The following are excepts from some of the many letters we receive from around the world:

"Being diagnosed in June 2000 with cancer, I suddenly found myself unable to work and to attend church for one year due to the side effects of chemotherapy.  My immune system was immediately destroyed after the first treatment so I could have no visitors except for occasional visits by my pastor, Tony Cirigliano, and his wife, Mary Ann, who always brought me hope and encouragement.

Before I had cancer, I would listen to WBAJ on the way to work and on the way home after work.  I always enjoyed listening to the station.  Once I was home all day, I began listening when I first got up in the morning.  It was then that I became hooked on this radio station.  I was introduced to a whole host of new speakers I had never heard before.  I was familiar with Doug Batchelor, Mark Finley, C.D. Brooks, Dwight Nelson, the Voice of Prophecy, and my own Pastor Tony, but then I hear Dave Thomas, Phil Schultz, Steve Wohlberg, Kevin Morgan, Kim Kjaer, Elder Boar, Brian McMahan, and John Earnhardt, just to name a few.  In between these speakers, I really enjoy the readings from The Desire of Ages, Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing, Patriarchs and Prophets, and The Bible in Living Sound.

I appreciate so much the Christ-centered programming as well as Bible truth being broadcast on WBAJ.  During a time that turned out to be a very lengthy illness for me, this radio station played a big part in meeting my spiritual needs.  The timely messages were just what I needed, as they brought me comfort, reassurance and inspiration.  Thank you, and keep up the great job!"

B B, South Carolina, July 14, 2001

"Thank you for providing such uplifting, Bible-based information.  I am a daily listener and enjoy what I am hearing so much.  It helps me know the Lord better, so I can do what He would have me do in my own life.  May God bless each of you who bring this precious 'living water' to us via the radio."

SM, internet, July 17, 2001

"... Your messages are so very fresh and powerful.  I have learned more about Jesus in the past few months of listening to WBAJ than I have in the past many years ..."

"... I am a truck driver ... I was traveling through the Columbia, S.C. area.  I turned the radio on to break the monotony.  I scanned all the FM stations.  There was nothing of interest.  I switched to AM.  I could tell that it was a religious station that I was listening to.  I assumed it was a religious station just like any other.  Boy, was I wrong!  The minister was in the middle of a sermon.  But the more he talked, the more interesting he became.  The truth that came from this man was incredible ... He was teaching from the book of Revelations.  He was saying things I had never heard before ..."

"... I have become a faithful listener.  Your programming is so much more informative than any other Christian radio I have patronized ..."

"... I applaud what you give to us as listeners ... Let me state how very pleased I am that you exist.  Your 'talk style' of delivery to your listeners is just what we needed, what Dr. Jesus ordered.  I personally had become tired of switching from station to station hoping for something worth my time.  And what a pleasant and rewarding experience it was to stumble upon your station.  Yet, as I contemplate on this, I realized that God does not make coincidences.  He placed you here for one such as I am, one in need of refreshment ... Please continue to give us this quality of inspirational fueling of the spirit as we scurry about our busy day ..."

"... I am a prisoner ... I listen to your station daily with paper and pen.  I am writing to ask for a favor, an investment for the Lord.  Could you please find your way to send me a copy of the book Christ Object Lessons?  I think God wants me to read that book to help equip me for the work He has for me to do when I'm released ..."

"... I cheer on this station's purpose, vision and sacrifice.  This radio station's ... existence on the airways is a tangible, material, and discernable evidence of God's successful work.  Truly I recommend extended hours for this station to reach those having diverse work schedules ..."

"... I find myself hurrying to complete my workday in time to tune in for his (C.D.B.) messages!"

"... I thank the Lord for WBAJ.  I turn the radio on first thing every morning and listen to the broadcast on my way to and from work.  When I arrive home, I turn the radio on again ... May the blessings of the Lord be mightily upon WBAJ and upon all of you who faithfully serve him in this ministry ..."

"Love the website, was able to locate a church near where my sister lives, that will be very helpful as they are having an evangelistic series this fall.  Thanks for the insight of putting all this on the web."

"... I have been away from religion for 30 years now. Not that I don't believe, just that my life went in the wrong direction. ... now I am really trying to put it all together to be able to not only help myself, but others too once I can truly answer their questions.  I am enjoying all the information I am getting ...  I study whenever I can as it is not always easy to hook up with someone to study with ... I need to do many things to get my life on track but with the help of Jesus I think I can make it."  

"This is a great site, I was just browsing for another SDA site, and I found a treasure on your site.  You have sermons recorded, Revelation seminar lessons, which we are going through now for the past 6 weeks. Your site is a valuable [site] to refer someone for a bible lesson online.  Thank you so much; I will use this site."

"I just used the website to answer questions on diet and the secret rapture for two different people.  What a great resource this is!"

"... I love reading and studying the word of God.  I need more of this ... please pray for me."

"I am very pleased with the web site and the radio station; I am taking the Bible study Good News ... I would like to know more about the Adventist Church ..."

"Congratulations for this web site and for all the effort involved ... keep up the good work, and God bless."

" ... I had gone to church on the Sabbath last week [for the first time] ... the day passed so quickly ... and felt very peaceful.  It was not like a typical Saturday after that ... I intend to go ... again this week, for the experience was great!"

WBAJ has the potential of over three million listeners!  Here are some of their stories:

A policeman in Columbia, S.C., who has been listening to WBAJ has a lot of his fellow policemen listening, and many told him that they are hearing "truth."

Mr. B., a deacon at a Baptist church, called and said that he has been listening for a long time to the station and has talked to his fellow deacons about the things he is hearing, such as the Sabbath and the state of the dead.  He said that  the other deacons said these things were incorrect at first, but later when they decided they were true, they said it doesn't matter.

Friends of WBAJ were wearing the yellow buttons that say, "I support WBAJ 890 AM Radio."  They went into Lowe's Lumber store, and saw the customer service man.  He asked what the buttons were for, and was told they were for a Christian Talk radio station.  He replied, "Oh yes, I listen to that station."

We have also been told of many other unexpected professional listeners: local eye and dental clinics, park offices, police officers, electric companies, beauty salons, other radio engineers, prisoners in prison, soldiers-in-training, UPS and delivery men, computer stores, and a variety of church pastors!

One Methodist church even wanted the local SDA pastor to come to their Wednesday evening service to learn more about Adventists.

Electrical storms love our radio tower!  During one such incidence, the volume dropped way down and left a heavy scratching sound.  One listener called to see if we were having technical difficulties.  He and his friends were sitting right by the radio with the volume all the way up so they could make out most of the words!  He said they would pray for us because, as he saw it, the Prince of the Power of the Air didn't want us on the air because of the wonderful things being broadcast.

One enthusiastic listener wanted a copy of every sermon we've ever broadcast because he said he couldn't get a good reception at his house.  He even wanted to move so he could listen all the time!

DXers (Distant Station Listeners) have written to us from Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and ... you couldn't guess it ... Italy!  In the evening, atmospheric changes enable our signal to "skip" -- even possibly to other countries.  Recently, station manager Gary Sherman received a letter from Giovanni Bellabarba in Bologna, Italy!  He wrote about things he had heard on the station, and was simply amazed that he'd received the signal.  "Perhaps the Lord is magnifying the station's transmissions," Gary commented.

WBAJ, at 890 on the AM dial, is one of the loudest and clearest radio stations in the area.  In the last year alone, the station has been responsible for ten  Baptisms  and had hundreds of Bible studies that the Columbia church is conducting.