Turn Your Radio On …

by MARTIN, J.C. | Category: Mission | Feb 2008

That's how it used to be! Thirty years of technological development has led since to computer and digital reception of unequalled clarity and quality, with transmissions covering ever greater areas of the world. The production of 'Search for Truth' radio programmes continues to be economically efficient and extremely cost effective when you consider that Search for Truth's potential listening population now covers every continent of the world.

We seek to achieve clarity and quality in the content and presentation of each programme, be it gospel, pastoral or doctrinal. Brian Johnston, our current Bible teacher, has been producing programmes for many years and recording them with David Shore. I add an introduction, address details, and hymn selection relevant to each message. We find great satisfaction in crafting each programme. David sends them via computer to transmitters worldwide. We pray the seed will reach listening ears and receptive hearts which will become the 'good ground' and yield fruit 'a hundredfold' to the glory of God!

Over the 30 years of technological progress there has, in the goodness of God, also been significant missionary progress. The Lord has blessed His word, and it has run and been glorified throughout the earth, to the extension of the Kingdom of God as expressed throughout the Churches of God worldwide. In 1980, the Church of God in Kingston, Jamaica, was planted after initial contacts were made through broadcasts from Bonaire. Then in 1994, the Church of God in Accra, Ghana, came into existence, assisted through a connection with radio broadcasts from Liberia over the inspiringly-named Eternal Love Winning Africa (ELWA). In 1997, the Church of God in Antwerp, Belgium, was planted after a Belgian lady, now in the church there, received Christ as her personal Saviour through hearing one of the early programmes around 1980. After lengthy correspondence initiated via radio, churches were planted in Malawi from 1998.

Today geographical coverage is achieved via broadcasts from TWR Guam, Oakville N. America, TWR Benin and Malawi, TWR Europe and HCJB Australia. You can listen live online at www.twr.org.uk/live.htm and in North America – www.JOY1250.ca

At our website www.searchfortruth.org.uk you can access information about broadcast times and how to tune in.

Some of the 'listening ears' have written in, and we are always glad to receive responses. They might be requesting a booklet or asking a question. Others make fuller comment. Here are a few examples which give some idea of the scope and level of appreciation which we receive:

"I am one of your listeners from the West African state of Nigeria on TWR UK. Your teachings are always a blessing to me ... grateful if you would send the booklet you are offering on your teachings about Samson and any other reading materials that will help me grow in the Lord." CU, Nigeria

"I happen to [be] one of those people who enjoy listening to your programs on the radio. I wanted to make request for either a DVD or booklet for the series on 'The 12 brothers'." KZ, Malawi

"We have 12 people in our home study group out of which there are 4 sets of married couples who could share a copy ... I would also be grateful to automatically receive a new title as my husband and I have enjoyed listening to 'Search for Truth' for years on our shortwave radio on Saturday mornings." MD, Scottish Borders

"I'd like to have the free audio visual representation of 'Good news for believers that's out of this world'. I've read the booklet and I really don't know how to say thank for what has been disclosed to me." FA, Lagos, Nigeria

MARTIN, J.C. | Feb 2008
Mission