On air with Wretched Radio Yesterday

I found Hala coming out of a Dollar General Store.

I introduced myself and after some small talk I asked, "Would you like to be on a Christian Radio program to talk about your faith?" "Sure." She kindly responded. "What religion are you?" I inquired. "I am a Muslim". She said.

Hala talks with Todd Friel on Wretched Radio.

Hala listens intently to Todd sharing the Gospel.

After she got off the phone we pretty much had to agree to disagree. She told me that she was a different type of Muslim. "I believe that as long as you have God or believe in a god than you are fine...and I also don't believe that Jesus had to die on the cross." She explained.

We shared with Hala that the bible documents that Jesus did have to go to the cross and die but that He is alive today - he has risen from the dead. We continued to share all of the good news and we gave her invites to Sovereign Joy and tracts. She invited us over to our home. Oh and did I mention that it's always nice to have Emilio witnessing with me (he's really good at talking with Muslims - I learn a lot from him).

Meet Chris. He was on Hour 2 of Wretched Radio.

Chris laughs with Todd on air. Todd's a very funny guy.

Chris said that he was a Christian but when I asked him, "Chris, say I was a Muslim...why would I want to switch to your Christian religion?"

"I don't know." He answered honestly as he shrugged his shoulders.

"I think that as long as you have a god than you'll be fine" He continued.

Chris also shared that he was going through a separation and that he had two small kids (this broke my heart).

I wish I could zoom in on this picture (below) of Chris's eyes. He really looks like he's understanding what Todd is saying.

After Chris got of the air he was very grateful and wanted to listen to more of what Emilio and I had to say. We invited him to church to talk more and we hope that he'll take us up on the offer. As he walked away he said, "Thank you for doing this today."

Chris, if you're reading this...we'd love to see you at Sovereign Joy someday. Thank you for being on the air. And Hala, if you're reading this...that goes for you too. :-)

Back on Wretched Radio and the words you DON'T want to hear...

This past Wednesday, if you tuned in, you may have heard my phone fishing segments on Wretched Radio. It was sort of like a big reunion. Ray Comfort was there, Tony was on air and of course Freakishly Tall Todd was there as usual -what a blessing to be on the program! It was a blast.

Tye was on hour 1

Tye listened to Todd and Ray intently... he ran off quickly before I was able to follow up with him but Todd and Ray said he sounded pretty impacted by hearing the good news of the gospel.

Rosalinda was happy to be on Hour 2 of Wretched...

But when Ray Comfort began talking about the 10 commandments...her face changed.


She was quite upset when she got of the phone. She felt that Ray and Todd were "judging" her. So Emilio and I followed up with her. We explained the gospel to her and that Ray and Todd don't judge anyone but they encourage you to look into God's mirror to judge yourself and see how you measure up before a Holy God. After a while she seemed to understand.

Her last words before we walked away where the words that I didn't want to hear...she said, "You know what...I'm not ready to walk with God and live for Him...I'm living for myself right now!" My heart just broke when I heard those words roll off her tounge. So Emilio and I pleaded with her that she may not have tomorrow and urged her to "repent today and consider all we said".


I gave her a big hug right before we left.

What one pastor told this young man to do! WHAT??

Meet Albert and Randy from last weeks phone fishing on

Wretched Radio--they had two totally

different reactions to the same Gospel message.

Wretched Radio and Extreme Home Makeover--The Video

Extreme Home Makeover was in my neck of the woods (Keller, TX)

this past week and it turned out to be blast for "Wretched Radio".

I got to share the gospel with several people. Check out this video.

Watch all the way till the end...and you'll get to see

footage of the home finished (from less than 10 hours ago).

Extreme Home Makeover in Keller, TX (Update)

Extreme Home Makeover was in my neck of the woods yesterday

and it turned out to be a great day on "Wretched Radio" as well.

When I arrived on the site it looked like this (first photo below).

We didn't get an interview with one of the

Extreme Makeover Design Team members but

my friend Gigi and I got to share the Gospel with

a lot of people including two individuals (James and J.L.).

The crowd went crazy for the camera crew.

James was on Hour 1 of Wretched Radio

he has been a firefighter for two years

with the Fort Worth Fire Department.

J.L. was on Hour 2 of Wretched Radio.

Today I opened The Keller Citizen

(a local newspaper that is delivered free every

Friday to those that live in the City of Keller)

you can see a photo of the Augustin family.

This was inside the newspaper

(the owner is walking with Ty Pennington)

More to come...we have footage to show you soon.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is in Keller, TX and you know what that means...

I'm going to attempt to go over to the site tomorrow and do what I call "Extreme Makeover Evangelism". :-)

I received a couple emails from friends saying, "Trish, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is in Keller and they are helping out The Augustin family from Keller, TX and you should go phone fishing for "Wretched Radio"...

So, I took up the challenge and I'm going to go over to the construction site tomorrow for my phone fishing segment on "Wretched Radio". How could I not? It's practically happening in my back yard! I'm going to try to share the gospel with as many people as I possibly can.

But I thought I'd call the Media first to see if I could get an interview. And they gave me permission to come by and they are going to try to get me an interview with one or two of the Home Edition Team Members. Please keep this in prayer. You can tune in "live" tomorrow at WretchedRadio.com.

You can read more about The Augustin family from Keller, TX here.

Yesterday was a great day on "Wretched Radio"

Both Sierra and James were completely willing to repent and trust in the Lord. Watch this (you might have to turn the volume on the first portion up a bit) But Sierra really touched me...she said, "I think I need a new heart."

You can listen to both segments on Wretched Radio

Wretched Radio

Tune in Monday thru Friday to "Wretched Radio" with Todd Friel. I will be phone fishing, like usual, during the “Street Fishing” segments on Wretched. Click HERE and become a "Wretched Club Member" to listen.

I almost died 3 times!

Remember Augustus?? He was on The Way of the Master Radio earlier this year. He just "happened" to be wandering around the mall with no place to go. Then we ran into eachother and I asked him,

"Do you have any thoughts about God and spiritual things?"
"For sure...I've got plenty to say!" He responded. And instantly he wanted to talk about God. So I put him on The Way of the Master Radio. We finally got the footage together...watch and see what he had been asking God...



Click HERE for more and to listen to the radio segment!

Hedonist agrees to read scripture

Dictionary.com describes a Hedonist as a

"a person whose life is devoted to the

pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification."

Meet Luis he was born in Boston. Luis was on
The Way of the Master Radio Hour 2 on Tuesday. He recently moved to
Texas and said, "I can't stand it here because the party life is terrible."

When I asked him where a person goes after they die he responded,
"I believe that when a person dies they go into the ground just like a dog."

My friend Gigi and I spoke with Luis for
almost an hour after the program and Luis had
a lot to say and so did we. So we preached the Gospel to him
and defended the faith as he threw different questions our way.

He enjoyed the gospel tracts. And I read him parts of Ephesians 5
and almost the entire chapter of Romans 1...
and he stood there completely still--listening intently.

And right before we left he said,
"You'll hear back from me...I'm gonna take you up
on your challenge and read the whole bible
but you might not hear back from me for a while."
"Why is that?" I asked.
"Because the bible is a big book isn't is and it
will take me a long time to get through." He said with a smile.
"It sure is...so I tell you what Luis...
Why don't you read the book of John
(you can read it in one night) and after you're done...
shoot me an email or comment on my blog..." I proposed.
"Sure thing...you have my word on it." He assured us.
Let's pray Luis reads the bible and recognizes his sinful
state before a holy and just God and that he will fling himself on God's
mercy by repenting and trusting in Christ to cleanse him from his sin.

To listen to the broadcast click here:
November 11, 2008 - Hour 2
It starts about 20 minutes in to the hour.

Chad was going through some tough times when I found him...

I found Chad walking alone down the street near a local outdoor mall area.

He was on his way to his storage unit.

"Do you mind sharing your thoughts about God on the radio." I asked.

"Sure...I'll do it." He replied.

Do you have any religious background." I questioned.

"Yes. I left the Baptist faith and converted to Catholicism years ago." He explained.

He shared his heart with me and then Todd Friel
on The Way of the Master Radio on Tuesday and
then Todd shared the Gospel with him.
My good friend Gigi and I prayed for him
before he left. We prayed that God would be the
chief treasure of his life. He was grateful.
When we were about to leave, it seemed like he was tearing up
and I think Gigi and I were about to tear up too.

To listen to the broadcast click here:
November 11, 2008 - Hour 1
It starts about 40 minutes in to the hour.

"I'm in the middle between being a Christian and a Catholic"...

Victoria was on The first hour of The Way of the Master Radio

last Thursday and the follow-up with Victoria "Vickie" went well.

At first she said she was a Christian but after she got off

the air with Ray Comfort she explained a little more...

"I go to Saint Patricks Cathedral a Catholic church
but I've been wanting to leave the Catholic faith
because I've been struggling through some of their beliefs...
so right now I'm in the middle between being a
Christian and a Catholic."

I had a guest join me from McKinney, TX.
Paige (below and right) listens to The Way of the Master Radio daily
and heard that I lived in area.
We had met briefly once before at Transformed in Dallas...
So she emailed me and we met at the mall really
for what seemed like the first time.
We hit it off right away. She and her husband own a
wonderful sub shop called New York Sub-Hub
and she took a break from a busy day at work
to drive over an hour just to join me for phone fishing.
We had a blast together! Paige helped to follow-up with Victoria
and did a wonderfully thorough job.

We made sure to communicate with Victoria the
seriousness of violating the commandments of God and
how she could be forgiven only by
repenting and putting her faith in Christ.

To listen to the broadcast you can click on August 21, 2008 - Hour 1
it starts about 40 minutes into the program.

A toss up between mother and daughter

It was hard for me to choose between mother

and daughter for the second segment of

The Way of the Master Radio this past Thursday.

Crystal (left) was searching different religions

and Sherry (right, Crystal's mom) was a Catholic

that "sometimes goes to church". I choose to

hand the cell phone to Sherry for the segment.

And while Sherry was on the air with Todd, I

shared the Gospel with Crystal.

After the program, I made sure that Sherry and her daughter
understood the differences between Catholics and Christians namely,
the sufficiency and authority of Scripture, how one is saved, etc.
They listened and seemed to understand
what the Bible taught about how we can be forgiven.
I explained that their works of righteousness
cannot justify them but Christ can and we are to base
our faith solely in the fact that we are “justified as a gift by
His grace through the redemption which is in
Christ Jesus, whom God displayed as a propitiation
in His blood through faith.” (Romans 3:24-25).

The Catholic doctrine of purgatory is another difference,
plus the fact that Catholics believe that man must
or even can pay or make satisfaction for his own sins
is totally contrary to scripture! Yikes!

God saves us, “not on the basis of deeds
which we have done in righteousness, but according
to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and
renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out
upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
so that being justified by His grace we would be made
heirs according to the hope of eternal life” (Titus 3:5-7).

I showed them the pink and blue gospel tracts.

She and her daughter seemed very grateful.
I pleaded with the ladies that their was
nothing more important than living for Christ and
trusting in Him alone for their forgiveness.
I can only hope that they cry out to God for their eternal salvation!

The broadcast starts about 20 minutes into the program.
You can listen here: July 24, 2008 - Hour 2

Trish caught another Big Fish...and His Friends!

Get a good look at Aaron's face before he went on the radio today.

Then look at him in all the other photos.

He not only heard the gospel today,

but his other buddies listened in their car to the entire segment too.

You can listen to the full radio segment HERE.
It starts about 40 minutes into the hour.

Do you "think" or do you "KNOW"?

You can listen to the Radio Broadcast here: January 24, 2008 - Hour 2. It starts about 20 minute mark. Then, watch the follow-up footage below.

You thought Todd Friel was tall--look at Keith!

Todd Friel is really not as tall as I thought after standing next to this young man. :-)

I went to the University of North Texas in Denton yesterday. Keith, is an atheist. He was on Hour 1 and spoke with Todd (Host of The Way of the Master Radio).

I tried to talk with Keith after the program but I could tell he was not interested. He said, "I'll take the risk of being wrong."

He refused to take a DVD I offered and didn't want the million dollar bill gospel tract either. Then as he hurried off down the campus stairs I said, "Please think about the things that were spoken to you today." He smiled.

If you would like to listen to the entire segment with Keith and Todd click here February 28, 2008 - Hour 1 it starts around the 40 min mark.

"What happened...why is she crying?"

"So what do you think happens to you after you die Margaret?" I inquired. I was trying to see if she would be a good candidate for The Way of the Master Radio last Thursday. "Well, I am a Buddhist, so I believe in reincarnation." She responded. "So, what will you come back as in the next life?" I questioned. "Um...I haven't done anything that bad and I've been a pretty good person...so I would come back as another person." She explained.

"Would you like to share that on the radio?" I asked. "Sure."

While on the program, Ray Comfort held up the mirror of the 10 commandments so that Margaret could see herself according to God not according to man.

Here is what she said afterwards, "I think he wanted me to believe like him, but I am still going to be a Buddhist."

I explained to her that it wasn't necessary what Ray "wanted" but that Ray was compelled and charged by Scripture to tell her the truth. She listened. "Do you have a bible?" I inquired. "No." She admitted. "Have you ever read the bible?" I asked. "No, not at all...well I read parts of it in school...I think...during history class or something. The bible is always talked about in the books." She explained.

My encounter with Margaret was a reminder that just because I live in the bible belt I can't assume that everyone has a bible and knows what it says.

"Margaret, Jesus made claims that set him apart from every other world religion leader. Did you know that?" I questioned. "No." She said shyly. "He said that He was the way and the truth and the life and that no one could come to the Father but by him. You see, if you don't have Jesus atoning for your sins you will be in deep trouble on Judgment Day. Please consider this." She listened.

While I was sharing with Margaret Cameron Buettel, a friend from Denmark, was witnessing to Margaret's friends who claimed to be Christians. Margaret and I walked over to them and one of girls took one look at Margaret, then burst into tears, covered her face, and ran off to the bathroom inside the mall. I was shocked and so was Margaret! We both stood utterly still.

I asked Cameron, "What happened...why is she crying?" "Margaret's friend is crying because she doesn't want her to go to Hell. She saw that if Margaret died in her sins without Christ she would go to Hell and her friend didn't want that to happen to her."

If you would like to listen to the full segment it starts about 40 minutes into Hour 1. Listen HERE

Will Molly get right with God?

Molly sings for Trish on The Way of the Master Radio Yesterday!

Trish follows up with Molly after yesterday's witnessing encounter on The Way of the Master Radio. While Cameron, a friend of The Way of the Master who lives in Denmark, joins Trish for street fishing and witnesses to Molly's friend (Elias) while Molly's on the air.

They killed two birds with one stone :-)

So...will Molly and Elias get right with God? Boy, we sure hope so!

Molly and Elias, if you are reading this, thank you for being such wonderful listeners. We pray that you both will not only hear but please, please, please cry out to God for mercy and flee the wrath to come.

Listen to the full segment it starts about 20 minutes into Hour 2. Listen HERE