Since 1959, the General Conference has held business sessions every five years to bring world leaders/delegates together to elect leaders and make policy decisions. It's an exciting event that drew 35,000 international delegates, members and guests, with attendance doubling during the weekends. The 2,410 delegates represent the church's 13 divisions around the world, whose membership is more than 25 million-strong.   

In May, the studio sets received a much-needed face-lift with repairs, a fresh paint job, and furniture. Thanks to Rob Carr, Milton Schweitz, and Pastor Steve Salsberry's Sabbath School class for taking ownership of this huge project and for donating many hours of labor, paint, and supplies.

Volunteers from various churches around the Valley spent a Sunday putting a fresh coat of paint on our main rooms and studios.  Much of the paint was a donation of the Sherwin Williams Company. Milton Sweitz, a painting contractor, organized the volunteer crew after Robert Carr had selected colors and solicited the help of Sherwin Williams. "Choosing just the right color for a studio is a challenge as you never know how it will appear through the lens of a camera," says Carr. Thanks to Milton, our ceilings have been diminished with black and our walls are fresh. Many thanks to all who worked on this project.We will be looking for donors for the upcoming projects, which include new carpeting, additional furniture, and window treatments for the studios.  For details, please contact Robert Carr at 602-703-8033.  (A tax-deduction receipt will be provided.)

People often ask us, "How can I help?" Perhaps you have been wondering how you might be able to help the ministry of GNTV, but then decided that we must have all the help we need, or that you might not have what it takes. Well, that is far from the truth. We want you to view GNTV as "your" ministry, where we all partner together, and you personally feel connected with and responsible for it, as a channel of light to reach our community here in Arizona. Now that we are more established, we have identified numerous areas that GNTV needs your help. Here are the more pressing areas where your help is needed.

  Praying ... First and foremost, our ministry needs 
  your prayers. It has been said that "prayer is the
  key that unlocks heavens storehouse ..." and that "at
  the sound of prayer, Satan's whole host trembles" 
  while Jesus "sends a reinforcement of those angels 

Sharing ... The ministry of GNTV can not reach our friends and neighbors if they either don't know it exists or don't take the time to discover a value in it. We can most effectively reach our community and friends if you share what you know about it and encourage them to tune in and check it out for themselves. You could also invite them to visit your home on a periodic basis to enjoy a favorite program of your own.

You may not feel comfortable giving a Bible study or teaching a cooking class yourself, but you could open your home to invite a few close friends and neighbors to share food and fellowship, as you watch a favorite presentation together on GNTV. In addition to Bible study programs, you could also host a program on healthy cooking or lifestyle, musical performances, exercise or children's programs, as well as timely messages on such things as creation, disease prevention and reversal, or family relationship skills. What a variety to choose from!

There is far greater success in getting someone to respond to an invitation from a friend than a stranger. What about your friends? People are calling to ask us for help getting GNTV, telling us that their neighbor or friend told them about the channel. It works. We have GNTV postcards for you to share in your neighborhood, and we would also be glad to share ideas to help you get started with a small group of your own.

   Serving ...  GNTV is composed entirely of volunteers, and there 

  Giving ...  We know we are all visitors on this earth, and that we are not taking anything with us beyond this life. God tells us that when we are generous toward his work through our possessions, we are storing treasures in heaven. GNTV has monthly operating expenses that require gifts from our viewers and supporters to sustain our operation each month. These operating expenses are funded exclusively by regular donations from our faithful supporters. Even as we carefully manage our costs of this growing volunteer operation, our primary expenses are increasing while giving is not keeping pace.

Our goal is for 1,000 of our AZ members to take ownership by regularly investing in this ministry by giving an average of $20/month. Some will decide to give more, while others will be giving sacrificially at a lower amount. Regardless of the monthly contribution, your help is necessary and it will be multiplied. In fact, to encourage you to decide today, there is an anonymous donor offering to match your contribution 1-to-1 for up to $1,000/month! So, your contribution of $5 becomes $10, or $20 becomes $40, or $100 becomes $200.  Double your investment by acting today!

GNTV also has several projects that are either in-process or slated for the future as the contributions come in.  Regardless of the size or type of your gift, it will be most appreciated. Contributions can take many forms:  a gift of valuables or property, a one-time financial gift, a revocable estate trust account, or regular monthly contributions. Everything will help us to accomplish the goals and mission that God has designed for this ministry in order to win souls for heaven. We can share a list of some of the needs that will help us be most effective in this mission.

How ever you decide you would like to help, we encourage you to contact us today at 480-264-1116. We thank you for your continued support and partnership with God in this ministry.