Can a man who spent 28 years in prison for committing a brutal murder become a transformed follower of Jesus Christ? Larry Souder didn’t think so until he met Alan Preston Brooks.
Mr. Brooks makes no excuses for what happened on August 20, 1989. He shot and killed his wife and left his 16-month old child without a mother. But, with God’s help, his life has changed in remarkable way. He shares his story with Larry Souder and with Your New Life Station’s listeners in a five-part special edition of Souder & Friends.
The series will begin Thursday, February 13, and run on five consecutive Thursdays.
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 February, Your New Life Station’s listeners will hear new music from Alicia Keys, Halsey, Jonas Brothers, Justin Bieber, Public, Selena Gomez, and Zedd featuring Kehlani.
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 Bob Waliszewski of Focus on the Family provides Plugged-in reviews of the latest movies, music, and computer games.
In February—Bob will rate, for family friendliness, the movies Doolittle and the Amazon movie Troop Zero. Bob will also rate the pop song “Living Proof” by Camila Cabello, and Selena Gomez’s Rare album.
Upcoming Reports for February 2020
- Celebrities have stepped forward to help victims of Australia’s wildfires. Marcy Bryan reports.
- Marcy also shares some rescue stories from the wildfires, updates the latest woes of the Boeing 737 jetliner, and she recounts the winners of last month’s Golden Globe awards.
- Young adults in the U.S. are less likely to get flu shots than their elder counterparts. Kelly Ann Monahan reports.
- NASA is getting ready to start using U.S. spacecraft to send astronauts into space. Kelly Ann reports about that too.
- Kelly Ann also reports about California’s data privacy law, a security patch Windows 10 users need to know about, and—wait for it—the singing earthquakes of the Indian Ocean!
- The long-distance runner collapsed while competing in a race. Another runner, a nurse, did CPR and saved his life. Doug Poling reports the irony of what was on the runner’s t-shirt, and of the name of the nurse.
- Fairplay, Colorado, USA, lived up to its name during a snowstorm that stranded travelers. Doug reports about that, too.
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
- Andy Baker’s Prayer Lesson
- Author’s Journal with Wesley Paine
- Believer’s Hall of Faith with Bill Young
- Bible Archaeology, Proofs from the Earth with Bill Humble
- Creation Moments with Paul Taylor
- Family Minute with Brit Ryan
- First Person with Paul Ladd
- God’s Money with Don White
- God’s Passion for Humanity with Bill Young
- Groundwire with Sean Dunn
- Hope in Conflict with Larry Souder
- Immersed in Life with Greg Taylor
- Jim Daly commentary
- Journeys in Faith with Larry Souder
- Life Stories with Joe Norris
- Living with Conflict with Greg Taylor
- Paradoxes with Bill Steensland
- Profiles of the New Testament with Bob Borquez
- Profiles of the Old Testament with Royce Kessler
- The Proverbial Family with Larry Souder
- Promises with Royce Kessler
- 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
