Christian Radio Prompts Listener to Reject Suicide and Put Faith in God

May 28, 2013

Christian Radio Prompts Listener to Reject Suicide and Put Faith in God

May 28, 2013

Inspiracom Delmith Hunter counseling KYRM lr

Delmith Hunter, a staff member at KYRM in Yuma, counsels a listener via the telephone.

(May 28, 2013 - by Bonnie Lafitte and Ralph Kurtenbach) Life had already thrown a lot at José, and in his devotion to Satan he was desperately seeking help with his problems and protection from any danger. He refused his wife's invitations to accompany her in attending church, claiming that he already had his god.

The day came, however, when this god's answer was not good enough for José. He had suffered a stroke, and deep within himself, he cried out to the one who was the object of his faith. He implored Satan to be healed and released from his bedridden state, but it didn't happen.

In fact, his attending physicians had given up all hope. But when a Christian doctor came by José's room and prayed for him, by God's power, he was healed. Much to the surprise of everyone, he regained his mobility. Understanding that God is more powerful than the one he'd been worshiping, José promised to serve the Lord.

José began attending church with his wife, who for him was life itself. He loved her deeply and admitted to her that he loved her more than he loved God. His wife chided him, saying this must not be as we must love Him above all in obedience to His Word.

His trials were far from over, however, and before long, his wife died. With her death, José became disillusioned and wanted to take his own life.

Determined to carry out his plan, he got into his car, planning his trip to a pharmacy where he would buy a bottle of pills and ingest them after returning home. But José's plan was thwarted. On the way back home he turned on the radio. A song playing on KYRM 91.9 FM, a Spanish-language radio station in Yuma, Ariz., dealt with the topic of death.

A high fence on the U.S.-Mexico border near Inspiracom station KNOG in Nogales, Ariz., was built to help keep undocumented immigrants from entering the U.S. Constructed between 2006 and 2010, the fence covers about one-third of the 1,969-mile border between Mexico and the U.S. Network stations broadcast in Spanish to both sides of the border.

The Yuma station is the westernmost of a string of Christian radio stations of the network, Inspiracom, based along the U.S.-Mexico border. The area was deemed a "global hotspot" by the prayer guide, Operation World, in 2010. It was listed, along with Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, the Korean Peninsula and 10 other areas as "most likely to cause turmoil, conflict, suffering or even war in the coming years." Inspiracom is a partner ministry of HCJB Global.

The song that José heard on KYRM carried lyrics explaining that when a believing loved one dies, the survivors-if they too have trusted Christ for their forgiveness-are separated only temporarily from the deceased. They have complete assurance of seeing the loved one again in heaven.

Soon crying uncontrollably and deeply moved in repentance, José got rid of the pills he had bought at the pharmacy, understanding that he could not control every aspect of his life but instead must trust God with it.

Since that day the station's program hosts have been his comfort and companion. He knows that just as the Lord used the station's programming to keep him from committing suicide, others are helped in similar ways. Having pledged financial help for the station, he wants to support the station until the Lord calls him home to heaven.

Sources: Inspiracom (formerly World Radio Network), Operation World

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