“Is this the end of our radio ministry?”
Pastor Budi* had been struggling to keep Radio Simfoni* on the air ever since his father, who founded the station, went to be with the Lord some twenty years ago. Budi’s father had also pastored a small church, and while Budi had never planned to run a radio station or pastor a church, God led him to take responsibility for both.
It was tough to keep the station running. They barely had enough funds to pay their electric bills, and their equipment was failing. When the station’s original transmitter died in 2019, Budi was only able to acquire a much less powerful replacement. While it kept them on the air, it also meant that fewer people were able to hear their broadcasts.
To make matters worse, their antenna tower was badly rusting, and it was only a matter of time until it failed too. Budi remembered the words of his father, “Radio is church without walls.” So he prayed faithfully, asking God to show him the way forward.
In 2024, God answered Budi’s prayers. One of Reach Beyond’s local workers visited his station and introduced him to our ministry. Soon after, Reach Beyond invited Budi to attend our Global Voice Leadership Institute for station managers in his country.
At that conference, Budi met many other Christian broadcasters who are passionate about sharing the Gospel in places where it is not easy to be a believer, let alone talk about Jesus on the radio. Budi received practical training and encouragement that refreshed and breathed new life into his soul and rekindled his passion to reach his community with the Gospel.
He also found new hope as he talked with Reach Beyond’s staff about his station’s challenges. Eventually, our team made arrangements to provide Simfoni Radio with a new transmitter and a new, much taller tower to expand their coverage.
Our engineer, Trevor, also designed and supervised the installation of a grounding system to protect both the tower and station from the frequent lightning strikes and power surges that were damaging their equipment.
God has given Simfoni Radio a long legacy of faithfully sharing the Good News of Jesus with its community of Muslim neighbors, and they have become a trusted voice in the region.
The station broadcasts 24/7, with nearly half of its programs designed to engage a non-believing audience with a singular purpose—to share the Gospel.
Simfoni Radio now has new life, a renewed passion, and a strong signal, able to reach further and tell many more people about Jesus. •
*Names changed for security reasons
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