GFN Update
From John and Sue Bartels in Grenada

Dear Family and Friends,

WE ARE ON THE AIR!!!

From Bolivia, we are broadcasting our brand new English TV channel via satellite to the Western Hemisphere and Western Europe 24/7.

The map below shows our coverage area:

For details:
http://www.lyngsat-maps.com/maps/intel805_hemi.html

If you have a C-Band satellite dish you can find our signal here:

FREQUENCY: 3686 MHz
Polarization: Vertical
Symbol Rate: 5787 Kbps
Satellite: Intelsat 805
Following much prayer for space on an already full Intelsat 805 satellite, the satellite company called David Gates and offered space on that very satellite! No roadblock is too big for God! We will continue broadcasting from Bolivia until our station and studio are constructed here in Grenada. Please join us in thanking the Lord for His wonderful provision that has enabled this incredible milestone and may God richly bless every searching soul with the gift of His love and grace via this signal. Continue reading ‘Global Family Network | On the Air!!!’

From John and Sue Bartels in Grenada | July -August  2008 Edition

Linked Stories:

• “Caribbean Broadcasting on the Horizon” - PDF File
• “The Resurrection Has Begun!” – PDF File

Table of Contents:

• Dear Family and Friends
• The Resurrection Continues!

Dear Family and Friends

Since we last wrote significant developments have continued to transpire. But before I relate the project highlights, I have to tell you about a special gift the Lord gave our family. After two years of work on this project with no time off as a family we were praying for a vacation. The Lord granted our request in a most amazing way! A student missionary friend saw our need and began praying about whether or not he should become involved in enabling us to take a vacation. Continue reading ‘Grenada Family Network’

Dear Family and Friends,

Really exciting things have been happening here at Grenada Family Network and I am not going to spoil the story here! Please read on and enjoy the miracles of the Lord.

Sincerely,
John and Sue Bartels

The Resurrection Has Begun!

Earlier this year it became clear to us that this was going to be the year of our resurrection from our Lazarus experience. This is the year that the Lord would fund our projects and enable us to put the Good News of His soon return on the air to the world.

Three main things led me to this conclusion. The first is that this is the fourth year since our project “died” (our funding dried up) and our construction project stopped. As Lazarus was resurrected on the fourth day so this project would be resurrected in the fourth year. God is always on time! Second, I felt impressed that the TV station would be built in “troublous times” (same wording as Daniel 9:25). As I look around at what is happening in our world I am realizing more than ever we are on the verge of incredibly troublous times.

Continue reading ‘Grenada Family Network | April - June Updates’

Dear Family and Friends,

After an absence of 2 years, I am taking an opportunity to travel to the US! So as you might imagine, I am working hurriedly to put everything in place here in Grenada so that things keep running while I am away and so that my time is well spent in the US. Unfortunately, Sue and the kids won’t be able to accompany me this time so please keep them in your prayers while we are apart.

With David Gates flying north from South America to Tennessee I couldn’t pass up the chance to fill an empty seat saving a bunch of money on airline tickets! We will arrive in Tennessee just in time for me to catch a flight to Las Vegas where the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show will be held. (See this link for more info http://www.nabshow.com/ ) With approximately 125,000 people at the show all trying to see, learn about and buy broadcasting equipment it will be a hectic time to say the least!

Continue reading ‘Exciting Travel Plans! | Grenada Family Network’

GFN Update - December 2007 /January 2008 | From John and Sue Bartels in Grenada
PDF of complete article
Table of Contents

• Summary
  • Project Highlights
  • Family News
• Prophetic Time and Our Lazarus Experience
• New Volunteer Family Arrives
• Extreme “________”

Dear Family and Friends,

The past two months have been quite interesting with new twists and turns drawing us ever nearer to our goals of broadcasting the Good News to the world! New programming has begun to be edited for broadcast, new volunteers have arrived to support our upcoming construction effort, and we have been quite happy to be able to be a support to two other start-up ministries as well. One ministry just received a large boat that will enable them to do medical missionary work on the Amazon in Brazil and another ministry received a donation to enable them to stream Christian video programming on the web. The Lord constantly keeps us busy serving Him and He continues to bless us in the process. We trust that you will enjoy reading about what the Lord has enabled us to do and that He will bless you today as well!

Continue reading ‘Prophetic Time & Our Lazarus Experience | Bartels Grenada Update’

This year has flown by and it is amazing to look back and see how the Lord has really blessed our efforts to be ready to begin the construction of our broadcast buildings and systems that will beam the message of His soon return around the world. This newsletter contains a summary of the highlights of the last two months and then a project status report that gives a holistic perspective of where we are on the project to date. It was exciting and inspiring to us to write this report and to see just how far the Lord has brought us. Thank you for joining with us in thanking the Lord for all that He has done so far. He truly “has done great things for us”! (Psalm 126:3, Luke 1:49)

May God bless you and grant you a very special holiday season and a happy new year!

Sincerely,
John and Sue Bartels

Continue reading ‘The Bartels’ Grenada Update - Oct/Nov 2007′

Dear Family and Friends,

This year has flown by and it is amazing to look back and see how the Lord has really blessed our efforts to be ready to begin the construction of our broadcast buildings and systems that will beam the message of His soon return around the world. This newsletter contains a summary of the highlights of the last two months and then a project status report that gives a holistic perspective of where we are on the project to date. It was exciting and inspiring to us to write this report and to see just how far the Lord has brought us. Thank you for joining with us in thanking the Lord for all that He has done so far. He truly “has done great things for us”! (Psalm 126:3, Luke 1:49)

May God bless you and grant you a very special holiday season and a happy new year!

Sincerely,
John and Sue Bartels
Continue reading ‘The Bartels’ Grenada Update - Oct/Nov 2007′

Dear Family and Friends,


The last two months have been full of much activity and preparation for that day when we expect the Lord to resurrect this ministry from its “Lazarus Experience”. We see evidence all around us stating that the time is now nearer than ever. From freedom from paying import duties on station equipment being granted, to volunteers pledging to come, to an ever improving state of readiness, not to mention signs of God’s provision from other parts of this worldwide ministry, the signs all point in the same direction. Our time is almost at hand and we are doing our best in the Lord’s strength to be ready. We hope you enjoy reading this Grenada Update.


Sincerely,
John and Sue Bartels



Continue reading ‘Grenada Family Network | John and Sue Bartels in Grenada’

From John and Sue Bartels in Grenada

to view our photo album of this trip please click here or visit the photo page on this site


Dear Family and Friends,


It’s been a long time since we last wrote and I am sure you are all sitting on pins and needles waiting to hear what is happening! Well in short we are continuing in the transition phase from our “Lazarus Experience” as the Lord communicated to us earlier this year. And as time marches on we are growing more excited. We keep seeing God direct various steps in preparation for the final big ones that will put everything in place. In every direction we look we see the work converging on the goal. We hope you enjoy reading this update and sharing with us in all that has been happening!
Continue reading ‘Grenada Family Network Updates’

Transition!
By John Bartels

Dear Family and Friends,

Our time in Grenada to date has been filled with activity and preparation to broadcast the Good News of Jesus’ soon return to the world and now we are excited to announce that we believe that we have reached the time of TRANSITION from the development stage to the implementation stage of this project. God is good and has really made each detail of the development possible! And we know by faith that He is about to enable us to move forward into the implementation phase. With designs and plans complete for each division of this

project it is time to begin construction, broadcasting and production.

Continue reading ‘GFN Transition- Update from John and Sue Bartels in Grenada’