October 9, 2007 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States …. [AWR/ANN Staff]
A group of Tibetan residents recently trekked on foot for four days along the Nepal border to be baptized in a rocky, isolated mountain stream outside of Katmandu — far from anti-Christian radicals — after learning about God on the radio.
Their story and others like it will soon be available to viewers of Making Waves, a new television program by the Seventh-day Adventist Church's international radio ministry, Adventist World Radio.
The series is meant to help church members in North America understand AWR's work around the world, said Ben Schoun, AWR president. Because AWR doesn't broadcast in North America — choosing instead to concentrate its programming in areas where the world's “hardest-to-reach” people live — “few church members here are aware of what we really do,” Schoun said.
The first series will focus on Asia with future programs featuring other parts of the world.
Established in 1971, AWR now broadcasts thousands of hours of programming every day in 70 languages. People around the world tune in via AM/FM and shortwave radio, Internet podcasts and satellite transmitters.
Schoun, along with AWR vice president for advancement Jim Ayer and a film crew recently spent several weeks taping interviews with AWR listeners in India, Nepal and Myannmar.
Along with stories, most episodes of 'Making Waves' will include a travelogue segment, exploring each region's local culture, religion and economy, producers said.
For 'Making Waves' airing dates and times on the church's Hope Channel, visit the Web site, www.awr.org.
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