This is a story of how weak vessels, when working together in unity, can accomplish "the impossible" with God.

Early 2007, ERS had just completed Fly Away from Superstition. Resources were tight, so the office was moved to our garage. We believed in time, God would provide an office for us.

During the same time, Lighthouse Santa Rosa, a 70 member local church, decided to take a leap of faith and expand their sanctuary despite limited resources.

Most of the time, we tend to look at ourselves and see how small and weak we are, just like Gideon, when he heard God's calling in Judges 6:15. We often forget that if God is with us, He will accomplish His works through us.

No one would have imagined that three years later, God would bring ERS and The Lighthouse together to build at TV studio, producing weekly programs that would impact up to 101 cities in Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area with the gospel of Christ.

ERS and The Lighthouse TV studio 11/08/10 Officially start first production

From the start, ERS set out to walk in obedience. Since 2003, In response to what Jesus said in Luke 6:38, "Give, and it will be given to you," ERS has given away over 23,000 testimony DVDs to ministries and missionaries in Asia, America, and several European countries.

The Lighthouse Santa Rosa has also been striving to obey God through giving. Over the years, it has supported many missionaries, ministries, orphans, and widows. Pastor Kelly and his coworkers constantly seek to be used by God "beyond the church walls."

In 2007, after learning that ERS was looking for an office space, the Lighthouse leadership saw the need and offered a 250 sq ft trailer as office space to ERS, free of rent.

To our amazement, two weeks after they gave ERS the office space, The Lighthouse received a donation of a 1,000 sq ft trailer from the contractor of the original Lighthouse trailers! This was only the first of many more surprises.

Soon after that, a group of Fijian-Americans approached Pastor Kelly and inquired about starting a Sunday afternoon service. The Lighthouse saw this as an opportunity for "kingdom expansion," and agreed. Before long, 3 other Fijian groups came, and The Lighthouse began to get connected with many Fijian brothers and sisters in Christ!

In addition, Pastor Kelly was later approached by two Hispanic pastors from "Vision Mundial," a TV ministry reaching out to the Hispanic community. They were looking for space to set up a broadcasting tower. Seeing this as another kingdom expansion opportunity, (one church, spreading the gospel in four different languages), the Lighthouse said yes again.

Little did we know, "Vision Mundial" would become the means for God to broaden The Lighthouse and ERS's perspective of TV ministry.

Creative use of old equipments To produce TV programs

ERS believed that God is redeeming media and will use it to fill the earth with the knowledge of His glory. Pastor Kelly shares this same vision. Thus, he has supported and participated in the works of ERS and Vision Mundial. Recently, he decided to sign a one-year contract with KTLN, a Christian TV station, providing weekly 30-minute gospel programs.

"Build a TV studio and produce weekly programs for an entire year?" This sounded like "mission impossible." Neither ERS nor Lighthouse has the abilities to do this by themselves. However, united in Christ, we can dream big.

Together, ERS and the Lighthosue decided to say "yes" to God. Pastors Kelly and Roy began remodeling the trailer, and ERS began designing the hardware and software needed for the studio. Almost an entire month was spent gathering recyucled building materials, shopping on ebay, making trips to Home Depot, and finding innovative ways of utilizing old equipment, including converting an old fan switch into a light controller and using a retired laptop for digital countdown. After repeated modification, repairs, and testing, the TV studio was officially established.

First day of shooting, a beautiful rainbow appeared between our two trailers

In the end, mission impossible became a miracle come true. Obedience was not always easy. As with every step of faith, there is always risk and inconvenience involved. This was teh case with The Lighthouse offering ERS office space, sharing their building with the Fijian community, and their property with Vision Mundial. But in the end, it was all worth the risk. God took small beginnings and expanded them. The theme of the Lighthouse TV series is: "Real People, Real Answers, Real God." Some of the broadcasted episodes include:

"Rampart realized" - A story of how a faithful pastor's wife, a phase two Hodgkin's lymphoma patient, clung to God's promises and was completely healed.

"Shalom" - A plumber, addicted to methamphetamine, marijuana, alcohol, and cigarettes, is forsaken by his wife and kids, but finds a long-forgotten gospel tract in a sock drawer and gets saved.

After eight years of marriage with no children, an infertile couple is blessed with three children, and experience supernatural healing of their baby's club-feet.

These 30-minute programs became a means to tell the stories of humble, ordinary people encountering the power of an almighty God. These powerful testimonies, though born of weak vessels much like you and I, are a source of great hope to many people.

ERS is in charge of editing and production of these programs. This is a fulfillment of God's calling for ERS - to provide "information aids" to the body of Christ.

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