World Christian Broadcasting trying to reach every nation in the world http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/sep/22/world-christian-broadcasting-trying-to-reach- in/
Senior producers for World Christian Broadcasting are (standing, from left) Henry Huffard, African programming; Rob Scobey, English programming; Rex Morgan, Spanish programming; Konstantin Tchernouchenko (seated from left), Russian programming; Tony Tadros, Arabic programming; and Ed Short, Chinese programming. Former World War II combat veteran of Guam and Iwo Jima Lowell Perry died in a plane crash in the Caribbean on March 25, 1977, at age 53, but his dream of setting up shortwave radio stations to teach the Bible around the world did not die with him. The dream began in Perry's living room in Abilene and grew into World Christian Broadcasting Inc. Soon after WWII, Perry and his friend Maurice Hall, also a veteran, decided they wanted to spread the gospel to remote areas of the world. Hall had seen what the shortwave radio could do when he assisted in setting up communications for President Franklin Roosevelt at the Yalta Conference in February 1945, and Perry had seen the islands in the Pacific and knew the people relied on radio for their news. They kept their idea alive, and in 1976, a small group met at Perry's house and World Christian Broadcasting began. Perry's widow, Earline Perry, said her husband had always been interested in radio and taught radio and television broadcasting at Abilene Christian University. She said Hall had told Lowell if they could use shortwave radio in the war, they could use it for teaching the Bible. While at ACU, Lowell published an article, saying, "This sleeping giant (shortwave broadcasting) has only begun to stir. If he were sufficiently motivated, he has the power to take the gospel to the entire world within a few years' time. ... (We) need to realize the potential of this electronic giant and avail ourselves of this excellent opportunity." Perry was traveling in the Caribbean seeking information and locations for radio stations when the plane carrying him and two others broke up in midair. Perry had already set up some stations in a few countries. Now, Perry's dream is about to become a reality. One station is already set up in Alaska and is reaching into China and Russia and numerous other nations, while another will open in Madagascar that will broadcast into Egypt, Jordan, India, and other countries. It has not been an easy task, said Charles Caudill, president/CEO of World Christian Broadcasting, based in Franklin, Tenn. "Our station in Alaska was set on fire by arsonists," he said. "The damage was about $200,000." He said three transmitters will soon be on their way to Madagascar. "We hope to have the station in operation by January 2012," Caudill said. He said World Christian Broadcasting employs about 50 people around the world. He said some people hear about Christ on the radio and contact the station. Caudill said information is sent to people who want to know more, and a missionary or someone in that country might visit with them. "We have people who speak Russian, Chinese, Arabic, and many languages," Caudill said. Caudill said the radio uses a magazine format to reach the 3 billion "We have music, information about the Olympics that might involve their country, and even something about cowboys and Indians," he said. Caudill said they talk about the Bible and their main mission was to teach and influence people to learn about Christ. Several from World Christian Broadcasting met in Abilene this week and had a booth set up at the ACU Summit. Bob Scott of Abilene was the first president of World Christian Broadcasting. He served from 1980 to 1993. "Our primary purpose was trying to reach the unreachable people of the world like China and Russia with the gospel of Christ," Scott said. "We went on the air in 1983 in Anchor Point, Alaska." "Lowell and Maurice Hall had always said they wanted to see the gospel preached to every person in the world," Earline Perry said. "They knew it could be done through shortwave radio." Lowell Perry wanted to do it in his lifetime, his Earline Perry said. "Lowell did not live to see it done, but Maurice Hall did," she said. "Within in a short time, the Bible will be beamed to every nation in the world." Standard rig : ICOM R75 / 2x16 V / m@h40 heads Sennheiser Please read and distribute this 15 year research article http://tinyurl.com/5vzg7e Please read my article on SINPO at http://tinyurl.com/yt7qjd ________________________ http://zlgr.multiply.com (radio monitoring site plus audio clips ) MAIN SITE http://www.delicious.com/gr_greek1/@zach (all mypages !!) ........ 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