9/14 Friend Ships would like to thank Crown Broadcast, Kerber Applied Research, and Blessings for Obedience for the incredible blessing of an FM Radio broadcast station operating fully licensed by the FCC from our ship HOPE.  Radio HOPE is transmitting on 107.9 FM important emergency information, news, messages from public officials, encouraging music, interviews with volunteers from all over the country, and messages of hope.  From our position in Gretna, we are able to reach most of the greater New Orleans area by radio.  We received calls from the public and were able to interview some people and we prayed for each person who called.  This is the first time in the history of the FCC that a private organization has received an emergency license for a FM radio signal.  

BFO and KACD-LP, Midland, TX, is sending a motor home to New Orleans and/or Gulfport, staffed by volunteer broadcast engineers and equipped with a 250-watt LPFM transmitter, 1,500 Galcom solar-radios pre-tuned to 88.8 (originally built for use in Kenya), satellite  phones and several ham radios. BFO is a member of SATERN, the Salvation Army's Team Emergency Radio network,

BFO is also sending a state-of-the art water purification system via FriendShips United Ministry in Lake Charles, LA (on one of their mercy ships) to provide clean drinking water to the residents of Waveland and Gulfport, MS. The team is also taking bottled water, fuel, T-shirts and other clothing, 'Heater Meals' (self-heating packaged dinners), and blankets.

BFO needs contributions (tax deductible) for gasoline and diesel fuel for its generators.  Send to: Blessings For Obedience Ministry, P. O. Box 2315, Midland, TX 79702