February 2025
February 2025
MORE UPDATES FROM THE SPANISH
We just finished a partial makeover of both the 59-minute and the 29-minute programs with a slightly different style and the addition of some new voices. We decided to do this to stay fresh to deliver a more relevant product and I am assuming we will continue to evolve as we consider the feedback we receive from our listeners. We are actively seeking their opinion of the program and suggestions as to how we can better communicate our message. We want to help them transition from occasional to regular listeners.
We continue to have the same sections and plan to add more soon. Next month, God willing, I will mention the new programs that will be added for the spring and summer. Some of the current series will continue to run for some time as we still have many and at least two are currently being translated and produced.
We welcome Aldo Meji as one of our stringers for the Spanish. He will record for us series biblical messages of 5 and 10 minutes each beginning in March. Aldo is originally from Guatemala and he and his family work there in the mission field. He is a very passionate soul winner and a humble teacher. We look forward to hearing and using his biblical presentations in La Voz Alegre.
We finally received the news that our half-hour radio programs will be broadcast by Radio Ariguanabo, the state-sponsored radio station in San Antonio de los Baños in Cuba, beginning March 2025. It will air on a weekly basis free of charge. What a blessing! I am excited as to the potential for good this broadcast has. We will not only broadcast La Voz Alegre from outside Cuba, but also from the inside. They also communicated that they have submitted the program to the Artemisa Radio Station for consideration to be included in their programming. Radio Artemisa is the official station of the province (a Province is equivalent to a State in the USA).
Radio Artemisa has enough power to reach the western part of the island, which is comprised of six Provinces, including Havana. If Radio Artemisa would broadcast La Voz Alegre, we would be the first religious program aired in official stations in both San Antonio (the city) and Artemisa (the province). Please, pray that God would open more doors to reach the whole Island with the message of hope and salvation in Christ. God has done and is doing what once was considered impossible in Cuba. I am sure he has some big plans there. I can’t wait for His plans to unfold.
Soli Deo Gloria!
January 2025
Encouragement From Our Listeners
We are blessed to receive, on a regular basis, a word of encouragement from our listeners. But there are times listeners “go the extra mile” to let us know how much they appreciate and support our radio broadcasts. Such is the case with an audio message we received last year in our La Voz Alegre WhatsApp number. This message was from Colombia. Specifically, from Boyacá Department. I took the liberty to transcribe and translate the original content for the encouragement of those that support this ministry in different ways.
Hello, my dear friends and brothers in the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ. Your friend and servant Orlando Maecha, director of Radio Supernatural Stereo, greets you.
We are located in Puerto Boyacá, a river city, located on the banks of the Rio Grande de la Magdalena, the most important river in Colombia. We send you blessings through this greeting, and thank you for such a prestigious program, La Voz Alegre. Starting August 12, we began to include this beautiful program in our programming grid at 12 noon, Colombia time.
We are pleased with this beautiful production that you make, and my wish is that you continue to prosper enormously, and that the message of the gospel expands to the entire world, because that is what our God has called us for. We are disseminators of this ministry of reconciliation. So, a huge hug and a great wish that God, our heavenly Father, prospers you in everything and anoint your voices for future productions.
A couple of days ago, we also received this message on our website from a listener that does not say from where he listens to our one-hour broadcasts (we are trying to get in touch with him to get information as to his location). His name is Cesar Rodriguez. This is what he wrote:
Dear friends. Really, when you listen to it, you feel joy, a joy that is not forced, but natural. I have listened to broadcasts in Spanish sporadically, on shortwave and sometimes on the web. It is very gratifying to hear and see how the word of God spreads over the radio waves and the internet.
About myself I can say that I am a journalist and radio producer, shortwave listener, editor and university professor. I would very much like to be able to produce programs for the station on topics that help the community, family and members face contemporary challenges. Many thanks for everything.
To read or listen to messages like the ones above produce great joy, but it also places upon our shoulders an immense responsibility. Our team and I feel compelled to produce and broadcast our programs with the best quality possible, and with much prayer, because the world is listening.
DECEMBER 2025: A MONTH OF BLESSINGS
December is a month characterized by family gatherings, celebrations and traditions.
I look forward to being with family, eating different types of food, singing carols, enjoying
the lights and being able to give gifts to children. It is also a time of hope and deep
reflection and gratitude. I know that Jesus is the reason for the season. Forget about dates
and celebrate the fact that God gave us the greatest gift, his one and only Son. It is because of Him that we have hope for now and for the future. This is the gift we share with the whole world all year long through radio and other means of communication.
The Spanish radio ministry has experienced significant growth in all aspects this year. Even amid challenges, the Lord has been faithful in providing guidance all the way through. He has blessed us beyond what we imagined. Even though we continue to hear from listeners in South America and the Caribbean, God has opened new ways to continue to expand our outreach.
We received an officially signed document from the Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba that certifies its approval of our program La Voz Alegre. Meaning that we have authorization from a local officer that represent the government of Cuba to record and broadcast our program in the Island. It was given because of our apolitical message and on the condition that we continue to remain politically neutral.
The document signed by Leticia Perdomo, Head of the Department of Communication and Religious Affairs of the Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba in San Antonio de los Banos, partially says the following:
“The department of religious affairs of the communist party in Cuba, in order to promote religious freedom and interreligious dialogue in our country, has analyzed the request for the production and transmission of the program La Voz Alegre and is pleased to communicate its approval.”
Not only that, but they also allowed us to use the studios of the government radio station, radio Ariguanabo, to record our program while we built our own studio. We are now producing the half hour version of our program from the government radio station, praise God!
Now for the better news, are you ready? In addition, the Director of Radio Ariguanabo has shown great interest in incorporating “La Voz Alegre” into its new programming schedule. The broadcast of our program on this radio station will be an unprecedented event, making us the first program with a religious theme to be broadcast by a Cuban government media outlet! These are things that only God can do! He deserves all the glory.
Yes, traditionally, December has been a month of blessings for me, for so many reasons. But this December, the Spanish radio ministry is also celebrating the goodness of the Lord. He has shown us His mighty hand throughout the years. But what just happened confirms, once again, that He is involved in what we do. We can freely share Christ through radio and videos. He has opened the door to new opportunities. I am excited for He has in store.
Merry Christmas and Blessed New Year to all.
