In 2021 I was 13, I was a rebel to everything my family held as Christians. I listened to terrible music and ran around with a pretty rough crowd. I even planned to run away from home; I hated my family so much. My family always played Family Life in the car, so I had to listen to it, which I hated. The fall of 2021 I was listening to my radio in my room, when I had a weird urge to flip to Family Life. I did, and that was the end of my hatred and bitterness. I sat with tears running down my face for hours that Sunday afternoon, I surrendered my life to Jesus, and the people I once had for friends noticed, I was different. Your station saved my life, thank you, I would never have known my wrong if it wasn’t for what you do every day. I still love Jesus, and even though I still struggle from time to time, your station reminds me of my covenant to God, and how much I owe Him for His great sacrifice.
read more
I started listening to Family Life my senior year of high school; and although 88.3 WCOU wasn’t a strong signal to my home in WNY, it gave me the strength I needed each morning to follow God in my public school.
Now an adult living in Georgia and carpooling my own kids to school, we still listen through the app to FLN and anchor our mornings in praise.
It has been a major blessing to be able listen to the praise music provided by FamilyLife! The app is such a cool tool for worshiping the Lord our God!!
There are multiple streams to pick from and currently my favorite ones are “Gentle Praise” & “Adoration”.
Family Life has been such a blessing to me. I listened secular music for years and thought that was I had to listen to. Then I went to Kingdom Bound in 2009 and I found out about Family Life and it was in my area too. I found the music to be much more inspiring than mainstream top 40 music. Then in 2015, I decided to become a part of the listener advisory panel which is my favorite part of the ministry because it gives me the opportunity to provide feedback. Then in 2016 God really opened the door for me to get involved in Family Life. I was invited to one of the vision team meetings from being on the listener advisory panel and I decided to step out of my comfort and travel out to Bath from the Binghamton area. I loved it because I got in depth tour of the Family Life facility and meet some of the staff members. It was a few days after that Go laid it on my heart to volunteer at the Fall 2016 sharathon and I started doing other events as well and its been such a blast. I’ve volunteered four sharathons already and want to do more in the future and I also started supporting the ministry financially. I also started texting the studio and talk to Sonny in the afternoon frequently and then when I saw him at the Casting Crowns concert in February 2017, he recognized my name and knows me pretty well. Then he knew who I was from then on. Then I met a lot more of the staff last month at the Tenth Avenue North concert and from volunteering the Pirates of Penzance Jr show and many of them had seen me or knew my name including Terese Main. Its been great being a part of this family of listeners and volunteers and I’ve grown tremendously the last two years from investing my time into Family Life. I love what this ministry does and I want to help out even more in the future once I am able to. You guys are such a blessing.
read more
I started listening to Family Life a few years ago and while it’s always been very uplifting and helpful, it has never been more so than this past month for me. At 27 years old I was in the first real relationship of my life, it only lasted just under 2 months. We’ve been broken up for nearly a month now and I had many low moments. God has used Family Life to lift my spirits and point my focus back on the right things (Himself and His Word). So many songs came on at the right time and so many good words spoken at the right time as well (I especially enjoy Ron Hutchcraft in the mornings and I try to catch Walk in the Word when I can and the other afternoon programs). God is truly using you, believe me. I can’t express how much of a blessing you all have been to me at this time when I have faced confusion and pain. Thank you, thank you, thank you and may God continue to bless all of you personally and in this ministry!
read more
I first heard you when I returned to the Olean, NY area from Ralston, PA to visit family. Seemed like every third or fourth song was a hymn sung by George Beverly Shea–not my favorite, but I was glad to know the local airwaves had a Christian presence! By the time I returned for good in 2002, your format had been revamped and was quite contemporary. Every song I heard was a delight, and I became acquainted with Chip Ingram and James McDomald. Mornings with John and Denny made me laugh in the midst of a dark and painful time. I’ve been a faithful listener ever since and cannot tell you how many times a song has touched me deeply or a comment or teaching program has inspired, comforted, encouraged, or enlightened me. Your constant presence in my life continues to support and encourage me and remind me that with Christ in my life, I am never alone or without cause for hope. Thank you for your faithful witness, and to God be the glory!
read more