Anderson Times

On September 18th, the ninth 100,000-watt shortwave transmitter built at the HCJB Global Technology Center in Elkhart arrived at the TWR (Trans World Radio) site in Swaziland. Dan helped design and program the computer control system for this series of equipment now in use in Ecuador, Guam, Australia, and Swaziland.

In Africa, TWR will use this transmitter to send the gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ in 30 languages to the vast regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. We praise God for the privilege of being involved in the production of technology that spreads Good News across the world. You can read more about how this transmitter will be used at:

The Azande tribe, more than 2 million strong, resides in a remote corner of Africa where the Sudan, Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) meet. Mboligihe Ndalu, a member of the tribe, came to the U.S. to study at Wheaton College. He had a vision for bringing Christian radio to his tribe and contacted the HCJB Global Technology Center for help. We provided the transmitter and antenna for the project and technical support during the installation.

On April 20, 2008, in the village of Dungu in the DRC, Radio RTK became the first Christian radio station to broadcast the gospel in the Azande language. A report from the field states, "It was Mboligihe's vision and HCJB Global's partnership that made it possible. To see the look on the people's faces when they hear the radio speaking their language for the very first time ever…I don't know how you top that!"

Barb Honored for Service

On September 17th, the secretary of the Board of Trustees of HCJB Global presented Barb with an illuminated parchment honoring her for 25 years of service with the mission. Although both of us have been serving in missions for over 30 years, Barb worked at missionary schools in Brazil and Ecuador before joining HCJB Global in 1983.

In Barb's own words:

You might say I "married into" HCJB Global. This past July, I celebrated my 25th wedding anniversary as well as my 25th years as a member of HCJB. The missionary personnel director and I arbitrarily chose July 1, 1983, as my date of entry into the mission, and I married a wonderful engineer on July 16. Having spent three years in Quito with the Christian and Missionary Alliance teaching at the Alliance Academy, and being involved with the HCJB music department, I was already known in the community and passed the personnel director's scrutiny without the customary week at candidate orientation.

Teaching MK's (missionary kids) on the field, thus allowing families to stay together, was a passion for me. I taught for two years in Sao Paulo, Brazil, at the Pan American Christian Academy before coming to Quito. I finished four years in Quito at the Alliance Academy before motherhood changed my focus.

We moved to Miami to work at the mission headquarters for 18 months before coming to Elkhart in late 1986. Involvement with our local church in youth work and music, raising and "launching" three children, and supporting my husband in his endeavors has filled my years. I returned to teaching part-time at the local Christian school to cover our children's tuition bill in 1997 and remain there today.

I thank the Lord for the privilege of serving these 25 years with HCJB Global. Though the mission has a new logo, a new name (formerly HCJB World Radio), new leadership, and new goals, the heartbeat remains the same - the desire to present Christ to the lost, making believers of all nations. The Lord is always faithful. He gives us strength for the journey, and we give him the glory.

Jenny (TESOL at Moody Bible Institute), Emily (Office Administration at Ivy Tech Community College), and John (Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences at Purdue University) returned to their college classes in August. If all goes according to plan, Jenny will graduate in December. Pray that our children will be sensitive to God's leading as they study and mature. While we are proud of their educational accomplishments, our greatest desire is that they serve the Lord wherever they are.

The national financial news sounds grim as we write this letter which makes us all the more thankful for the financial and prayer support that comes from you, our partners. We are all dependent on the Lord, not just the missionaries, and we thank those who share what God has given them to further the spread of his kingdom on earth. May God help us all to use his provision wisely.