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One of the objectives of the HCJB World Radio Engineering Center is to help national Christians reach their own people. The following letter received this past month illustrates the difficulties and rewards of helping our fellow believers:

Ugandan Christian Radio

African Bible College has been working for five years to see God open the door for a new Christian radio station in Uganda. What a privilege HCJB World Radio had in helping to install the new FM station in the capitol city of Kampala.

The new radio station is situated on the college campus, and is operated by college graduates in broadcasting.

The life expectancy of Ugandan men is only 44 years old. Not a week goes by that the newspaper doesn’t report thousands of people dying from AIDS, cholera, meningitis, plague, typhoid fever and malaria.

When it came to helping millions in poverty, we were limited in resources. When it came to their eternity, we helped in a small way through the airwaves to give them hope that’s only found in Christ, our Savior.

In this photo Akuma Emmanuel listens to the first broadcast from the new FM radio station in Uganda.

[Article provided by the Engineering Center News Network]

During spring break, we (Dan and Barb) traveled to the Word of Life Bible Institute near Buenos Aires, Argentina, to visit Jenny, who is beginning her third year of Bible and theology studies. We had a wonderful time meeting her friends and enjoying a refreshing time of vacation.

Word of Life, Argentina, has a tremendous ministry teaching young people God’s Word and how to serve Him. We were impressed by the faculty and students and their commitment to the Lord.

Dan was able to help troubleshoot a couple of computers and spoke to a Word of Life senior high youth group about getting involved in missions. Barb ministered with her flute at the local evangelical church on Sunday morning. Getting out into another culture and seeing the enthusiasm of the students and local believers, encouraged and inspired us to carry on with the Lord’s work.

Jenny (21) was a camp counselor for seven weeks in January and February at Word of Life in Argentina. She had an exhausting, but rewarding “summer” with 6-8 girls in her group each week. She plans to complete her third year at the Bible Institute in December and will return to the States for more training as she contemplates full-time Christian service.

Barb and Emily (19) had the opportunity to get involved in the ministry of the Engineering Center by helping inspect and test the first 1,000 fixed-tuned, solar-powered radio receivers that arrived in January. These receivers, now known as “SonSet Radios”, will be distributed to listeners like the man pictured on the front page of this newsletter so that they can hear their local Christian radio station. The receivers are pretuned to receive up to five partner stations in an area.

John (16) has taken a break from his work at a local pet and garden shop to play on his school’s golf team again. He is also looking at colleges, especially those that have an animal science program.

We are thankful that our ministry account ended 2006 in the black and that we received support increases from several donors. However, we still need to find new supporters since our account has been in the red again since February. Please pray for us as we share the ministry of HCJB World Radio with others and give them the opportunity to participate with us in the ministry.

Monthly support still needed: $1082

Our most sincere thanks goes out to all who are faithful in their financial and prayer support for our ministry. We regard each one as a vital partner in Heralding Christ Jesus’ Blessings around the world.