Launch of Calvary Radio Network

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Friday, December 12, 2008
Launch of Calvary Radio Network
Now has 50 stations across the United States
By Dan Wooding
Founder of ASSIST Ministries

COSTA MESA, CA (ANS) -- Richard MacIntosh, the general Manager of the Calvary Radio Network (CRN) has announced the launch of this network with some 50 stations operating across the United States.

CRN has grown out of what was called the Calvary Satellite Network (CNS), now called the Christian Satellite Network, which has since separated from Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, California.

“The catalyst for the Calvary Radio Network began in the 1990's as an associated ministry of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa that was begun by Pastor Chuck Smith and his son Jeff along with Mike Kestler,” said Richard MacIntosh.

“The network grew to over 200 full power radio stations and translators (low power stations) all across the United States from Bangor, Maine, to Lihue, Hawaii.

“Disputes between the directors of the non-profit ministry led to a division of the stations with a group of stations being run out of Twin Falls, Idaho, and a further group of stations under the ministry of Jeff Smith and the Calvary Radio Network operated by Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa.”
More information on the the network can be found on the web at www.calvaryradionetwork.com.

Richard MacIntosh went on to say, “The network is important because we play quality Bible Teaching programs. We feature Chuck Smith, Greg Laurie Skip Heitzig, Raul Reis and David Jeremiah. Music is secondary, but still has a high priority. The focus is the teaching of the Word of God.

“The Calvary Radio Network is a non-profit, listener supported radio ministry serving many locations throughout the United States, and is accessible anywhere in the world via the Internet by just clicking on ‘Listen Live’ on the www.calvaryradionework.com web site."

He added, “The desire of the Calvary Radio Network is to broadcast programming that faithfully follows sound Biblical teaching and passionate praise & worship music 24 hours a day to communities throughout the United States and the world. Since our inception, it continues to be our desire that through our programming, our listeners come to know and understand Jesus Christ and His amazing love for us.”


Note: Dan Wooding’s weekly Sunday interview program “Front Page Radio” on KWVE 107.9 FM, the Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa flagship station, will also be offered to the Calvary Radio Network affiliate stations. In the UK, Front Page Radio can be heard on Revival FM each Sunday evening at about 11pm.

Dan Wooding, 67, is an award winning British journalist now living in Southern California with his wife Norma of 45 years. He is the founder and international director of ASSIST (Aid to Special Saints in Strategic Times) and the ASSIST News Service (ANS); and US Bureau Chief for the Missionaries News Service (www.missionariesnews.tv) and Safe Worlds IPTV’s Christian News Services. He was, for ten years, a commentator, on the UPI Radio Network in Washington, DC. Wooding He is also the author of some 42 books, the latest of which is his autobiography, "From Tabloid to Truth", which is published by Theatron Books. To order a copy, go to www.fromtabloidtotruth.com. E-mail: danjuma1@aol.com.

Download, listen to or broadcast "The Christmas Story" - FREE

“I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today … a Savior is born.”

This exciting announcement is part of “The Christmas Story,” a free Audio Bible program about the birth of Jesus Christ.

“The Christmas Story” is an audio drama, word-for-word reading from the New Testament books Matthew and Luke and is produced by Faith Comes By Hearing, the world’s foremost Audio Bible ministry. This realistic audio recording was produced using multiple character voices, musical backgrounds and sound effects.

You can get this free program:

• By downloading free from here. (Available in .mp3 or .WAV file formats)
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• Or listen online now.

Faith Comes By Hearing produced this short, family-friendly program, which runs about 12 minutes, to help people engage in the Bible this holiday season and hear the Christmas story in a dramatic, audio format.

"This is part of the greatest story ever told. Everyday we need to engage in the Bible through reading or listening, and this is the time of the year we need to remember and give thanks for God’s greatest gift to humanity.”-- Jon D. Wilke, Organizational Spokesperson

“Gathering around and listening to this Bible story is an easy, yet powerful way to share God’s love with your family and start a memorable Christmas tradition,” he said.

Founded in 1972 as a non-profit ministry, Faith Comes By Hearing records and uses Audio Bible programs to reach the world with God’s Word.

Since more than 50 percent of the world’s population cannot read, Faith Comes By Hearing helps those hear God’s Word in their heart language.

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hrough strategic partners, Faith Comes By Hearing is diligently working to reach the world’s poor and illiterate with God’s Word in format that they can both use and understand.

The Spirit Moves in Tonga

We praise the Lord for what He is doing right now in the Kingdom thruough the Christian Radio Station.

If I'll share a testimony about what I see happen at the Radio Station now I would say that this is very different and special compare to the last two years that I've been entered this station.

So many people call and join with us in our programme even day and night. We can't count the people Graham and we see revival and restoration here in Tonga . . ."

• Many listeners are still phoning in with tears of repentance and joy
• 10 to 20 people a day are making a public commitment over the radio, to follow Jesus Christ
• Listeners are going to Willy's home looking for help
• Some community leaders and their family members have been phoning to pray on air or tell about their personal faith in Jesus Christ
• The government TV station interviewed Willy and Setita.
• The government TV station is broadcasting a program every afternoon this week to highlight the ministry of Letio Faka-Kalisitiane 93FM

Dear Graham, since last wednesday till today He is still moving, not only during my night shift but breakthrough has take place through out the day programe.

Again last night we end our 8 to 10pm programe at about 1.30am. Graham the atmosphere between the Radio and listeners was amazing because when one is sharing on-air you felt something different in you as if you just wnat to cry for more of Jesus.

Children and youth are sharing their dreams on-air and their dreams are almost the same, they saw Jesus coming back,

In the Prison God is moving there, it is not allowed for a prisoner to use the phone and call outside, but prisoners begun to call from their cells at about 12 o'clock and whispered with tears trying not to be caught and saying that they want to live for Jesus. Some of them say when i get out I want to go to bible school.

A mother was touched by the spirit of God last night while persecuting her daughter with her new faith in Jesus, the daughter shared on-air people respond and at the end of the programe, the mother call and reconcile was made and tears of repentence was shed by the mother.

TO GOD BE THE GLORY THANKYOU FOR PRAYING

(extracts from Willy, Manager of 93FM in Tonga, to Graeme, President UCB Pacific Partners)

TheCall LIVE from Africa on GOD TV this weekend

GOD TV News Release

TheCall LIVE from Africa on GOD TV this weekend

Thousands of prayer warriors to gather for TheCall Kenya and millions more by way of television as GOD TV broadcasts this mass prayer gathering worldwide.

4 DECEMBER, 2008:

Over the years GOD TV has broadcast TheCall from cities across the world – now for the first time, the network will be televising the event from Africa as TheCall Kenya takes to the air. A capacity crowd is expected at the Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi on 6 December to cry out for revival and GOD TV founders Rory & Wendy Alec encourage Christians from across the UK to join in and support the nation of Kenya in prayer.

TheCall Kenya will be aired LIVE in the UK on GOD TV exclusively on Saturday 6 December from 7.00 to 15.00 (GMT) on both the GOD Channel UK (SKY 580) and GOD Europe (SKY 581 and Virgin 279). Viewers can also watch on the Internet at www.god.tv/stream. The full 8-hour programme will also be available for video on demand viewing at www.god.tv/god.

Founded by Lou Engle, TheCall is committed to mobilising Christians across the world to petition God for His mercy on their city and nation and to pray for spiritual awakening. This is done by holding solemn assemblies in key cities where believers of different ages, races and denominations come together for a day of prayer, fasting, worship and repentance. In addition to the USA, TheCall has been held in various European countries including the UK, Australia, Canada, the Philippines, Indonesia, Israel and now on the African Continent for the first time.
“Kenya stands at a critical juncture as its newspaper headlines expose the frailty of the nation’s moral fabric,” said Lou Engle, “but there is the promise of a great awakening on the horizon. It is always darkest before dawn, and the Church is set to enter its finest hour. When it seems like there is no hope, God still has a holy prescription: ‘Blow the trumpet in Zion, declare a fast, call a sacred assembly!’ (Joel 2). We are therefore calling the people of Kenya to gather in their nation’s capital, on December 6th, to cry out to God for mercy and revival.”

TheCall Kenya takes place in the same week as GOD TV opens an office in Nairobi with Eli Rop as GOD TV’s new Regional Director for East Africa. In addition to being available across Kenya via satellite, GOD TV has three terrestrial transmitters in the nation reaching several million people.

“We sense God’s Hand on TheCall Kenya and it’s strategic timing,” said Wendy Alec who is GOD TV’s Director of Television, “which is why we will be broadcasting the entire event LIVE to our potential viewing audience of almost half a billion viewers in 214 nations. It is only through prayer and fasting that we will see revival come to our nations and we encourage viewers to tune in and stand with the people of Kenya in prayer, and as they do, we believe the Lord will touch them wherever they live.”

For more information about GOD TV visit www.god.tv
For more about TheCall Kenya visit www.thecall.co.ke

About GOD TV: www.god.tv
As the UK & Europe’s only Christian broadcaster with a global presence, GOD TV continues to break new ground for the Christian media in Britain and around the world. The network was founded in London in 1995 by Christian media pioneers Rory & Wendy Alec and in 13 short years has become a global phenomenon. Today it beams a broad cross section of cutting-edge programmes, including many life-changing LIVE broadcasts, into millions of homes worldwide. The only broadcaster to transmit globally from Jerusalem, GOD TV’s powerful signal is carried via multiple satellites providing free viewing to almost half a billion people. GOD TV in the UK comprises two 24-hour Christian channels: the GOD Channel UK and GOD Europe. The GOD Channel UK is available via satellite (SKY 580) while GOD Europe can be viewed on satellite (SKY 581) and cable (Virgin TV 279). GOD TV has offices in Sunderland and Plymouth in the UK and other offices are situated in the USA, Europe, Africa and Asia. In addition to its vast media outreach, GOD TV also helps people in charitable ways by supporting feeding schemes, orphanages, water drilling projects and disaster relief funds. The Angel Foundation is GOD TV’s official UK charity.