"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message…" ~ John 17:20
Dear pastors and prayer partners: Happy New Year!
Thank God for leading Voice of Salvation for the past 50 years that we can share the gospel with listeners in different regions and age groups, through radio, websites, and digital platforms…etc. And we also have been serving students of our Bible Correspondence Course around the world, especially those in prisons.
From the responses of many listeners, we deeply appreciate the wonderful works of God. Some listeners contact us actively out of their needs. God led them to our website when they were searching for Christian resources online.
For example, a sister living in the US searched online and found us for her child so her boy can listen to our program: Children's Bible Stories in Chinese. She hoped to download all the program audio files and put them into an mp3 player to play for her child each night to cultivate his understanding of Bible stories. Another fifth-grade elementary school student has been making it a routine to listen to our children's program each night so that he can sleep peacefully. Due to some reasons, he could no longer use the Internet, so he wrote to request the program audio files and asked us to help putting our programs into his audio player for continuous listening.
Thank God, our Bible correspondence course always extends its influence silently. Someone read the missionary book "Desert Sand" and found that the "Bible Correspondence Course" was a way for missionaries to cultivate new believers to be more fully educated in the truth. He was unable to attend Sunday school and he realized the need to be systematically edified in the truth, so he searched online and found our Bible correspondence course. To be cautious, he asked for the opinion of a senior member of his church before writing us to inquire and sign up for the Bible correspondence course.
Thank our Lord Jesus. He prays for us and for those we serve. As John 17:20 said, "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message…" We firmly believe that God will work in the life of every listener and Bible correspondence student served by the Voice of Salvation.
In this brand new year, we sincerely invite you to remember our ministries in your prayers and support our needs with your offering. Let’s work together for the mission entrusted by God -- "Let all Chinese people around the world hear the voice of God’s salvation", and fight the good fight for the Lord together!
May God bless you and your family, may your New Year be filled with His grace!
【Thanksgiving, News and Intercessions】
1. Our budget for 2025 is NT$8.23 million. In which, NT$2.56 million is for program production and broadcasting, NT$5 million for manpower expenses. Your prayers and offerings for such needs are much appreciated.
2. The program “Little Lamb’s Bible Stories” started broadcasting in January this year, one episode each week. You are welcome to listen to it on our website or APP.
3. In response to ministry needs, we are looking for full-time co-workers such as program producers, multi-media editors, and out-reach assistants. Referrals from church pastors, brothers and sisters are welcome.
【letters/messages from listeners】
◎ From China... I really like the program "Light of Truth". Listening to it gives great help to my spirituality. …
◎From China…My mother is a devout Christian and she listens to your program “Light of Truth” each day. Influenced by her, my daughter has always believed in God and revered the Lord since she was a child. However she is not joining any church or being baptized yet. Could you pray for my daughter? …
◎ From China …Hello, host, peace be with you in the Lord! Thank you for your program, it is very helpful, thank you very much...May God remember your work, thank you Lord! …
◎ From China …I love listening to “Awake with the Angel” and other programs. Thanks for the prayers from the hosts. May the Lord watch over your radio station and His cup of blessings overflows to you! May the Lord help us and make my children and wife turn to God, Amen, thank God. …
◎From China… Happy New Year! I felt deeply inspired after listening to the hymns in your program because I like to use hymns and church music to praise the Triune God. I was very inspired when I heard the host/teacher introduce the hymns written by Martin Luther and the piano music played by her. I deeply started to realize how little I know about sacred music and the service of praising God. With God’s grace, I have a one-year-old daughter. I want her to learn music from a young age and go to a music school or seminary in the future…
◎From China…I have listened to the testimonies and stories produced by you on my player and I really liked them. I listen to it every day, all day long. Thank you for recording the beautiful testimonies and stories for us...May God bless you!
【letters from Bible Correspondence Course students】
◎Student Pan…I am very grateful for this course which has helped me understand Christianity and Jesus better. I am more than happy to surrender my life to God. Jesus is my Savior. Jesus takes charge of everything, including my family, health, wealth, and life. I have learned to find peace in obedience. I used to be a Buddhist for nearly 40 years, and so did my family. Fortunately, God’s calling made our whole family Christians, so I can understand the mental barriers or “thresholds” of people who believe in traditional religions. I sincerely hope that more people can turn back to the Lord and not continue to be trapped in traditional idolatry. …
◎Student Chen...The Bible correspondence course has made me more aware that I was created by God and have a sinful nature. The result of sin is death. Both the body and the spirit die because of sin. Sin destroys the relationship between man and God and makes man an enemy of God. Only through the redemption of Jesus can one be saved. …I am willing to accept Jesus Christ as my Savior. …
◎Student Yin…I was baptized in April 2022, but I felt that my understanding of the Bible and God’s words was very limited, so I participated in the correspondence course. This course has led me to know God and myself again, and reminded me to remember that I am a child of God... During each correspondence period, it is also an exercise in learning to wait; it is also a hope, a desire to learn more, to know more, and to experience God. The Bible correspondence course guides me to learn the Bible in a practical way. In the process of studying and writing scriptures, I feel the peace brought by God’s words in my heart, and I am willing to continue studying. …