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Home for the Holidays
12/11/2012 11:33:00 PM | Lisa
My husband is as Active Duty soldier stationed in New Mexico, and every year, even though we can't be home in Cinci, we stay connected to family & friends back home through listening to STAR online!
more...My husband is as Active Duty soldier stationed in New Mexico, and every year, even though we can't be home in Cincinnati with our family and friends for the holidays, we get to enjoy the wonderful Christmas music of Star 93.3 online and feel like we're celebrating together through the music that we all love! Thanks so much!
Thankful
10/29/2012 9:22:00 AM | Betty
The 93.3 Ministry Breakfast
more...I have only been here in Cincy for 6 wks.and was invited by my Pastor to go to this breakfast. It was awesome.I was so moved in my heart and spirit. Met and made many new friends. Thank you Star 93.3 for such a blessed event. I don't have a radio but decited this morning that I could get your station on my computer and Iam so happy. The music keeps my spirit up lifted all day. Thank You Iam praying for a car and ask everyone to pray with me. Its hard to not have away around when you want to go out and be apart of the community and volunteer where God wants to send you. I know God is faithful and HE will supply ALL my needs. God Bless 93.3 radio Betty
STAR 93.3 saved my life!
11/18/2008 8:38:00 AM | SANDY
I WAS ABOUT TO KILL MYSELF AND YOU WERE THE FIRST RADIO STATION I HEARD. THAT SAVED MY LIFE CAUSE I DIDN'T BELIEVE IN JESUS. NOW I HAVE A CONNECTION WITH JESUS... AND IT FEELS GOOD! THANK YOU!
more...I WAS ABOUT TO KILL MYSELF AND YOU WAS THE FIRST RADIO STATION I HEARD. THAT SAVED MY LIFE CAUSE I DIDN'T BELIEVE IN JESUS. NOW SINCE I HAVE LISTENED TO YOU WAKW/ 93.3 AND YOUR MUSIC, I BELIEVE IN JESUS NOW AND I HAVE SOME KIND OF CONNECTION WITH JESUS... AND IT FEELS GOOD! THANK YOU VERY MUCH WAKW/93.3!! I WILL KEEP LISTENING TO YOU ALL THE TIME BECAUSE IT HELPS ME AND IT GETS ME THROUGH THE DAY. YOU ARE THE BEST, NUMBER 1 RADIO STATION!
I enjoy your station, A LOT!!!
| Dionna
There are only a few Christian stations to choose from, and I like yours the MOST!
more...I have recently devoted my life to God, and I'm proud of it! I have searched many Christian stations, and I enjoy yours the most! Just today, I tuned in on my mothers' car stereo, and she asked me what it was, and I told her "The best Christian station there is!" We listened and enjoyed the music together, and she now has it programed on her stereo. Thank you for the wonderful music!
The Drive Thru Difference
| Janine
A stranger paid for my lunch at Frisch's in Covington Kentucky.
more...I saw GOD at Frisch's drive-thru today! He was in a dark car just ahead of mine, patiently waiting for His order. I didn't think much about it until it was my turn to pay. The cashier handed me my lunch with a note attached explaining why my lunch was paid for. It was signed "the Stranger in the car ahead of you".
He isn't a stranger. It was GOD! He looks just like "the Average Joe". he drives a sedan-I think, and he likes fast food just like the rest of us.
God was talking to me, showing me ways to spread the joy of His love.
I will, without a doubt, do the same for others. Hopefully, I will touch the lives of non-Christians and change their lives forever.
A special thanks to the "Stranger"
Star 93.3 has been a light in the darkness of Infertility
| Joy
My husband and I have dealt with Infertility for 4 years-some days are easier then others. On the tough days it always seemed Star 93.3 was playing a song that spoke directly to my situation...
more...My husband and I started our infertility journey in 2004. The infertility in our marriage is due to my personal conditions so I had a lot of anger directed towards myself. I felt broken and like I was less of a woman because I could not have a baby. As I found Star 93.3 and kept it on day after day God used this station and His Word in combination to remind me that my value is not in what my body can or can not do but in who I am as His child and what I can do for His kingdom. Through various programs and speakers on Star 93.3 God slowly began to awaken a new appreciation of who I am as a woman, and what I have to give. As we're reminded during the Christmas season that Jesus was adopted by Joseph God began to show my husband and me that adoption is part of His plan and that Infertility is not a curse, but can be a way that He works His plan out for our lives. Rather then loathing my inability to have children I now find an excitement in it; God is doing something in our lives that is bigger then us because of my infertility! I feel blessed in this struggle and can finally smile and laugh truly for the first time in four years. I firmly believe God used Star 93.3 to show us His plan for our lives and to encourage us through countless songs and messages of hope, faith and reliance on God for all things. Even though we have not officially started the adoption process we have a strong sense of peace that this is where God is leading us. We know that the adoption process will also be full of emotional highs and lows, but that through those highs and lows Star 93.3 will still be shining the light of hope, perseverance and faith into our lives to encourage us through the next part of our journey to become the family God desires us to be.
Welcoming god into my life
| Dianne
Within the last five months i have welcomed god into mine and my childrens lives. since then we have had some good things happening for us when were going through a rough time.
more...Seperating from my husband and them not having their father was something big, but now its all back to being good and we are moving forward with god in our lives. I listen to the radio station every day it never goes off this station and it's very uplifting. it has done wonders for me every morning.
God Provides
| I Belive
God is always faithful
more...I once owned a clothing store. When I opened the store I promised God 10% of whatever came into the till. Faithfully, I gave. Even when it seemed like the money wasn't there to give. The day came when I had no money, no food... and God spoke to one of the customers that came to my store and she brought us a weeks worth of groceries without even knowing our situation...because God told her we needed them. I was listening to your compassion drive on the radio, and God CLEARLY spoke to me and told me to pledge for four children. So I did. The next day my husband was laid off. He is our sole income for a family of six, with two disabled children and a disabled . I will give. I will send off the $120. I know God is faithful and he will provide as long as I do what He asks of me. He has time and time again. I am not going to worry about how far this check is going to go, or what the $120 could have done for our family, because in God's hands a few fish and a loaf of bread fed a multitude and we are only six. :o) God bless. Have a wonderful day. Please continue to remember the other families who have been laid off that don't believe.
Love 93.3 in the morning!
| Rachael
I listen to you guys every morning on the way to work. I love the station!
God's timing
| Jamie
I had hastily typed in a prayer request to the raido station and promptly forgot about it..
more...God doesn't lack humor...
I had a really wretched day today, well the entire week was horrid if truth be told. My husband was laid off last Friday,my mother in law flipped her car upside down in a terrifying car accident,and our only family vehichle drew its last breath Thursday. Today as I was leaving for my youngest son's physical thearpy my hands didn't ...... co-ordinate... with what I was wanting them to do. I am loosing dexterity in my fingers. I've struggled with some nameless illness that is robbing me of my motor skills and the ability to "feel" anything.
I came home from Aaron's PT decimated. I couldn't fasten his braces or velcro his shoes for the PT session. It was all too much for me to bear. The gravity of the situation sat on my chest as I sank into the couch. Taking just one more breath seemed too difficult to master. My husband came over and sat next to me with the heap of bills from the mailbox. He pulled a card from your radio station out of the pile and said, "Here, I don't know who this is from". I looked at the envelope and saw the return address. I always listen to your radio station, so I knew where it came from but didn't understand why... I had forgotten about emailing any prayer request to your station. Anxiously I open your card up and I had to laugh. God's timing is funny... not sarcastic funny... but ha ha funny. I was in such a low place, and there really wasn't anything I could have thought of that could have lifted me from that grey gloom.... but your card... I sat there with tears in my eyes reading the note from Rebecca at the radio station praising God and laughing out loud at His devine timing. I know it might seem odd that I sat there and laughed, but you note was like a wisper that tickles your ear. Everything is going to be alright.. and it just seemed silly that I was sitting there three seconds ago despondant and dismayed!
Thankyou.
Hope come from the unxepected, oddest places sometimes.
I know God provides. He has provided for me and my little family many, many times over. The stories I could share.......
I met my husband, my sould mate through a dream God gave me.
A customer from my store showed up unexpectedly with a HUGE tote of food for no reason other than God told her to come...when we had absolutely no food and no means to get any.
He saved my mother in law from a car wreck that she should have died in... she only has brusies! PRAISE GOD!
Money has shown up unexpectedly, unwarranted.
Jobs have landed in my lap.
Aaron is WALKING! and the doctors said he might not walk indepantly. They told us he could be cognitively impaired and the little bugger is as smart as a thumb tack. (Aaron has CP)
I could go on and on and on. God is so good to me.
God saved me from a suicide attempt 9 years ago. I should be dead many, many times over.
I know God has a purpose in my life. I wouldn't be here if He didn't. I am in His hands. My FAMILY is in His hands.
Thank you so much for writing me that note. Words can not express the joy that has filled my soul today. I had to drive out to the library and write you today...right this instant... to let you know how much I appreciate your words of encouragement, and all of your prayers!
Thankyou Rebecca, thanyou star 93, THANKYOU GOD ... I can not say it enough. Thankyou all.
It Worked! - the 60-day challenge
| Veronica
We took the challenge and have noticed a difference.
more...We had gotten away from 93.3 when it was WAKW. During December, we began to listen to STAR93 because of the Christmas songs you played. Our home schooling family of six decided to take the January 30-day challenge. We have noticed a difference! All of us are humming our favorite songs during the day. In addition, my son, who is learning to play the guitar, took the initiative to request that he be permitted to play "How Great Is Our God" during the vesper time of a 4-H camp. Praise the Lord! His request was received with enthusiasm! Now, he's practicing his guitar (Christian songs in his notebook) whenever he can.
Music has moved me
| Paul
I've been on a journey for more meaning in my life & wanted to change to a station that might inspire me. A friend suggested 93.3 & I heard 'Lose My Soul'. Now I'm HOOKED!
more...I have recently been on a journey for more meaning in my life and part of that journey was to change to a station that might inspire me. A friend suggested 93.3 and the first song I heard Lose my Soul by Tobimac and I have been hooked ever since. I do not listen to anything else when I am in the car. Thanks!! Praise God!
God Answers Prayer
| Judy
I loved children and taught Sunday School for years(3-5 year olds). I couldn't understand why the door was being closed when we were trying to have a child. We finally turned to God.
more...Back in the 70's things had not progressed in fertality measures as they have now. There weren't as many options. We knew part of the reason for the infertality, but the doctors didn't have all the answers. There was the temperature method which took over your life. Adoption was not easy as the mother was not to work outside the home. I was going to have to work since my husband was a social worker. Some said we would have to lie on the application and say I was not going back to work and then after the child was ours, we could do what we wanted. This didn't seem truthful and we had trouble with that. Finally, we gave up on all these things, gave the situation to God and he took care of it. I went to the doctor as I had not been feeling well. He thought I might have the flu so he gave me some medication. It seemed like all I could eat were crackers, chilcken soup and cheese sandwiches. The doctor finally gave me a pregnancy test as in those days there were not the home ones to do yourself. He called me at work that the test was positive. We had been disappointed so many times, that I asked him if that meant positive I was or positive I was not pregnant. Well, it was positive I was, praise the Lord! Our life has never been the same. The OB doctor was a little concerned over the medication that I had been given for the flu, so we gave that situation to the Lord also. Our son was due around November 10, 1978. The last time I went to the doctor, he said about a week and he would be around 7-1/2 pounds. Well, he was born that night and he was 7-1/2 pounds. I had worked the day I delivered and really didn't have many problems though it. He had five fingers and five toes and everything was fine. Our son, has always been a blessing to us. He has set a good Christian example for many. He used to work at a car wash when in high school and college and had to work on Sunday. He said that he would work, but it had to be after church. He would get himself up and go to early church(I sang in the choir at late church). He now has a wonderful Christian wife and they have three wonderful children(our grandchildren). I know not all stories turn out this way even when we give the situation to God, but we are so grateful to God for our wonderful Christian family.
brings me closer to jesus
| molly
i accepted christ at a summer camp a year ago. 93.3 has helped me to stay close to jesus.
more...i love 93.3! it is the ONLY station i listen to and my favorite. i accepted christ at summer camp 1 yaer ago. i'm probably the only kid in my class that listens to it even though i go to a christian school. becouase of it, i was/am able to help other kids in my class know that jesus is real and that he is there there for them. i even correected some of my friends when they doubted god and gave them a reason to not doubt god.Thanks 93.3
You mad emy dreams come true!!!
| Lindsey
I won a dream Wedding from Star 93.3
more...I entered to win the Chapel at the Park Dream Wedding and I won!! If it weren't for 93.3, I may not have a nice wedding. Both My parents and my fiance's parents are divorced and were not able to help financially with the wedding like they wanted so this was a blessing from God! Thanks for the oppotunity! I have listened to 93.3 for 14years and it has helped me through tough times in my life as a teen. It's like a breath of fresh air. Thanks again and God Bless!!
God's Love
| Toffee
God's love is strong! My story is below.
more...Well my husband and I have been through alot in a short time of marriage we've only been married a little over a year. I've been divorced and have 2 boys with the 2nd baby being born out of wedlock. Ive been so angry and overwhelmed that why would a loving god let these things happen to me. Well I started listening to John Tesh while at work and WOW is all I can say it has changed my life my relationship with my husband has improved greatly all due to me finding the love of god once again and John Tesh helped us out as well. I learned there is 3 in a marriage the husband,wife and god and I don't think alot of people realize that. Thank you Star 93.3 now were on a road to healing and we both know that as low as we go to god all things are possible.
COOL MUSIC AND GREAT RADIO STATION
| SANDY
i love listening to star 93.3 and it helps me get through the day and especially with the great cool music you have. you are my number one radio station and you are the best.
God is working through this station!
| Brittany
During a dark moment when I felt alone, a song came on at just the right time to remind me that God is with me. So comforting! I really needed that!
more...I was having a very hard night. I had been feeling very lonley and far away from God, which was very unusual for me because I have been in chuch my entire life and have always had a close walk with God. I was just telling my friend how far I was feeling from God and how I couldn't feel him close me to as usuall becuase I have not been putting the effort into my relationship with Him. I had the Star playing and right in the middle of telling my friend all this the song 'You're not alone' by Sunday came on. The chorus reads "You’re not alone, For I am here
let me wipe away every fear. My love I’ve never left your side. I have seen you through the darkest night and I’m the one that’s loved you all your life, All of your life." It was just such a blessing to hear those words, I bursted into tears and just began to pray and to thank God. I really needed that. It made such a huge difference for me. Thanks so much.
A change needed
| LaKesha
Needed something more
more...I was going through the normal trials of a child of God and I love music, worship and praise. I was used to listening to the so called 'urban' gospel music which is good but at the time I needed something more in depth and the music I had wasn't giving me what I needed. The music I was used to listening to on he radio onlly came on on sunday mornings and the sattion that played it in the afternoons never came in well. The static did but not the music.
My sister Tesa was telling me about 93.3 but I didn't want to hear it because it was not my normal.
One morning on my way to work my soul was crying out to God for a change, a word, some comfort and 93.3 popped up in my spirit. I turned to it and the words and love and worship that was coming into me from the speakers from the mouths of God's psalmist's has saved my soul. my sanity, my peace, my love and my worship!
I thank God truly for this station. It was the change I needed to grow. I needed something more in Jesus and I got it!
Thank you!
My life - no longer LOST
| Patricia
i am a recovering addict, and i always believed in God, but i just wanted Him when I was scared. I listen to your station every day and have my kids singing the songs now.
more...I was always lost, i used to forget my past, and I married young and not thinking. I lost my kids due to my drug addiction and finally I woke up. I only had prayed when I needed something, and finally I started praying because I loved my God. I have always loved poetry and I wrote some too. I am now a devote Christian and am teaching my kids to love God as well, I got them back by the way! I am now sober for two years eight months. So I know anyone can do it. Here is my poem, I hope that it reaches someone and they relate and know that they to can survive.
LOST
Sometimes I wonder why God chose me
to hold and to love unconditionally.
When I think back to when I lost my faith
and didn't want to listen to anything He had to say.
The times I truned my back on Him
and only prayed when drugs had made my nerves thin
only praying I would make it through the night
forgetting the next day the words I promised with all my might
only wanting His love when I was scared
I think of how I was selfish and unfair
but when I got sober, God was my biggest fan
always there with an encouraging word, a helping hand
He never let me walk in the dark alone
He always made sure that I made it safely home
He let me know that He was there through the years of abuse
that He held me even when I protested and refused
that through my use He knew I would need His help
that the times I didn't think I'd live, it was His love I felt
pulling me through until I was ready to stand
He was always there by my side, holding my hand.
He is showing me all that I can do
and I can overcome my past hurts and what I've been through
I know that I can do this every day
If I listen to what my Father has to say
Then my heart will remain pure
thank you to all who read this and I know that someone somewhere feels this too. I hope that I encouraged someone to be strong and trust in God and yourself, you can overcome anything! My prayers are always with you
Yet I Will Rejoice In The Lord!
| Pastor David
House fire on Coleridge Ave., in Kennedy Heights on Tuesday, 3/24/09
more...My wife’s mom has a home on 6199 Coleridge Ave., Cincinnati, OH. It is an older home, around 40-50 years old.
In April of 2007, my wife’s mom passed away. We had her staying with us during her latter years, so her home was not being used. A member of our church needed a place to stay, and we allowed her to stay there, and pay rent to us. She has three daughters, two of which were staying in the house with her. Of the two, one is married, the other is not, but has a boyfriend.
On the morning of March 24th, there were four adults and four children sleeping in the house; one child being a 3 month old infant. Around 5:00am, I received a phone call, telling me that that house was on fire! I could not believe my ears! This had to be some bad joke, but I knew the person that was telling me this, and I knew that she would not do that to me!
I woke my wife, we got dressed and drove to the location (that had to have been the l-o-n-g-e-s-t drive I ever had to make!) when we got there, the street was filled with fire equipment, trucks and police cars. I spotted the family sitting in their cars and standing in the street. We walked up to them and the first thing we asked was “Is everyone OK?” when we were told that everyone WAS in fact OK, there was a moment of relief.
We stayed with them all morning; comforting each other (we were grieving our losses, but thanking God for ALL that He had saved for us, Human Life being on the top of the list!) I called the insurance company to see what could be done, and found that the insurance had lapsed back in January! That pushed me over the top and I just broke down! What were we going to do?! We could not afford to get this fixed! I sat in my truck and cried like a baby (I thought men were not supposed to cry like that!)
It was then that I felt God was saying to me, “I am the one that sustains you, I am the one that keeps you. Look to the hills, from whence cometh your help!” Instantly, I had peace. I was being told by God to concentrate on the good things that came from this; No one died; The one person that usually sleeps through anything and sleeps like a rock (Dante, the husband) woke up and, sensing the danger, got everyone out! We could still stand together and comfort each other! No one was sitting around blaming each other! We were not preparing for a mass funeral! We could see God in all of this! We just sat there and prayed.
Then, we were looking for the daughter of the married couple and she was nowhere to be found. I was told that she had grabbed the 3 month old and ran down the street! Where could she be going at this time in the morning? A short while later, she showed up. Her mother was frantic, but soon calmed right down when she realized that her daughter had taken the baby, went to a neighbor’s house down the street, got the baby changed, cleaned and fed. Now, the baby was sleeping. Sleeping through the storm (Who does that remind you of? JESUS!!!)
Now, there are some folks that would probably take this opportunity to do away with God; to act like Job’s wife and say, “Why don’t you just curse God and die!”, but we take this time to tell you this: That through all of this (We don’t know how to fix this, how to repair the damage to the house. How else to help the family displaced…We don’t have that kind of money), one fact has become increasingly evident …God is still on His Throne! He has never left us nor forsaken us, so how dare we leave him! We MUST remember: “Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, And there be no herd in the stalls— Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.” He will bring us though this so that He gets ALL the glory!
Our church is called TECCF “The Early Church Christian Fellowship” but this situation just brings back to our remembrance, what else TECCF stands for:
Through Everything Christ Comes First!
Pastors David A. & Betty J. Walker, Senior Pastors, TECCF
5903 Bramble Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45227
513-257-6855 – David cell
513-289-6516 – Betty cell
pastordavid@teccf.org
pastorbetty@teccf.org
www.teccf.org
THE BEST RADIO STATION !!!!!!!!!!!
| TIMOTHY
HI EVERYONE! MY NAME IS TIMOTHY! I HAVE EVERY STATION IN MY CAR PROGRAMMED TO 93.3 ! I WILL NOT LISTEN TO ANYTHING ELSE!
more...YOUR MUSIC, D.JAYS, TALK PROGRAMS ARE ALL TOP NOTCH! BAR NONE! I HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY YOUR RADIO STATION! GOD HAS TRULY BLESSED ME! THANK YOU SO MUCH! MAY GOD BLESS EVERYONE THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH STAR 93.3 !
I PRAY FOU YOU ALL EVERY DAY FOR BRINGING ME HAPPINESS WITH THE INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC THAT YOU PLAY! I SING ALONG IN MY CAR , WITH ALL MY HEART AND PASSION. I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE TO SEE ME SINGING BUT I DON'T STOP , I HAVE THE BIGGEST SMILE ON MY FACE AND ANYONE THAT SEES ME I KNOW THEY ARE THINKING , "WHAT STATION IS HE LISTENING TO?" IF YOU DRIVE OR A PASSENGER IN A CAR BETTER YET [KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD] LOOK AT THE CARS NEXT TO YOU , SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAPPY OR SMILING SEEMS LIKE VERY FEW. THEY MUST NOT BE LISTENING TO 93.3 I WOULD LIKE TO SPREAD THE WORD! THIS IS THE BEST RADIO STATION EVER! I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A 93.3 WINDOW STICKER SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE PASS ME THEY HAVE THE QUESTION IN THEIR MINDS ANSWERED, HE MUST BE LISTENING TO 93.3 , NO OTHER STATION COULD MAKE SOMEONE SO HAPPY AND FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT! AGAIN THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT JOB ALL OF YOU DO ON A DAILY BASIS, I WILL CONTINUE TO PRAISE AND WORSHIP OUR GOD WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL BECAUSE OF YOUR TEAM . YOUR STATION STAR 93.3 IS IN A LEAGUE ALL ITS OWN YOU SET THE STANDARD FOR QUALITY RADIO, THAT EVERY RADIO STATION SHOULD FOLLOW! MAY THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST OUR LORD AND SAVIOR BE WITH YOU ALWAYS ! GOD BLESS ! MY STAR 93.3 FM YOU ARE MY ONE AND ONLY RADIO STATION!
DEVOTED LISTENER,
Timothy B. in Cincinnati
what changed me
| mandy
Everyday I listen to your station to bring me peace, strength, and joy. I'm going through a tough time and so many times I have turned on the radio and what I needed to hear was playing.
more...I've never been a religous person. I need facts and things I can see in order to believe things. I was saved in jail (the first time I'd ever been there), laying in my bed having a panick attack. I called to Jesus to hold me and he did. I felt his warmth wrap all around me. Since that day many good things have happened for me, and some bad. I'm recovering from an addiction to pain pills and have made some mistakes but I know God forgives me and everyday gets easier. I go to church twice a week and pray constantly. Having Star to listen to helps me everyday to make it through. I wish more people would turn to him
The Motions By Matthew West
| Amanda
This song made me realize I can't go through the motions to reach my dream! (click for more of the story...)
more...A few weeks ago, I was listening to my star 93.3 while heading to military practice training, when the song The Motions, by Matthew West, came on, I was going through a really rough time, while in the delayed entry program. When this song came on it touched my heart, and made me realize that if I want to leave for Basic on 4-9-09 I had to fight for it, and reach for it myself. So i fought to get here, and I'm putting it in God's hands, to let me leave tomorrow the US Navy. This song is so powerful, and touching, I'm glad this song gave me a wake up call that I needed.
Music reminds me that God's with me through pregnancy
| Vikki
I switched a few weeks ago from Mix station to STAR 93.3 which has the same music that I love that my chuch plays. Also like good stories hear on there. Music has helped me...
more...Music has helped me sing along makes me a little more upbeat in morning as drive to work . Also if had hard day at work music helps me know that God is there for me
Music healing my heart from grief
| Deanna
"I heard the song Homesick for the first time about a week after my Mom died. I just want to thank Mercy Me for such a beautiful song..." (click for full story)
more...I just went online to purchase my spirit song tickets. The artist that will be there are so amazing to me. My entire life was turned upside down and inside out and every other way you could imagine, four years ago. I lost both parents within 3 weeks of each other and my grandmother 6 months later. The music was my saving grace. My Step-father was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in Nov. 2003. During the following year my siblings and I took turns staying with him and running to Dr. appointments while my Mother worked. It was a very stressful year to say the least. I remember playing songs for my mom to try to lift her spirits, songs from Casting Crowns, Third Day, Mercy Me and Jeremy Camp. One particular song from Mercy Me…In You. The words from that song were soul soothing during that time. I like to think the music helped her also. My mother was not sick, well, we didn’t know she was. She was only 56, had 7 children 6 step children, 21 grand children and 2 great grand children. She was the most wonderful person. She was the rock of our family. Three weeks before our Father passed away our Mother was rushed to the hospital with chest and stomach pain. Unfortunately she died that day an hour and half after she got to the hospital. November 30, 2004. The worst day of my life. Then to follow, December 21,2004 our Father went to be with the Lord also.
The music, like I said, was my saving grace. It is so powerful. I heard the song Homesick for the first time about a week after my Mom died. I just want to thank Mercy Me for such a beautiful song. Jeremy Camp’s There will be a Day. We have so much to look forward to.
Though I will never understand Gods ways. I know he is still in control. I will continue to listen to the music with so much love for the artist for helping me through the worst time of my life. Funny thing is, they don’t even know how much they’ve helped people like me. They are truly a blessing to my life.
NIGHTMARES
| SANDY
i have been having a rough time with nightmares and it is scaring me to death... It keeps me up through the night. i found though that when I have star 93.3 on it calms me down so I can sleep again.
My Son Sam
| Amy
Gods guidance through the death of my Son Sam... (click to see full)
more...Sam was born with many physical and mental disabilities yet every day he strived to attain every goal he could. We watched him grown and learn and thrive. When Sam fell in April i knew something was wrong, but couldn't get anyone to listen to me until it was too late to turn back. Our family made the decision to let Sam go in peace, and to not allow him to suffer any longer. During the process of making that decision and the 3 very long hours i layed next to him waiting for him to Go Home we listened to this radio station, and there was such a peace surrounding the room. I know that God gave me the grace i needed to get through that time. There is no way a mother can just make decisions like that without Gods Grace. I'm thankful Christian Radio was available to help ease the tense silence that filled the room that night.
Amy
Military life and the Parents who did great with their kids.
| Katy
My parents are very strong individuals and together they are unbeatable. This is my story of living in a Military family.
more...My Father has been in the military for 22 years. Worked his way up from a Sonar Tech. on the USS. Georgia in the Golf War to a Senior Chief in the Reserves. My dad has to travel a lot with his new position in the Navy, taking classes at different schools to qualify as a Master Chief, so he is away a lot. My mom is so strong, she keeps the house together along with me, my two sisters, and brother. My parents did a great job raising us up in religion, sure we tried a bunch of different ones... I remember when I was really little a friend of ours invited us to her church to see what it was like, I was a little girl with short short hair and jeans on with a turtle neck and we walked striaght into a protestant service and turned right around because we knew we werent welcome there. Well right around then mom started listening to Dr. James Dobsin, and had us listening to it as a sort of service since we couldn't find a church to belong to. When we moved to Ohio we found your station and that helped us know that we wanted to try out the Christian faith, we have been ever since. I want to thank you guys for helping my family find Christ and show us the way. Since then we were key parts in the Vineyard hospitality team, then split off with our pastor to make a new church that is now in its third year - Life Point Vineyard.
Sorry I know I am going on and on but there is so much that I want to share. I am a member donating 20 a month to help this station out because it helped me through several faith crisis, so I want to give back. I want to thank you all for helping me build a wall around the foundation of my faith so I won't loose it. I also want to say how much I love my parents for being able to keep together and the family together while we have gone through the tough times of dad going off to the battle zones. Thankyou for helping the troops and most importantly... My Family!
THANKYOU SO MUCH YOU GUYS KEEP DOING A GREAT JOB!
Much Love,
Katy Stuhlreyer
He's Not Finsihed With Me Yet
| Haleigh
I'm very hard on myself for a lot of things, and it started to slip away with something I heard on a retreat. The song, "Wait and See" by Brandon Heath helps me to remember it.
more..."You're very hard on yourself aren't you?" the priest asked me. I said that I most definitely was. That's when he said something so important, "You need to remember that God isn't finished with you yet." I carried that with me for a while, and then started to forget. Then one day, in my grandma's car, "Wait and See" by Brandon Heath was playing. The words spoke to me and reminded me that God really isn't finished with me yet. So thanks to hearing that song, I find the time to carry it with me and remind myself that I shouldn't be so hard on myself. God isn't finished with me yet.:)
From near divorce to praise to the Lord!
| Adriana
I married a disabled Iraq conflict veteran, but he wasn't the only one who needed God's healing.
more...I was raised in a Christian home, but when I was 17 I rebelled and turned my back on God. It took me ten years and a marriage on the brink of divorce after only a year and seven months to finally give my life to God. My husband, Daniel, and I married in May 2007. He is a 27 year old disabled veteran who spent nearly the entire time shortly after we married in bed unable to move. I was a frustrated, bitter wife who hated life and blamed God. We both had a lot of hurts that only God could heal. Our marriage deteriorated rapidly after one year and 7 months of difficulties that most couples don't face so soon after marriage. We separated in December and didn't speak to each other much, except through our lawyers. Neither one of us knew that during the 4 months we were separated, we both hit rock bottom and decided that since we had absolutely nothing left to lose, we would give God a chance. My experience with the Lord was life changing, and Daniel not only gave his heart to the Lord and became transformed, but he also was healed of his disability that kept him in bed and unable to move for nearly two years! God brought us back together in April, and it has been an amazing experience. The only one who could have saved us and saved our marriage was Jesus. By the grace of God, we have been redeemed and our marriage was saved! Praise the Lord!!
STAR changed my outlook on life. my lifestyle and more...
| Alysia
Thank you for support with the uplifting music you play. Having two children and one on the way is stress and beauty. It's really helped me through times when I thought I'd never make it.
more...About a month ago I found this station just seaching through the radio. I was listening to 104.5 and 107.1 But always found myself changing it due to the vulgarity or profanity in the song.
Sadly the love of my life does not believe in God. After reading the Bible a few years back he just can't bring himself to belive in it. I've begged him to have an open mind to everything. But he always reminds me that he is a realist. But here lately I've notice a change in him as with me. (AND I just don't mean the growing baby inside of me. LOL) He sings with our 4 year old daughter in the car when i put 93.3. Even if he doesn't know the words he sings the chores with her. Then last night he stayed up an hour later to listen to Joel Osteen preach and speak of being a good spouse.......We are a very young couple. I'm but 20 with my third baby on the way. My husband is 24. (If you have done the math, yes I was 16 when I had my daughter. obviously he's not her father biologicly but Her Daddy there is no doubt about that. He is the most giving soul I've ever met. Though he's not a Christian by title in my heart he is more then a Christian, It's not about believeing in God it's about having Faith that there is one. However that being said. I have faith that there is a God, and my husband has told me countless times that he has faith in me. I don't need him to beleive in God, for in the end God will welcome him into his heart and heaven when that day comes.
But I write to thank you for support with the uplifting music you play. It's really helped me through those days when I thought I'd never make it. Have two children and one on the way is stress and Beauty. And I love every second of it.
How God is helping us with tragic losses.
| Katrina
I recently lost both of my beautiful children to the H1N1 virus. God is our strength through this extremely difficult time in our lives.
more...I recently lost both of my beautiful children to the H1N1 virus. Matt was a drummer and VERY talented. Music was his life. He always said he would take care of us. Mindy was precious. She was very spiritual and Christ centered. Matt & Mindy were best friends. They did everything together. They both loved life and what it had to offer.
I have listened to your station since the Christmas season. It was the best Christmas music I have ever heard. I continued to listen at work and in my car. It is the only station I listen to except for the baseball games on the AM dial. When I listen to the music on your station, I feel I am doing my devotions all day long.
God is our strength through this extremely difficult time in our lives. My husband, Mark, went to church for the first time that was not Christmas eve or one of the childrens confirmation. I know he is angry. We just need to see where God wants us to go. He is leading us somewhere with this but it is hard to understand where at this point. Without my faith, I would not be able to handle what has been dealt.
Before Mindy died, we had 2 of the best days with her. She knew her brother had passed so we cried and we laughed. I thank God EVERY day for those days. They were the best days of our lives. They are together again. Everytime it thunders, I know it is Matt.
What joy it brings to my heart when my children are praising the Lord.
| Angela
Our movie video store (Family Video) was having a thank you grill out and we had some "late fees" on our rentals. The man had said we could sing them away... Guess what my kids sang?
more...The little things in life are the lasting memories that bring so much joy to my heart. When I hear my children and I have five of them singing praises to the Lord it overwhelms me with so much love and joy. Our movie video store (Family Video) was having a thank you grill out and we had some "late fees" on our rentals. The man had said that I could sing them away, at first I thought he was joking but I had asked if my children could sing with me, of course the gentelmen said yes and we sang "Hello Agian" a new song we had learned at VBS this year that my kids had suggested that we sing. Out of any song we could of song they chose to sing a song for the Lord. That is a moment planted on my heart for life. And there was at least 50 people in the store at the time, it was so amasing. I thank the Lord every day for my five wonderful blessings, sonetimes I think to myself this is way God calls us to come to him as little children, the heart is always wide open.
Electrify your neighbor
| A Listener
My neighbors are having a hard time (job loss, etc). They asked if I would allow them to plug a extension cord into my electric to run a fan and some lights... What would you do? :)
more...Please keep my name out of this, I am relating what I am doing so that maybe more people will duplicate it. I do not want credit or mention, just to help people.
OK, my next door neighbor's gas and electricity has been disconnected, for about 30 days now due to not being paid. The family is: Husband, Wife, 4 children (one is 9 months old) wife not working but is going to work for local school when it starts and the husband has been laid off. they are slowly making progress paying off the gas & electric bill. They asked if I would allow them to plug a extension cord into my electric to run a fan and some lights?
What would you do?
I said yes and they are able to run 1 fridge, 2 fans and 1 light. Not a big deal.
If I am a true Christian and believe the Word of God, then I will not suffer one little bit and won't even miss anything. As I told them, either I truely believe that my Heavenly Father will provide abundance (more than I need) or I am just faking it!
Why not put this to the test with your listeners to sees if there are people that are willing to do what the Word says and love your neighbor as your love yourself?
Do you get the point?
What would you do?
Uplifting
| Grace
Listening to STAR always keeps me refreshed and uplifted.
more...It's always refreshing waking up in the middle of the night or morning with songs from Star in the background. I thank God for this station and pray that God will continue to bless the station.
STAR helps me with the 'ups and downs' of growing up
| lydia
I'm having a hard time growing up (12yo). I feel alone all the time, but now I listen to 93.3, and that reminds me that I am never alone and that t/g, me & God, nothing will crush me now.
The Great Physician has brought Mikayla home
| Jason
Our 11 year old daughter was just involved in what could have been a very diasterous bicycle accident. Through the prayers of an untold # of people, we are now home from the hospital with almost NOTH
more...This past weekend was her mothers weekend. Friday night about 8pm we got a call from Leslie that Mikayla had been in a bicycle accident and she was taking her to St. Lukes. Upon arrival at St. Lukes she looked like a mix between Johnny 5 (Short Circut) and Rocky Balboa after 10 rounds (litterally). She had blood all over face, her right eye was swollen shut, she was awake but limp, and wanted nothing more than to just go to sleep. (Aint Happenin!)
Apparently while out with mom and her little brother Dante, Mikayla was riding her dads new men's mountain bike. Unfamiliar with the bike she began to lose control and had 2 decisions...... aim for the tree or aim for the houses and yards. The 2 houses she aimed to go between had re-construction going on. She took the bike into gravel, went head first over the front (airborn) and landed on the lower of 2 railroad ties that terraced off a very steep hill behind the one house.
By all looks, she tried to possiably break her fall as she came down. There is not a single scratch on her left side but her whole right side is hit and miss road rash. Looking at her, we expected the worse. After examination at St. Lukes, they decided to send her to Childrens Hospital in Cincinnati for what they believed was a small bleed on the brain.
We called everyone we could think of to let them know what had happened and asked them to pray. My mother, on her own, posted a comment on Facebook asking for prayers with nearly 15 responses to the post. My girlfriend and I personally prayed to the Lord that, He, being the Great Physician would take all his "staff" and do all they could for Mikayla.
The origional diagnosis had road rash, a severly blackened eye, possiable head bleed, generalized swelling, and a hair line fracture of her right arm. With a little soap, water, and a few sutures, the injuries started to not look quite so bad. As we asked more and more people to pray, she began to slowly climb the hill. Rich Mullins wrote a song that is beyond a shadow of a doubt true in every sense. He wrote that "Our God is an awesome God." and He is. In the next 24 hours we found out from an optomologist that her right eye was swollen from the trauma but appeared to be doing what it needed to when he tried to look into it. No muscles were stuck or anything of that nature and she should be fine when the swelling goes down. There was also very little change in vision from one eye to the other. The facial reconstruction docs met us and decided that yes, her Zygoma, the bones surrounding the eye were broke in 4 places HOWEVER, they were all in line and as long as no undue pressure was put upon them as the swelling went down, they would rejoin and eventually grow back together. After a CT and MRI, the Neurologist determined that he didnt see anything that looked suspicious. She was cleared. The hairline fracture consisted of a minute fracture of the radius right at the base of the thumb. With some antibiotics and ointment for the road rash.....given what couldve have been disasterous.....after all the prayers........She is home and not a thing is wrong with her.
NO ONE will EVER be able to make me believe that there isn't power in numbers and that prayer DOESN'T work.
Stand in the Rain
| Alysia
I had no Idea this was a Christain song the first time I heard it.
more...I'm 20 and married to the love of my life. But although we've been together over a year times weren't always happy. Four months into our relationship my husband wanted a change. That change was me out of his life as a girlfriend. I was heart broken, but held my head up and moved back into my parents house. Around January when I turned 20 my parents said they were moving to Florida. They asked me to go with them. I agreed but felt like I would never get Matt back if I was 800 miles away. So I wanted to say goodbye but didn't know how. I sat in my room after my kids were in bed and did some reading. I felt so alone so I put some music on. CD's that Matt had made me. I had loved the song by Superchicks-It's On. So Matt put that and a few other songs by them on a CD for me when we were together but me being me had only listened to that one song. That night I was really depressed so I just laid in bed and cried to have the love of my life back in my arms. Then Stand in the Rain came on. I really listened to the words. Although they made me cry more, I didn't feel so alone. I felt like I had a chance to get him back. So I gave him some time but wrote him occasionally to tell him hi and I missed him. My friends kept trying to send me on blind dates with there friends but I couldn't see myself with them. Then in March a friend of mine came in from Michigan. He of course wanted more then just a friendship with me I however couldn't see him like that. So that evening we went to the movies and since Matt's house was on the way home I asked my friend if he wanted to stop. Somewhere in the confusion with the radio I hit the wrond dial and it landed on 93.3, I didn't change it. Because the song that was on was a song my sister had sung in church and I hadn't heard it until then. I felt a sudden calmness pass over me as we pulled up to Matt's house. After an hour catching up with Matt and a few other friends Matt wanted to show me the wreck room.
And this was not out of jelousy...Matt kissed me and tears came to his eyes. he said "I've felt so alone since you left, since i told you i didn't want you." I cried and we got back together that night.
After that I've only listened to 93.3. It really helps me in a hectic day, calming my nerves....However I've never heard you play my song. by the superchicks (Stand in the Rain) It's what gave me hope to get my now Husband back. to be patient, and to never let anything bring you down. Thank you for your wonderful music.
-Alysia Meece
My life
| Sabrina
It's about growing up on faith and losing it, only to be brought back by the holy spirit. (click for story)
more...As a young child I can remember saying the lord's prayer. I prayed faithfully every night before bed. Fifteen years ago I lost my dad. My two sisters saw our father on the night he died. I never got a chance to say goodbye, and after that I found I could'nt pray. No matter how many times I tried I could'nt. Well, I was married with three children and was going through alot of abuse with my husband at that time. I statred seeing someone else outside the marriage. I can see now how wrong I was, but at that time I was truly lost. This went on for ten years, and thank god for June 2004. It was a Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m. when the holy spirit came upon me and spoke so clearly to me. He said today was a new day, and for me to get up. I was forgiven for all my sins and to know it was him the lord who has forgiven me when everyone else was persucuting me. Since that day, I changed my life. I began to pray so natrually, and my faith grew stronger. My husband and I were able to start over again and I was truly happy for the first time since the passing of my dad. Over the past few years I was able to start my own business and everything seemed to be back on track. Then two tears ago my husband was diagnosed with Nephrotic Syndrome(chronic kidney failure). He was no longer able to work or do any of his normal activities. However, through this I still had faith and continued to pray. After my husband got sick I became the sole provider for our family. I continued to pray, and yes the lord was there. This past year has been really hard on our family. I had a family member who was working for me and I found out she was stealing from my clients. This began a downward spiral for me. My income was dropping we had to move into a smaller place and My only transportation was repossed. I continued to pray. I know the lord is with me because I'm still here, even though we've lost alot of possessions, I strill have my faith. And I guess through all the good and the bad he still sustains us. I'd like to thank everyone at star 93, because listening to your station I am reminded everyday that things don't always go as we would like, but if we put our trust in him we can make it through the worst storms and he is always with us. It took me ten years of walking in the dark before I was found and seen the light. And although I still have alot of storms to go through, I know I am not alone for he is with me. Thank you so much for being there. Star 93.3 is my uplifting station it seems every song has a meaning for my life and I am truly grateful for my new salvation and that I was able to share my story with you. God bless your ministries and the radio station. You guys are amazing and a blessing.
Sincerely,
Sabrina
We need this station.
| Randy
STAR 93.3 is bringing me closer to God... God has been trying to get my attention for years and now he has through your station.things have happened in my life that have tried to destroy me.
more...drugs alcohol and divorce... I now live for God and worship him all day long through your station. thank you for being there for me in my time of need.i do not know what i would do with out your station.God bless you all.keep the music coming.
happier
| Will
STAR made me happier. I listened to STAR, and i was happier and less tired than i had seemed to be.
Prayers for Jacob
| Kathy
My 9 year old grandson, Jacob, was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer in May of 2009. He underwent radiation;and, he will be getting chemo for the next year. (click for more...)
more...My 9 year old grandson, Jacob, was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer in May of 2009. He underwent radiation;and, he will be getting chemo for the next year. Every MRI is agonizing, waiting for the results. 93.3 has been my comfort and healing, during this terrible time. Whatever God has planned for Jacob, we will be comforted in knowing that God's grace is sufficient;and, He knows the plan and is there to comfort us.
STAR helps me sleep without nightmares
| tracie
I was having a hard time dealing with past abuse. I'd have awful flashbacks at night. A friend suggested 93.3, so I turned it on while I slept. I didn't have a single memory flashback!
more...i was having a really hard time dealing with my past and the flashbacks from my abuse. they would get worse at night and a friend suggested i listen to 933 so i tried it and the positive music playing while i slept helped my mind stay in a positive state and i didnt have a single memory or flashback now the radio in my room is on and tuned to 933 24/7 when i come in the room i have the positive energy from all of you on there making it impossible to get depressed.
Fa La La La La La La La La
| Sue
I thought that I would have to wait until Thanksgiving to listen to the Christmas music that I love on the radio. I have blogged and told friends on Facebook to help spread the word. Thanks STAR!
more...I thought that I would have to wait until Thanksgiving to listen to the Christmas music that I love on the radio, but yesterday while on FaceBook, I saw that you guys were already playing it. Since then I have FB'd about it and Blogged about it, to help spread the word, Thanks STAR
Only station for me - Listen to nothing else.
| Peter
I gave my life to Jesus in 2008 while on deployment with the Navy. I came home in 2009 and found STAR, and I fell in love with the music and the DJs right away. 93.3 is my home now!
more...When I had to go back to Norfolk I was saddened because I was losing my STAR 93.3, but knew I would be back in September for good, and the minute I got near the state line of KY/OH, I turned STAR right away after 700 WLW, just so I could shout "I'm home!!!", I haven't turned off STAR since.
Thank you for the encouraging music that you play, as I can be having the worst day of my life, and turn to 93.3 and be immediately happy.
God Bless STAR 93.3!
positive music
| missy
30 days of positive music really changed our lives! We took the 30-day-challenge in January, to listen to only christian music and see what changes took place in our lives...
more...In January my family was going through a tough time and a radio station said listen to only positive music for thirty days and see what a change it makes in your life. So I took the challenge and since there are three christian stations to choose from in my area it was easy. My daughter would get in the car and want to change the station and I told her only buttons 1,2, and 3. Needless to say my entire family now listens to buttons 1, 2, and 3! even my husband is enjoying the change in music. I catch my autistic son singing worship tunes all the time! I give all the praise and glory to GOD for changing my family in a positive way through music!
what my counselor told me
| SANDY
i went to counseling and she told me to listen to star 93.3.
more...i am going through a tough time. i had an argrument with my best friend and i ranned off from my mom more than once and i keep telling everyone that i wanted to kill myself and things was'nt getting any better for me until my counselor said listen to star 93.3 and that's what i did and i did'nt understand why my counselor said listen to star 93.3 and now i know why and i am glad that i did. star 93.3 has brought me out of my depression and i am not as stessed out as i was. i love you star 93.3.
THANK YOU
| SANDRA
I HIT A LOW POINT IN MY LIFE AND I WAS DEPRESSED AND STAR 93.3 HELPED ME.
more...i hit a low point in my life and i was depressed and i just want to thank star 93.3 for helping me and putting me back on track. i love you star 93.3. keep up with the great music.
Thank you!
| Savannah
Thank you for always being there for me. My name is Savannah, & I'm 17 years old. My family is not very religious, so the only way that I can get my hands on Christian music is through the radio...
more...Hi. My name is Savannah, and I am 17 years old. I am a senior at McAuley High School. I have always heard stories of how people felt God speaking to them, but I never believed them. Until Friday, October 19, 2012. I was at a college visit, and I had an idea, and I feel that God put that idea in my head. So I took action. I have created a club at my school called SOUP. It's not really a club because that feels too exclusive. SOUP stands for Singing Our Unending Praise. Basically, students will gather in the chapel before school and just sing worship to our beautiful Creator. I just wanted to thank you for always playing such beautiful songs, and this station is a huge help in choosing the songs each week. My family is not very religious, so the only way that I can get my hands on Christian music is through the radio and a few friends. God bless you, and thank you so very much<3
I gave my life to Christ!
| Angela
Today, March 12th, I gave my life to Christ! I was raised in church and thought that I was already saved but God saved me this morning and I am not the same. Amen.
You saved my life!
| Morgan
You guys are one of many who stopped me from ending my life nearly three years ago...
more...Thank you all so much for what you do. May God bless you all! You guys are one of many who stopped me from ending my life nearly three years ago. I would like to thank you. I never would have met Christ
Sharing on the job site
| John
I play you guys on my commercial construction projects and the guys on the job always ask what channel it is...
more...I’d just like you all to know what an amazing job you are doing, flooding the air waves with Christian music and teaching. I wish I could count all the times God told me what I needed to hear through you! I run commercial construction projects for a living and when I’m listening to the radio at work it’s always on 93.3. Guys on the job always ask what channel it is and usually I have an opportunity to share Christ with them in a very comfortable way. Praise God! I thank you for all you do and hope to be a loyal listeners for all the days God gives me.
An Unusual Encounter
| Rebecca
WAKW / STAR 93.3 gave me a connection with a total stranger!
more...I was driving in my car with the windows down, and there was a rugged man walking by (I was at a stoplight). He was intimidating to look at! Before I knew it, he had walked up to my car! He had this smile on his face, though, and he pointed to my radio. "You're playing what I'm playing!" He said, and he showed me his walkman. We looked at eachother for that moment, both with smiles on our faces, and we had an instant connection! I realized that he was a brother in Christ! He simply walked away after that, and God left a lasting impression on me through it! It reminded me of biblical times when they'd draw the fish in the sand... Two strangers can connect with fellow brothers and sisters in Christ through the songs that are on their radio. Too cool!!! :) Thank you, STAR 93!
Thank You
| Jessica
We rolled into town and this was the first station we landed on. My hoplessness turned to hope.
more...Battled with drugs and a spouse that had the same problems. We left our home many states away to escape the disaster I call my life. After arriving in the Cincinnati area we turned the radio on and this is the station we stopped at. Our hopes were raised and we turn back to Jesus for the first time in 9 years. Your station has blessed us beyond words. Thank you.
Music holds me to the "ROCK"
| Daniel
Christian music has helped me to hold fast to Jesus my Rock
more...I have been a Christian 24 years and from the very beginning God has used Christian music to chastize, encourage and console me. When I have been in sin something like Steve Camp, Carman, or Michael card has pulled me back in. Third Day and Darlene Z help me to come to the alter in prayer. And WAKW has been there supplying the music that changes lives almost all of mine.
Daniel
My Son's gardian angel
| Jennifer
May 11,1995 Alex was 18 months old and fell into the neighbors pool. My Husband Mark,pulled him out of the water and performed infant cpr. Alex was already purple and still not breathing. Mark drove
Loving the Love
| Cyndi
I used to listen to country music all the time because to me it was a place I could atsometimes hear about Jesus and real love, but in an upbeat song or ballad... BUT then I found STAR 93.3!
more...I found your radio station by hearing a song and liking it, but I thought it would be followed by a lot of talk and not much more music (like most Christian stations). I was thrilled and excited to be able to hear another great song after another...and I was hooked. Now my radio dial stays on 93.3 in my car, office and home. It's also great music that I'm not embarrassed to listen to with my children. We spent a whole day last weekend cleaning while listening and dancing to the great uplifting music of 93.3. My only fear is that one day I'll turn on my radio and you won't be there. Keep up the great tunes.....it's working!
Tragedy and Triumph
| Jerry
How an amazing God turned a time of deep sorrow into a time of celebration.
more...On April 1, my son Jacob and I had just returned from seeing my niece in France. My mother-in-law was near death and we got back in town just in time to say good-bye. My mother in law and were very close and the pain was tough to bear. The funeral was April 5 and I felt so empty without her. I asked God to help me through this rough time, but God had other,bigger plans. At church on sunday my son asked my wife to go the altar to pray. After a lot of prayer and God's amazing grace, my son accepted Christ as Lord and Savior!!! How Great is Our God!!!
My New Niece
| Angela
6 weeks early
more...My sister Annette has just had her 5th child, and this baby is a very special and a miracle. Grace Sara Jean Hall, is not supposed to be born yet, her actual due date is 04/22/2008. Instead she was born on 03/20/2008. My sister did not go into labor, she was having some problems with her blood pressure and other things, so the doctor told her to come on in and they will run some tests to see what is the problem. Well they decided to go ahead take the baby, well they did an emergency c-section, and thank GOD that he was over this doctors because if they didnt take her then, she would not have lived, nor would my sister. Baby Grace was put in a Highly Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for two weeks. They had tubes on her, Iv, and before she got to come home they had to give her a blood transfusion due to low blood cells. But now with careful care, and special classes taken by my sister and our mom Grace got to come home to her other four siblings, three brothers and one sister. Today Grace is at home with a breathing monitor and she is doing fine.
Deliverance from Fear and Reassurance of God's Love in My Time of Need
| Laura
God recently opened my mind to see that I have been suffering from anxiety disorder for a very long time. In the midst of a recent illness and terrible bout with crippling anxiety, He spoke directly
more...God has allowed me to go through a series of very difficult trials in the past several years, including the emotional struggle surrounding the inability to conceive a second child for two years now (while having nine close friends pregnant around me) and multiple episodes of physical illness and anxiety. He has shown me that He has only allowed these trials for a reason, because of how much He loves me - enough to have to see His precious child go through terrible pain and struggle, so that He can bring about the spiritual growth in me that He and I desire. I am in awe of God's guiding hand that He allows us to see working in and all around us when we simply seek Him and pray to Him as He tells us to. He is there guiding us every step of the way, even when we our mind is not open to see Him. He grants us exceptional guidance when our eyes are open to submit our will to Him and see His workings in our lives.
In the midst of a severe bout of illness and gripping anxiety and panic attacks last Saturday afternoon, I cried out to Him for help and comfort, and suddenly He put the thought into my mind to turn on the radio to 93.3. (I have become a regular listener in the past couple months). What I would experience next was a miracle and a gift that He gave me in my moment of need. On the radio came multiple songs in a row that told me exactly what I was needing and desiring to hear at that moment: songs of comfort, freedom from fear, and the strength of God's love. I was so moved to be experiencing this miracle that I burst into tears and praised God! He also allowed me to share this amazing miracle with my husband and mother-in-law who were there taking care of me in my sickness. Since I was still in the midst of sickness and anxiety when the songs played, I prayed that He would please bring each of these songs back to my attention at a future time, so that I could write them down and never forget them. Later that day, every last one of those songs was replayed on your station and I wrote them all down! He has now inspired me to burn a CD of each of those songs, for the future encouragement I will need in times of struggle with fear and anxiety. What a gift! Praise our wonderful loving Father! Thank you so much for allowing God to work through your station in this way.
Thank you
| Heather
After a devastating miscarriage in January, I turned my heart back towards Jesus. (see more)
more...Thank you for your station, I listen to you every day on my way to work and while I work. You were a much needed blessing in a time of loss for me. I would have never gotten through the heartbreaking time without Jesus and your music to lift my spirits.
Got connected !
| Prince
WAKW 93.3 connected me to the source of life,The Lord Jesus Christ, when I was lonely and homesick. I now listen to you online and in my car.
more...I am from Ghana, West Africa schooling at NKU on Highland Heights campus,KY.I don't joke with my Christian life at all.My life has changed and got to higher levels ever since I started listening you Saints.The Lord has made me a success and all the lines are falling unto me in pleasant places.Thanks a million for being there for the children of God.May God richly bless you and your families, and may your children grow to be blessings unto the world.
How Jesus Christ Helps Me.
| Jessica
Listening to 93.3 gives me an enjoyment like no other music ever has. I love listening to it all day every day, and I feel myself in a better mood, no matter what the circumstances may be.
more...I was never raised religious. My family never attended church, although they were believers. As I got older I realized, that I knew absolutely nothing about Jesus, or God himself. I began attending church at The New Life Vineyard in Hamilton, OH, and I have joined small groups, and the Church Band as well. I am getting Baptized on 6/7/08, and I am so excited to commit my life to The Lord. Listening to 93.3 gives me an enjoyment like no other music ever has. I love listening to it all day every day, and I feel myself in a better mood, no matter what the circumstances may be for that day, while listening to it, and after I get out of my car. I just want to thank those who are a part of 93.3 for being there whenever I need a "pick-me-up".
changed my life
| Debra
an ad on your station connected me to a Christian employer, who hired me and has become more than a job, a refuge from the world, and place to share the love of Jesus with others.
more...While in a state of despair I accidentally found your station, I loved the music and then heard an ad for a job posistion, I didnteven care what the posistion was all I heard was "work in a christian environment" I got up the courage and called immeadiately. I went for the interview the next day. I met the owner a wonderful caring Christian lady and her and I connected immeadiately. I have been working there now for 4 years, and she has truly became a sister in Christ to me. I KNOW that I KNOW that I KNOW that my working here was God's handiwork! I have been able to bless as well as been blessed through my employment here, and last year when my 26 year old daughter was killed in a car accident I could not have made it through with my employers support. God truly puts the people in our lives to do His work , we are but only to listen, even if its just music on the radio! Thank you for your station!
Ageless
| Brenda
Turning 50
more...I will be turning 50 in August. I woke up Saturday morning contemplating that fact and how I felt about it. I really don't think I look or act that old! But the first thing I thought of is.........50 is nothing when you have eternal life! By the way, Happy Birthday, Sam. I love listening at work, in my car, and waking up to 93.3 music!
What Children Hear
| Nicole
I used to cringe when i would get in the car with a friend, b/c of the type of music she listened to with her kids. All my 6 year old listens to is STAR 93.3, and I love it!
more...I use to cringe when I would get in the car with a friend and children, because of the type of music she would listen to. Her kids knew the songs word for word. What upset me the most was one of them could barely talk. I thought there has to be an alternative. It was you. All my six year old has ever listened to is 93.3. I love it when he says turn it up, or starts singing off key and ask me to join in. I am greatful for the seed you all are planting!
Lost And Found
| sharon
Being lost driving acrossed the city to my doctor's office. Directions written by my deceased husband of 35 yrs., while he was dying of oesaphageal cancer.
more...After my husband died of oesaphageal cancer in 2005, everything was hard that first year.I remember having to go to my doctor's office acrossed town, and never paying attention to the route my husband took. When he was dying he wrote down directions, knowing I didn't know the way. I was terrified I wouldn't find my way. On the way over I cried thinking how he had to write the directions out being so terrible sick. I had called and they told me it was acrossed from the Gates Of Heaven Cemetary. I finally found my way and saw the Cemetary and thought how God had lead me there and cried. I parked in a space and all of my radio channels became staticy all except 93.3. It comforted me and I knew I was given a sign and felt my husband close.I have had your channel on in my car ever since that day, and the many, many, times I felt lost or just missed my husband I have been comforted and felt so very close to God.Thank you, for all you do.
| Hannah
more...I want to thank you for working so incredibly hard, so teens like me can listen to positive, encouraging music.
New Understanding
| Julie
I now know that the wonderful songs my family listens to on your station are God's words. What a blessing to be able to hear God speak to us through the beauty and simplicity of song. So blessed!
more...I have been a Christian for 7yrs. I was not raised with religion, but I always knew I wanted my children to be raised in the church. For 7yrs I have gone through the motions, go to church, try to follow the 10 commandments, but just ask for forgiveness as I again broke God's laws. For about the last month or so, I have been praying, sincerely praying with an open heart for God to be with me and to show me how to be a true follower of Him. I had been doing things as best as I could to show Him that I truly was ready and truly wanted Him to come to me. Recently, Sunday July 13th, God spoke to me. Since then God has continued to bless me and use me in ways I can not explain. I am now so full of His love and glory and a better understanding of Him and what I am to do to help His people. I still have so much to learn from other Christians and Him, I now have a beautiful thirst for knowledge of our amazing God. What I wanted to share with you is how thankful I am that when I listen to the songs on this radio station, I now know that these are words from God. I have been able to share words of God with my church and Christian friends and when I hear these words that God has shared with others......I feel so much fuller of His love and glory. Thank you for that. My husband and I are working on some financial things, praise Dave Ramsey, but soon we will be able to give more and we look forward to financially helping this station so that it can continue to bless Cincinnati.
Thank you,
Julie Hoffman
Long Lost Friends
| Melissa
Losing touch with friends after backsliding, then getting saved again and finding my friends in the process.
more...When I was a child I always went to church on the church bus. My parents never went but I was very faithful in going from the time I was 5 years old. When I was 13, my church bus driver got married and his wife became my Sunday school teacher. I bonded with her/them immediately. After a year or so, they moved back to New Jersey. We kept in touch with letters, some phone calls and I even visited them once. The older I got, the world was pulling me along. I ended up backsliding and living a life of sin for over 20 yrs. I lost touch with my friends but I thought of them often. There were times when I tried to look for them but to no evail. This Easter, I gave my heart to the Lord. After a month or so, I decided to try find them again. I "googled" the name and after clicking on a few links, I was directed to her email. Now we email almost every day and they have visited me and I have visited them. If they hadn't layed the foundation in me years ago, I may never have come back to God. I feel as though they are my spiritual parents. Praise the Lord!!
LIFE CHANGED
| BRIAN
FOUND THIS STATION
more...I WENT TO CHURCH WHEN 12OR13 WITH MY GRAMMY SHE WOULD TAKE ME EVERY SUNDAY BUT I ALWAYS FELL ASLEEP I LOVED GOD I DIDNT KNOW HOW TO LIVE THE HE WANTED FOR ME YET AND MY GRAMMY PASSED AWAY IN 03 AFTER THAT I WASNT GOING TO CHURCH AND I DID BAD STUFF BUT ON APR 20 OF THIS YEAR I WENT TO SEE MY PASTOR AND TOLD HIM I WANT TO WALK WITH JESUS AND ASKED THE LORD TO FORGIVE ME OF MY SINS AND ON JUNE 22/08 I ACCEPTED JESUS INTO MY HEART AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PLAYING UPLIFTING MUSIC I LISTEN TO U ALL THE TIME IN MY CAR AND ON MY RADIO IN MY BEDROOM
Beijing
| Dennis
Relegious restrictions
more...there is only 1 Christian church in Beijing and you have to hold a foreign passport. I have been here for 2 months working for NBC so your station I can get here on our encrypted internet service that the Chinese can not monitor. I just want to thank you for being my piece of home half a world away
Change
| Michelle
My boyfriend introduced me to this radio station, and it forever changed my life
more...I met and started dating this guy that I worked with at Kings Island. On most nights we worked together we drove together and if there wasn't a baseball game on the radio, it would be tuned into Star 93.3. As he would sing along with the songs, I would cringe and wish for the ride to be over, or lose the station or something! But then I actually listened to the songs, and the lyrics. He's a strong Christan, and I was not. But after listening to the songs, and going to church with him and singing the same songs that I have heard on the radio, I started to change. I started to listen to the station in my car. You guys would always play the right songs at the right time. And in May, I was saved. Now I can't go a day without hearing God's message sung through these songs. Never thought a radio station would change my life.
Rejoice in the Lord Always!
| Melissa
I was driving to work and started worrying about a friend who has cancer and will be undergoing surgery next week.
more...Not even 10 seconds after I started worrying Kurt read the scripture of the day, Philippians 4:4-7. I just laughed, knowing God was speaking to me and praised and thanked Him. It changed my whole day.
Blackout Block Party
| Joel
A Chick-fil-A in Dayton hosted a 'Blackout Block Party' for a community without power and donated 500 free dinners.
more...Dear 93.3,
I thought that I would share an encouraging story with you.
I live in the Dayton OH and roughly 30,000 homes here have been out of power from hurricane Ike for the last 10 days! Last night (Tues), Chick-fil-A (my employer) hosted a Blackout Block Party for a neighborhood without power. They brought the cows, coupons, games, and they gave away 500 free meals to the neighborhood to help them out a small bit in this tough time. When I thanked our owner for doing this, she said 'God has given us so much...the least we can do is give back to our community.' I am overwhelmed by her generosity and committment to God, so I thought that I would send you this story to put on the air tomorrow. I understand if you don't but I thought that this was a great story that you would all enjoy.
Thanks for your ministry & impact!
Joel Green
It's All Yours, God
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Prayers for Leaders to seek God's Will and Direction concerning the recent financial crisis
more...I saw the report on CNN this morning...bank bailouts, angry citizens, political mayhem...as I prayed for all of us, I remembered that it's all God's power, money, and people, even if certain ones don't acknowledge Him. And I remembered these lyrics from a Christian song: "When the toast has burned and all the milk has turned and Captain Crunch is waving farewell, When THE BIG ONE FINDS YOU let this song remind you that they don't serve breakfast in hell!" My first thought was to send the lyrics to the senators & representatives, but then, I heard the voice of God's Holy Spirit reprmand my bad attitude and encourage me to pray for all involved in the situation and the process of correcting it. It is hard for me...my home was foreclosed on last year because I was "financially irresponsible," (never mind the loan docs were fraught with fraudulent non-regulatory language and provisions), and then I lost custody of my child (who had been in my custody for 14 years), and then I was declared mentally ill because of my financial irresponsibility. Please pray for me that I can pray for these people in a sincere manner that pleases God, and that God will pour His perfect love into my imperfect heart for these people.
| Rina
I'm a new listener to 93.3 and here to tell you guys your doing a wonderful job at what you do.I'm 40 years old and use to listen to nothing but southern gospel music. 2 preteens got me listening to
Studying Abroad Blessings
| Chuck
I'm studying abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina and occasionally get a chance to listen to 93.3 online. It uplifts me up everytime I tune in.
more...I am studying abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I've been here for two months and come back to the states on December 3rd. I love being able to listen to the radio station online. It has been hard being away from my church for such a long time when I'm used to going every Sunday and Wednesday but this opportunity has been amazing. Say a prayer for me when you get the chance. God bless
My daughter loves your station
| Alicia
My daughter Jasmine's favorite song is Toby Mac - Lose my Soul.
more...She just sings it over and over again. Thanks for all of the joy you bring into my home.
Modern Day Job
| Bryan
Need Help and Prayer! I am at a fork in the road and not sure which way to turn. This summer my wife of 15 years moved out, I lost my job and a business I tried to start is failing. Is it time time
more...This summer my wife of 15 years moved out, I lost my job and a business I tried to start is failing. We have 4 boys; and it's starting to take it's toll on all of us. My wife has no desire to reconcile either. She just wants to divorce and move on with her new life. She has totally cut off all church friends too because like me, they don't understand why.
I feel like a modern day Job. I have a few hundred people in the area praying but nothing seems to help. Her heart is very hard right now and nothing I say or do makes any difference.
I have given the situation up to the Lord and keep praying that His Will be done. But I am not even sure what that is at this point. I have put my faith and trust in Him (Psalm3-5), but really need some direction in my life.
This is the 4th time she has driffed away. She has been mentally, physically and emotionally unfaithful off and on throughout our marriage. I need help! I am at a fork in the road and not sure which way to turn. Is it time time to give up and move on? I am about to lose my house and everything I have worked for. Please help if you can!
Coolest Co-Worker Contest
| Mary
Coolest Co-Worker Feedback
more...I was fortunate to win the Coolest Co-Worker Contest sponsored by MYSTAR 93.3 My co-workers and I had lunch on Tuesday, October 8, 2008. I would liked to thank Juile Pearce and the staff at Mystar 93.3. Additionally I would like to thank Doug Peters of Chick-fil-A. The lunch was absolutely wonderful as I knew it would be. Mystar 93.3 truly makes my day complete. I leave you with this verse to look up Colossian 3:15-17. I thank you all once again for making me the "Coolest Co-Worker" at the City of Springdale Municipal Building. May God continue to Bless you and your mission by allowing you to continue your mission in song and inspiration.
Mary Charles
Vineyard Community Church Worshiper/Volunteer
My Daughter, Cassandra
| Michael
As this station is soliciting family stories with people named Cassandra, I felt compelled to get this is quickly as her story needs to be told.
more...My Cassandra, my first born daughter, is a gift from God. She was born on Father's day in 1982. She was my first Father's day present, and she has grown to become a gift to this world. She has a tender heart for God, and her only fault is that she loves too much. Fighting as a single mom of two beautiful sons, Samuel and Owen, she has managed to balance raising her broken family with her broken heart. She never dwells upon herself nor would she draw attention to herself, but I would like to acknowledge her faithfulness as a devout mother to her sons and godsend of a daughter to me. I am amazingly proud of her, and regret that I haven't more time and space to sing her praises. She is a silent hero, serving God and raising her fragmented family in the shadows of an indifferent world. I have no doubt that in the next world, she will shine like pure gold, but even gold tarnishes as valueless when compared to her in the appraisal of my heart. Cassandra Ann Mullen, many are called, but YOU were chosen!
Girls Groovin
| Stacy
My daughters love to sing and dance along to the music!
more...I am so thankful for your station! I heard my 3 year old in another room a few weeks ago singing as clear as could be, "Remember your children, remember your people, remember your promise, oh God!" and then not too long after that, just as clearly I heard her singing to her unsaved grandparents, "I don't want to gain the whole world and loose my soul!" I had no idea that she was picking up the song lyrics like that. My one year old also always dances whenever Newsboys come on! How wonderful to know that your music is touching even the youngest listeners and then in turn touching the unsaved who hear the music through them!
My turn around
| Clayton
From alcohol to God for all!!!!
more...I was a bad alcoholic and liar I lost everything I had (including my girl friend who I just adored) I gave my life to Christ and now iam being baptized pretty soon I had a one on one encounter with god and now I want to help people and help to make them prosper I do not drink or smoke any more but they’re isn’t a day that goes by when I do not regret what I have done to everyone that I have hurt but my comfort is in the lord and in knowing that iam forgiven. TITUS 3:5 / HABAKKUK 3:19
I Found Star 93.3 Online
| Jayson
I Just Found Star 93.3 Since You Guys Changed The Name And Format And Now I Started To Fall In Love With The New Radio Station That I Can Listen Online Five Days A Week With The Best Variety Of Encour
more...I Believe That Star 93.3 Will Be My New At Home Choice For Great Mix Of Positive And Encouraging Music That Can Ease My Days And Trials Keep Up The Good Work LOVE Y'ALL...
"Honey you sure look like a nice girl. but where do you go to Church?"
| Brandie
Jeremiah 29:11 "I have a plan for you"
more...I am 27 years old and a born again christian with the help of a wonderful 97 year old man that I took care of for only a month befor he passed away.You see I am a Nurse aide at the Georgetown Veterans Home and I get to take care of our men and women who fought for country and I am very proud of what I do. This little man who we called "POPA" was a special man he never once pushed into religion but yes we talked about God and I at the time wasn't going to church nor did I read the Bible, but after seeing this light in this man's eyes a light that people say that I now have after asking God to come into my life. Popa said to me one evening "you sure look like a nice girl. but where do you go to church?" At that moment I knew my life needed to change. I promised Popa I would start going to church and I have been faithful to that promise. Even though my life isn't going that well right now. I know that God is only going to give me what I can handle. Many doors have opened since that day in Popa's room when I asked God to forgive me for all my sins. I have been able to overcome a lot with God on my side. I am so thankful for my relationship with Popa and I know God put us together at the right time in both of our lives and at 97 Popa was still working for the Lord as he had always done so his whole life. Now its my turn to do my part to show what God has done, and when you truly believe great things will happen.
Refuge of Music
| Larry
Appreciation to Star 93.3 FM
more...I am Larry and I'm 38 right now. I appreciate you all for the service you all give to God and for all of us. I love your music from the past and present and that does include christmas music of 4 Him, Sandi Patty, Steve Green, Selah and all the others. When I come across your station, I listen to it as much as possible. I love it when you all do amazing things for God. I listen to the station whether I'm happy or depressed or sad or even lonely. I am amazed when you present contemporary christian music to Cincinnati and the world. I suffer from schizo-effective disorder that sometimes gets me depressed for no reason. My prayer request for all to hear is that my family has alot of problems that they deal with each day. My mom gets sad and knows why she is sad. My brother has bipolar disorder. Keep my family and myself in your prayers, please. My mom struggles emotionally with my youngest brother of the family. My mom is retired but still working part-time at Kroger-Forest Hills. Pray for Michael and his family as well that God will in every way touch them. My sister lives in Franklin, OH. Pray for Her also. My dad is also retired and lives in Georgia, I think. Financial Problems frustrate me and my family as well as being sleepy as the problem after work. I think about my mom every day and I appreciate her very much. She raised me and the other 5 kids by herself after my dad and mom were divorced. Christmas is one of my very favorite holidays. I love listening to Christmas Music as always. My mom is doing everything she can to help this family out, especially in financial crises. I do the best I can to visit my family at Christmas. My prayer is that my family will have a fantastic christmas without any major interruptions. My family needs help in all things, especially in the christmas season. I learn to appreciate what I have. Music like this inspires me to do everything God calls me to do. Pray that God will provide things that last and to help them have a great christmas season. Is it possible for you to help the family in any way? I love you all and apreciate you all for being like Jesus. Keep me and the Galbreath Family, including my uncles and families in your prayers. Thank You very much. Larry Galbreath
Still Encouraging
| Kevin
Star 93.3 encourages me daily!
more...I am a struggling, traveling evangelist just getting my name out there, and it has been hard. But everytime I mean EVERYTIME, I get discouraged that I am not finding pulpits to preach from, but every every every time I get down Star 93.3 encourages me. I just cant thank them enough!!! GOD BLESS