiences I have ever endured was to visit Yad Vashem—the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem. I walked the maze of exhibits showing man’s inhumanity to man—for no reason other than his everlasting hatred of God’s chosen people. I saw exhibits showing how people were systematically singled out, demonised, stripped of all rights, and their children le...

September 2010

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 04:46:56 +0100

"...inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me." Matt 25:40 NKJV Dear friends, My visits to Northern NSW, South Australia and most recently Tasmania have reaffirmed my belief that people living in our small towns often struggle with a lack of resources that can be taken for granted by people living in the bigger cities and centres. As I've had the opportunity to meet with people in these small and isolated communities it has once again brought into s...

August 2010

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 04:37:26 +0100

"...he who wins souls is wise." Proverbs 11:30 NKJV Dear friends The UCB Australia team and I continue to give thanks for your tremendous partnership & generosity. $312 000 was given during our recent Visionathon towards Re-Claiming the Future! Although the result fell short of our budgeted goal of $500 000, we are encouraged by the 1400+ friends like you who took the opportunity to make a real investment in UCB's ministry. We have confidence that God will continue to provide and meet all our ...

June 2010

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 04:33:23 +0100

"People perish for lack of Knowledge" Hosea 4:6 Dear Friends There is a war raging in our nation - a battle over hearts and minds. At the forefront of the enemy's arsenal is the media. An unsuspecting public doesn't even notice that Righteousness and Truth have become casualties in this war. You will know by now that I and all the team here at UCB are passionate about Christian media - I love being able to report that a new community is now being reached with their own Vision station or that a...

April 2010

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 04:17:33 +0100

Winning Heart and Minds I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. Jeremiah 31:33 NKJ Dear friends, I'm writing to you while I'm in Texas - no, not Texas USA - but Texas near the Queensland, NSW border. Currently I'm on the road meeting and sharing with our local readers, listeners and supporters about the good things the Lord is doing in our nation through United Christian Broadcasters Australia. It has been very enco...

March 2010

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 04:13:43 +0100

Dear Friends Last year, in July, at the height of the global financial crisis, friends and supporters of UCB—people just like you—put one hand into the Hand of our great and mighty God and the other into their wallets. At the time, the funds were raised for 85 new Vision Radio Network stations across this nation. While we’re still working to put on some of those stations, including the new high-powered service in Adelaide, I’m delighted to be able to report that 78 new locations we...

February 2010

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 04:07:11 +0100

Dear friends,Just recently we celebrated Australia Day and, if you have been listening to Vision Radio Network, you might have heard about a fantastic 98 slide presentation you can download for free from the Christian Heritage Resource site www.chr.org.au. I was inspired by our largely forgotten Christian historic heritage and how the hand of the Lord was clearly on many of those early explorers and pioneers who forged our great country into nationhood under the blessings of Almighty God. 1788 ...

January 2010

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:12:23 +0100

"Write the vision...For the vision is yet for an appointed time". &nb...

December 2009

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

‘…they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. ...