Hope on the Radio
Our ministry partner in West Africa began a radio station that reaches over 2 million listeners. One of those listeners is “Abibata,” who converted to Christianity from Islam several years ago. She was struggling in her morning devotions and Christian life. God used the radio ministry to strengthen her with Christian songs, Bible lessons, and preaching.
She says, “Now I have great time of worship, praise and great spiritual breakfast each morning. This has transformed my Christian life. I am having enough spiritual food to share with some of my friends. What is more I have gotten great insights into some Christian doctrines. I am able to explain the gospel relevantly to a lot of my Muslim neighbors. And praise be to the Lord, one of my children has given her life to Christ Jesus, after sharing a salvation message I heard a pastor shared on the radio. I pray the Lord would use me touch the lives of many for Christ in the years ahead.”
One of our ministry partners in Turkey also shared a recent story that encourages him in his radio ministry. He wrote that a lady “said in her letter that she came to know the Lord Jesus as her Savior through my messages on the radio. About thirty years ago she somehow tuned into our Christian Radio broadcasts on Short Wave. She was a young girl then and had to listen to the messages secretly because her father was against Christianity. Sometimes the signal on the radio would fade and she would do everything in her power not to miss the sermons. There was no church where she was and the radio was like church for her.
“Later she married and had two children. She told her children about Jesus and they are both believers now. Her husband is still not a believer. Then she came across our TV broadcasts. She said whatever happens please keep the programs running. It is a life line to her and many others. This encouraged me because many times I have no idea how people are responding to our programs and this was a word of encouragement from the Lord.”
It is exciting to hear how God is at work through our ministry partners!
“You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.” – Psalm 119:114
