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By Richard Hunt The tornado that destroyed 75% of Dawson Springs, Kentucky was the kind that makes houses literally explode. Winds hit an incredible 190 m.p.h.! At least 13 lives were lost. Hearing how extensive the damage was in nearby Dawson Springs, Whitney Shaw and her sister-in-law felt God was leading them to help with food.

Billie Branham talks with Pastor Tim Lucas from Liquid Church in New Jersey about hitting their goal to feed people in Haiti

By Richard Hunt When a student would approach Jordan for a hug, “mostly I just told them how loved they were and a lot of times that just seemed to open the floodgate and they would just share with us why the hugs meant so much.” And sometimes that led to prayer over family or school situations. “There were some really hard things…”

Pastor Corey Brooks aims to raise awareness for street violence and poverty and build a much-needed community center in Chicago’s Woodlawn community. Listen to Air1's Rafael Sierra's report.

Monika Kelly speaks to Executive Director of Youth For Christ, Minot David Pellenwessel about the mental health crisis among youth in America and the ways in which Youth for Christ is making a difference.

By Richard D. Hunt “They are talking about their fears. They are talking about they ‘have an 8-year-old daughter…I’m her mother and she’s all I have.’ There are people who are concerned about their own safety, concerned about finding any way to replenish their faith, if you will, to have any kind of connection with the outside world and with Christian content and fellowship,” shares Dr. Rex Rogers, President of SAT-7 USA. And the ministry receives deep spiritual questions like, “Does God exist? Does he care about what’s happening here? Why is God allowing this to happen to me?” Rogers says some of the worries and questions they receive are “gut-wrenching” and “tear you up real fast.”

Monika Kelly speaks with Ethan Forhetz, VP Public Engagement - National Spokesperson, Convoy of Hope about tornado relief after the devastation in six U.S. states.

By Richard D. Hunt The effervescent host of The Happy Home podcast shares ideas and concepts to make your Christmas season shine. Arlene tells you about practical and fun ways to help your kids or grandkids come to appreciate giving, maybe even more that getting. And you’ll hear about the great Christmas get-together peacemaker: food!

By Richard D. Hunt “What a neat idea to be able to build twin size beds to give to children who don’t have a bed to sleep in.” Pastor Robbie Perkins notes that some kids are sleeping on a couch, maybe a recliner, or in bed with their mom or dad.

By Richard Hunt First-grader Graeme helps make sure classmates’ families, community, have enough food. “I’m sad to think some of my friends might not have enough food at home.” “He likes math. He likes numbers,” Amber explains, “And when I said ‘one-in-six kids [may be going hungry],’” Graeme immediately realized: “’That’s three kids in my class. That’s this many kids on my baseball team.’” That personalized the statistics for Graeme, “that he probably knows kids who didn’t have food at home,” says Amber. The canned food drive was on!

By Richard Hunt “Is God still awake?” That’s a question little Sheila Walsh asked her mother while growing up in Scotland. “I’d gone on up to bed, but I wanted to talk to God about something … I didn’t know what hours God kept.” And mother assured her that “God is open 24/7.” Sheila has crafted a book for children, featuring an adorable little girl named Poppy. “I want little ones to know that they can talk to God at any point in their life,” and talk about all the stuff that happens. “I want kids to learn at a really early age that there’s nothing that’s off-limits with God, that if they’re angry, if they’re sad, if they’re confused, that they can talk to God and he is always listening.” But in our podcast, Sheila goes deeper and shares her own experiences with mental health: “I went to being the co-host of The 700 Club one morning…by that evening, I was in the locked ward of a psychiatric hospital.” There, in a situation she never wanted to experience, she locked-on to a Psalm, written by King David, that gave her assurance and hope for a future.

Hope is to ensure these aged-out foster kids find hope and encouragement and don’t drop-off the radar. Listen to Air1's Rafael Sierra's report.

By Richard Hunt “Why was I made like this? And for many years, I was mad at God. I didn’t understand,” but now Marissa does. Marissa Conrad is a successful college sophomore, but “I am so obviously different that sometimes people assume I can’t do much.” That difference is her lack of hands. However, people are very mistaken if that means Marissa is unable to do much. For example, she won an award for “Best Handwriting” in pre-school. She can use a laptop computer and has tried football, playing the cello, and can row a boat. How does she do these things?

Monika Kelly speaks with Chad "Doc" NeSmith, diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a form of "tunnel vision" at age 12. He eventually lost his sight, but God had big plans for this man and his wife. Doc got his doctorate in counselor education, opened a private clinic helping children with disabilities and eventually learned how to play golf, blind. He went on to win several national championships and formed a non-profit called AVID-A Vision in Darkness, helping children, adults and veterans who've lost their sight learn the game of golf.

Billie Branham talks with Tammi Regan about why she takes Hank, the rescue horse, inside local libraries for reading time with kids.