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Radio Peace In Sudan To Assess Ministry and Plan Future
Spotsylvania, Virginia, August 25, 2009 --- Radio Peace Manager Pete Stover begins a two week trek to Southern Sudan. He'll join the station's Regional Operations Coordinator Livingstone Kiniaru in Kenya before heading to the station. After a routine maintenance and resupply mission at the station's transmitter site, the two will head to the southern city of Juba which is the capital of the provisional Government of South Sudan (GoSS). There, they’ll meet both church and government leaders to assess the Radio Peace ministry and operation. They'll also make plans to provide a more efficient and effective means of listener contact. The lack of infrastructure in Sudan makes follow-up of listeners difficult. Working with local churches in cities and villages throughout Southern Sudan by making them listener contact centers will become part of the station's outreach strategy. In addition, planning will include identifying areas for the "Radios for Sudan" project in which solar and hand-crank powered radios are delivered with relief supplies throughout Southern Sudan. Discussions will also be held about new and existing languages for broadcast and the type of programs being produced. Radio Peace broadcasts on two regional shortwave transmitters that cover Southern Sudan, Southern Darfur, the central Nuba Mountains and Northern Sudan. Currently, programs are broadcast six hours daily in five languages. Broadcast categories include: humanitarian, drama, health, preaching/evangelistic, Bible teaching and Christian testimony. Pray for the current travel and meetings by Stover and Livingstone, openness by listeners to the radio station's programming, and the planned distribution of more radios.

new Frequency for Radio Peace Provides Clearer Reception for Listeners, More Radios To Be Sent
Spotsylvania, Virginia, August 11, 2009 - The frequency change of one of the Radio Peace shortwave transmitters in South Sudan now means an interference-free signal for tens of thousand potential listeners. The change to 4740 kHz shortwave from the original 4750 kHz now allows Christian broadcasts to be heard unimpeded by broadcasting out of Uganda. Thank you for your prayers for our technical crew, Livingstone Kiniaru and Sam Sele, during their recent maintenance trip during which the technical change was made. Continue to pray for Radios for Sudan, the radio distribution project started in 2004 by Global Endeavor, to place shortwave radios along with relief supplies in the hands of listeners throughout South Sudan. 30,000 radios have been distributed since the inception of the project. Pray that 36,000 more radios can be distributed the next three years giving more people access to Christian broadcasts daily from Radio Peace. Some churches are considering making Radios for Sudan their Christmas missions project this year. More information is available online at GlobalEndeavor.org the website of Radio Peace.

Radio Peace Technical Team To Make Frequency Change

Spotsylvania, Virginia, July 28, 2009 - During a routine maintenance and resupply trip this week, the Radio Peace technical team plans to fine tune both of our transmitters which carry Christian broadcasts to tens of thousands of people in South Sudan, southern Darfur, the Nuba Mountains and North Sudan. In the process, engineer Livingstone Kiniaru will change the frequency of the 4750 kHz shortwave transmitter to 4740 kHz to avoid an interference problem that has been created by another broadcaster in the neighboring country of Uganda. This rather simple adjustment will allow the Radio Peace programs to be heard clearly in five languages once again across its coverage area in South Sudan and southern Darfur. Pray that this technical procedure will be successful and that both Livingstone and mechanic Sam Sele will have safe travel to and from Radio Peace this week. Also, pray for our transmitter operators and security crew who live at the broadcast facility in South Sudan.

Radio Peace Listeners Receive Christian Teaching and Practical Advice
Spotsylvania, Virginia, July 25, 2009 - The variety of programs broadcast in five languages across Sudan over Radio Peace are attracting thousands of listeners daily. Preaching, teaching and testimony broadcasts address such topics as the powerlessness of spirits, the fear of the Lord, and walking in forgiveness. Educational and health programs inform listeners about malaria, sustainable farming, HIV/AIDS, and alcohol abuse. There are as many 40 million people within the coverage area of the Radio Peace transmitters located in South Sudan. Programs are produced in partnership with ACROSS an association of regional ministries. Pray today that God would use these programs to touch the lives of those who listen and that He would give wisdom and discernment to producers who create the programs.

Broadcast For Darfur Being Explored
Spotsylvania, Virginia, July 17, 2009 - The Radio Peace broadcasts in Sudan are being heard in Darfur in the northwest. Over the years, thousands of radios have been distributed by Radio Peace to a refugee camp operated by Persecution Project Foundation in neighboring Bahr El Ghazal province. However, the two Arabic dialects that are broadcast are intended for southern speakers of Juba Arabic and northern speakers of traditional Arabic. So, Radio Peace is exploring the development of a new broadcast that would specifically serve the language needs of the Darfuri people.Pray for the search process to find a prospective broadcaster among the refugees who could be trained to create programs that would offer healing, help and hope to the people of Darfur. Also, pray for deteriorating conditions in Darfur and refugee camps in neighboring Southern Sudan and Chad as Radio Peace sources say much-needed supplies continue to be cut-off from refugee camps or are being withheld through the continuing genocidal techniques practiced by the Islamic regime led by Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, the President of the Government of Sudan.

New Broadcasters Being Sought
Spotsylvania, Virginia, July 8, 2009 — Radio Peace is seeking new broadcasters from five regions of South Sudan. Plans are being made to meet with church leaders in those areas. They’ll be asked to recommend two people from their respective churches whom they believe would be good candidates for broadcast training. The prospects will receive instruction in communications theory, broadcast operations and production technique. Following the training, they’ll be assigned to create material weekly from their region and submit it for broadcast over Radio Peace. As a result of this effort, Radio Peace intends to provide an outlet for local churches to present messages of reconciliation, hope and peace in South Sudan in their respective languages to their own people who may be unable to read or write or may be at a distance from churches. Churches in the U.S. can sponsor the training, the new broadcasters, and their field equipment needs. Pray for this effort as it unfolds in the days ahead. In doing so, consider your role in making this important new component of Radio Peace a reality.

Radio PEACE Is Broadcasting Again!
Spotsylvania, Virginia, July 1, 2009 — Great news! Radio PEACE (RP) in Sudan is now back on the air again! The RP technical crew, led by Livingstone Kiniaru, finished work on Tuesday and reported from Nairobi that the stations began transmissions again on Monday June 29. Programs can again be heard in five languages: Arabic, Dinka, Nuer, Juba Arabic and English six hours daily over our shortwave transmitters broadcasting into South Sudan and southern Darfur as well as the Nuba Mountains and North Sudan. Plans are being made to increase program production and add more hours to the schedule in the near future but more support is needed to do so. Long-range planning is being made to add local RP FM facilities in two major cities of South Sudan. For now, Pete Stover, U.S. Manager for Radio PEACE, says "prayer is needed for the Radio PEACE signals and Christian programs to be received among receptive hearts as we send messages of help and hope to thousands of listeners across this vast troubled country".

Radio PEACE Return To Air Delayed A Week
Spotsylvania, Virginia, June 22, 2009–-The Radio PEACE work scheduled for last week was delayed. Radio PEACE regional coordinator, Livingstone Kiniaru, is en route to the stations in Sudan from Kenya this week. He will arrive on Thursday and is scheduled to make the repairs on Friday and Saturday. Travel by pickup truck into and out of Sudan is very difficult. Livingstone requests prayer for safety this week and for a good welcome from local workers who will be involved in the operation of the stations again.    U.S. Manager Pete Stover says “prayer is also needed for listeners who will be hearing Radio PEACE for the first time in six months since broadcasts were suspended.”
 The impact of Radio PEACE has been important through the years as it covers tens of thousands of listeners across hundreds of miles across villages and cities all over Sudan. Upon hearing the news of the return to the air of Radio PEACE, one person responded: "I just want to thank you for the job well-done regarding the radio. I talked to my relatives in Nasir and told me that they listen to the message of peace in Radio Peace. We will join you in prayers for peace between Lou and Jikany Nuers. Our Church the Presbytery cannot afford that conflict which torn apart members of the Church. May God give you good health to assist his people!"  Recent reports have been received concerning ethnic violence among members of the Nuer people group mainly located in the Upper Nile region. One SPLM official told the BBC the violence was fueled by weapons distributed among the groups by the Sudan government.

Radio Peace Under Global Endeavor Management Again
Spotsylvania, Virginia, June 8, 2009 — On June 1, 2009, Educational Media Corporation’s Global Endeavor assumed management of Southern Sudan’s two Christian radio stations once again. Radio PEACE was originally founded, developed, built and operated by EMC’s Global Endeavor ministry based in Virginia from its inception in 2003 through mid-2006.  Ministry partner Persecution Project Foundation (PPF) of Culpeper, VA picked up the management role in 2006 when local EMC projects tapped out the human and financial resources available at the time. Over time, PPF discovered that it was unable to manage Radio PEACE along with their growing relief and development work in southern Darfur as the refugee community there swelled to more than 90,000 people.  Lack of resources for radio work at PPF forced Radio PEACE off the air in January 2009. EMC learned of the station’s demise. EMC contacted PPF leaders and informed them that EMC would gladly manage the stations again so that Radio PEACE could return to broadcasting to thousands of listeners throughout Sudan including the southern Darfur area. EMC’s President, Pete Stover, will serve as the U.S.-based manager again overseeing the strategic planning, funding, and program operation. Livingstone Kiniaru, based in Kenya, will continue as EMC’s regional operations manager and coordinate the technical and programming activities on the ground at Radio Peace. $25,000 is being invested immediately to place Radio PEACE back on the air, to perform maintenance and make necessary repairs, and pay workers and the security unit back and current wages.
  Radio PEACE broadcasts in five languages: Arabic, English, Dinka, Nuer, and Juba Arabic six hours daily on regional shortwave on 4750 khz and 5895 khz. As more funds become available, additional hours and languages can be added to the Radio PEACE schedule.