The heartbeat of EMF has always been ministry. It’s what weaves together EMF’s media platforms, programs, and one-on-one connections. EMF’s mass media casts as broad a reach as possible, while EMF’s targeted ministry programs serve specific groups! +are to +ream reaches youth at schools, and *risis 9esponse *are serves first responders. Finally, EMF’s pastoral care teams at K-LOVE and Air1 pray daily over hundreds of prayer requests and connect individually with people in the midst of crisis when they call the K-LOVE and Air1 phone lines. These are all ways EMF works to align its hands with its heart, meeting people wherever they are on their unique journey of faith, helping them to take their next step as they draw ever closer to Christ. It’s a movement inspired by you and your generosity! ENCOURAGING A MOVEMENT OF FAITH GOD BROKE THROUGH “I grew up listening to K-LOVE and in 2009, I went through a divorce. That led to a spiral of depression and questioning God and his goodness—how all this could possibly happen? I got to a point where I was borderline suicidal. Through a lot of songs— a Skillet song in particular—even when I wandered away from the Lord, I continued to listen to K-LOVE and it was the one thread that kept me connected to Him. Amanda from your prayer team helped me reconnect my life. I had a plan and the things I would need to commit suicide in the trunk of my car. One night listening to K-LOVE God broke through. I broke down crying…and that’s just one time of many when K-LOVE was there when I needed it. I’m walking with the Lord today, and I have a good relationship with my kids.” CODY, CA 16 “I had medical issues off and on throughout my life... and there would be nights that I would lay awake in bed asking that God would take me home. One morning, MercyMe came on singing the song Even If. Even if it wasn’t God’s plan to heal that He would use it for a greater good. God has been good and the ministry of music has provided support along the way.” BONNIE, ME A COMMUNITY OF PRAYER prayer requests calls received by EMF’s pastoral care team 460,000 272,000 CONNECTING TO THE HEART OF GOD THROUGH MUSIC SUPPORT ALONG THE WAY “In our 17 years in the military, we moved a lot. Every few years we had to say goodbye to churches, friends, and neighbors, but K-LOVE was always there. No matter where we’ve lived, we would always stream K-LOVE online. Through deployments, hospitalized children, loneliness, personal struggles, and also through the many joys - you have allowed music from the heart of God to minister to us and encourage us to keep going. With all my heart, I am thankful for K-LOVE.” ERIN, VA 2022 DONOR REPORT | 17
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