The year 2025 is beginning and I would like to once again wish everyone a happy and blessed New Year.
We are grateful to God for the year that has passed and we are grateful for another year that is beginning! The Lord’s mercies are renewed every morning.
I would like to encourage everyone to access our new website, www.palavraalegre.com.br. We have a new design and new content, as well as updated Bible studies, so don’t miss this opportunity and access it right now!
Last month we had good news. The most important of them was the Baptism of our listener Mauricio Alves, who studied online with Angelo Souza and was baptized in the Church in São Paulo.
We are truly grateful to God for the opportunity to speak of Christ through the radio, a radio that enters countless homes and blesses lives!
We also sent gifts to the winners of our 6-year promotion in December. Mrs. Leotildes Francisca was the winner of the Companion Radio and Raquel Souza was the winner of the Bible.
Leotildes Franisca and Raquel Souza
In addition to these, we had 30 other winners of personalized pens that were sent to various parts of Brazil.
We were contacted by José Moreira, from Macau, China. He is Brazilian but went on a mission to the East. He told us:
“My daughter gave me a new shortwave radio. One day, after I got home from work, I sat in the garden and started tuning the radio. Suddenly, I tuned into the 31-meter band and received the transmission of Rádio Palavra Alegre.
I got very surprised and the joy that filled my heart. I am a missionary from the north of Minas Gerais, Brazil.”
We also received a call from Oslo, Norway, the listener’s name is Hallvard and he wrote:
“Thank you for your email. I look forward to receiving the QSL card.
When I was a teenager, I started listening to shortwave broadcasts using our family’s old home radio, made in the 1960s. My mother used to listen to Christian shortwave broadcasts from Trans World Radio using that radio.
Listening to shortwave stations opened a window to the world for me. I was fascinated by hearing unfamiliar languages, learning about faraway countries and listening to music from all over the world. South America in particular sparked my interest and inspired me to learn some Portuguese and Spanish. Later, I was able to visit some South American countries, especially Brazil.
I have been working on alcohol and drug research and have collaborated with other researchers in São Paulo and Porto Alegre. Some of them are now my friends and we visit each other regularly. I also have a friend who grew up in Belo Horizonte but now lives in the USA.”
Kind regards,
Hallvard from Norway
What a joy it is to hear so many life stories and how shortwave radio has connected people.
Finally, I wish everyone a great year and may God bless all our listeners, our team and collaborators.
