Pat & Claudia's Blog

Some of you noticed Claudia and I were not On The Air LIVE on Friday. We tried, but just couldn’t.

Wednesday night we had a very heavy rain storm in Asheboro. I LOVE the rain, and I even went up to my attic and walked around, listening to the sound of it hitting our roof. But, little did I know, our studios and offices were in the process of being flooded.

When Claudia and I arrived at the studios Thursday afternoon, the carpets were soaked. Claudia got on the phone to the owner of the building while I put Praise Until Dawn On The Air. As I moved around in my chair, you could see and hear the “squish squish squish” of the water in the carpet. We kept praying we would not be electrocuted from the equipment which sat on the wet floor.

The owner of the building brought in industrial fans to dry the carpets, in hopes to save what was there, and to stop any black mold that might start growing on the walls. 

When Claudia and I got to the Studios Friday afternoon, ready to go On The Air, we opened the outside door, and were immediately driven back by the odor of mold and must. The fans were going full blast, but the mold was growing even faster. We attempted to go in to the studios and start the pre production we have to do to go LIVE On The Air, but after only a couple minutes we saw it was impossible. We put a previously aired program in place, and left the building.

We met the owner at our studios Saturday night. They will begin treating the walls for black mold this week, and will probably be replacing the carpets. This is a MAJOR undertaking, as we will have to move all of our equipment and desks. I don’t even want to BEGIN thinking about what it will take. 

But, we will get through this bump in the road. We may have to take PBNclassic and PBNpure offsite for a few days, broadcasting from a remote location. That will mean we will not be LIVE, but you will continue hearing the Music that touches our hearts so much.

Please pray for Claudia and me as we face this. We will NEVER give up or give in. This is just another shot to make us discouraged, and we will NOT give in to that.

We send our love to each of you.

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