The director general of the World Health Organization’s Europe office, Hans Kluge, compares Covid-19 to a “tornado with a long tail.” He warned that cases are rising among young people. And young people may spread Covid to more vulnerable older people.
There is hope. New therapies have been developed to lessen the severity of the disease. And clinical trials to develop a vaccine for Covid-19 are proceeding at an unprecedented pace. But we still don’t know exactly when a safe, effective vaccine will become available.
Our understanding of this novel virus seems to change daily. And many parts of the world are struggling with questions that have no right answer. Is the overall health of our communities helped or hurt by having kids go back to school? Can local economies sustain another shutdown? Do we have to choose between life and livelihood? As of this writing—cases in India were continuing to rise while cases in the U.S. were beginning to trend downward.
Your New Life Station will continue to provide helpful information as we get it. We’ll continue to have reports from Doug Poling, Kelly Ann Monahan, Marcy Bryan and Paul Ladd. Stay tuned!
The Pacific Rim and Southwest Asia
The Pacific Rim, the Indian subcontinent and southwest Asia provide the reasons Your New Life Station broadcasts the International English Hour. The Pacific Rim is that part of the Eastern Hemisphere that encompasses English-prevalent countries of the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand. Additionally—English is widely spoken in Indonesia. And English is the official language of government and commerce in the southwest Asian countries of India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. In Japan and countries of the Middle East, many speak English as a second language.
Your New Life Station’s broadcast schedule makes use of Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a 24-hour system also known as Greenwich Mean Time. Eastern Standard Time (EST) is five hours behind UTC; Central Standard Time (CST) is six hours behind. When some parts of the world return to daylight saving time for the warm weather months, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is four hours behind UTC, and Central Daylight Time (CDT) is five hours behind. Outside the U.S.—most locations are on standard time all year rather than daylight time. Karachi is five hours ahead of UTC. Mumbai and New Delhi are five-and-a-half hours ahead. Manila, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Kuala Lampur are eight hours ahead. And Tokyo is nine hours ahead of UTC.
You can use our listener website www.knls.org to hear the English Hour if you’re not into shortwave radio. You can also access the broadcast through the KNLS app on your mobile device or through Google or Safari. If you listen via shortwave radio, you can access knls.org to get our broadcast frequencies.
The English Hour is the Asian continent’s source for the music of our time and the message of all time. We work to provide a geographical balance in the topics we feature as we take listeners from “Alaska to Asia to Africa to America.” Our Eye on the World stories often show the interdependence of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Since our target audience is mostly non-Christians, our content is different from a typical Christian format station in America. While we provide our share of positive, uplifting content, some of our programming also provides an honest look at the dark side of life on Earth. Indeed, some program segments and music selections may raise questions that a thoughtful truth seeker will ask. And other segments, such as the Bible or Christian lifestyle lessons, serve to answer those questions.
Music to Love
Music is a universal language. Probably 80 per cent of the world’s pop tunes are sung in English, and are enjoyed by people everywhere, many who are themselves not proficient in English. The English hour features your favorite songs from today’s best music. International pop charts show that your favorite music is also the favorite of people who are culturally diverse—whether in Nairobi, Sydney, Singapore, or Jakarta.
The songs are pop, rock, r & b, and occasional hip-hop and country music that crosses over to the pop charts. The English Hour generally features music by artists from the U.S., the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. But music artists from all over the world have found their names on or near the top of international pop charts.
In September, Your New Life’s Station’s listeners will hear new music from Billie Eilish, Sam Smith, and a remake of Tina Turner’s “What’s Love Got to Do with It” featuring Kygo.
News to Know
The English hour features reports about topics of current interest. Marcy Bryan reports about entertainment, business, and news about religion and social issues. Kelly Ann Monahan has the latest developments in medicine, science, and computer technology. Paul Ladd provides special reports about diverse topics, religious and secular. Doug Poling provides commentary on the news from a Christian perspective on Today’s News & the Good News. And Adam Holtz, Jonathan McKee and Kristin Smith of Focus on the Family provide Plugged-in reviews of the latest movies, music, and computer games.
In September—they’ll continue to rate, for family friendliness, the numerous movies featured on streaming services as theatres struggle to reopen across the world. And Kristin Smith will comment on Billie Eilish’s new song “My Future.”
Upcoming Reports for September 2020
The southern hemisphere has had an unusually mild flu season. Are Covid safety measures working against flu? Kelly Ann Monahan reports.
It’s called acute flaccid myelitis or AFM. It’s a rare, polio-like illness that strikes children. Is AFM associated with the coronavirus? Kelly Ann reports about that, too.
And if you’d rather spit than stick a swab up your nose—you’ll want to hear Kelly Ann’s report about a new Covid test called SalivaDirect.
Man’s best friend may provide a new tool in the detection of the coronavirus in people infected without symptoms. Doug Poling reports on the Covid-sniffing dogs.
The U.S. government has approved drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Kelly Ann reports about that as well as NASA’s efforts to change racist-sounding nicknames of certain heavenly bodies.
The government of Belgium wants its citizens to eat more fried potatoes. Marcy Bryan tells us why.
Twice as many people worldwide will go hungry in 2020 as did in 2019. And it’s not for lack of food. Marcy explains the reasons.
Disney has purchased 20th Century Fox. Marcy sorts out the rebranding brought about by the merger.
A Message to Live
This is what we’re about and why we’re on the air and on the internet. Our mission is to present the lessons of the Bible, including and emphasizing the Good News in an interesting, non-threatening way.
Ongoing Series
- All God’s Giants with Larry Souder
- Andy Baker’s Prayer Lesson
- Author’s Journal with Wesley Paine
- Believer’s Hall of Faith with Bill Young
- Creation Moments with Paul Taylor
- Eye on Religion—Bible archaeology emphasis with Marcy Bryan
- Family Minute with Brit Ryan
- First Person with Paul Ladd
- God’s Money with Steve Maganelles
- God’s Passion for Humanity with Bill Young
- Groundwire with Sean Dunn
- Jim Daly commentary
- Joy of Peacemaking with Larry Souder
- Hope in Conflict with Larry Souder
- Life Stories with Joe Norris
- Love First with Don McLaughlin and Paul Ladd
- Living with Conflict with Greg Taylor
- My Missionary Diary with Stefani Ward
- Profiles of the New Testament with Bob Borquez
- Profiles of the Old Testament with Royce Kessler
- Questions that Deserve Answers with Larry Souder
- Refiner’s Fire with Paul Ladd
- The Big Picture with Steve Diggs
- The Good Book with Greg Taylor
- The Journey with Greg Taylor
- Today’s News & the Good News with Doug Poling
- True Stories of the Bible with Bill Steensland
- Unforgettable Conversations with Larry Souder
