Trans World Radio

Regional Spotlight

• The last decade has seen significant increases in the number of believers from other major world religions. Some estimate that one-fifth of Indonesia’s population could be Christian.
• Three of the top four most populous countries in the world are in Asia—China, India and Indonesia.
• Developing countries in Africa and Asia will account for about 90 percent of the increase in world population projected by 2050.
• India has the largest number of people living with HIV outside of South Africa—5.1 million.
• TWR-India’s partner ministry Vishwa Vani has planted more than 800 churches and established Bible study groups in some 1,700 villages.

Sources: 2004 World Population Data Sheet of the Population Reference Bureau; UNAIDS 2004 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic; Operation World (21st Century Edition)

Key Strategies

• Distribute 6,000 Radio Church Kits per year to house church networks in China, supplementing the thousands already provided
• Offer effective children’s ministry training broadcasts and on-the-ground training for Sunday school teachers in China
• Strengthen the Internet ministry in to reach the escalating Web-savvy youth population
• Offer HIV/AIDS/community health broadcasts for China, India, Cambodia and Indonesia

Technology

These broadcasts help evangelize the lost, nurture new believers and equip Christian leaders.

Languages & Dialects

Assamese, Banjara, Balinese, Bengali, Bengali-Muslimi, Bhili, Bhojpuri, Boro, Braj Bhasha, Bundeli, Burmese, Cantonese, Cebuano, Chattisgarhi, Chowdhry, Dari, Daccani, Dhodiya, Dogri, Dzonkha, English, English-Indian, Gamit, Garhwali, Gondi, Gujarathi, Hakka, Hindi, Ho, Ilocano, Indonesian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Khmer, Kok Borok, Konkani, Kotuwalia, Korean, Koya, Kui, Kukkna, Kumaoni, Kurukh, Kutchi, Madurese, Magahi, Maithili, Malayalam, Mandarin, Manipuri, Marathi, Marwari, Mauchi, Mewadi, Mongolian-Halh, Mundari, Nepali, Newari, Oriya, Punjabi, Pashto, Russian, Sadri, Santali, Sgaw Karen,Sindhi, Soura, Sundanese, Swatow, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan-Amdo and English (bilingual), Torajanese , Tulu, Urdu, Uyghur , Varli, Vasavi, Vietnamese

Programs & Initiatives

• Seminary on the Air teaches seminary courses to Chinese pastors and lay leaders via radio
• To date, more than 66,500 Radio Church Kits containing a radio, Bible, program course curriculum and literature have been distributed to Chinese Christians
• Children’s clubs are held for Cambodian children, many of whom listen to the Happy Children’s Garden radio program

Partners

TWR-Sri Lanka: Founded 1976
TWR-India: Founded 1977
TWR-Australia: Founded 1985
TWR-Hong Kong: Founded 1988
TWR-Korea: Founded 1995

TWR-Asia also has offices in Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Taiwan, and studios in Bangalore, BarodaCalcutta, Chennai, Hyderabad, Japan, New Delhi, Taiwan, Tirunelveli and Tiruvalia.

Listeners Respond

“Every day I play my radio loudly: one speaker in my store and the other in the employees’ room. To my amazement, many people were interested in your program, and even non-believers listened attentively. I was glad that I could share the good news with people around me in such a small way.” –Indonesia

“When I lost my daughter unexpectedly, my belief in knowledge and science could not soothe my anguish. However, because of God’s grace, I can now share my burden with Jesus. My friends introduced me to your Bible study programs. I started to listen and could feel God’s comfort.” –China

“I come from a family of another religion. Although my parents had accepted the Lord, I had no intention of following them. But I started to listen to your broadcast out of curiosity. God clearly spoke to me through it, and I accepted Him that very day.” –India

Links

TWR-Australia
TWR-Asia
TWR-Hong Kong
TWR-Korea
TWR-Philippines
TWR-Asia Learning English
Seminary on the Air Online