Happy Anniversary to Adventures In Odyssey!

Today, one of the most-loved programs on HIS KIDS RADIO is celebrating a birthday! Adventures in Odyssey has been on the radio for 20 years!

To celebrate this major milestone, Focus on the Family is giving away 36 iPods full of great content to listeners just like you. Click here to learn more about the contest and to find how you can enter.

Don't forget to listen to HIS KIDS RADIO to hear Adventures in Odyssey every single day on HIS KIDS RADIO. Find out when you can hear the program in your neck of the woods when you click the clock at HisKids.net!

What's Going On This Week

Hey everyone - hope you had a great Thanksgiving weekend! We're getting back into the swing of things here at HIS KIDS RADIO, and I wanted to give you a quick glimpse of a few things that are going on this week.

• This week during PhoneTag - music from Uncle Charlie Bancroft and Rachel Sanchez! Listen for your chance to dial in and win your very own copy of a CD called Superhero, featuring great songs like "All I Need", "Sweeter", "Beautiful One" and many more. Click here to listen to the songs - and while you're there, you can download your favorites!



• The Kid Countdown is coming! As we get ready to ring in 2008, we'll be counting down your favorite songs from 2007. Vote here to let us know which song you like the best and to make sure it's included in our fun countdown. You'll hear the Kid Countdown starting December 29 on HIS KIDS RADIO!



• Don't forget - Rob Biagi is in the prayer chair this month. You can check out some of their prayer requests when you visit HisKids.net. As you're praying for him, please pray for Charlie Bancroft as well. He was in a serious car accident a few weeks ago, and needs prayers for healing at this time.

Thanks so much for listening to and supporting the ministries at HisKids.net!

Our Recent Winners!

Over the past week, we've given a lot of kids a lot of reasons to be thankful this Thanksgiving season! Here are some of our recent winners -

• Twila, age 8 - Pennsylvania
• Chelsea, age 13 - Michigan
• Bre, age 10 - Minnesota
• Alex, age 12 - Kansas
• Misty, age 5 - Michigan
• Janessa, age 12 - Michigan
• Torria, age 4 - South Carolina
• Chelsie, age 12 - Nova Scotia, Canada
• Tori, age 3 - Minnesota
• Rachel, age 11 - New York
• Anna, age 11 - Michigan
• Israel, age 10 - Virginia

Stay tuned to HIS KIDS RADIO for your chance to win more music during PhoneTag, and great DVDs during the Song Request Contest!

This Week's PhoneTag Prize

If you love the music of Uncle Charlie Bancroft & Rachel Sanchez, you'll definitely want to listen for PhoneTag this week! We'll be giving away copies of a great CD called Making Melodies. It includes some of our favorite songs, like Big House, Happy Song, Every Move I Make, Trading My Sorrows, and many more!

Keep listening to HIS KIDS RADIO for your opportunity to play PhoneTag with Buddy-Dodd on Thursday! Click here to sample the songs - and while you're there, you can download your favorites!

Veterans Day (Officially Nov 11, Celebrated Nov 12)

Have you thanked a veteran today? (This has nothing to do with pet doctors.)

Veterans are people who've served in the military (U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard) in times of war or peace.

Who is a veteran? Maybe your mother, father, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, grandfather, grandmother, cousin, neighbor, or teacher. You can be very proud of them. Many have given much to keep us safe and free.

Let us know about the Veterans in your family, then visit va.gov/kids to learn more about US Veterans.

Fortunate Fans

Recent winners of The Rise & Fall of Tony the Frog on DVD include ...

• Ryan (5), MI
• Alex (10), IL
• Zakilya (1), NY
• JJ (9), IL
• Joshua (6), IA
• Steven (9), MI
• Serena (14), OH

To hear part of our phone chat with Pond writer, Charlie Richards, please check out the Song Request Contest from HIS KIDS RADIO.

Learn more when you visit http://lifeatthepond.com/riseandfall.shtml!

Prayer for the Persecuted Church

Most of us reading this blog live in places where we can worship God freely. We don't have to worry about getting into trouble for going to church, reading the Bible, or praying. But for many people around the world, this isn't the case.

That's why this Sunday is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. It's a day for everyone to ask God's blessings on those who are living out the Christian faith even though it may be dangerous for them to do so.

We hope you'll take some time to pray for Christians all over the world that aren't able to express their faith freely. You can read some of their stories by visiting the Kids of Courage page from The Voice of the Martyrs. While you're there, you can also learn about people who are helping to spread the message of Christ in many places around the world.

Wonderful Winners

Congratulations to this week's winners of The Rise & Fall of Tony the Frog on DVD from The Pond!

• Jeremiah (3) - CA
• Nathaniel (8) - PA
• Michael (9) - NC
• Joshua (7) - CA
• Jamila (15) - AK
• Emily (10) - IL
• Tyler (4) - PA

We also want to congratulate Methuselah the Alligator for being the favorite Pond character for 38% of those responding to our recent poll!

Second place went to Floyd the Turtle (30%), with honorable mentions to Bill the Duck (15%), Tony the Frog (10%) and Dr. Holstein (5%).

Pray For The Biagi Family

If you've listened to HIS KIDS RADIO lately, you know that one of our favorite artists is Rob Biagi. Not only will his music rock your socks off, it also teaches us important lessons about prayer, generosity, and faith.

This month, we're putting a special prayer focus on Rob and his family, specifically, his youngest daughter Natalie. At just 2-and-a-half years old, Natalie has been diagnosed with lukemia. Her illness means that she will be spending a lot of time in hospitals, which is hard for her and the rest of her family.

As you're praying for the Biagi family this month, here are some ideas of how to pray -

• Pray for Natalie's healing. We know that God is the ultimate healer and can do anything!
• Pray for Rob and his wife Kathleen. Taking care of Natalie has been a full-time job, making it hard for them to get the rest they need.
• Pray for Natalie's older siblings - brother Matt and sister Juli.
• Natalie's hospital stays and other medical costs have been very expensive. Pray that God would provide the funds needed to take care of the bills that aren't covered by insurance.

Even though things like this can be scary, we can have hope knowing that God has a plan for all of our lives. We might not know why certain things happen, but we do know that "in all things God works for the good of those who love Him." (Romans 8:28)

You can stay up to date with the Biagi's by clicking this link. They certainly appreciate your prayers!