Gospel Opportunities Radio Network

05/20/2026

Check out our estate sale! 525 Delta Ave in Manistique. Thursday, May 21 9-6, Friday, May 22 9-6, Saturday May 23 9-4. Proceeds support the radio station.

04/24/2026

This photograph features Blake Driver, Mr. Nick, and Beth Larsen. Blake Driver (left) was employed on Saturday mornings in the late 1990s, during which time we broadcast 'We Kids,' hosted by Mr. Nick from Red Bluff, CA. Beth (Hill) Larsen (right) would arrive at noon on Saturdays. She had previously written to Mr. Nick, who would often mention various listeners during his “We Kids march,” and requested that he mention Blake during the program. Mr. Nick obliged and surprised Blake by mentioning his name on the radio program.

04/22/2026

WHWL celebrates 50 years this week!

Gospel Opportunities: First 50 Years

04/21/2026

We’ve unfortunately had about 10 cancellations for tonight’s banquet at the Northern Center at 5:30 pm. If you wanted to attend but hadn’t RSVP’d, just comment here or give us a call at 906-249-1423 before 4:00pm and we can add up to 10 more!

04/20/2026

Just a reminder, if you have RSVP’d to come to our 50th Celebration Banquet tomorrow night (April 21), doors open at 5:30 PM and dinner is at 6:00. We expect to conclude around 8:15 PM. There will be assigned seating, so be prepared to find your table number when you arrive. The map below shows the Northern Center and parking at the corner of Lee Drive and Kaye Ave.

04/08/2026

Gospel Opportunities Radio celebrates 50 Years

03/30/2026

Want to know more about this beacon? Plenty of WHWL history will be shared at our banquet. Get your FREE tickets now and reserve your spot. (Registration deadline is April 10.)

03/02/2026

Mark your calendar! Our 50th anniversary celebration will be held Tuesday, April 21st. If you are on our mailing list, you should have received this invitation in the mail. There is no cost to attend, but the event is for adults only and an RSVP is required by April 10.

www.Whwl.net/rsvp.html

01/10/2026

Whenever Robert traveled any distance—perhaps driving to an appointment or an airport or flying to another city—when he reached his destination, he would text me a single word: Safe. He wanted to let me know that he had arrived.

I'm writing to let you know that Robert is “safe.” My “DH” (dear husband) has arrived at his final destination. He is safely Home.

Over the last few days, several close friends and family members have kept vigil with me around Robert’s bed, singing hymns, praying, waiting, weeping . . . and worshiping. His children and grandchildren (who we were able to spend time with less than a month ago) said good-bye through FaceTime.

Last night, one of Robert’s brothers and his wife spent the night with me in the hospital room. Robert’s breathing had been slowing down, with longer pauses between each one.

Just before 5:00 this morning, I was prompted to play a beautiful song called “Come to Jesus.” The last stanza says:

And with your final heartbeat, kiss the world goodbye
Then go in peace, and laugh on Glory's side.

And fly to Jesus, fly to Jesus
Fly to Jesus and live.

On the phrase, “with your final heartbeat,” Robert took a gasping breath. We watched intently, waiting to see if he would take another one. It was to be his last.

At the end of the chorus, Robert’s brother said softly, with wonder and awe: “He just flew to Jesus!”

It was a sacred, glorious moment. An incredible gift from the Lord.

We left Robert’s tired, worn-out body in the hospital room. Soon it will be laid into the ground. But Robert has never been more alive. This faithful, courageous, precious man of God has entered his eternal rest and reward—not because of anything he did to deserve it, but because of the magnificent, redeeming grace and love of Christ.

Many tears have been shed in these days. And there will be many more to come. Robert loved me in a way I had never before imagined possible. The Lord gave us an amazing ten years together (122 months next week!), to joyfully love and serve Him, each other, and others. Robert has been an exquisite treasure to me. It feels surreal to think of him being gone.

But I know that one day, in the resurrection, Robert’s body will be transformed “into the likeness of [Christ’s] glorious body” (Phil 3:21). No more sickness, sadness, suffering, or sorrow.

Steve Green’s “Safely Home” has been ministering grace to my heart this morning. I hope you’ll take time to listen to it and to give thanks with me for God’s mercy in taking Robert to live in the house of the Lord forever.

“Today there's sorrow.
But joy tomorrow.
Safely home.”

01/08/2026

MARTYR ANNIVERSARY: On this day in 1956, missionaries Jim Elliot, Pete Fleming, Ed McCully, Nate Saint and Roger Youderian were violently killed by the Waodani tribe in Ecuador. The five had spent months contacting the Waodanis through over-flights and gift exchanges via an ingenious bucket drop. Though the tribe had a history of violent encounters with outsiders, the men had decided they'd established a degree of mutual trust that would support direct contact.

Within two years of their deaths, Elisabeth Elliot and Nate Saint’s sister made a friendly and lasting contact with the Waodanis, and translation of the Bible into the Waodani language began. One by one, the men who murdered the missionaries became believers in the One who sent the five to reach them.