 Psalm 40:1–3 (KJV) “I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.”    This month, we want to invite you to listen to one of the most powerful testimonies you will ever hear, the Marlene Howell story, titled “Darkness to Deliverance.” Marlene’s journey is one that many can relate to. She found herself caught in the darkness of despair, unsure if there was any way out. But when she turned her heart to Jesus, everything changed. God pulled her out of the miry clay, set her feet upon the Rock, and filled her with a brand-new song of praise! Her story will encourage you, strengthen your faith, and remind you that no pit is too deep for God’s hand to reach. You can listen to Marlene’s testimony on our Lonesome Road Ministries CD or stream it anytime on our podcast page. Share it with a friend, a family member, or someone you know who’s struggling—it could be the lifeline they’ve been waiting for! God is Still in the Delivering Business. Every month, we hear testimonies from truckers, families, and believers across the nation who’ve found hope through this ministry. Some were sitting in their trucks when they heard a song or message that changed their life. Others received a CD in the mail at just the right time That’s not coincidence—that’s God’s timing. He is still using ordinary people and small acts of faith to reach those who are hurting. This Thanksgiving season, let’s pause and thank God for His faithfulness—how He lifted us out of our darkness and placed us on solid ground. And let’s keep sharing that light with others! You never know whose life will be changed by the message you pass along. Join With us in this mission field. Lonesome Road Ministries is a 501(c)(3) non-profit ministry, and we operate through the prayers, partnerships, and generosity of folks just like you. We don’t have paid staff—just servants of God working together to get the Gospel out to the highways, byways, and airwaves! We want to thank all our Lonesome Road partners. Together, we can continue to send out free CDs, radio programs, and podcasts that carry the message of From Darkness to Deliverance.     Lonesome Road Yea Old Mail Bag! click hereExciting News! We’re thrilled to announce that Tim Ridley from Sirius/XM Radio will be joining us for our 3 Fold Cord Conference — coming June 25–28, 2026 here at Lonesome Road Ministries! Tim will be our guest speaker Thursday night and Friday night, sharing powerful messages of faith and encouragement. And that’s not all—Tim will also be broadcasting his Sirius/XM Radio Show live from Lonesome Road on Friday morning, June 26, from 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM! Make plans now to be part of this incredible weekend of worship, fellowship, testimonies, and transformation. We believe this will be our biggest and most Spirit-filled conference yet! Mark your calendars, spread the word, and pray with us as we prepare for God to do mighty things at the 2026 3 Fold Cord Conference! 
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     I love this story in Luke chapter 5, I ask you to read the first 11 verses. When you do sit down in the boat with His disciples and listen to His words to us! Jesus needed Peter’s boat so He could preach the gospel. After using the boat, He blessed Peter’s fishing business and brought an abundance. Jesus first told him to launch out a little from the shore. Then He told him to launch out into the deep. 25 years ago Jesus spoke to me to start a tape ministry. We started with just a little, passing out my testimony on the road about 25 tapes a week. As the ministry grew we kept launching out a little deeper. As our ministry has grown we have launched out into the deep waters. Our ministry has grown from a tape ministry to CD’S, Podcast, to Podcast Cards, to Radio to TV programs on crossflix. You can find us on Roku, Fire-stick with our radio programs and TV programs. As our ministry grows it cost us more to do all that God has called us to do. We need our partners to join with us more now than ever. We send out over 900 Newsletters CD & Podcast cards each month. We need faithful partners to join with us every month and keep this ministry fishing in the deep waters. The need is bigger than ever and we need you to partner with us to reach your family, friends and neighbors. God is saying your next, will be greater than your now! But if you cannot perceive it then you will not be able to acknowledge when your season of increase has come. Not just increase in your finances, but increase in your ministry, career and other aspects of your life. God does not just want to bless you one way or a certain aspect of your life, he wants to bless every area of your life "do you not perceive it?" Many people are afraid to go to the next level because they think what if I fail? We need to turn that coin over and think what if I succeed! Philippians 4:13 says We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. So whatever God is calling us to do, we can do it! Let Peter be our example. Peter surrendered all to Jesus and followed Him. Peter was later able to walk on water! Although when Peter got discouraged when they captured Jesus and denied Him 3 times, Jesus never gave up on Peter. In the book of Acts after Jesus went to Heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit to give His disciples the power that they needed to be all that Jesus had called them to be. We See God use Peter heal a man who had been lame for 38 years. We also see people healed by the shadow of Peter. We later see God use Peter to Heal a man who had been bedridden for 8 years and then he raised a young girl by the name of Tabitha from the dead. All this and more from a man who had just a few years earlier had denied Christ. No matter what your circumstances are God wants to raise you up. He has something bigger and better for you on the next level. God has great things in store for you. Do not settle for where you are but go to the next level... We need to be like Peter and say "Lord if that is you, let me come to you walking on the water." It is time to get out of the boat and go to the next level. We can have Victory in Jesus!   Yes, we can have victory in Jesus, and we can also have victory in Truckin’. Truckstop Ministries and Lonesome Road Ministries are teaming up to stretch a net across America with the Gospel. Chaplain Bill Blackmon of Truckstop Ministries now has a radio program on Lonesome Road Radio. M-F you can hear Chaplain Bill’s program, Victory in Truckin’ airs at noon and again at midnight eastern times. Ride along with Chaplain Bill and let him help you find victory in Truckin’!   
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. The words we speak can bring us curses or blessings. 
Jesus puts it this way in Luke 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
The words we speak, define our life and our future. Our words are the cornerstone of our lives. Situations, circumstances, and conditions are all subject to change, but with the support of our words we can establish them in our life forever. In Proverbs 18:21 God tells us death and life are in the power of the tongue. If we claim to be blessed & highly favored every day, then we are! But if we claim to be old, sick, broke, & disgusted, then we are! According to God’s Word what we believe and speak not only affects our body but our immune system as well. Our words can either be a blessing or a curse according to God’s word. The book of proverbs is the book of wisdom! It has 31 Chapters and if we would read one book of Proverbs each day we could have the whole book of Proverbs read in one month’s time. I was a truck driver for over 30 years and truck drivers have to do a pre-trip and a post–trip each day on their log sheets. We as Christians we need to do a pre-trip and a post–trip with our Bibles each and every day. There is 1189 Chapters in the Bible Do you know if we read three Chapters in the Bible each day we could read the entire Bible in just a little over a year’s time. What if we went one step farther in our walk with Jesus and read one Chapter in the book of Proverbs each day and added a couple of other Chapters from the Bible into our day. We would be adding a whole lot of wisdom, and a whole lot of food for our soul! We would find that we would become healthy Christians. Healthy Christians can be a big help not only to our family and friends, but we could also be a great help to others that we run into in our daily lives. Friends, if we will seek to know God on a personal level we will find that His divine wisdom is available to every believer through the Holy Spirit. Let us walk in the Spirit! If we will take the limits off and allow God to bring us to the next level there’s nothing impossible for God to accomplish through us! I encourage you, don’t settle for anything less than what God has planned for your life! 
Lord, I pray that you will give each person who reads this the desire and appetite to read your word each and every day. I pray Lord that you will help each one of us to “Walk in The Spirit.” Help us to be overcomers by the blood of the lamb and the words of our testimonies. Give us the desire to share our testimonies with Whosoever, Whenever, Wherever! Lord help us to gain wisdom and knowledge that will help each one of us to grow into a better person. I pray that you will protect and help each one of the drivers on the road and their families and help each one of us to draw closer to you. Oh! Lord, help us to draw closer than we ever thought or dreamed possible. Lord I am praying you help each driver find a church or a Truckstop Chapel to park their Big Rigs at each week and let's have Church. And I know this much for sure, Jesus Loves you and we here at Lonesome Road Ministries, we love you too!
Lonesome Road Media is your Church on the Road, our internet radio station is where you are. Let us ride along with you, in the cab. You can download an app for your phone or just go to our website www.lonesomeroadradio.com Give us a call 618.383.2107 let us send you testimony CD’s to share with family & friends. Ask us about getting your testimony on a CD or Podcast card to share on the road? We can help!
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 Isaiah 41:9-11 (New Living Translation) I have called you back from the ends of the earth, saying, 'You are my servant.' For I have chosen you and will not throw you away. Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. "See, all your angry enemies lie there, confused and humiliated. Anyone who opposes you will die and come to nothing.    Have you ever read the Scriptures and it sounds like God’s voice is thundering in your ears. As I read these Scriptures In Isaiah 41 God was speaking to me. I believe God is guiding us once again to the next level in this ministry. We are ready to step out in faith and do what seems impossible in our eyes. But, all things are possible with God! God is calling each one of us who will hear His voice to do the impossible in our lives. He has chosen each and everyone of us to do something above and beyond what we think we are capable of doing. As I continued to read these Scriptures in Isaiah 41 God’s voice went from a booming thundering voice to a quite soothing voice when He says, “don’t be afraid, for I am with you!” He tells us He will strengthen and help us do the impossible task He is calling us to do. God says’ “He will hold us up with His victorious hand!” There is victory in Jesus, there is victory in our lives when we we take that step of faith. As I look back, it was August 13,1995, 30 years ago that I surrendered my life to Jesus Christ on I-39 driving down the road at 65 MPH. I cried out and He saved me and I haven’t slowed down. I have been running wide open in the hammer lane of life. As you know we have been doing ministry for God since October of 2000. That is when I started a cassette tape ministry called Lonesome Road Ministries. From the beginning of what seemed like a big tape ministry to now, God keeps on raising us up higher and higher each year. We went from Cassette tapes to CD’s to Podcast, Radio Ministry, to starting our very own radio station called Lonesome Road Radio. The great part of this is each and everyone of you who pray and support this ministry, you are a big part of what God is able to do through each one of us here at Lonesome Road Ministries! Now we are doing Lonesome Road TV on Crossflix. The great folks at Crossflix has partnered with us and given the keys to Roger Barkley Jr. so he can program Lonesome Road platform with great music videos, Interviews, preaching from our Lonesome Road Family. For years you have heard some great testimonies, preaching and some awesome music on our CD’S, Radio Programs, Podcast programs and now through Crossflix we are bringing them to your television screens. Crossflix is a safe place to watch and listen to great shows. A family friendly television that has children’s cartoons, Faith based movies, also in - depth Biblical studies. Cross flix is an ever growing community of broadcasting developed for the family, now available for Apple IOS, Apple TV, ROKU, Fire TV, & Chromecast www.crossflix.com/lonesomeroad. Go to www.crossflix.com/lonesomeroad and get a FREE TRIAL. When you sign up through Lonesome Road. Part of your subscription goes to help support Lonesome Road Ministries and all that we are doing to reach the lost, and help the struggling believers on the road. So thank you for all your prayers & support. Together we are making a difference all across the country and now through Crossflix we are going into the utter most parts of the world. So join with us and ride along with us in the cab each week. We would love to hear from you if you would like to join the Lonesome Road Family and share your testimony or some of your music or you would just like to pass out our CD’S & Podcast cards. We have plenty of your favorite CD’S that we can send to you. We are making new podcast cards each week, We now have over 100 different podcast Cards that we can mail out to you. We have a lot of new CD’S as well. We can even text you podcast that you can share via text or social media. Together we can make a difference! All you have to do is ASK! We would love to send them to you to share… Call Write or Text us your request!!  Yes, we can have victory in Jesus, and we can also have victory in Truckin’. Truckstop Ministries and Lonesome Road Ministries are teaming up to stretch a net across America with the Gospel. Chaplain Bill Blackmon of Truckstop Ministries now has a radio program on Lonesome Road Radio. M-F you can hear Chaplain Bill’s program, Victory in Truckin’ airs at noon and again at midnight eastern times. Ride along with Chaplain Bill and let him help you find victory in Truckin’!        Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto death.    While reading my Good News Distribution King James plus Bible, which I love by the way. I read in Romans chapter 1 verse 8; First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. Can you imagine the writer thanking God for you, because your faith, your story, is being shared with people all over the world? God uses ordinary people like you and me The Bible is the inspired word of God and when we read it, we should read it like the Holy Spirit is talking to us. The writer says I thank God through Jesus Christ for you All. All means All and that’s All it means! I have my testimony on Cassette Tapes, CD, Podcast, Podcast Cards, Radio programs, TV programs, Books and you can too! It could Happen!! Listen to this podcast from last year’s conference and then we challenge you to share your testimony with us. We can record your testimony and put it out all over the world with our Lonesome Road Media formats. Your testimony, your story can make a difference in someone’s life. Sometime a 3 minute testimony is all it takes to turn someone’s life around. So it does not matter if your not a speaker. If you can share your story, the reason you became a Christian, then we can record it and use it on our radio, podcast, CD programs. If God did it for me He can do it for you! What started as just a spark can turn into a fire that reaches all across the country and around the world. It just takes one step of faith!!While reading my Good News Distribution King James plus Bible, which I love by the way. I read in Romans chapter 1 verse 8; first, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. Can you imagine the writer thanking God for you, because your faith, your story, is being shared with people all over the world? God uses ordinary people like you and me The Bible is the inspired word of God and when we read it, we should read it like the Holy Spirit is talking to us. The writer says I thank God through Jesus Christ for you All. All means All and that’s All it means! I have my testimony on Cassette Tapes, CD, Podcast,Podcast Cards, Radio programs, TV programs, Books and you can too! It could Happen!! Listen to this podcast from last year’s conference and then we challenge you to share your testimony with us. We can record your testimony and put it out all over the world with our Lonesome Road Media formats. Your testimony, your story can make a difference in someone’s life. Sometime a 3 minute testimony is all it takes to turn someone’s life around. So it does not matter if your not a speaker. If you can share your story, the reason you became a Christian, then we can record it and use it on our radio, podcast, CD programs. If God did it for me He can do it for you! What started as just a spark can turn into a fire that reaches all across the country and around the world. It just takes one step of faith!! In Judges Chapter 6 verse 12 says; When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, “The LORD is with you, mighty warrior.”  God has something for you to do that only you can accomplish through Him. Yes you, God is calling each one of us to become His mighty warriors. God loves to use the average ordinary people to do the extraordinary. God doesn’t call the qualified He qualifies the called. Look at the story of Gideon in Judges Chapter 6. Gideon was hiding from his enemies. He was afraid and didn’t feel equipped to do what God was calling him to do. He felt unqualified. Gideon was focusing on his circumstances and his weakness. Gideon felt weak, unqualified, insecure, and was full of fear. But God saw Gideon as a mighty warrior, fearless and full of boldness. When Gideon finally surrendered to the call that God had on his life he became the mighty warrior that God was calling him to be. Gideon went from a victim to a victor. Victory is waiting for each one of us who are willing to say here I am Lord! Use Me! You may feel that you are average or ordinary, but God sees you as a His champion. He believes in you and regards you as a mighty warrior, strong and courageous. You may not see yourself as a successful and overcoming person but that doesn’t change God’s image of you. Today is the first day of the rest of your life, It’s up to you what you do with it, It is your choice how you live each day from here on out. Choose to be positive and pick up your sword, which is the Bible and you can become God’s mighty warrior. God still sees you exactly as His word describes you, dare to start seeing yourself as God’s mighty warrior! Through God’s word and prayer we can turn a life from victim to victory. Victory in Jesus, dare to believe! Here is my phone number, 618.383.2107 let’s talk!!! Yes, we can have victory in Jesus, and we can also have victory in Truckin’. Truckstop Ministries and Lonesome Road Ministries are teaming up to stretch a net across America with the Gospel. Chaplain Bill Blackmon of Truckstop Ministries now has a radio program on Lonesome Road Radio. M-F you can hear Chaplain Bill’s program, Victory in Truckin’ airs at noon and again at midnight eastern times. Ride along with Chaplain Bill and let him help you find victory in Truckin’! Now Chaplain Bill has become Pastor Bill. The First Baptist Church Florien, Louisiana, has called him to be their Pastor, so we will be airing his Sunday morning messages on Lonesome Road Radio every Sunday at 10 AM & Again at 10 PM Eastern times. Join us on Lonesome Road Radio download our app.   Until Next Month      Our 12th 3 Fold Cord Conference is Here!📅 Friday, June 27 — Kickoff Day⏰ Starts at 2 PM 🎶 Music from:
Provided by James & Laurie Copes 🎤 Evening Finale: James Payne – Music & Message 📅 Saturday, June 28 — Full Day of Worship☕ Breakfast at 8 AM Provided by James & Laurie Copes 🎶 Music starts at 9 AM with: Roger Barkley Jr & The Redemption Band, Dave Wall, Rocky & Tamie Smith, Bill Schell, Joe Arview, Sonshine Road, Jim & Ann Davenport, Ava Kasich, Greg McDougal, and Chronicle. 🗣️ Morning Speakers:
🐟 Fish Fry at 2 PM Provided by Don & Rhonda Tucker 🐦 Around 5 PM: Fred & His Feathered Friends 🎶 Evening Music Continues with the Lonesome Road Family! 📅 Sunday, June 29 — Final Day & Baptism Service☕ Coffee & Donuts in the Morning (donuts pending... volunteers welcome!) ⛪ Worship begins at 10 AM Led by the Lonesome Road Praise Team – The Lonesome Road Ramblers 🗣️ Speakers:
Provided by Don & Rhonda Tucker 🚗 Sunday Night Special Service We’ll take our church on the road to Opdyke Baptist Church, Opdyke, IL Featuring:
🎁 Free Admission | No Registration | Prize Drawings | Family Fun! Come expecting a move of God and leave encouraged, equipped, and uplifted. 🎧 Be sure to check out this month’s podcast/message from Rocky Smith for a preview of the spirit-filled experience you can expect!   Well I was completely shocked and surprised to find out that I had not only been nominated but also had received the votes to win such a humbling award. So thank you Jesus! Thank you to Gospel Music fanfare, Christian Voice Radio, Cross Country USA Radio, WPILFM, Sound Radio, WOTG. Country Gold Chattanooga Gospel, All the great artist who allow us to use their great music on our Church on the Road Programs  John 10:10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.    When we read the verse John 10:10 it starts out as bad news but if we continue to read, we reach the "Good News." Jesus says He has come that we might have life, but not only that but we might have life more abundantly! That's "Good News." Many people live their lives always looking at the bad news, but if we turn that bad news coin over we will find the "Good News." Which side of the coin are you looking at? If you live your life with a defeated attitude you will live a defeated life. But if you live your life expecting to receive good things from God you will receive all the blessings that God wants to give you. I know this is hard for some people to imagine, but you must come to the realization that God is so much bigger than anything you will ever face. We are children of the most high God, we are blessed and highly favored, we have royalty in our DNA we are children of the King. So why would you not live your life expecting Him to give you victory? God intends for you to be a champion, not a defeated person. If you claim victory and expect victory, you will get it, along with a greater sense of power and peace! God wants you to live abundantly, so learn to expect His abundance. Every time Satan throws a stumbling block at you just ask the Lord to turn it into a stepping stone. God wants to raise us up higher than we ever thought possible and He will use every stumbling block that is thrown at us as stepping stones, if we stay in faith and allow Him to work in our life. No matter how painful the blows or distressing the situation may seem if we shake it off and put it under our feet we can use the adversities of life to raise us up to an overflow of blessings. What seems like is going to bury us many times God uses to bless us. Stay positive and remember Romans 16:20 And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.  Our 12th year for our conference and our 5th year right here at 107 Sycamore St. Keenes, Illinois Yes we have 3 days planned that will be an Overflow of blessings to all who attend. I'm asked many times is this just for truckers? No! This is for whosoever will come and except the overflow of blessings God wants to pour out on you! Bring your family, bring your kids! We have Fred & his feathered friends at our conference this year. We have James Payne, Richard Coss, Pastor Shawan Scott, Pastor Jeff Lewis, Chaplain Bill Blackmon, and more as speakers this year. This year we will have an overflow of blessings coming our way. Food, fellowship, music, & preaching. We will kick off our conference on Friday June 27th at 2 pm with music, & some great preaching and at 5:30 pm we will have a great meal provided by James (Peanut) Copes and his wife Laurie from their Chuckwagon. Then after the meal we will have more music and preaching from James Payne, Saturday we will have a Chuckwagon breakfast at 8 am and the conference will begin after breakfast with more music & preaching. At 2 PM we will have a fish fry provided by my Sister Rhonda & her husband Don Tucker, Then more music & preaching after the fish fry. Sunday morning our service will be at 10 AM followed by a great pork loin meal provided by Don & Rhonda Tucker. We are still finalizing all the details so stay tuned for more information or give us a call 618-383-2107 for any questions you might have.  This year we will have a special treat for all! Fred & His Feathered Friends will be doing a special show under the tent.   Lonesome Road Hats & T-Shirts just arrived and are available for a donation. It's through your donations that we are able to do everything we are currently doing to reach the lost on the road. We thank each and everyone of you for your continued support and your prayers for Lonesome Road Ministries.    Hebrews 9:22 And according to the law, almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood, there is no remission.    This Month we have for you Vol # 5 from last year’s conference. The Cries from the Cross, has some awesome music by Ann Davenport, Sonshine Road, & Roger Barkley Jr. & the Redemption Band, plus am awesome message by Chaplain Charles Stephens. The Cries From the Cross is a powerful message that all will enjoy. A timely message since April is Easter and all our eyes are on the Cross this month. We are going to look at the cries from the Cross. I was recently asked a question, and the question was, what does the cross mean to you? People wear crosses on chains around their necks. Truck drivers have crosses lit up on the grill of their trucks for lots of difference reason. I know when I first got saved back in 1995 I was an over the road truck driver and someone gave me a bracelet WWJD what would Jesus do. I just loved wearing that bracelet. I wore it for two reasons. The first reason, I wore it was so I could be a witness for Jesus. Every time someone would ask me about the bracelet, I would get to share my testimony of how Jesus saved me out on the highway that day, August 13, 1995. The second reason I wore that bracelet was to remind myself of the commitment I had made to Jesus on that day. How I had given my life to serve Him. Later on I put three crosses on my Semi for the same reason to be a witness on the highway and to remind myself that I am a Christian. When I would get upset on the road and we all do at some time or another. I would always look at that bracelet on my wrist, and ask myself, what would Jesus do? I thought about the crosses on my truck that folks on the highway were looking at, it was a reminder, that I belong to Christ. That would help guide me in my decision making for whatever was going on at that particular moment. Instead of getting mad I would remember the day out on the highway when Jesus saved me. So that is what I thought of when I was asked, what does the cross mean to me. We also know in Hebrews it says that without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin. So without Jesus Christ going to the cross and dying for our sin, without that, no one could ever go to heaven. So each one of us has to ask ourselves, What would Jesus Do? So friend what does the cross mean to you? We want to hear from you!   We have a special surprise for everyone this year! Fred & His Feathered Friends will be here this year. Fred & Kitty Mooney will be putting on a bird show this year at our conference. They have birds that talk, sing, roller skate and one bird even has a car it drives.  God has blessed us and opened many doors for us to raise us up to levels no one would have ever expected, especially me. I would love to come to your Church and share my testimony and what all God has done to raise this ministry up from a cassette tape ministry in 2000 to what we are doing now with CD’S, Podcast Cards, Lonesome Road Radio, & Lonesome Road TV. We are also looking for Churches & Ministries to partner with and help you get your testimonies & messages out across the country. We have opportunities through Lonesome Road Radio to let people hear your music and songs that you sing and write. Let’s partner together and stretch a net across America, and into the uttermost parts of the world. We want to work with you and your Church, Ministry, or your business. We would love to work with trucking companies and help you find good hard working Christian drivers. Let us help you!  We just got back from the Louisville Truck show. We had a great time as well as led some to CHRIST! Halleluiah A few photos below. You can see more as well as hear more from our Facebook page as well as Good News Distribution's Facebook page. It’s through your donations that we are able to do everything we are currently doing to reach the lost on the road. We thank each and everyone of you for your continued support and your prayers for Lonesome Road Ministries.      Psalms 150:6 Let everything that has breath, |
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We have a special surprise for everyone this year! Fred & His Feathered Friends will be here this year. Fred & Kitty Mooney will be putting on a bird show this year at our conference. They have birds that talk, sing, roller skate and one bird even has a car it drives.
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God has blessed us and opened many doors for us to raise us up to levels no one would have ever expected, especially me. I would love to come to your Church and share my testimony and what all God has done to raise this ministry up from a cassette tape ministry in 2000 to what we are doing now with CD’S, Podcast cards, Lonesome Road Radio, & Lonesome Road TV.
We are also looking for Churches & Ministries to partner with and help you get your testimonies & messages out across the country. We have opportunities through Lonesome Road Radio to let people hear your music and songs that you sing and write. Let’s partner together and stretch a net across America, and into the uttermost parts of the world. We want to work with you and your Church, Ministry, or your business. We would love to work with trucking companies and help you find good hard working Christian drivers. Let us help you!
We are also looking for Churches & Ministries to partner with and help you get your testimonies & messages out across the country. We have opportunities through Lonesome Road Radio to let people hear your music and songs that you sing and write. Let’s partner together and stretch a net across America, and into the uttermost parts of the world. We want to work with you and your Church, Ministry, or your business. We would love to work with trucking companies and help you find good hard working Christian drivers. Let us help you!
Call Roger Barkley Jr. 502.382.8299 for advertising on Lonesome Road Radio, Lonesome Road TV. We also offer you the opportunity to send us your radio or TV programs to us
for consideration. Just give Roger a call, we want to work with you!
for consideration. Just give Roger a call, we want to work with you!
It’s through your donations that we are able to do everything we are currently doing to reach the lost on the road. We thank each and everyone of you for your continued support and your prayers for Lonesome Road Ministries. We are praying for you and your families in 2025.
We want to hear from you, pray with you and for you!!
Chaplain Gary 618.383.2107 Chaplain Roger 502.382.8299
Chaplain Gary 618.383.2107 Chaplain Roger 502.382.8299
from the Editor
Hello it's me, Bruce,
the Knucklehead,
the Slacker,
the typo expert,
the Ex-Truck Driver,
the School Bus Driver (gee-whiz did you know 44 elementary kids on a bus on Friday evening is noiseee)
Thank You for reading our Newsletter, unless you didn't read our Newsletter then shame on you, but then if you didn't read our Newsletter you didn't know you were shamed.
I know everyone is busy these days, shuffling, work, family, social life and then somehow getting a couple hours rest.
We can't see, listen or do it all. That's why I been trying to keep this letter shorter than used to be. Gary does most the work putting the letter together, I take his paper copy and post it to the website. For those that don't get home often to pickup the mail we try to keep it short and informative. GOD BLESS!
Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
You know, God wants each of us to come to Him with a teachable spirit, eager to be changed. Are you eager to be changed? We need a closer walk with God each day. We must put God 1st each day. If we will do that He will continue to give us a newness each day, each week, each year we cry out to Him. We should not cling to our old ways as we step into a new day or a New Year. Instead we need to seek God’s face with an open mind and an open spirit knowing that our journey with God involves being transformed and being renewed of our minds.
As you focus your thoughts on God, beware that God is fully attentive. God sees each one of us with a steady eye. Because God’s attention span is infinite. God knows and understands each one of us completely. God’s thoughts and embraces are everlasting love to each one of us.
God has a purpose and God has a plan for each one of us. It’s a plan to prosper, not to harm. But we must take up our cross daily and follow Jesus! We must put God 1st each day!
God has a plan to give us a hope and a future. If we will put God 1st in everything we say and do, God will increase us, He will bless us, He will prosper us, He will bless us beyond anything we could ever hope or imagine. Ephesians 3: 20 Says; Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us. The power is in each one of us to do just exactly that, if we put God first in everything we do! God bless each and everyone of you and remember our 3 Fold Cord Conference is the last weekend in June each year. This years dates are June 27.28.29 and many of your favorite artist will be here. We have already got our speakers lined up and lots of Christian artist will be here again this year.
I will be fasting and praying the whole month of February for Our President, Our Country, Lonesome Road Ministries and all the Churches and Ministries that we partner with. Also each and everyone of you who partner with us to get the Gospel message in the hands of family, friends & neighbors. This is our prayer for each and every one of you as we march off into 2025. We are praying that God will bless you more than you ever thought or dreamed possible. God will bless you in your finances, your health and everything you do for His kingdom. In Matthew 6:33 Jesus tells us, “seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. If we put God 1st He will honor our efforts and our prayers. May you all be blessed & highly favored in 2025 as we walk through these open doors that God is opening for His chosen people, those who are willing to put God 1st.
As you focus your thoughts on God, beware that God is fully attentive. God sees each one of us with a steady eye. Because God’s attention span is infinite. God knows and understands each one of us completely. God’s thoughts and embraces are everlasting love to each one of us.
God has a purpose and God has a plan for each one of us. It’s a plan to prosper, not to harm. But we must take up our cross daily and follow Jesus! We must put God 1st each day!
God has a plan to give us a hope and a future. If we will put God 1st in everything we say and do, God will increase us, He will bless us, He will prosper us, He will bless us beyond anything we could ever hope or imagine. Ephesians 3: 20 Says; Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us. The power is in each one of us to do just exactly that, if we put God first in everything we do! God bless each and everyone of you and remember our 3 Fold Cord Conference is the last weekend in June each year. This years dates are June 27.28.29 and many of your favorite artist will be here. We have already got our speakers lined up and lots of Christian artist will be here again this year.
I will be fasting and praying the whole month of February for Our President, Our Country, Lonesome Road Ministries and all the Churches and Ministries that we partner with. Also each and everyone of you who partner with us to get the Gospel message in the hands of family, friends & neighbors. This is our prayer for each and every one of you as we march off into 2025. We are praying that God will bless you more than you ever thought or dreamed possible. God will bless you in your finances, your health and everything you do for His kingdom. In Matthew 6:33 Jesus tells us, “seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. If we put God 1st He will honor our efforts and our prayers. May you all be blessed & highly favored in 2025 as we walk through these open doors that God is opening for His chosen people, those who are willing to put God 1st.
Gary Rayburn
I logged over 4 million miles as a truck driver from 1972 - 2007 and I have written a lot of it in my songs. God has taken me off the road and put me into full time ministry, but I still have a heart for all you drivers out there.
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