February 2011
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Welcome Portland!
S ome of you in the Portland area
are probably surprised to be receiving Ron & Marta Davis
this magazine. Don’t worry, it isn’t a
We just finished our most eventful
mistake. For the next 3 months we’ll be
and record breaking year ever! Even
mailing out our monthly magazine to
as we enter 2011 we are continuing to
select individuals who live the Portland
expand into new areas as illustrated
area that aren’t on our regular mailing
by the upgrade of this magazine to 16
list. It’s our way of introducing Better
pages! There is just so much that we’d
Life to our latest viewing audience.
love to share with you that we thought
Only months ago we went on-the-
we’d better add 4 more pages!
air in Portland, broadcasting to an
We hope that you enjoy our new
incredible 2.2 million people! But still
and improved monthly magazine. But
many have yet to learn that we are
most importantly, we hope and pray
available there. If you haven’t already,
that you’ll catch the vision for what a
we hope you take a moment to try to
broadcast ministry like this can do in
tune in UHF Channel 36.1 using a
the homes and hearts of the people of
digital TV with an antenna or rabbit
Oregon, California and Washington.
ears. We think you’ll like what you see!
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Viewer Letters
“Dear Better Life, with the Good News of our soon coming
Thank you for coming into the Savior. We know God will continue to
Portland area, you are the answer to my bless. In Christian love.”
many prayers. May God richly bless you Rogue River, OR
all in every way.”
Portland, OR “Dear Better Life,
I realized there was a religious TV
“Dear Better Life, station on my Basic Cable channel 6...
I heard about your recent setback the first time I tuned in I didn’t know
regarding the channel 36 transmitter. I what to expect. A guy was starting to
hope to keep receiving your broadcast give a sermon, and I decided to watch
on channel 47 myself, but know that you and see what (I supposed) this Sunday-
now will need additional funds just to keeping pastor might have to say!
regain your previous signal range. I am Imagine my surprise as I was totally
still not financially wealthy but count fascinated, on the edge of my seat,
myself richer every day in part due to listening to a wonderful sermon, and
your efforts. Thank you. I know it’s just a the guy never said one wrong thing that
drop in the bucket, but please accept my I could see! ‘I need to get his name,’ I
small donation to further your station thought, and soon noted it was Pastor
needs.” Doug Batchelor. (Of course, now he’s one
Roseburg, OR of my very favorite Pastors to hear!) No
church affiliation was mentioned and
Dear Better Life, it took me several days of watching to
“Praise the Lord for His continuous realize this whole TV station was all and
blessings on Better Life’s tremendous always Seventh-day Adventist!
growth especially over the last 3 or 4 Since I had stopped going to my Bible
years... Please keep on sending the Better Study group, I relied on watching Better
Life Magazine. Thank you so much. ” Life Broadcasting Network since March,
Oregon and have learned so much! The sermons
are the best, but the other programs are
“Dear Better Life, all very informative as well, and help so
Often we have prayed for your ministry. much in learning to better understand
Just a few months ago we finally got your the Bible. Watching various church
programs. We signed up for DirecTV. We Sabbath services from this area has
thank God for your reaching so many helped me understand Sabbath keeping
Planned Giving
There are many ways in which Better B. Beneficiary designation on life
Life Broadcasting supporters can help insurance policies.
share the “good news”: C. Naming Better Life Broadcasting
1. Praying. Network as a beneficiary of your will
2. Volunteering time and talents. or revocable trust agreement.
3. Current giving of cash, securities, D. Charitable gift annuity. You
personal property or real estate. transfer assets to a qualified charity.
4. Future giving. In return the charity agrees to make
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It’s obvious that the first three are
At your death the remaining value
things done while you are alive. Let’s
goes to the charity.
focus on the last one, future giving,
something you must plan to do while If you have questions or would like
you are alive. Then when you die, further information about these and
those plans are implemented. other ways of doing future giving, I’d
Some of the basic ways of planning to be happy to hear from you. Please call
help Better Life through future giving (800) 233-2727 or (503) 709-4326.
are:
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Oregon Conference of
or full beneficiary on financial or
Seventh-day Adventists
investment accounts.
A Life of Service
On December 12th 2010, Anita Heisler Well, I’d been a ham radio operator for
was laid to rest after a long battle with years out in the mission field so I knew a
leukemia. She and her husband Bob (our little bit about radio, but nothing about
board President) have provided years of television. I had always wanted to get
leadership and support for this ministry. into amateur video in television, but
Recently, we sat down with Pastor Bob to had never had the opportunity or the
ask him about those early days. This is finances to do it. I thought, this might be
just a portion of that interview. a great opportunity. And so I was very
supportive to Delmer.
Q: How did you get involved with Q: What did you think about the
Better Life Broadcasting? potential of the idea?
A: Well, one day the senior Pastor of A: I was receptive to it. Not everyone
the Grants Pass church came to me and was, but I could see some possibilities.
said, “There’s an engineer in our church Actually, my first impression came
who wants to start a television ministry while sitting in the Grants Pass Church.
and I’d like to assign you to work with I was thinking about the possibility
him.” So I made an appointment with of transmitting our church worship
Delmer Wagner and we went up to a services to the whole community and
little restaurant by the freeway. Delmer it was exciting to me to be able to reach
told me that there were UHF channels beyond the walls of our church. And as
available and he thought we could get I sat there I had what you might call a
one and broadcast our church services vision, it just seemed like the walls of the
to the whole community and wondered church were moving out… out in all four
if I’d be interested in working with him. directions. Just moving away and the
The colorful panorama above is nearly a 360 degree view of the Better Life
Broadcasting studio where the bulk of our programming is produced.
Feature Presentation
Wednesday 4:00pm • Repeated Monday at 1:00am & Friday at 10:00pm
This program showcases dynamic local and guest speakers who are knowledge-
able on a wide variety of topics.
FEBRUARY
7th Better Life Rally, 2010, 21st The Love Ratio,
Danny Shelton Meiring Pretorius
14th The Path of the Heart, 28th The Risk Factor,
Meiring Pretorius Meiring Pretorius
Time Out
Monday at 4:00pm • Repeated Tuesday at 2:00am & Thursday at 8:30pm
Carolyn Sutton and Patti Sandefur interview people on a variety of topics. Many
programs feature issues particularly relevant to woman.
FEBRUARY
7th Biblical Decision Making - 21st Caring and Sharing,
Part 1, Jan Ellis Ken & Chuck Retzer
14th Biblical Decision Making - 28th It’s Never Too Late,
Part 2, Jan Ellis Jim Sutton
Worship Hour
Saturday at 2:00pm • Repeated Sunday at 8:00am & Wednesday at 4:00am
Join the Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist Church in weekly worship. Pastor
Marvin Clark is the senior pastor.
FEBRUARY
5th Finding Instant Victory, 19th A Little Child Shall Lead Them,
Pastor Marvin Clark Pastor Marvin Clark
12th To Be Announced, 26th GPSDA Members Give Praise,
Pastor Edward Nelson Various Speakers