2020 is nothing short of the unexpected things. The month of October, however, is nothing short of the expected things. Unexpected or expected, above all is our gratitude toward God, for He allows all of these to occur.
The front and center project in October is our studio upgrade. Kevin Chambers and Amado Abenojar quickly moved out the old equipment which are ten to thirty years old. New computers and recording devices are installed. Wiring and testing followed. The last important part is training, making sure all the programming staff learns to operate the equipment and secure a smooth transition into future production of programming in these upgraded studios.
We can’t thank God enough for preparing Kevin and Amado, both having skills so indispensable to shortwave broadcasting and Christian integrity so helpful and easy to work with. They are truly the heroes of this ministry. Studio upgrade is just a very small part of their contribution. They actually hand-built the two radio stations, who literally enable our programs to be heard throughout the world. It is a blessing and honor that the programming staff could work with them this month in Tennessee. However, Kevin said it well, “we need to thank God for the funds available to make the studio upgrade possible. That means those who donate and raise the money.”
Our regular program production continues while studios are unavailable due to the upgrade. The focus continues on letting the love, hope, assurance, and power of God be obvious to listeners while threats from Covid-19 remains. Series of “Gardening and Salvation” continues to demonstrate God’s power and wisdom implanted in flowers and vegetables, which makes it plain that a good life relies on obeying God’s truth of life because everything is created and sustained by God, including Coronavirus.
To demonstrate the power of God’s love and truth, we report the friendship between a murderer and a cancer patient in hospice in 2020 which leads the murderer to obey Jesus and to read the Bible. We talk about how God enables parents to stay cool and firm while children disobey rules. Besides people today, we also introduce Jesus, his love, truth, and impacts two thousand years ago through the eyes of Matthew.
We also encourage Christians to keep their light shining by following Jesus and other examples of godly people in the Bible. Nehemiah is one that was highlighted in October.
