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Sharing the Christian message with every Texas home by Easter–that’s the goal of one statewide outreach.

My wife and I recently went to a Middle Eastern country to spend a week. We visited some churches and met with leaders who work among the people there. They encouraged me by their response to the Christian TV programs we are producing in their native languages. Everywhere we go, we are encouraged by viewers that we meet.

House Church Leaders Conference

From there we traveled to another Middle Eastern country to host our annual house church leader’s conference. Thirty-five people joined us. It was an amazing time for teaching, worship, prayer and even washing each others’ feet. We spent one week together and then continued on to Northern Africa.

Our journey to Northern Africa was to pursue several important goals including spending time encouraging the house church leaders there.

We had two meetings with house church leaders, training them how to use the “Follow Me” program, which has 37 discipleship lessons in 37 episodes and studies. We also trained them how to start new house churches in their cities. Around 1,000 people in Northern Africa are using this program. We also had a four-day conference for further leadership training that was attended by 21 leaders. Several of these leaders oversee numerous house church leaders in their region.

Satellite TV Ministry and Local Ministry

For the new Christian TV program, “What’s Happening?” we wanted to shoot outdoors. To do this, we needed government permission to use the Media Production City. God gave us favor with the non-Christian director who told us that we were the first Christian program to use this facility. He provided security officers and he himself watched all the recordings. We are very thankful for the creative TV director that God sent to us to put together this new program. Our main shoots were in an outdoor studio that looks like a 1930s street.

Many “extras” were in the street to make it lifelike. Almost 100 people were involved in the street scenes. Each 30 minute episode will feature a 10 minute drama and street and studio interviews which raise a discipleship question. This is followed by my interview with a counsellor and Bible teacher.

The format and content come together in a way that says the truth of the Gospel is real. We were able to completed the interviews for 26 programs and now we are working on the drama and the other interviews. Praise God that we are able to reach an otherwise unreachable nation with the love of Christ through this media outlet.

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Names and places are removed for safety purposes.

Due to restricted freedoms in certain areas of the world, a television ministry is vital! Those who could never hear the Word of God are now experiencing His presence through television ministries, produced in their native languages. We are seeing many come to Christ through this ministry.

© 2009 Church of God World Missions

Sky Angel, a national provider of faith-based and family-friendly television and radio programming, announces the addition of the popular “baby boomer” network AmericanLife TV Network(tm) (ALN) to their channel lineup. Programming is now available on Channel 303 to subscribers with the Family Package or Family Values Pak.

“AmericanLife TV Network’s programming is a great fit for Sky Angel’s subscribers as part of our Family channel lineup,” says Tom Scott, Sky Angel’s President and COO. “They are devoted to broadcasting classic TV shows and safe, family-oriented programming. AmericanLife TV features sitcoms like The Bob Newhart Show, prime-time dramas including Mission Impossible, LA Law and Hill Street Blues, cooking, decorating, and life management programs plus classic weekend movies that the entire family can enjoy watching together.”

ALN CEO Chris Wyatt commented, “Sky Angel is a valued provider and a natural choice for ALN. All of us at ALN are dedicated to serving American families by creating a safe, wholesome environment without objectionable content or inappropriate commercials. We look forward to launching our new line-up of original ALN programming for families in the near future.”

Sky Angel offers subscribers over 80 television and radio channels of faith-based and family-friendly broadcasts, with entertainment, educational, sports and news programming that is completely compatible with your current TV service. Sky Angel does not require a dish or antenna, is easily installed, and includes value-added features like 48-hour playback on all Faith-based television channels plus an ever-growing Video-On-Demand library with free and fee-based selections, with subscription packages starting at $14.99 per month. To learn more, or to subscribe, visit www.skyangel.com or call 1-800-SKY-ANGEL (1-800-759-2643).

About Sky Angel:

Sky Angel® U.S. LLC is a Christian-owned multi-channel provider of faith-based and family-friendly television and radio programming. Founded by Robert Johnson Sr. more than 27 years ago, Sky Angel was created to provide a Christ-centered and family-friendly alternative to the standard television fare. Since then, his vision has grown into a service providing quality television and radio programming to all corners of the United States. Sky Angel carries the Parents Television Council’s® prestigious Entertainment Seal of Approval(tm), which recognizes excellence and social responsibility in programming.

About AmericanLife TV Network(tm):

AmericanLife Network is dedicated to delivering wholesome family programming targeting the 78 million US baby boomers. The network features memorable situational comedies, dramas, classic movies, and original programs 24 hours a day.

The network was recently acquired by Reverend Robert A. Schuller and Chris Wyatt with plans to build out a premiere family-friendly network that will amalgamate television and Internet mediums and fill a void for safe, family programming targeting viewers of all ages. More information is available online at www.americanlifetv.com.

(Source: Christian Newswire)

An audio Bible ministry is getting the entire New Testament — in compact form — to troops through military chaplains.

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