Hear Boyd Nicholson’s message on I Cor. 15 “What a moment!” “… there are few places that we must visit in life, like a graveyard, silent…. dignified… and still…. when we have cause to go there, the granite… stands silently witnessing to the effectiveness of the grim reaper… and … we think very solemnly, that underneath the sod, there lie the bones of shattered hopes, unfulfilled ambitions, perished plans, and unpaid debts… it has drunk in the tears of the widow, the fatherless…. it seems like the very sound of the wind thru the trees is in the minor key… the gardener has done his best with it, he has tried to hide the horror of death beneath lovely lawns, those much too tidy gardens… we are made to realize that the silence we feel here is not the silence of victory but the silence of defeat….it is all filled with unanswered questions….many a weeping soul has asked over some open grave….why, why, why? Its a kind of frustrating piece of field…. if only it had been different…. there’s a frustration about it. It seems all we can do is…. go to our lonely room and eat the bread of sorrow and the drink cup of weeping… at least that is how it would be, if it wasn’t for one thing….”

To All;
Back on June 1′st of this year,a huge load of recorded ministry arrived at VFC homebase from British Columbia,Canada.There were sixteen boxes involved weighing a total of 618 pounds.The material had been stored on a farm there in B.C. for several years,after being rescued from going to a landfill.As the contents began to emerge and become organized,two groups of plastic trays were discovered.There were:
1-50 Trays containing 24 cassette tapes each.
2-300 Trays containing 12 cassette tapes each.
3-Several hundred “un-trayed” cassettes also.
Since the arrival,work is ongoing to get all the material into the mp3 digital format.
There will be literally thousands of messages spanning a time period back into the 1950′s.
Later this year or early in 2012 the messages should begin showing up on the VFC site.
Needless to say,we are VERY excited and working daily on the preparations.
We are told by the sender that the 618 pounds will be just the beginning,and to expect a load of from 30 to 40 boxes of tapes at the next sending.
So keep any eye on VFC….good things will be happening along the way.
In Christ,the VFC Team

Here’s a brother that took to heart the meaning of “if any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God.”

Ministry Review: J.Flanigan
1. This brother’s ministry on the Offerings is filled with Christ, is edifying & recommended.
2. His understanding of dispensational truth is sound and keeps his teaching scripturally grounded.
3. The “Christ in……” series of messages is a good series to burn to CD and listen during the commute to & from work…whether it be Christ in the Offerings, or in the Song of Solomon, etc.

To All;
Just a quick note to say especially to those who value and enjoy ministry from Ireland,England,Scotland and Wales……………Just hold on and be patient,there is much on the way.We are working on approximately 1,500 messages at present,and this may to some degree be just the beginning.
Latest on the proposed new redo of this website………it is ongoing and underway,but takes time and patience to accomplish.
Warmly In Christ,the VFC Team

To see a list of all the latest additions just use the VFC search for Greenwood Hills 2010
For 2009 use accordingly

Hello Again;
iTunes,the program widely used and freely available on the Internet.Some folk embrace and use it,and others want nothing to do with it.It is almost a necessity for synchronizing (synching or adding) downloaded files to an iPod or other brand of mp3 player.Actually,iTunes is a great organizer…….What are known as “playlists” can be created in whatever amounts desired and used to place for example VFC messages into categories or groups……………….such as various conferences,various Bible study subjects,various speakers,and just about any groupings you wish to choose.Here on the VFC homefront there was one seeming issue that we wanted to change……the sorting of VFC speaker names to a Lastname-Firstname basis rather than the iTunes default of Firstname-Lastname………..as in our wanting Doe John rather than John Doe.Messages by any speaker were much easier to locate either in iTunes itself,or on an mp3 player after being added,when sorted by last name.
Being busy with tapes and generating mp3 files from them we perhaps did not spend enough time learning some iTunes basics.We took a quick look but did not find help on how to proceed………so we made a second copy of ALL VFC files and manually changed the speaker names ourselves,and then added them to iTunes.
Well,later we learned a much easier method……..that of right clicking on iTunes messages,then choosing “Get Info”……We could now change John Doe to Doe John.
We mention all this in case copies of downloaded messages are kept for later hearing……….and perhaps placed on an mp3 player.
WE say with emphasis that we ARE NOT an authority on using iTunes in general,but if you have questions perhaps someone among those that make up the “VFC Team” can help……just email us at info@VoicesForChrist.org and until next time,tell others we are here.
Warmly In Christ,The VFC Team

In the VFC news today we thought it might be interesting to share some statistics from the website. During the month of July we had visits from 103 different countries and thousands of mp3 files were downloaded all over the world. The countries in darker shades of green had more visits than countries in lighter shades of green.

VFC Stats - July 2010

Here is a sample of the stats zoomed in on a continent, Asia in this case.

VFC Stats For Asia - July 2010

And here is a detailed view of the US.

VFC Stats USA - July 2010

Thanks for visiting us on the internet!

Hello Again To All;
We want to say a few words here concerning the audio quality of the messages on the Voices For Christ site.Every mp3 message gets individual attention whether it is manufactured from a cassette recording or a reel to reel tape,or in some cases an already existing mp3 or audio type file.(In speaking of audio in general,there are the condensed type known as “mp3″,and there are the normal or un-condensed type usually known as “audio” files.)
The mp3 type are playable on almost all computers,and also via a vast number of mp3 players such as iPods and others,plus cd & dvd players.The “audio” type files are larger in size,and hence not used here.They do have one special merit in their favor…….they are playable on more or less all cd players,even the older ones found in automobiles.Software can be found on the internet which can convert mp3 to the audio file format.This might be desired as for example wanting to play Voices For Christ messages in your vehicle which only has the older type cd player.
Your options would be to find and install the software and then “convert” the mp3 files to audio yourself,or purchase an mp3 player and use it everywhere,even in the automobile.
Okay,back to the subject of audio quality itself………every potential message does get it’s own attention as to the removal of hum,buzzes and long blank spaces if they exist.There are occasions where a message will end prematurely…….this in almost all cases is due to the original tape running out of space prior to the speaker’s last amen In other words the tape might have had 45 minutes of usuable time,but the speaker kept going. (and don’t we all ?)
We just have to be excited as to all the capabilities there are these days in sharing ministry sometimes given half a century ago.The former time and effort put forth by God’s chosen vessels can be preserved and shared by young and old alike,regardless of the hearers location.
That is perhaps the primary reason we stay continually interested in locating and sharing them.
As always,feel free to contact either myself
at dbeavers2@nc.rr.com or the website at info@VoicesForChrist.org
Until next time…….The VFC Team

Hello Again;
We want to share that on several occasions during the past 5 years,individuals have sent an external USB type hard drive which we loaded with either all or some of the messages we have online.The drive was sent by and then returned to the sender via the regular mail system,sometimes known as “snail mail”
We offer this as a limited service primarily intended for assemblies,service organizations,commended workers and missionaries.We use the term “primarily intended for” due to not having the necessary time and/or resources to do this en masse if that circumstance did arise,which may be unlikely anyway.
Having such a library at hand could be a real blessing to for example a elderly care facility,wherein the material could be accessed either privately in the patient’s room or by way of a central location such as the facility’s lobby from a public computer.
The VFC library is continuing to expand and currently would need approx 180 gigabytes of drive space.
If this is appealing to such an organization or individual,contact us and we can discuss it further.
Our contact info is:

Voices For Christ
4206 Holt School Road
Durham,NC 27704
919-477-2827
dbeavers2@nc.rr.com
or
info@VoicesForChrist.org
Wamly In Christ,VFC