Comments on: Drive Thru Difference Day!

By: Diane Murphy

Diane Murphy — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:04:55 +0000

This morning I was feeling sorry for myself. My husband came down with H1N1 in October and he’d spent Nov 1st through Dec 23rd in two different hospitals… then they sent him home and I had to be his nurse… I have never been a good caregiver, but I’m learning… I’ve had power go out… and many other things break or fail and I asked God when it would be time for someone to do something for me. I decided that this morning I would treat myself to breakfast at McDonalds at 694 and Silver Lake Road… and I waited while the person before me handed a note to the clerk. I had no clue why that person would hand the clerk a note… then I got to the drive thru and they handed the note to me! Someone had paid for my breakfast! My prayer had been answered! I thank the person who did this for me at about 7 this morning! You have made my day! THANK YOU!

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:10:54 +0000

I am a manager at a Taco Bell. I have seen “The Drive Thru Difference” on many occasions. I have actually seen a chain reaction of up to 5 cars in a row, “paying it forward” to only be stopped when we did not have another car in line for the last person to pay for. So, it does make a difference. And, it is great to see the surprise on someone’s face, when I tell them that their meal has been paid for, a random act of kindness.

By: Muriel I Jensen

Muriel I Jensen — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:57:15 +0000

I’m looking for a down load that I can leave with my Pay Forward Act of Kindness tomorrow. I’m not finding it.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

By: Mark from Third Day

Mark from Third Day — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:02:51 +0000

David, Pam, and the rest of the KTIS crew:

Thank you SO MUCH for having us on your program last week! Yes, it is a little early for us “rocker types” to get up and do an interview that time of day, but we had an incredible time. You guys were so hospitable and professional. And it was a real treat for us to take part in the “drive thru difference”! I’ve been telling people about it all week…

Thanks again for your ministry and your support of Christian artists like Third Day!

-Mark Lee
Third Day

By: LouAnn

LouAnn — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:09:44 +0000

Dave & Pam,

March 14 years ago our son, 21 had a ruptured brain aneurism, AVM.
Tom had gone to North Carolina with his friends on Spring Break with one thing on their minds to guide our oldest to Jesus.
Our sons talked way into the night and eventually Tom went out to his tent to sleep. In the morning he was found unconscious.

Drs. gave Tom a 5% chance of survival and if he lived it would take 5 years to relearn to walk & talk.
It took a long time to stabilize him enough to do surgery to remove the excess veins on his brain.
At one point Tom wrote in my notebook the passage with the fiery furnace & King Nebicanesar
The guys said “We know our God can save us but if not they would still worship Him”.
In essence Tom was saying that he knew God could heal him but if not He still had faith in Him.

As we waited for the date for the surgery, Tom now able to move was able to play a cassette recorder.
On it was a song by Third Day “I will Lift My Voice” He would play it then rewind it and play it again over & over & over, until a friend copied it onto a CD .
This full CD had repeated “I will Lift My Voice” through out. Tom no longer had the strength to push the buttons to repeat it.

After surgery a Dr said to our oldest son “Didn’t we do a great job?” Mitch, our oldest son said “God did a Great Job!”
Tom came through surgery telling us phone numbers for us to call to let folks know he was alive & fine.
And as soon as he was allowed up, he could walk.

Today both are vibrant – healthy – believers in a Mighty God!

PS “I will Lift My Voice” was the entrance song where we walked Tom in for his wedding. What a song of victory!

LouAnn

By: Lynn

Lynn — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:58:37 +0000

I was listening to your station on the way home from work on Friday the 14th. I heard a girl talking about ho the gentleman in front of her at Mcdonalds had bought her lunch, I was so touched, one of those things that brings tears to your eyes. I thought wow what a wonderful thing to do. the announcer mentioned that it was the drive thru they were doing. I went to McDonalds in Savage which I do every friday during lent I placed my order, I was waiting in line looking at the mini van in front of me it was a grand Caravan, thinking it looked more like a suv, my parents had one so I was comparing the two in my mind. I get to the window to pay, the boy working told me the person in front of me had paid for my meal, I said oh my Gosh I just heard about this on the radio. I waved to the lady mouthed thank you. I was so touched,it really made my day. I got home called my 3 daughters to tell them, I tried to find the phone number for the station, could not find. I came to work today,I will be doing to drive thru next month. It is so reasuring to know there are so many kind and caring people out there. I want to thank the lady who purchased my meal on Friday the 14th again. You are truly a wonderful person.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:57:21 +0000

HI,
I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF DOING A RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS
IN THE NAME OF JESUS. AS I DROVE HOME FROM WORK, I WAS STRATEGIZING WHERE I WAS GOING TO DO THE DRIVE THRU.
GIFT. THE THOUGHT CAME TO ME, WHAT ABOUT AT CUB FOODS.
THAT LED ME TO THINK I COULD GIVE A GIFT TO A FRIEND OR
LOVED ONE IN THE LORD. WELL I PRINTED OFF A FLYER, CALLED MY WIFE AND WE DECIDED TO GIVE MY 21 YR OLD DAUGHTER A CHECK ALONG WITH THE FLYER. WHAT WAS NICE IS THAT WE JUST GOT A TAX REFUND TODAY.
MY DAUGHTER KNOWS THAT THE CHECK WE GAVE HER HAS NO
STRINGS ATTACHED AND IS FROM THE LORD. SHE HAS MADE STEPS RECENTLY TO START WALKING WITH THE LORD AGAIN.
THE LORD’S GRACE IS DRAWING HER BACK.
THANK YOU FOR THIS EVENT IN THAT IT IS BETTER TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE. WE WERE THINKING IT MIGHT BE A BETTER EVENT IF THE GIVERS WERE ANONYMOUS AND THE CALLERS WOULD BE THOSE WHO WERE BLESSED. OTHERWISE IT SEEMS TO
TO ROB THE GIVER OF A SPECIAL BLESSING BETWEEN THEM AND THE LORD. JUST A THOUGHT.
THANKS AGAIN.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:55:45 +0000

I was blessed to receive my free meal at the McDonald’s in Spring Lake Park at 10:25 am on Friday am by a nice woman in a blue minivan with a broken car door. Needless to say, I was so touched by the act, I cried my eyes out while I ate my Egg McMuffin. I have been struggling with some things in my life and have prayed to feel the presence of God in my life. Little did I know it would come in my meal. Thank you kind lady and thank you KTIS. I am now a listener.
I returned the act of kindness at the Dairy Queen in Fridley at 7:30 pm to a lady behind me when I went to pick up a sundae for my nephew who is home sick with strep throat. I hope she is feeling as blessed as I am.
I will continue to listen to your station and look fwd to more stories of inspiration!

By: Shelly

Shelly — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:15:05 +0000

I just wanted to thank KTIS for blessing me everyday and for inspiring us with the Drive Thru Difference! I have been waiting all day to go buy someone a coffee or a meal. After I picked up my girls from school, we drove to Sati Coffee in Woodbury. We ordered and wouldn’t you know…no one behind us! So I thought I would just leave the KTIS note and some money for the next person that comes through. I got to the window to pay and Teresa had done the exact thing for me! Thank you Teresa and KTIS, you made my day.
Gods blessings to everyone.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:36:35 +0000

I don’t drink coffee and seldom do drive thru’s, but this week I was able to do a “pay it forward” by baking for a benefit to raise funds for a man who was diagnosed with cancer and didn’t have insurance. At first when I heard about this benefit at our church, I didn’t think about doing anything for it since I didn’t know the man. But then I thought about my brother who had been diagnosed with cancer 4 years ago and how everyone was there for him and his family during his whole journey, even if they didn’t know him. It really hit me and I realized I needed to “pay if forward”. What a blessing it was for me. My brother died in November, feeling he had completed the work the Lord had for him here on earth. He could hardly wait to get to Heaven to meet the Lord face to face.