Christian Radio: A Light for Tanzania | 305 | Report 17

The New Year started off with a new Christian presence on the airwaves of Tanzania. Broadcasting from Mbeya, located on a mountain top (insuring no obstruction of its signal), the Gospel message is broadcast to an area that blankets southern Tanzania and many millions of its citizens. The station is the result of years of labour and the combined efforts of the Tanzanian Assemblies of God, US missionaries and Speed the Light (STL), which helped with purchasing some of the equipment and in coordinating technical advice.
“The national church carried the lion’s share of the budget,” states Tanzanian missionary Scott Hanson, “but we are all excited about the potential impact the station will have in proclaiming the Gospel and disseminating good doctrine through solid Biblical teaching.” Currently, the population of Tanzania is estimated at 39 million people, with more than 80 percent said to be living in rural areas. AG African Regional Director Mike McClaflin says that the Tanzania Assemblies of God, has one of the most aggressive evangelism and church planting programmes of any of the AG national fellowships in the world.
Meanwhile Missions Communications Director Randy Hurst says four more stations will be established in the next 10 years. Their vision is to broadcast the Gospel across the entire country within a decade, while simultaneously planting thousands of churches. “With Tanzania being one of the poorest economies in Africa, the vision and faith of this national church is astounding,” he says. With Trans World Radio (TWR) covering all of Malawi, and Christian radio spreading in Uganda
and Kenya, radio is fast becoming a powerful means of church growth in East Africa.

Source: AG News; Revival Media

BIBLE STUDY: Psalm 49:1-3

PRAISE: God for these initiatives to blanket East Africa with Christian radio. Pray for the Africans who have taken this step of faith, and for the broadcasts to pave the way for rapid church growth.

Christian Bookshops’ Future Secured | 28th Mar 2010

For months it seemed likely that one of the major distributors/retailers of Christian books, music and resources in the UK would fall foul of the recession.
Keith Danby, IBS-STL Chief Executive said, “I am delighted with the developments. I could not have imagined five weeks ago such a positive outcome. All along we have had three goals in mind: the continuity of the distribution of Christian resources, safeguarding jobs, and finding purchasers who would invest in the businesses and take them to a new level.”
Authentic Media has been bought out by the Eastbourne-based media group Kingsway, while Australian Christian company Koorong has taken over Authentic Book Publishing and eight Wesley Owen branches. Scottish book distributor John Ritchie Ltd, a subsidiary of The Lord’s Work Trust, has purchased STL Distribution and its Carlisle properties. A further six Wesley Owen stores are being acquired by Christian Literature Crusade, while discussions are ongoing to save the remaining 26 branches through local groups.

Source: Christian Today

BIBLE STUDY: Hebrews 10:22-24

Praise: God for this outcome. Pray that the new owners will have God’s vision for the future.

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Christian Bookshops’ Future Secured | 28th Feb 2010

For months it seemed likely that one of the major distributors/retailers of Christian books, music and resources in the UK would fall foul of the recession.
Keith Danby, IBS-STL Chief Executive said, “I am delighted with the developments. I could not have imagined five weeks ago such a positive outcome. All along we have had three goals in mind: the continuity of the distribution of Christian resources, safeguarding jobs, and finding purchasers who would invest in the businesses and take them to a new level.”
Authentic Media has been bought out by the Eastbourne-based media group Kingsway, while Australian Christian company Koorong has taken over Authentic Book Publishing and eight Wesley Owen branches. Scottish book distributor John Ritchie Ltd, a subsidiary of The Lord’s Work Trust, has purchased STL Distribution and its Carlisle properties. A further six Wesley Owen stores are being acquired by Christian Literature Crusade, while discussions are ongoing to save the remaining 26 branches through local groups.

Source: Christian Today

BIBLE STUDY: Hebrews 10:22-24

Praise: God for this outcome. Pray that the new owners will have God’s vision for the future.