Stories from the field that testify to lives being changed by the Gospel.
After the destruction from the Korean War (1950-1953), South Korea was desperate for a new way forward. During this pivotal moment, when a wounded country was looking to heal, many US missionaries and FEBC brought hope that only the Gospel can offer. In 1956, FEBC started a radio station in Seoul, where the Gospel could reach North Korea, China, Russia, …
It wasn’t until 1947 that Pakistan gained independence from British India, making the nation younger than FEBC itself. Now home to nearly 260 million people, the country was founded as a homeland for South Asian Muslims. With approximately 97% of the population identifying as Muslim, religious identity is deeply tied to national identity in Pakistan. As an Islamic Republic, Pakistan’s …
Our Gospel broadcasts in Cambodia are within reach of millions of people, but there is a problem…For years our staff have toiled in a small, dilapidated building with small studio space and inadequate room for hosting listener gatherings and events. So many opportunities to share the Gospel are falling by the wayside, but all that is set to change. Because …
Igor’s 4-year-old daughter, Tabitha, asked him to play with her one day, a doll in her hand. She began making a sound that made Igor pause. It wasn’t the wail of a firetruck or police siren, the way children so often imitate. “It’s the air raid siren noise,” she explained. Tabitha has never known a Ukraine without war. The Russo-Ukrainian …
While we often want instant results, God works patiently and persistently. Sometimes, He draws people to Himself in a single moment. But most often, God’s loving pursuit unfolds over years. For Embotsu, it took thirteen years of listening to FEBC for God to transform his heart. Embotsu belongs to the Tionghoa community, ethnic Chinese who make up one of Indonesia’s …
More than one-half of Mozambique’s population is under the age of 19. In a country rich with resources, like gas and rubies, it’s the next generation who should be hopeful of a promising future. But decades of civil war, natural disasters, and limited access to education and healthcare have left more than 70% of Mozambicans living below the international extreme …
For the past decade, Cheuy would pass the time on his fishing boat by listening to the radio. It helped him feel less lonely as he worked to provide for his family. He listened to many different programs, but would always skip the one broadcast that talked about Jesus. Being Cambodian, Cheuy thought God was for the Western world. Since …
When China closed its doors to foreign missionaries in 1948, FEBC moved its Asian base of operations to the Philippines. From that moment on, the Philippines became a launching point for the Gospel, a key hub sending the Good News to the world’s hardest-to-reach places. One of those places is Mindanao, the second-largest island in the Philippines. Mindanao is known …
This month marks 4 years of full-scale war in Ukraine. The suffering has not eased. In freezing temperatures (-4° F) many people are living day to day without reliable electricity, heat, or running water, including some of our own team. Families are exhausted by loss, trauma, and constant uncertainty about the future—in addition to the daily (and nightly) drone and …
The most difficult country in the world to reach with the Gospel became even more challenging this past year when the US and South Korean governments cut funding for broadcasts into the country. According to Christian Today, reduced budgets led to an 80% decrease in the number of hours of outside broadcasts reaching North Korea. “It’s hard to know exactly …
